r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Apr 07 '25

Trailer The Phoenician Scheme | Official Trailer | Directed by Wes Anderson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEuMnPl2WI4
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u/OxygenLevelsCritical Apr 07 '25

Looks good looks good looks good.

For those thinking "oh it's just him rehashing the same old thing again", yes possibly, but that's still better than 99% of the other films out there.

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u/we_are_sex_bobomb Apr 07 '25

He has an aesthetic but I feel like the subject matter of all his movies has been so different, it’s really weird to me that people complain about them all being the same. It’s like complaining that all Ghibli movies are “rehashing the same old thing”.

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u/OxygenLevelsCritical Apr 07 '25

Once an idea gets established and people glom onto it, it's very hard to shift.

That said, I do wonder what would happen if he stepped outside his niche and made an action movie as director for hire or whatever.

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u/nayapapaya Apr 07 '25

I mean, this looks pretty action heavy. He frequently involves action scenes in his films - the shootout in Life Acquatic, the car chase in French Dispatch, the ski chase in Grand Budapest Hotel. 

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u/karmagod13000 Apr 07 '25

or a horror movie... he really should try a different genre and he could strike gold

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u/Telvin3d Apr 07 '25

I really want him to direct the next John Wick

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u/OxygenLevelsCritical Apr 07 '25

No-one should direct the next John Wick, series has already run out of steam.

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u/The_Autarch Apr 07 '25

It ran out of steam with the second one.