Vincent Dixon

One of those movies you need to see more than once. The story is fleshed out but subtle. The characters are not fleshed out in a traditional sense, however, they lack anything but depth. Watching Asteroid City is like watching a moving painting. Narrative takes a back seat to artisism, but does not folly completely. As most Wes Anderson movies go, the experience is more defined in the visual spectacle. One should not go in expecting a coherent portrayal of a play script or film script, but rather a dichotomous relationship between the two. The film is strongest when exploring the relatability of the characters in such an unrelatable scenario, rather than the relationship between the characters themselves, which does play an important role in the pacing, but is not the focus. Overall, I think people look into this film too much as a story rather than a spectacle. Again, not a perfect film by any means, but likely misunderstood.