Asteroid City
2023movie
It feels like Asteroid City is a response to the Everything, Everywhere All At Once. While I felt complete after the previous film, the latter overwhelmed me. Asteroid City was slow, had a lot of fascinating conversations, and gave the audience time to process the events. That is rare. The movie is more entertaining to think about than to watch, but I would watch it again anytime.
The framing in Asteroid City is the visual heartbeat of the film. Yeoman employed grids and geometric principles to craft symmetrical compositions instantly recognizable as Anderson’s signature style. The rule of thirds and center-axis framing are used not just for aesthetic pleasure but to tell stories within stories. In scenes like the gas station stop, center-axis framing highlights the interplay between characters and their environment. The horizon line often serves as an anchor, with the transition from sky to land meticulously aligned to guide the viewer’s eye.
