The Phoenician Scheme (2025, Wes Anderson) • Page 3

Also think there’s a really sweet story here underneath all the action and silliness.

 

Enjoyed this enough, but doubt I'll re-watch it.

 

“Would you like a hand grenade?”

“you’re too kind.”

 

this gag got me the whole movie. Loved this overall. Felt fun and ludicrous as it should.

 

That and the “I for one am not worried.” Or whatever he said everytime on the plane. My memory sucks.

 

seeing this tomorrow

 

Silly. Fun. Doubt I’ll ever rewatch it

 

loved this one. felt different for wes.

 

Although all his movies have a very 4th wall play-like feel at this point, this felt less like that than any of his movies in years, like since Grand Budapest or Moonrise. A lot of moments that felt closer to “conventional” cinematography than Anderson’s typical style

 

The grenade bit was hysterical every time, but I think the hardest I laughed was both times the daughter slapped Del Toro’s character and the camera switched to his POV just to show us the immediate turn he makes to Jeffrey Wright’s face lol

 

they mentioned on big picture that this was his first film without his long time cinematographer. i agree it felt different. the shots in the opening plane scene and the fight with benedict felt new for wes.

 

The beginning of the fight scene was VERY new for Wes, pretty wild

 

This was fine. I really hope he writes with Owen Wilson again one day.

 

I had a private army once. Big headache.

 

I've been saying "would you care for a hand grenade?" probably more often than I really should since I saw this. that and Wright's "heymanhowareya"

 

Michael Cera shocked by how much screen time he gets in 'Phoenician Scheme'

 

that was so long ago. he’s had a lot of good ones since.

 

apparently he’s co-writing his next one with richard ayoade, as well as coppola

 

Anderson is a lot like Soderbergh where he has proven that he can reliably put out good films but it has been a long time since there has been a great one. There was a tenderness to his early films that has been missing.

 

Lots of laughs in this one and I feel like similarly to Astroid City there’s some really human and poignant stuff that would really benefit from a 2nd watch.

 

i don’t think it’s been that long. asteroid city is great and full of tenderness.

 

What scene in Asteroid Ciry compares to when Max reveals to Bloom that his dad is a barber, or when Bloom starts crying during the Vietnam play? What scene compares to when Royal gives Chad the new dog and he says "I've had a rough year, dad"?

 

Anderson's father-son relationships are so good. Even in their absence that waywardness is felt in something like The Darjeeling Limited.

 

the margot robbie scene

 

phoenician is a great movie for girl dads