Though Asteroid City delivers heady philosophical concepts and exquisite visual mastery, it’s short on cohesive storytelling.
But it almost doesn’t matter given the film’s attempt to allegorize narrative.
“Don’t worry about it, just keep telling the story.”
Scarlett Johansson in ‘Asteroid City’.Courtesy of Pop. 87 Productions/Focus Features
It could also be the mantra ofAsteroid Cityand the entire oeuvre of directorWes Anderson.
But Anderson compounds that tiered confectionary storytelling structure here, in his 11th feature, with this play-within-a-TV-special-within-a-movie framework.
Suffice it to say thatAsteroid Cityboth meets and exceeds the sumptuous artistry and fastidious invention of his previous work.
Bryan Cranston in ‘Asteroid City’.Courtesy of Pop. 87 Productions/Focus Features
There’s a reason they called the studios “dream factories.”
Just keep telling the story.
Jason Schwartzman and Tom Hanks in ‘Asteroid City’.Courtesy of Pop. 87 Productions/Focus Features
Hong Chau and Adrien Brody in ‘Asteroid City’.Courtesy of Pop. 87 Productions/Focus Features
Grace Edwards and Scarlett Johansson in ‘Asteroid City’.Courtesy of Pop. 87 Productions/Focus Features
