The Study Of Intertextuality In Wes Anderson’s Films

Wes Anderson has a highly recognizable image style.From his debut film Bottle Rocket(1996)to his subsequent films The Grand Budapest Hotel(2014)and Isle of Dogs(2018),Wes Anderson has developed a consistent and distinct aesthetic.Stylized features such as symmetrical composition,highly saturated color collocation and slow motion at the end have been talked about by countless fans of his works.Throughout the sequence of Wes Anderson’s films,it’s clear that not only does he stubbornly make his films in the same way,but his themes are always similar.As a result,many film critics often accuse his work of stagnating and argue that Wes Anderson is stuck in his own cinematic world.They also criticized the references to other classic films in Wes Anderson’s films and suggested that his films were purely derivative of previous films.Why does Wes Anderson repeat his previous work in his films and constantly refer to other films,literature,and other works of art? How does the intertext presentation in Wes Anderson’s films convey his humanistic thoughts on the artistic form and creative process of film?This paper will take "intertextuality" as the starting point for the study of Wes Anderson’s films,and discuss how the interconnection between texts is presented.This paper is divided into four chapters:The first chapter,"Intertextuality and the Creation of Wes Anderson’s Films",analyzes the techniques and characteristics of intertextuality in Wes Anderson’s films,and discusses the causes of his intertextuality.The second chapter,"The Generalized Intertextuality of Wes Anderson’s Films and Other Texts",compares his films with other classic films and literary works,and explores Wes Anderson’s films in depth.The third chapter,"Intertextuality in Wes Anderson’s Films",analyzes the internal intertextual presentation of Wes Anderson’s films from three aspects: character image,narrative theme and structure.The forth chapter,"The Meaning of Wes Anderson’s Intertextuality",explains the meaning of Wes Anderson’s intertextuality,which aims to point to himself as a "film author".In addition,the intertextuality with other classic films is a "reflexive" strategy,which not only includes his reflection on his own creation,but also examines the art form and creation process of films.The final conclusion part will to summarized the chapters of the article.