Wes Anderson I love you, but you're bringing me down.

James Murphy's inspired song, reflect the feeling I get from every single film Wes Anderson has ever directed.
Well, except for Rushmore (1998) which I just don't get. 

The world met Anderson's distinctive aesthetic twelve years ago: The Royal Tenenbaumms (2001) premiered in Portugal at Fantasporto and soon became one of my favourite films ever. Margot desperation and Richie’s secret love for her, makes us realise that not time nor distance will restrain soul mates from fulfilling their destiny. Chas’ mourning is sad and makes wonder how we would react in the same situation. And Royal rediscovering his tremendous affection for his family is endearing.

2004’s The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, as far as I see it, is the reason why films exist! It’s two hours of pure adventure, it has the best maritime shooting, and is the perfect homage to the explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau.

The film also features Brazilian singer and actor Seu Jorge, whose character is named Pelé dos Santos and sings David Bowie’s songs in Portuguese. About this, the legendary British musician said «Had Seu Jorge not recorded my songs in Portuguese I would never have heard this new level of beauty which he has imbued them with.»

Set mostly in India, The Darjeeling Limited (2007) is about three estranged brothers, set out to meet their mother. The journey starts out with strong resentment, but the time spent together heals all wounds and they finally release themselves from the heavy weight of the past, on a smart metaphoric scene: we see them throwing away their dead father’s luggage, after carrying it around throughout the whole film. Bags which, by the way, were a successful partnership with the brand Louis Vuitton

The film itself has a prologue: Hotel Chevalier, a short film starring Natalie Portman and Jason Schwartzman, about love and a broken heart.

Wes Anderson would surprise his fans in 2009, or maybe not. His work always had a characteristic – which I cannot explain – that distances his films from the real world, despite the strong and complex human traits that all characters carry.

Fantastic Mr. Fox is an animated film about a fox with a dilemma: should he respect his wife’s request and be a responsible / respectable family man or just follow to his rebellious instincts? Well, he chooses the latter and the fight for survival of his family and community begins. Having main characters voiced by Meryl Streep and George Clooney, this film soon acquired cult status.

Last year, Anderson returned with Moonrise Kingdom. It tells us the story of two teenagers, but it could easily be about grown-ups. They meet, they fall for each other and they’re unable to be apart. The feeling they grow is too powerful to keep inside. They elope. And become more and more in love. How to live without each other? Not even when facing the most challenging perils and society’s obstacles Sam and Suzy consider such possibility.  

For Wes Anderson, it's all about the colour scheme, the detailed wardrobe, the perfect timeless soundtrack, the quirky dialogues, and the inside chaos found on each character. 

Every single individual he creates starts out in pain or has reached an impasse. But each one, in every film, is faced with a journey and will overcome the gloomy shadow that embraces him and find true bliss and serenity.

Anderson shows how every strained spirit will find his own path. In the end, no matter what, it will all workout.