Playpen: Wes Anderson whacked by Saturday Night Live

How best to understand a unique aesthetic? Watch good people trash it.
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We all know that Wes Anderson has a distinctive style, as in this branded short for Prada:

CASTELLO CAVALCANTI by Wes Anderson from OPERA on Vimeo.

Saturday Night Live decided to make a generic Wes Anderson parody. That required actual analysis, and led to this:

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David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.