Director Wes Anderson responds to the recent AI-generated trailers intimating his distinct style, though he's never actually seen a TikTok.
Wes Anderson responds to all those viral AI-generated trailers intimating his style. Anderson, who's written and directed films like The Royal Tenenbaums, Moonrise Kingdom, and The Grand Budapest Hotel, is known for his distinct visual style defined by symmetry and a pastel color palette.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT During a recent interview with The Daily Beast discussing his new movie Asteroid City, Anderson himself responded to the recent viral trend. Though the director has never actually seen any of the AI trailers imitating his visual style, he is verbally aware of them. He chooses not to engage with them because he might become distracted or self-conscious about seeing another representation of his style.
I’ve only been exposed to it verbally. I haven’t seen any of it. Obviously, it’s easy for me to go to the right web page and see it. I choose not to really engage. I guess it’s because I don’t want to get distracted by that. It’s a bit like if you’re told, “Your friend does a great version of you.” Maybe you say, I’d really like to see it, and maybe you say, I don’t want to see a version of me, even if it’s good. It can be like, “Is that me?” That’s not necessarily the thing you want.
The Wes Anderson Memes Explained The most popular Wes Anderson meme, which the director is responding to above, is the series of AI-generated trailers that reimagine popular franchises in his distinct visual style. This includes the aforementioned Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Dune, and even Avatar.
There is also an adjacent TikTok trend that uses the caption, "You better not be acting like you’re in a Wes Anderson film" and the song "Obituary" from The French Dispatch. These videos involve people acting like they're in a Wes Anderson movie by staring contemplatively into the camera while performing an ordinary task.
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