Wes Anderson unveiled the trailer of his upcoming film Asteroid City. The film is set in a fictional town named Asteroid City in 1955. It covers a major event that changes the course of their desert town and humanity. Anderson directed and wrote the screenplay of the film starring Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, and Jeffrey Wright.
The film’s trailer provides a glance to the audience of what to expect from Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City. It highlights the heart of the film, its world-building, and the mystery. The trailer also takes the audience back to the familiar direction of the reputable director with classic pauses and zoom-ins. Let’s take a look at the major takeaways from the Asteroid City trailer.
Asteroid City is set in a desert town in the mid-1950s. It tells the story of a family including a troubled widower and his four kids. They are on their way to visit their grandfather when their car breaks down. Due to this, they will have to make a stopover at Asteroid City while their car is being fixed. The trailer also mentions an annual stargazing competition that will further envelop the family in the mysterious desert town.
1) Asteroid City and the fateful day
The trailer quickly introduces Asteroid City when a man shares his car has broken down midway. The first look through the desert town shows their relationship with space as everything contributes to the same theme. Adding more significance to the city’s name, the complete town seems centered around a specific fateful day when an Arid Plains Meteorite hit Earth.
The man and his three daughters accompanied by an unenthusiastic son make a stopover in Asteroid City. Their visit will take an unexpected route as the town prepares for its annual Astroid Day Junior Stargazer competition. Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City will diligently revolve around the happenings of this particular day throughout the movie.
2) The mystery of aliens
Ahead in the trailer a remote explosion somewhere afar sets everyone on edge, but newcomers to the city aren’t aware of the danger that it presents. Fortunately for the people living within the city, knowledge about space means knowing their boundaries. Furthermore, they suspect that aliens have descended upon them.
A mystery seems to hover around the existence of aliens. However, scientists living within the city have decided to dedicate all their efforts to figuring out who they are and what they have come for. Meanwhile, many citizens see them as a threat. The mystery regarding the aliens will likely remain as suspicious and scared inhabitants measure their decision to leave or to continue living here.
3) The heart of it all
Even within the astronomical things, there is a family at the center of the film. The father, grandfather, and four kids are undergoing loss and pain. During which this detached town helps them escape their situation, lives, and the planet even. The grandfather shares how losing a loved one made him impart faith to everyone he loves in his life.
Children share how outer space feels more like home, while others expect them to be comfortable in Earth’s atmosphere. The upcoming Wes Anderson projects also remain faithful to its coming-of-age story with strange kids and a sparky song playing in the background. Fans of the filmmaker have already set their eye on this movie.
At the heart of it, the trailer remains a classic Wes Anderson direction with well-timed dialogues and specific pauses. While the film will feature some veterans from the Wes Anderson universe in this film. The newcomers like Scarlett Johansson, Margot Robbie, Maya Hawke, and many others are seamlessly fitting into this extension of the filmmaker’s universe.
Wes Anderson’s upcoming film Asteroid City promises to provide the complete Wes Anderson experience. Adding to it is the blue-orange filter with the sandy color palette and a bloom of white and lemon yellow. The movie hits theaters on June 16, 2023.
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