Every second, every shot, every ounce of dialogue kept me wanting more.

Rating: 10/10 (30 April 2014)

This film is precisely what an elaborate imagination in the field of cinematography has to offer. It's stylized in a way that is truly thoughtful and charming, with locations and environments that are the definition of an emotional back drop. The film delves into the emotion of each character with even a spot of dialogue, in a way that lets us truly connect to each individual, especially with our protagonists, Zero Moustafa and Gustave H. When you can feel for each emotion of our characters, it allows us to thoughtfully explore their ideas, and let's us predict what's going to happen next, good or bad. Leaving room for a genuine connection to our characters is in strong standing with this masterpiece.
Location and set design were definitely my favorite parts of this film. At the start of the film, we're introduced to a novelist who apparently wrote the whole story of The Grand Budapest Hotel. The story of the hotel is told which opens up a transition for the modern day hotel to the 1936 hotel which literally blew me away. It gave an excellent feel for the time period, along with the general attitude of the populace of that time. The colorful surroundings of the grand Budapest among other places, made me want to stay there myself. The touch of cartoonish absurdity with the characters surroundings kept that oddball humor with each little immaculately composed shot. The amazing dialogue, fully fleshed out characters, and enormous attention to detail, definitely set this one off as Wes Anderson's best.