Escapism perfected

Rating: 10/10 (15 March 2017)

It's a bit like... going into an antique shop full of toys from your youth. They are toys, by definition, but they no longer represent toys - kids of today would barely know what to do with them. What they DO represent is nostalgia with a whiff of escapism. The Grand Budapest Hotel is a box of chocolates with grown up flavours. It allows the discerning viewer full access to the world of fantasy and escapism.
Wes Anderson does such a stellar job; one almost gets the impression that the film is an, all but forgotten, favourite from the past. It, arguably, verges on blasphemy to make any comparison. Having said that; if Tim Burton and Roy Andersson skilfully were blended together - they may be venturing into Wes Andersson's territory.
The Grand Budapest Hotel is, to a great extent, what good film making is about. In the world of film - it is also one of few "musts" on the shortlist.