{"id":10899,"date":"2023-06-23T01:04:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T08:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/?p=10899"},"modified":"2023-06-24T11:58:53","modified_gmt":"2023-06-24T18:58:53","slug":"asteroid-city-wes-andersons-unique-style-is-all-over-this-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/2023\/asteroid-city-wes-andersons-unique-style-is-all-over-this-film\/","title":{"rendered":"Asteroid City * Wes Anderson\u2019s Unique Style Is All Over This Film"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AsteroidCity.poster.2.jpg?resize=120%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10900\" width=\"120\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AsteroidCity.poster.2.jpg?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AsteroidCity.poster.2.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>Asteroid City<\/em> takes place in a fictional American desert town circa 1955. Following a writer on his world famous fictional play about a grieving father who travels with his tech-obsessed family to small rural Asteroid City to compete in a junior stargazing event, only to have his world view disrupted forever. Director Wes Anderson brings another all-star cast to this striking, imaginary world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Zoe C. comments, \u201cWes Anderson\u2019s unique style is all over the film <em>Asteroid City<\/em>. While watching it, I vacillated between being confused with the storyline and captivated by the eye-candy cinematography. I love the coloring of this film, and like <em>Asteroid City&nbsp;<\/em>as a whole but, despite the amazing cast and fascinating moments, the film left me blank.\u201d See her full review below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Asteroid City<br>By Zoe C, KIDS FIRST! Film Critic age 14<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jkjkpTlu5u4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AsteroidCity.a.jpg?resize=225%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10901\" width=\"225\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AsteroidCity.a.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AsteroidCity.a.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AsteroidCity.a.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Writer\/director Wes Anderson on the set of ASTEROID CITY. Credit: Courtesy of Roger Do Minh\/Pop. 87 Productions\/Focus Features<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Wes Anderson\u2019s unique style is all over the film <em>Asteroid City<\/em>. While watching it, I vacillated between being confused with the storyline and captivated by the eye-candy cinematography. I love the coloring of this film, and like <em>Asteroid City&nbsp;<\/em>as a whole but, despite the amazing cast and fascinating moments, the film left me blank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The story starts showing a dad, Augie Steenbeck (Jason Schwartzman) with his three daughters and one son, visiting Asteroid City\u2019s western meteor crash site hosting a sort of \u201cspace camp.\u201d The family is attending a science competition. While there, an alien visits everyone attending the science competition. This extreme world-changing event causes Augie, his family and everyone else at the competition to quarantine, leaving them stuck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I really like the style of this film, the cinematography and set designs. The film takes place in 1955 and really embodies this time era. The bright colors of&nbsp;<em>Asteroid City&nbsp;<\/em>are mesmerizing but become overwhelming at times. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AsteroidCity.e.jpg?resize=225%2C95&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10905\" width=\"225\" height=\"95\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AsteroidCity.e.jpg?resize=300%2C126&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AsteroidCity.e.jpg?resize=768%2C322&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AsteroidCity.e.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(L-R) Mike Maggert, Fisher Stevens, Jeffrey Wright, Tony Revolori and Bob Balaban in Wes Anderson&#8217;s ASTEROID CITY. Credit: Courtesy of Pop. 87 Productions\/Focus Features<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Throughout the film, there are cuts in the storyline that make it confusing. It seems that Wes Anderson tries to tell the author&#8217;s story while telling the story of Asteroid City at the same time. I like the storyline, although the multi-narrative detracts from the story itself and makes it difficult to understand where the story is going. The ending does piece together the straggling parts and everything becomes a lot clearer. After the first hour there is a turning point where I could better understand what was going on.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I love the cast! I am a huge fan of Maya Hawke who plays a teacher named June. I love Maya&#8217;s ability to be so in touch with the roles she plays and I really love her performance in this film. Scarlett Johansson also delivers a great performance as the character, Midge who is an actress in the film. Both Jake Ryan as Woodrow Steenbeck and Jason Schwartzman as Augie Steenbeck nail their performances &#8212; their characters are surprisingly very alike, both having awkward, yet interesting personalities. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AsteroidCity.b.jpg?resize=225%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10902\" width=\"225\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AsteroidCity.b.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AsteroidCity.b.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AsteroidCity.b.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(L-R) Wes Anderson, Jason Schwartzman and Tom Hanks on set of ASTEROID CITY. Credit: Courtesy of Roger Do Minh\/Pop. 87 Productions\/Focus Features<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>There are so many other incredible actors in this film like Tom Hanks who plays the grandfather of the three girls and their brother. I love the performance of the three young daughters &#8212; they are so funny and adorable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The film\u2019s message is about scientists and artists finding a common place and longing to connect. Be aware that there is brief nudity, smoking and suggestive material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I give&nbsp;<em>Asteroid City<\/em>&nbsp;3.5 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 12 to 18, plus adults. <em>Asteroid City&nbsp;<\/em>releases in theaters June 23, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9FXCSXuGTF4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asteroid City takes place in a fictional American desert town circa 1955. Following a writer on his world famous fictional play about a grieving father who travels with his tech-obsessed family to small rural Asteroid City to compete in a junior stargazing event, only to have his world view disrupted forever. Director Wes Anderson brings another all-star cast to this striking, imaginary world.<br \/>\nKIDS FIRST! Film Critic Zoe C. comments, \u201cWes Anderson\u2019s unique style is all over the film Asteroid City. While watching it, I vacillated between being confused with the storyline and captivated by the eye-candy cinematography. I love the coloring of this film, and like Asteroid City as a whole but, despite the amazing cast and fascinating moments, the film left me blank.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4949,15],"tags":[6686,68,6685,6684,6681,6680,6676,3566,4035,6672,431,6674,6670,1172,6679,6673,824,6682,5251,6675,6677,339,6678,6671,73],"class_list":["post-10899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-feature-film","category-feature-film-reviews","tag-adrien-brody","tag-bryan-cranston","tag-edward-norton","tag-hong-chau-2","tag-hope-davis","tag-jake-ryan","tag-jason-schwartzman","tag-jeff-goldblum","tag-jeffrey-wright","tag-jeremy-dawson","tag-liev-schreiber","tag-margot-robbie","tag-matt-dillon","tag-maya-hawke","tag-roman-coppola","tag-rupert-friend","tag-scarlett-johansson","tag-stephen-park","tag-steve-carell","tag-steven-rales","tag-tilda-swinton","tag-tom-hanks","tag-tony-revolori","tag-wes-anderson","tag-willem-dafoe"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paS5I2-2PN","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10899","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10899"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10899\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10926,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10899\/revisions\/10926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}