Trailer for Grand Budapest Hotel Captures What's Great and Grating About Wes Anderson

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Wes Anderson is one of the few filmmakers whose trailers are still met with great anticipation and debate, with today being a good example of why.

The first official preview of The Grand Budapest Hotel is packed with everything that makes Anderson a divisive darling of Hollywood and hipsters alike. On pace to rival Robert Altman in terms of celebrity pull, Anderson squeezes an entire film festival's worth of stars into Grand Budapest. The trailer also features plenty of his signature oddities, too, like the antiquated choice of a 4:3 aspect ratio rather than the standard widescreen format.

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