The director is a symmetrical controller, and this extremely symmetrical composition style can be seen throughout the film.
The rose filter covering the whole movie is shrouded in romance and magic even in the snowy scenery.
There is no need to describe color and composition too much, and there are many analytical articles in this regard. Here, I will tell some stories about The Grand Budapest Hotel. This seemingly absurd story is very interesting and full of metaphors. The success of the film is inseparable from this core story that can make everyone intoxicated.
The opening of the whole story begins with Zero's retelling of the author in his later years. The protagonist in the opening is Mr. Gustav, the manager of The Grand Budapest Hotel.
Gustav bid farewell to his 80-year-old millionaire lover, then found a new doorman, Zero, and began to train him to be his personal doorman (Gustav later said that he was actually the best doorman in The Grand Budapest Hotel before). Here, Gustav's character has been interpreted, rigorous and even a little harsh. He loves poetry and articles and is full of romantic feelings in literature and art. "Walking through the noble forest path and passing by an ancient tree, he is prosperous to the underworld, windy and rainy."
Zero saw the news of the countess's death in the newspaper and informed Gustav in time. Gustav can go to Luz with zero.
There is a detailed scene on the train. The train stopped on the wasteland, and the police came in to inspect the carriage. Zero was almost taken away because of his identity, but Gustav always defended him. The humanistic feelings shown may also be the reason why Zero was finally loyal to Gustav. Of course, good luck also took care of them, and he was finally saved by a familiar officer. "In the savage battlefield, there are still some glimmers of civilization, and that is where human nature lies ..."
At the heritage announcement, the lady left Gustav a painting "Apples and Boys", but the lady's son certainly didn't want to. This painting is priceless. Finally, they stole the painting and the housekeeper put them on the bus. As soon as they returned to the hotel and hid the painting, Gustav was arrested by the police.
Zero came to the prison and told Gustav that the witness he was accused of murder was the housekeeper, but the housekeeper had disappeared (obviously a plot by his wife's son).
In prison, Gustav won the trust of others here because of his kindness. They told him about the escape plan, and successfully escaped from prison with the help of Zero and Agatha (Zero's girlfriend, the baker's assistant), but during this period, the lawyer was killed, and the sense of crisis of the whole plot came to life.
"Her face shone the first light on the heather, and I looked back day after day, so I was fascinated. Although I am filled with old vinegar, I never ... "-A poem dedicated to Agatha.
Gustav, who was released from prison, used his hotel network, that is, the turn-key association, to successfully find the housekeeper and help them meet the housekeeper in Mount Gabermesh. But at this time, the killer killed the housekeeper's sister and found Xuefeng.
They came to Xuefeng, and after a series of arrangements, they finally met the housekeeper in the confessional. The housekeeper told them that she was threatened to do so, and not long ago, her sister was killed by the murderer, and the lady made a second will, probably to know that her children would hurt her, and this second will was destroyed by the lady's son. After reading the content, he wanted to kill these people who knew about it, but the housekeeper left a copy, just as he was about to say it.
After a chase, the housekeeper falls off a cliff, and Gustav and Zero escape.
Agatha pretended to deliver cakes and sneaked into The Grand Budapest Hotel to find apples and boys, but when Agatha got the message and was about to go out, she met the lady's son. Gustav and Zero, who were observing outside, found that it was not good to sneak in to save Agatha, which triggered a gun battle.
On and off, Zero was going to save Agatha hanging by the window, but both of them fell into a truck full of boxes and were rescued. He came across a second will hidden in an apple and a boy. Under the witness of police officers, his wife and son escaped, all the property belonged to Gustav, and he also gave The Grand Budapest Hotel to zero.
Just when they thought it was a happy ending, they got on the train and embarked on a journey back to their hometown, only to be guarded by officers and men again on the way. This time, they were not so lucky. Gustav was executed.