Accidentally Wes Anderson

I became familiar with Wes Anderson’s visual style long before I actually watched any movies by the director. Having spent too much time on Tumblr in the early 2010s, I consumed a variety of blogs devoted to aesthetic GIF edits of fans’ favorite Anderson movies, stylized Instagram accounts featuring symmetrical photos of ornate interiors and vibrant landscapes, and a twee sub-genre of amateur photographers, videographers, and content creators who fashioned their work after Anderson’s style. Anderson, of course, was always credited on these accounts. Even if his name wasn’t mentioned, his visual signature was there.