They say The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) is a comedy. I’d say it’s a bit more serious than that.
- The main two characters – M. Gustave and Mr. Moustafa (Zero) have great courage.
- To be what they want (noble).
- To go after a psychopath, to fight police and armies.
- To protect nobility, beauty, poetry, kindness at all costs.
- M. Gustave is very polite, at times flirting, at times seeming he is as polite just to get better in life. But events prove otherwise. When escaping, he is polite. When he has an alibi, due to politeness, he doesn’t use it. He doesn’t confuse politeness with being weak. He fights until he dies. A hero!
- The movie itself has the courage to be different than others. It’s not an easy take.
- It tries to makes things simple, but it present powerful things, shocking at times.
- Yes, it is lots of fun, but mostly due to the fact that the main characters are different.
I watched it two times. I really really enjoyed it. I recommend it!
