I wonder if the three of us would've been friends in real life. Not as brothers, but as people.

Wes Anderson is most likely one of my favorite directors. The Darjeeling Limited is most likely one of my favorite movies. Here is why....

The movie opens with a 'mid sentence' romance between Jason Schwartzman  and Natalie Portman. I love how Anderson shows a completely developed relationship that is so dysfunctional and relatable all at the same time.  Plus Natalie Portman is a saucy mysterious woman that you can help but love and being set in Paris makes the entire scene timeless.

Then as the plot of the main story begins to unfold Anderson has a poetic style of introducing his characters as always. The scene opens with Bill Murray racing to a train station only to be left behind as Adrien Brody runs with his Louis Vutton matching luggage that was once his fathers. See the video here. Brody's character has only been on the screen maybe 30 seconds and hasn't said a word but still you know something about him as a person.

As always in Wes Anderson movies the films are driving by an amazing soundtrack and the study of family dynamics. The Darjeeling Limited is no exception with songs like Where Do You Go To by Peter Sarsted, This Time Tomorrow by the Kinks, and Play with Fire by the Rolling Stones.

...to be continued.