Wes Anderson & Stanley Kubrick

I’ve always loved director Wes Anderson’s films, favorites being The Royal Tenenbaums and The Darjeeling Limited. His movies always include elements which distinguish itself from others, namely a limited yet vivid color palette, strange characters, intricately detailed set designs and perhaps more recognizable, symmetrical compositions. Another director sharing the same obsession for symmetry, director Stanley Kubrick has a signature style by composing many of his shots in a one-point perspective, often placing his subjects over the vanishing point in the center of the frame, using symmetry to create beautiful images. But symmetrical shots that look good isn’t just a coincidence, research has shown that humans naturally find symmetry appealing, and we tend to judge others’ appearance based on their facial symmetry.”That’s why humans almost universally tend to find features like high, prominent cheek bones (and Brad Pitt) beautiful. But symmetry doesn’t just make things look beautiful, they also help direct the audiences attention to the main subject.