Is Taika Waititi Inspired by Wes Anderson? We Examine Their Connection

Taika’s films, while not emulating the same style as Wes’s, have their own recognizable visual aesthetic, including a definitive (yet varied) color palette. For example, Jojo Rabbit is overwhelmingly tan, red, and green — a direct inspiration from 1930s Nazi Germany. What We Do in the Shadows has a noir palette filled with dark blues and grays. Wes lets his palette dictate the story. Taika lets the story inspire his palettes.