From there I thought instantly of Wes Anderson, particularly because all of his films scream a certain style that is unique to the director alone. He has technique, a unique style, and an interior meaning (personal influences) for all his films. The main point is they all feel like their own "genre" because they're all consistent.
Technique: His tracking shots, dramatic tilts, pans, slow motions, symmetrical framing, rostrum camera, mise en scene, long takes, ( a weird obsession with Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, and owen wilson), and even a fourth wall are in all of Wes Anderson's films.
Style: The color palette he uses, the costumes, the time period "feel", the color grading.
Interior Meaning: He seems to create his films based on his personal experiences or based on people he personally likes. Most hollywood directors make films based on what others would like to see, but Wes Anderson makes films based on what he wants to see. This makes him an Auteur. An artist more than a filmmaker. An artist that chooses film as his medium.
You seem very opinionated and have a good sense of literature in general. After reading your text, it sounds like you have been familiar with Wes Anderson and his works. The way you have discussed him in class and in your responses, I feel you have read several of his texts and other authors familiar to him as well. Which gives you more knowledge about how literature and genre is written from works nowadays.
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