Why Wes Anderson Changed His Mind About God In ‘The Phoenician Scheme’
From Joseph Holmes‘ review in Religion Unplugged
On the surface, the plot of “The Phoenician Scheme” is a severe whiplash from the 2023 film “Asteroid City.” One movie says there is no God or transcendent meaning. The next has a crooked businessman who is converted from wickedness by his religious daughter and converted to Catholicism. He even has consistent visions of God to heaven and being condemned by the Almighty and the angels and saints for his wicked business practices. […]
Korda’s conversion is sincere, insofar as he’s deciding to convert to the name and practices of the faith, but he admits he’s doing it even though it runs against his personal convictions. Likewise, his daughter Liesel admits that she prays and does what she thinks God would have her do, but doesn’t actually get an answer back. This form of faith is seeing it as something you practice and obey, even if you don’t feel it or experience it as real — and maybe don’t even believe it.
Wealthy businessman Zsa-zsa Korda appoints his only daughter, a nun, as sole heir to his estate. As Korda embarks on a new enterprise, they soon become the target of scheming tycoons, foreign terrorists and determined assassins.
