The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) utilizes changing aspect ratios—1.37:1 for 1932, 2.35:1 for 1968, and 1.85:1 for the 1980s—to visually distinguish between the film's three main time periods. Director Wes Anderson furthered the film's distinct aesthetic by relying on a 10-foot handmade miniature model for exterior shots rather than CGI. Read more trivia in Screen Rant . “The Grand Budapest Hotel” is everything but animated