The Royal Tenenbaums, directed by Wes Anderson, follows the stories and experiences of the Tenenbaum family. At the beginning of the film, Royal is sitting across the table from his three children: Richie, Margot, and Chas. This scene shows that Royal has power over his children by sitting directly across from his children on opposite sides of the table. Royal is explaining to his children that him and his wife are getting a divorce, leading to a dysfunctional family. All of the children’s body language showed that they were uncomfortable about their parents decision to get a divorce. After this scene, the director shows the characters growing older. All of the children are treated differently within the family, and it seemed that Richie was