Phantom Thread (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2017) Movie • Page 12

Seeing this tonight and I couldn’t be more excited.

 

In the theater now

 

Glad everyone is in agreement with how incredible this is

 

The moment the movie sealed the deal for me. "Kiss me before I get sick."

 

I’ve never seen a PTA movie - what would be the best place to start?

 

Chronological but skipping hard eight so Boogie Nights

 

Oh boy was this a weird one. Really enjoyed it. A lot to think about

 

Punch Drunk Love - TWBB - The Master is a perfect stretch of films and his talent is way more refined in these three. Boogie Nights if you want something a little looser. But if you’re looking to get a sense of his work before going into the new film I recommend any of the first three I mentioned.

 

this was low-key a horror film

s/o @brandon_260

 

fuckin ruled tho

 

Oh man i really cant wait to see this one. Hard to convince my gf to see it with me before its not in theatres anymore tho— shes never seen a PTA film so she doesnt realize the greatness and has like 3 other movies she wants to see in theatres before this one

 

Not me, baby. This movie just didn't do it for me.

 

This was fantastic. Almost perfect in every way.

That ending.

 

In the theater. Let’s do this.

 

This was so much more...accessible? Digestible? Than his last couple movies

 

it took me like 20 minutes to figure out that Cyril and Reynolds were siblings, what is this Crimson Peak; I kept wondering what their parents were like to raise those two
It was hard to watch at times because Reynolds was such a prick to Alma, just eat the asparagus with the butter and let her eat her breakfast
this was definitely gorgeous
I feel like there's some symbolism in the fact that his dresses were so ornate, too much going on for my tastes, but he always wore a fairly simple suit with the same black bowtie all the time

 

Anyone who appreciated this more maybe help me out, So Alma realized that a sick Reynolds was more dependent of her so she used this to counter the belittling and verbal abuse she suffered. But once they’re married, no one is happy and continues to be toxic. Then when she poisons him again, he pretty much knew what she was up to and accepted the fact that he’ll be sick again and remains closer, leading to a child and her more involved in the dressmaking. I just don’t get why he would succumb to this way of living. And did him hallucinating his mother in the wedding dress suppose to allude to something?

 

Yeah this is top 3 with TWBB and The Master. Loved it so much.

 

I got the impression that a lot of Reynolds issues revolve around power and a struggle for perfection and routine. From the first time they met he was enforcing his will and power over Alma, and molding her into the perfect submissive partner.

But when Alma takes control and evens the imbalance of power, even temporarily, it changes Reynolds. It makes him realize that he doesn't need to be in control all the time, and that others in his life will look out for him. That's why after the first time she poisons him he wants to marry her.

But eventually he succumbs to his own worst habits and insecurities, causing him to need that control back. They both eventually realize that to have a happy life together, she will need to periodically poison him and care for him. Keeping the power dynamics in balance.
At least that's what I got out of it.

 

Pun intended?

 

Ok so yeah, this was the best. Definitely my top film of 2017. I was just staring at the screen with my mouth agape at how fantastic it looked. DDL, Krieps, and Manville were all brilliant. And that ending, holy hell was that a rug-pull moment.

 

No reason to skip Heard Eight.

 

Hard Eight is really good, but I think they'll appreciate it more watching it after the first other few is all.

 

Going for round two tonight. I’m so excited to watch it again knowing what it leads to.