Phantom Thread (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2017) Movie • Page 17

Yeah I mean I'm pretty sure she was paying attention. Just didn't resonate with her. Don't know what else to say, really.

 

didnt mean to offend

 

I rewatched this today. People talk so often about films growing on second watch, but with Anderson's work it is very much true. Because of the length of time between his films (we are averaging five years per "serious" drama), and the body of work he has created, it is hard to fully appreciate what he is doing the first time you watch it. You are comparing it to what came before, and at first the new film can seem aimless or subdued. However, once you can strip the expectation of plot away, you can focus on what Anderson is really doing.

We can broadly identify recent Anderson films by saying they are about singular men meeting their match (Barry and Lena, Daniel and Eli, Freddie and Dodd, Reynolds and Alma), and here we come to the most interesting conclusion, an accepted act of submission. We expect the conflict to come in the fashion world, but Alma is not too interested in that. Instead, she ends up dominating the brilliant man the way Dodd took orders from his wife behind the scenes and Lena saw a side of Barry he hid during his violent outbursts. It is more unsettling because it is hard to understand; why can't he just be more loving toward her without needing to be reduced to a patient? However, with enough hints from his memories of his mother and his weird relationship with his sister, we see that he has always had a problem with women. In that way it is scarier than the average horror film.

 

Amazing

 

Haven’t seen this yet but finally got around to Inherent Vice, and while I definitely need to watch it again, I think I loved it way more than most people did, haha.

 

This is our generation’s version of Dark Side of the Moon/Wizard of Oz

 

Is that White Chicks or The Hot Chick? Lol

 

WHite

 

Lmao how does someone discover this

 

It’s on digital now, blu-ray on April 10.

 

A food fight looks like so much fun to film haha.

 

Same here. It’s too long but I still love it.

 

He would have a flip phone ha

 

Damn, even DDL is a victim of the condom beanie syndrome

 

That’s awesome. I wonder if I would even look closely enough to recognize him in that scenario.

 

I absolutely love The Master (I wanted Joaquin Phoenix to win the Oscar), so it's a shame that I dislike both Inherent Vice and Phantom Thread.

 

This was totally not what I expected, but in a great way. Anyone else feel like this was PTA's Gone Girl?

 

Love the reversible artwork on the Blu-ray. TWBB and The Master have the same thing. I just hate the lack of making-of docs/commentaries on his releases. I could listen to him talk (about anything) for hours.

 

I just saw this movie last night and I can't stop thinking about it

 

That’s great to hear! I’m really glad you liked it. Hands down the best picture of last year. It’s probably my favorite PTA film.

 

Oh wow, I had no idea the cover was reversible

 

It certainly taught me to use oil instead of butter when cooking asparagus