Post by spjw on Oct 21, 2012 19:06:01 GMT -5
"The Master"
Genre: Drama
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams
Music: Jonny Greenwood
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
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Odds are you might not have even heard of this movie. It was in theaters for a month at most, and there was no advertising for the movie. Really, you'd only learn about the movie if you are a fan of Paul Thomas Anderson's work.
Unfortunately pretty much out of theaters at this point, I am calling "The Master" my personal movie of the year. It is a very deep movie, and it is lengthy (150 minutes), but I did not want it to end.
Joaquin Phoenix stars as Freddie Quell, an alcoholic World War II veteran who is suffering from very bad personal struggles. He is literally a lost soul, wandering around with no end paths in sight. The movie does a very good job of showing viewers his struggles.
One day, he becomes a stowaway on a ship captained by Lancaster Dodd (Philip Seymour Hoffman). Dodd knows that Quell is suffering from personal struggles, and he also knows that Quell is a good alcohol mixologist. Dodd tells Quell that he will forgive Quell for sneaking on board the boat, as long as Quell keeps making alcoholic drinks for him (Dodd).
It turns out that viewers start to learn that Dodd is the leader of a group, that later on in the movie is revealed to be called "The Cause." Dodd performs "processing" on his followers, in which he basically hypnotizes the person, tries to find that person's "past life spirit," and learn about that "past life person's" life and experiences. Dodd also claims that he can cure diseases through processing.
A very deep scene takes place when Dodd uses Quell as an experiment for processing. It is through this scene that viewers learn of Quell's dark past. Dodd sees through the processing how much Quell is suffering from all of his personal struggles, and feels so bad for him that he wants to take him on as a member of "The Cause," and try to "cure" Quell of his "ailment."
At a house where all members of "The Cause" live, Dodd performs dozens of exercises in attempts to get Quell to "conform" to "The Causes'" beliefs. No matter what Dodd does, however, Quell can't seem to be able to "conform," and becomes very frustrated that he can't seem to be able to "take on" what Dodd is trying to do for him.
One day, however, Quell suddenly has a revelation, and for a time, he does take on the personality of the others involved in "The Cause." His alcoholism eventually takes over, however, and eventually Quell decides he no longer wants to be part of "The Cause." Through a specific scene, the viewers watch as Quell disappears into the horizon.
There is a lot more to this movie than what I just put out there, but this is a basic plot / idea of the movie.
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The performances in this movie were fantastic. They were all very powerful, it was Grade A acting. The cinematography throughout the entire movie was spectacular. The story (as I keep saying) was very deep and powerful. I was so drawn in to this movie's world. It was really spectacular.
This is one of those classic movies that starts on an opening scene that ends on a similar part of the opening scene, which when done right, I think is always a great touch to a great movie. If you are into drama, when this is released, I highly recommend it to you.
Genre: Drama
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams
Music: Jonny Greenwood
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
___________________________________
Odds are you might not have even heard of this movie. It was in theaters for a month at most, and there was no advertising for the movie. Really, you'd only learn about the movie if you are a fan of Paul Thomas Anderson's work.
Unfortunately pretty much out of theaters at this point, I am calling "The Master" my personal movie of the year. It is a very deep movie, and it is lengthy (150 minutes), but I did not want it to end.
Joaquin Phoenix stars as Freddie Quell, an alcoholic World War II veteran who is suffering from very bad personal struggles. He is literally a lost soul, wandering around with no end paths in sight. The movie does a very good job of showing viewers his struggles.
One day, he becomes a stowaway on a ship captained by Lancaster Dodd (Philip Seymour Hoffman). Dodd knows that Quell is suffering from personal struggles, and he also knows that Quell is a good alcohol mixologist. Dodd tells Quell that he will forgive Quell for sneaking on board the boat, as long as Quell keeps making alcoholic drinks for him (Dodd).
It turns out that viewers start to learn that Dodd is the leader of a group, that later on in the movie is revealed to be called "The Cause." Dodd performs "processing" on his followers, in which he basically hypnotizes the person, tries to find that person's "past life spirit," and learn about that "past life person's" life and experiences. Dodd also claims that he can cure diseases through processing.
A very deep scene takes place when Dodd uses Quell as an experiment for processing. It is through this scene that viewers learn of Quell's dark past. Dodd sees through the processing how much Quell is suffering from all of his personal struggles, and feels so bad for him that he wants to take him on as a member of "The Cause," and try to "cure" Quell of his "ailment."
At a house where all members of "The Cause" live, Dodd performs dozens of exercises in attempts to get Quell to "conform" to "The Causes'" beliefs. No matter what Dodd does, however, Quell can't seem to be able to "conform," and becomes very frustrated that he can't seem to be able to "take on" what Dodd is trying to do for him.
One day, however, Quell suddenly has a revelation, and for a time, he does take on the personality of the others involved in "The Cause." His alcoholism eventually takes over, however, and eventually Quell decides he no longer wants to be part of "The Cause." Through a specific scene, the viewers watch as Quell disappears into the horizon.
There is a lot more to this movie than what I just put out there, but this is a basic plot / idea of the movie.
___________________________
The performances in this movie were fantastic. They were all very powerful, it was Grade A acting. The cinematography throughout the entire movie was spectacular. The story (as I keep saying) was very deep and powerful. I was so drawn in to this movie's world. It was really spectacular.
This is one of those classic movies that starts on an opening scene that ends on a similar part of the opening scene, which when done right, I think is always a great touch to a great movie. If you are into drama, when this is released, I highly recommend it to you.