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The Master is his best
>>214917114I don't know if The Master is the best of his lot or not but it's easily my favorite. It might have something to do with how I saw it though.
>>214917146The master is good but MASSIVELY elevated by the cinematography, music and having basically the two best actors of the 21st century as leads. Everything else in it is just ok and mostly just unfocused mood setting
>>214917088his movie feels empty, no actual feelings in it
>>214917192I generally agree and that's why I think my viewing experience ruined any chance of me being objective on the matter. I got to see it projected in superpanavision at the Seattle Cinerama during its original run. It was and still is the best theater experience I've ever had.
>>214917146Love how it looks like an actual movie from the 50s
>Wicked movies have better social commentary than his newest dreckHow embarrassing
>>214917772Why would a straight man watch Wicked
>>214917192It is brought down considerably by failing to commit as a scientology hit piece. Instead it feels neutered and toothless. Oh the smart ambitious guy yearns to be an aimless primitive living hand to mouth, wow what an amazing character study. Who gives a shit.Same with almost all of his "mature" movies. Just aimless technical exercises in tone and mood direction.
>>214917794Wicked is unironically a more masculine and heterosexual film than One Flop After Another
>>214917909>unironicallyStopped reading there funboy
>>214917192>>214917881He captures the aimlessness of real life.
>>214918004lol fuck off, movies are supposed to be tight and focused, not aimless
>>214917088>TWWBThere Will We Blood?
>>214918010It reminds me of late Altman
>>214917881How is it a hit piece? It shows that the techniques worked