What I found interesting about Benedict’s performance that I didn’t pick up on until the end of the movie is that he plays a cowboy playing a cowboy. A very difficult feat. The character of Phil tries so hard to be something he is not. He is a scholar and probably had similarities to Peter until meeting Bronco. He has to act a certain way to push down his true self. That is why he was so insulted by his brother asking him to wash before meeting the guests, the dirt of the ranch acted as a second skin protecting him from exposure and ridicule. Everything he did from acting tough to putting others down was to deflect from the truth.
Exactly, and I think that at the end the film finally reveals what he could/should have looked like, when he is dead and they clean him up before putting him in the coffin (tidy hair, freshly shaved, in a clean suit - like a scholar). So, in a way, only in death he is set free to become who he truly is. I see this as a metaphor.
Actually in another interview Benedict said that Phil has been hiding for so long that’s he’s not even pretending and acting it anymore, that’s just who he became. I think it’s even more sad that way, because he has even more respect for Peter & looks up to him. But anything can be up to interpretation of course, that’s just what Benedict himself pointed out
Benedict Cumberbatch as Phil was chilling, hunting and I still end up feeling sympathy for him at the end. It was an absolute injustice that this brilliant performance didn’t take the Oscar home. This man literally changed everything about himself he’s unrecognizable. His walk, speech, mannerisms are all completely different. He trumps all the other ( amazing) nominees. The Oscar should have gone to him.
Personally , visually , artistically this is stunning . She may not be the worlds best story teller , but by god She can frame a shot . As a New Zealander I was awe struck , before finding out it was filmed here . Story aside , watch it just as a silent study of cinematic filmmaking . Story telling , 8 out of ten , film making 20 out of ten . Montana looks beautiful . Chur
The film would have benefitted from a little more action, and a little less "leave it to your imagination". If it would have been a little more clear that the poisoning was planned, and perhaps some extra violence to instill a little more hate for Phil it would have added to the film
@@edjackson4389 Yes I also had problems with the continuity. Scenes and situations sometimes ended abruptly. One had absolutely no sense of time. I also found Phil's interest in Peter way to sudden - I almost felt there should have been a transition scene where his interest flipped or a situation where he decides to stop ridiculing and open up to Peter.
@@Yves_Ka We are definitely on the same page, Phil went from chasing him naked spewing hate to being his best friend in the next scene. Like you said, there was no sense of time. I couldn't tell if a day had passed or six months. I also couldn't hate Phil enough to be satisfied with his ending. He was a mean, intense individual at times, but was not conveyed as a monster that needed killing. Im sure all these "flaws" were intentional, and it just wasnt my kind of movie.
I think my favorite character in this movie was "Fatso" played by Jesse Plemons. So stoic and understated and yet very strong. He took a lot of abuse, but did not return it in kind.
I like what Campion says about toxic masculinity as a term that loses meaning with overuse. Like any term it becomes muddled by careless use and becomes watered down and less useful. It's good to be conscious of the language we use so we can help one another and better understand one another. Great film and Campion is a humanist, artistic master.
Almost like a Bergman film, with not alot of dialog and with rivetting cinematography front and center. Incidental to Phil's main story, is an indelible scene where Rose is gaslit by him into losing all self confidence as a musician such that she is mentally and physically reduced to an incompetent child when it comes to performing a piece on the piano- an instrument which she loved and had played professionally in a theater setting only a few years ago. Dunst subtley portrayed her angst, loneliness and solid humiliation during her performance anxiety meltdown when attempting to start playing a scheduled piano piece in front of some high ranking guests. You just knew that was a turning point for her really starting to go downhill and a metaphor for her plunging self worth that would not end well.
So overdone. Dunston was amazing, as was the whole cast. But it would have been a stronger film without the blatant melodrama. Their experiences were traumatic enough. Subtlety is key. Campion missed the mark on that.
I don’t know if it’s just me but the role of Peter and Kodi’s portrayal reminded me so much of Norman Bates: timid, likeable, deep, secretive, tall, lanky and so much more. I wonder if that smirk/smile Peter had towards the end was inspired by that scene in Psycho where Norman Bates smirked/smiled shortly after the car was fully submerged! The eerie similarities. Kodi is the new Anthony Perkins.
Layered and nuanced in so many ways -- from the pristine landscape, the gold-standard ensemble cast, a wind-strafed sound track, and economies of stunning script eloquence -- thank you, Jane Campion. She elicited from Benedict a personality and performance that returned him to the top-drawer excellence of living actors, and forgave him for the left-hand digression into recent comic character silliness.
Very interesting to listen to clarifications. Thank you guys. This movie has to be seen twice in order to 'get' all the nuances and also the ending! It was WOW!
It will get 9 nominations but it will only win one for certain (adapted screenplay) and maybe Supporting Actor (Kodi Smit-McPhee). It's too slow and won't resonate enough with academy members. It's a fascinating movie but Belfast is way better.
The best thing about The Power of the Dog is that it's directed by a well known respected New Zealander, Jane Campion. This kind of film which is a superb piece of work deserves to win best Oscar, because in amongst the other nominees this film doesn't just tell a story, but the way Campion reveals unknown truths, slowly and without warning, that may make you feel a little uneasy while watching. This film may have shaken some Academy judges while watching it, making them really question what they just witnessed, and how it all somehow fits together. But that's Jane Campion's superb ability, a genius who knows exactly how to adapt Don Winslow's great book!! Campion is a Champion!!
I love your work so much dear Jane camion. I can't believe "The Power of the Dog" was released with such poor consideration. I want to watch it in a cinema not on tv!
Jane Campion talked about composers developing a score. There was a fascinating doc about Night of the Hunter. The only direction the composer got was to work on set which made all the difference in the brilliantly evocative score. So watch the doc and the film. Incredible.
Also, this is so interesting to have the people involved talk about the project and their perspective. Very helpful to meet them and hear them talk about their role.
Interviewer - "I don't know if you did much research into Savage's life.." *sits back in his seat as she describes her research.... It's Jane Campion, if you'd done your research, you would know, she does her research.
Kodi talked about something I have long considered. I have seen actors I thought modestly talented deliver unexpectedly extraordinary performances, I always wondered what happend to make that magic happen. I could only think that the performances should also be credited to the director who guided and facilitated the actor's stellar performance. By the same token, I think a director just may hobble an actor, too. Repeatedly, I look at candid photos of actors while they were listening to the director. Everytime there is such intensity and focused listening on the actors' faces, and I've really only seen it manifest in film production. But, that's yet another question.
Its best when actors and directors dont talk about their work - most interviewers want a breakdown of a process that is mostly not intellectual and more than often cannot be analyzed and at the end of the idea totally irrelevant to what one experiences as an audience member
Ari seems so young, but still did an amazing job at capturing the visual beauty of the story. Filmed in Montana, the sweeping landscapes were very impressive.
The book was brilliant read . Jane Campion always makes movies that are on the dark side with twists usually at the end of the movie. I like her movies as they are unusual and make you think of the plot in this movie and of course the twist at the end of The Power of the Dog . She is not a Hollywood producer, has completely different style of a movie Director .
The character Phil was not my idea of masculinity nor a real man. He was a self-loathing bully. Peter is a serial killer in the making. I think he killed his dad also. I’m thinking Rose was in on the killing of Phil as well because without her giving Phil’s hides away, he wouldn’t need Peter’s hide, which was poisoned, to finish the rope. I think Phil befriended Peter because he was attracted to him. At first, I thought he did it to further torture and humiliate him but he ended up starting to respect Peter. Very interesting and entertaining movie. Great performances all around. Bravo to you all!! PS. Loved Benedict in Sherlock Holmes. Great actor!
Yeah, masculinity as an idea wasn't how I saw Phil either. Maybe as a cover for his sexuality, or an over compensation, shame, self disgust? The magazines in the suitcase say otherwise, that there was a part of him he couldn't deny. I liked the way the story made you sympathize with Rose and Peter at first, but things slowly shift without really settling into anything certain. The film subtly plays with your sympathies. One of those gems you can go back and watch and notice something different each time, brilliant!
But you could make the point that so much of "received" masculinity--or femininity--is an invention, a performance. Of course the performance comes to stand for, is, the thing itself. But I think repression-suppression is key to Phil's brutality. Not least the self-hatred that can come from lying to oneself about who one is, and the anger that engenders.
I'm probably reading too much into it but I don't think the cast is happy with Jane making Benedict stay in character during the shoot. When it's mentioned I can see the eye rolling. Benedict is a professional and could have done just as good a job without that method nonsense.
Why is it 'nonsense'? Are you so small-minded and short-sighted that you believe everyone should think like you? works for some people? Who the hell are you, certainly not De Niro, young Brando, Daniel Day-Lewis. Nicholson, Michelle Williams, Hoffman?
@@kevinlakeman5043 I have immense respect for the craft and I still think method acting can be amateurish. Staying in accent or mannerisms is one thing but staying in character is a little silly. Benedict makes sure everyone knows it wasn't his idea and it was the first time he did it. Also love Jane and she has her own technique.
Lmao what Americans call 'method acting' is just a perverted version of og Stanislavski's system. What these actors use was later developed by Lee Strassberg with sprinkle of Freudian bs mix in it that completed misses the point of original. If you can't act without staying in character 24x7 then you probably not a competent actor to begin with.
I prefer malignant narcissm. Alfa. Our plague. I expect and hope and expect this goes beyond. I deeply appreciate his Ben's visceral acting. I feel a quiet mind that feels the role.
Alfa? I hope you aren’t suggesting there was an alpha male character anywhere in this film. There wasn’t. Real men aren’t weak victims nor are they bullies. True alpha males have a strong moral compass and are confident in their masculinity. They do not take pleasure in humiliating others and are.not weak. They speak up and stand up for themselves without putting others down. Toxic masculinity is a result of being controlled and traumatized in childhood by a prominent female influence, usually the mother.
One, who doesn't know better, might think that this film and There Will Be Blood were made by the same director. Especially since they share the same music composer. But this is not the case. Both are excellent films made by master film makers.
Really hard pic to watch - what is it with Jane Campion and pianos, dysfunctional marriages and men with unrequited love? Same plot as The Piano!! Glorious looking pic.
I always find it a bit uncomfortable when the lead actors and director take over so much of the stage and leave the supporting actors just sitting there with nothing to do, looking unseen
I can't wait to watch this movie. Hopefully part of the limited release includes Mexico because i think this is one of those movies that need to be seen on the big screen.
In the approx. 50 minute duration of this conference, at no point did anyone limit, categorize, pigeonhole, or mischaracterize this novel based _film_ as a _"Western"_ 💡👍🏼. 'The Power of The Dog' is _NOT_ a "Western" (in the traditional movie sense). The movie takes place in Montana, *1925* _(about seven years after World War I)._ There are automobiles🚙 in the movie. _By 1925 John Dillinger was already doin' jail/prison time.."Pretty Boy Floyd" was doin' jail/prison time..Al Capone was doing crimes in Chicago..Machine Gun Kelly was already bootlegging..The U.S. Prohibition Era had been underway for about five years...etc._ Sure, the Burbank brothers have a ranch in Montana (1925), they are _ranchers_ , but *_the "Wild West/Frontier Era" encompasses the period after the Civil War, 1865 to 1912 (when the last mainland states entered the Union)._* 'The Power of The Dog' is more of a character study about a 1925 rancher with homosexual repression(s) hiding within/behind the guise of _"toxic masculinity"._ I've never watched _'Brokeback Mountain'_ but the character of Phil Burbank is essentially in _"Brokeback orbit."_ I wonder what the differences are between Jane Campion's screenplay and Thomas Savage's 1967 novel which the 2021 movie is based on ?
The film is magical and compelling...amazing and gorgeous scenery. acting is beyond perfection. This interview is awkward and painful to watch-skip it and just watch the film.
The Power of the Dog was like watching paint dry for 2 hours. Wonderful to see Dunst & Plemons reunited. Cumberbatch was a miscast. It felt like they were reading scripts through the whole movie (esp Benedict). Painfully slow.
I was so relieved when this film ended. Over 2 hours of underwhelming dirge. I spent years avoiding spaghetti westerns only to be subjected to a kiwi one.
I think the repressed gay subplot is definitely an element of the film in that it defines one of the protagonists. I didn't feel it was the main focus though, like it was in Brokeback Mountain for instance. I think the film explored the damaged psyche of each of the main characters with a focus on Phil's frustrated, vulnerable self destructive persona against the manipulative cold-hearted sociopathic nature of the kid. I'll have to read the book as this tale sounds right up my alley ☺👌🏽 I liked the film though, my husband kept whining about how bad it was 🙄 but I honestly thought it was decent & Benedict is brilliant. I might rewatch in the near future.
Ms Campion would be a more effective speaker without all the giggling and inappropriate laughing. She's hard enough to understand as it is, with her accent, so she'd be wise to articulate better and not fall into giggling all the time. Congratulations to her for her work.
OK. For me, it was not the pace of the movie. It was not the subject matter. It was boring, in my opinion. The film disappointed me in other ways, but I'll keep this short. Best thing about this movie is the way it ended. Nice "twist".
Strange interview- they all seem terribly full of themselves. The endless droning by Campion makes me not want to see the film. I appreciate Benedict’s impeccable grooming, everyone looked like they Judy rolled out of bed. 😬
I think Sam Elliott has been in many well known movies and is a well known actor. His ways are like mine, straight forward no time to debate just matter of fact. Instead of being offended by his critique maybe think on it for awhile. After all no one knows your name until now. Maybe keep learning. All this movie does is promote Femanity in men that need to be Masculine. Of course it's easier to act soft. What Sam Elliott is saying is. Be men, Masculine as creation portrays Stop promoting what is NOT NATURAL 😡
I would like to see this movie, my veing a Westerner, because it's interesting that none of the actors are American except Kristin. I believe the rest are probably from New Zealand with the exception of Benedict. It'll be interesting to see him portray an American Cowboy with repressed homosexual inclinations notwithstanding. I should imagine he's got the Montana accent down but that'll be interesting to hear because I don't know what exact accent people from Montana have. In America we have many accents with just a few that form an umbrella, shall we say, under which sub accents, if u will, occur: the southern; the New Yorker and then I would say the rest, sometimes calls standard received. I believe in Britain u have a similar phrase, although of course the accent would be different, to describe the way of speaking used on radio and TV news excetera. I read Jane's bio and it makes sense that actually Visual Arts was her forte because I gather that's what is considered so beautiful in this film. THE dialogue was sparse which actually I think works for Montanan's who are stereotyped as men of few words. I noticed from the beginning that Jane was not particularly articulate as compared to some directors, especially British directors. I noticed also she seemed sort of old-fashioned re her view of male versus female-- which works for the film's post WWI era. PERHAPS that's a product of her growing up in New Zealand in a wealthy family, as often wealth, whether quiet or loud, will have a patriarcal aspect to it, which is to say it sometimes seems to imbue a situation with an patriarcal ambiance even when the money comes from the female side. And of course there's the film industry which is definitely male controlled. BUT enough of that, I would really like to see this movie for the visuals, if nothing else, & I would love to go on a trip to New Zealand & see the locations of All the films being made there. NZ is beautiful and of course much cheaper than even Montana. All & all, I'd love to see it on tbe big screen.
Campion is most appreciably back & Cumberbatch deserves an Oscar but I felt Dunst was miscast, too young to be the mother. Otherwise, best movie this year!!
Say a few lines, make a face, boom that’s acting This is so pretentious. As a former 4H member we all knew how to geld animals, fry chicken livers and tame our own horses y’all talk like it’s some big endeavor
That’s just what acting and film making is all about. They need to build it up to sell it and pat themselves on the back. Prentending like children that you are someone else suddenly becomes the most intellectual endeavor ever undertaken and words like “genius” are loosely tossed about.
So sorry to see Jane Campion pouring her talent into another film about abusive violent emotionally repressed men and cowboys. Soooo sick if that story line. Glorifies the toxic masculinity out there. Why not tell stories of men of peace and how they transform their world, it's an unusual story line. Or repressed women overcoming their own emotional challenges. or enlightened women teaching men how to be gentle through their parenting of boys. Anything that shows men are evolving.
Seeing Jane for the first time with her difficult glasses already made me feel a bit suspicious. Then I heard Al Pacino tell the following, and to me, she fell right through the basket. Real hard. Real fast. And For Ever. Read this, please. On a talkshow, Jane said to Venus and Serena Williams: " You two are a marvel. But you don't have to compete against men, like I do." I'm sorry. Is this pompous, narcist, borderline, or all of the above. She couldn't have said anything more sexist and condescending. I definitely gave up on Jane. What you think, should I still give the movie a chance? (Of course I will. I'm not like her)
How unfortunate that you have been so horrible and condescending and condemning of Jane. Her comment was not a put down,rather a true statement of the status of women directing films in a male dominated industry. It wasn't thought through, I admit,but was just a reminder that the competitive arena of tennis did require similar qualities to succeed,only she was up against a male competitive arena.She realised after she said it,that it sounded a little condescending, and apologised .But you have joined the hypocritical cancel culture by your ungenerous, unkind misogyny . BTW I love her glasses. And she's not pompous,that's how we speak in the southern hemisphere.
West Side Story is a million times better - better produced, directed, written and acted. But I love Kodi, he's #2 for me after Mike Faist, and even though I think Tony Kushner's screenplay is superior I am o.k. with Campion winning that category. I think academy members are going to disregard the critics and go their own way and reward the best film of 2021: WEST SIDE STORY!!!!!!
It seems to me that" toxic masculinity" is a relatively new term that's come into the culture. To me that kind of behavior is just acting like a jerk or an asshole. It is a term, like most that come into usage that will lose their meaning
What I found interesting about Benedict’s performance that I didn’t pick up on until the end of the movie is that he plays a cowboy playing a cowboy. A very difficult feat. The character of Phil tries so hard to be something he is not. He is a scholar and probably had similarities to Peter until meeting Bronco. He has to act a certain way to push down his true self. That is why he was so insulted by his brother asking him to wash before meeting the guests, the dirt of the ranch acted as a second skin protecting him from exposure and ridicule. Everything he did from acting tough to putting others down was to deflect from the truth.
Exactly, and I think that at the end the film finally reveals what he could/should have looked like, when he is dead and they clean him up before putting him in the coffin (tidy hair, freshly shaved, in a clean suit - like a scholar). So, in a way, only in death he is set free to become who he truly is. I see this as a metaphor.
This sums up how benedict made the role totally a complex one and yet a very interesting and integral on the plot of the film
Bronco was the embodiment of masculinity in his eyes. He saw that as the true way to be a man.
I picked that on the 2nd viewing! The movie has so many nuances that you can catch with repeat viewings, at least for me.
Actually in another interview Benedict said that Phil has been hiding for so long that’s he’s not even pretending and acting it anymore, that’s just who he became. I think it’s even more sad that way, because he has even more respect for Peter & looks up to him. But anything can be up to interpretation of course, that’s just what Benedict himself pointed out
Kodi did an incredible job in the movie. I hope he gets recognized for his work.
Watch Kodi as a child actor with Eric Bana in Romulus My Father.
He was nominated for an academy award for best supporting actor :)
He is soooooo good!
Jane Campion is brilliant. I hope the industry will appreciate her genius this awards season.
They will. This film is a masterpiece. I saw it
Absolutely. Genius.
It's the best film I have seen in years. It is truly a masterpiece.
Just saw the film loved it. So proud of Jane as a fellow New Zealander.
I've loved her work for years... An Angel At My Table is the movie that started my love affair with her work.
Outstanding movie. Still thinking about it. I see awards for all of them. Brilliant.
Loved this film. Jane Campion is a genius. The cast was perfect.
Benedict Cumberbatch as Phil was chilling, hunting and I still end up feeling sympathy for him at the end. It was an absolute injustice that this brilliant performance didn’t take the Oscar home. This man literally changed everything about himself he’s unrecognizable. His walk, speech, mannerisms are all completely different. He trumps all the other ( amazing) nominees. The Oscar should have gone to him.
Personally , visually , artistically this is stunning . She may not be the worlds best story teller , but by god She can frame a shot . As a New Zealander I was awe struck , before finding out it was filmed here . Story aside , watch it just as a silent study of cinematic filmmaking .
Story telling , 8 out of ten , film making 20 out of ten . Montana looks beautiful .
Chur
NOT Montana . . . but New Zealand.
The film would have benefitted from a little more action, and a little less "leave it to your imagination". If it would have been a little more clear that the poisoning was planned, and perhaps some extra violence to instill a little more hate for Phil it would have added to the film
@@edjackson4389 Yes I also had problems with the continuity. Scenes and situations sometimes ended abruptly. One had absolutely no sense of time. I also found Phil's interest in Peter way to sudden - I almost felt there should have been a transition scene where his interest flipped or a situation where he decides to stop ridiculing and open up to Peter.
@@Yves_Ka We are definitely on the same page, Phil went from chasing him naked spewing hate to being his best friend in the next scene. Like you said, there was no sense of time. I couldn't tell if a day had passed or six months. I also couldn't hate Phil enough to be satisfied with his ending. He was a mean, intense individual at times, but was not conveyed as a monster that needed killing. Im sure all these "flaws" were intentional, and it just wasnt my kind of movie.
@@edjackson4389 lol more action. there are plenty of action films out there you can watch those
I think my favorite character in this movie was "Fatso" played by Jesse Plemons. So stoic and understated and yet very strong. He took a lot of abuse, but did not return it in kind.
George is heavy, forgiving and kind. Peter is his opposite.
Jesse is incredible. I have yet to see him in a role that I didn't love. Everyone in this movie was FANTASTIC.
The acting was also brilliant, especially Benedict Cumberbatch.
He performed a very believable "American" accent.
I like what Campion says about toxic masculinity as a term that loses meaning with overuse. Like any term it becomes muddled by careless use and becomes watered down and less useful. It's good to be conscious of the language we use so we can help one another and better understand one another. Great film and Campion is a humanist, artistic master.
Please look up what Jane said to Venus and Serena Williams on a show. She definitely proved to be a sexist.
@@jvds1360 That is a pretty self-congratulating thing she said. Not sexist but definitely makes me lose some respect for her.
One of the best movies I have ever seen!
I just watched it today. I will never forget this film. Its very special.
Kirsten was incredible in this. She should've won the Oscar
My favorite of 2021. Came out of nowhere.
One of the best films I’ve ever seen.
Almost like a Bergman film, with not alot of dialog and with rivetting cinematography front and center. Incidental to Phil's main story, is an indelible scene where Rose is gaslit by him into losing all self confidence as a musician such that she is mentally and physically reduced to an incompetent child when it comes to performing a piece on the piano- an instrument which she loved and had played professionally in a theater setting only a few years ago. Dunst subtley portrayed her angst, loneliness and solid humiliation during her performance anxiety meltdown when attempting to start playing a scheduled piano piece in front of some high ranking guests. You just knew that was a turning point for her really starting to go downhill and a metaphor for her plunging self worth that would not end well.
So overdone. Dunston was amazing, as was the whole cast. But it would have been a stronger film without the blatant melodrama. Their experiences were traumatic enough. Subtlety is key. Campion missed the mark on that.
I don’t know if it’s just me but the role of Peter and Kodi’s portrayal reminded me so much of Norman Bates: timid, likeable, deep, secretive, tall, lanky and so much more. I wonder if that smirk/smile Peter had towards the end was inspired by that scene in Psycho where Norman Bates smirked/smiled shortly after the car was fully submerged! The eerie similarities. Kodi is the new Anthony Perkins.
Actually said while watching that , went on to open Bates motel...
Layered and nuanced in so many ways -- from the pristine landscape, the gold-standard ensemble cast, a wind-strafed sound track, and economies of stunning script eloquence -- thank you, Jane Campion. She elicited from Benedict a personality and performance that returned him to the top-drawer excellence of living actors, and forgave him for the left-hand digression into recent comic character silliness.
"Left-hand digression into recent comic character silliness?" Lighten up--he's a professional actor with a wide range of projects on his docket.
I think the point--the takeaway--is that Cumberbatch can do anything. That's what great actors do.
It’s because he’s an amazing actor that he can do anything even the “silly comic book characters” that with him doesn’t even feel silly.
Very interesting to listen to clarifications. Thank you guys. This movie has to be seen twice in order to 'get' all the nuances and also the ending! It was WOW!
Benedict Cumberbatch was phenomenal. He should have won the Oscar.
Saw it last night. Best Actor, Best Director. Best adapted screenplay locked 🔒
Go watch The Piano. That perspective will change.
Best actor, but not for this film-for The Electrical Life of Louis Wain".
@@avanishdutta2658 already sis
It will get 9 nominations but it will only win one for certain (adapted screenplay) and maybe Supporting Actor (Kodi Smit-McPhee). It's too slow and won't resonate enough with academy members. It's a fascinating movie but Belfast is way better.
The film is too cool for the academy or any form of „trophy“
Work of Art. Just brilliant!
Compelling, disturbing, entertaining. Beautifully filmed. The music was unnerving I thought. She said, haunting, yes, that’s it! Worth watching.
Disturbing was the horse scene. I can't believe they did that.
@@GabiFOliv It wasn't in the novel. Campion used it as a method to illustrate his violence. I thought it unnecessary & heavy handed
@@flomccanuck8095 Unnecessary even if it was in the novel.
The best thing about The Power of the Dog is that it's directed by a well known respected New Zealander, Jane Campion.
This kind of film which is a superb piece of work deserves to win best Oscar, because in amongst the other nominees this film doesn't just tell a story, but the way Campion reveals unknown truths, slowly and without warning, that may make you feel a little uneasy while watching. This film may have shaken some Academy judges while watching it, making them really question what they just witnessed, and how it all somehow fits together. But that's Jane Campion's superb ability, a genius who knows exactly how to adapt Don Winslow's great book!! Campion is a Champion!!
Jane will get her Oscar win! Manifesting it!
I love your work so much dear Jane camion. I can't believe "The Power of the Dog" was released with such poor consideration. I want to watch it in a cinema not on tv!
Great film. Great actors. Great Director. Amazing.
Brilliant work of art. Deserves best actor and picture noms.
That will go to will Smith as we all know but.... No one is talking about his movie, at all.
Jane Campion no one can tell a story or film them like her , from the Piano throughout the present day 💜New Zealand 🇳🇿💜
The Piano sucked!
Wow I didn't even know about this one. Thanks so much for sharing.
Also don't miss "The Electrical Life of Louis Wain".
Jane Campion talked about composers developing a score. There was a fascinating doc about Night of the Hunter. The only direction the composer got was to work on set which made all the difference in the brilliantly evocative score. So watch the doc and the film. Incredible.
Also, this is so interesting to have the people involved talk about the project and their perspective. Very helpful to meet them and hear them talk about their role.
Brilliant movie.
Absolutely brilliant.
Súper película! Gracias Jane y al inefable e inolvidable en este papel Benedict Cumberbatch.
Interviewer - "I don't know if you did much research into Savage's life.."
*sits back in his seat as she describes her research....
It's Jane Campion, if you'd done your research, you would know, she does her research.
HUGE Jane fan. I know what I face watching this. I will feel uncomfortable..and shocked.
Kodi talked about something I have long considered. I have seen actors I thought modestly talented deliver unexpectedly extraordinary performances, I always wondered what happend to make that magic happen. I could only think that the performances should also be credited to the director who guided and facilitated the actor's stellar performance. By the same token, I think a director just may hobble an actor, too.
Repeatedly, I look at candid photos of actors while they were listening to the director. Everytime there is such intensity and focused listening on the actors' faces, and I've really only seen it manifest in film production. But, that's yet another question.
Impeccable movie: cinematography, acting, message for all times
Love Kirsten Dunst
AKA Mary Jane Watson.
That was a painful hour on stage, but the film is a masterpiece.
Its best when actors and directors dont talk about their work - most interviewers want a breakdown of a process that is mostly not intellectual and more than often cannot be analyzed and at the end of the idea totally irrelevant to what one experiences as an audience member
The problem was a sleeping-at-the-wheel interviewer.
Ari seems so young, but still did an amazing job at capturing the visual beauty of the story. Filmed in Montana, the sweeping landscapes were very impressive.
It was set in Montana, but filmed in New Zealand.
Filmed in New Zealand actually.
The book was brilliant read . Jane Campion always makes movies that are on the dark side with twists usually at the end of the movie. I like her movies as they are unusual and make you think of the plot in this movie and of course the twist at the end of The Power of the Dog . She is not a Hollywood producer, has completely different style of a movie Director .
Breathtaking movie… I have no words 👌
Thanks very much for video!
Def getting best picture this year
I was too dumb to get what was happening, lol, but it was obvious that it was deep, powerful and shot beautifully.
Fabulous movie a must see on the big screen
A truly brilliant film!
The character Phil was not my idea of masculinity nor a real man. He was a self-loathing bully. Peter is a serial killer in the making. I think he killed his dad also. I’m thinking Rose was in on the killing of Phil as well because without her giving Phil’s hides away, he wouldn’t need Peter’s hide, which was poisoned, to finish the rope. I think Phil befriended Peter because he was attracted to him. At first, I thought he did it to further torture and humiliate him but he ended up starting to respect Peter. Very interesting and entertaining movie. Great performances all around. Bravo to you all!! PS. Loved Benedict in Sherlock Holmes. Great actor!
Yeah, masculinity as an idea wasn't how I saw Phil either. Maybe as a cover for his sexuality, or an over compensation, shame, self disgust? The magazines in the suitcase say otherwise, that there was a part of him he couldn't deny.
I liked the way the story made you sympathize with Rose and Peter at first, but things slowly shift without really settling into anything certain. The film subtly plays with your sympathies. One of those gems you can go back and watch and notice something different each time, brilliant!
But you could make the point that so much of "received" masculinity--or femininity--is an invention, a performance. Of course the performance comes to stand for, is, the thing itself. But I think repression-suppression is key to Phil's brutality. Not least the self-hatred that can come from lying to oneself about who one is, and the anger that engenders.
I'm probably reading too much into it but I don't think the cast is happy with Jane making Benedict stay in character during the shoot. When it's mentioned I can see the eye rolling. Benedict is a professional and could have done just as good a job without that method nonsense.
Why is it 'nonsense'? Are you so small-minded and short-sighted that you believe everyone should think like you? works for some people? Who the hell are you, certainly not De Niro, young Brando, Daniel Day-Lewis. Nicholson, Michelle Williams, Hoffman?
@@kevinlakeman5043 I have immense respect for the craft and I still think method acting can be amateurish. Staying in accent or mannerisms is one thing but staying in character is a little silly. Benedict makes sure everyone knows it wasn't his idea and it was the first time he did it. Also love Jane and she has her own technique.
Lmao what Americans call 'method acting' is just a perverted version of og Stanislavski's system. What these actors use was later developed by Lee Strassberg with sprinkle of Freudian bs mix in it that completed misses the point of original.
If you can't act without staying in character 24x7 then you probably not a competent actor to begin with.
You are reading too much in my view. Where do you sense this. Ben is a master.
they probably aren't but that's the whole point, to get a specific, visceral reaction from the actors
I loved this movie… everything about it.
Finally, something worth watching.
Amazing film. Campion is clearly at the height of her powers.
Host Dennis Lim lets some answers dribble on TOO damn long ! Jessus!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I prefer malignant narcissm. Alfa. Our plague. I expect and hope and expect this goes beyond. I deeply appreciate his Ben's visceral acting. I feel a quiet mind that feels the role.
Alfa? I hope you aren’t suggesting there was an alpha male character anywhere in this film. There wasn’t. Real men aren’t weak victims nor are they bullies. True alpha males have a strong moral compass and are confident in their masculinity. They do not take pleasure in humiliating others and are.not weak. They speak up and stand up for themselves without putting others down. Toxic masculinity is a result of being controlled and traumatized in childhood by a prominent female influence, usually the mother.
Would someone please talk about the film title?
See the movie
Reałly good interviewer!
One, who doesn't know better, might think that this film and There Will Be Blood were made by the same director. Especially since they share the same music composer. But this is not the case. Both are excellent films made by master film makers.
Really you guys removed all the negative comments on how the movie was awful ? i know because i looked after you posted this
Really hard pic to watch - what is it with Jane Campion and pianos, dysfunctional marriages and men with unrequited love? Same plot as The Piano!!
Glorious looking pic.
Awesome movie❤️
I thought the cinematography was brilliant!
Question? What did the scene of the brothers in bed symbolize? One out in the open and the other "undercover"?
I liked The Piano very much
According to the CDC website - untreated cutaneous anthrax is only fatal in 20% of cases so not necessarily the most rock solid plan.
I always find it a bit uncomfortable when the lead actors and director take over so much of the stage and leave the supporting actors just sitting there with nothing to do, looking unseen
I can't wait to watch this movie.
Hopefully part of the limited release includes Mexico because i think this is one of those movies that need to be seen on the big screen.
Make sure you listen to every word, keep a look out for any seeingly unimportant events, as you will get a big pay off by the end of the movie.
Netflix now brilliant
@@tonybennett4159 3xactly eg cattle died from anthrax staybaway from it
In the approx. 50 minute duration of this conference, at no point did anyone limit, categorize, pigeonhole, or mischaracterize this novel based _film_ as a _"Western"_ 💡👍🏼.
'The Power of The Dog' is _NOT_ a "Western" (in the traditional movie sense).
The movie takes place in Montana, *1925* _(about seven years after World War I)._ There are automobiles🚙 in the movie. _By 1925 John Dillinger was already doin' jail/prison time.."Pretty Boy Floyd" was doin' jail/prison time..Al Capone was doing crimes in Chicago..Machine Gun Kelly was already bootlegging..The U.S. Prohibition Era had been underway for about five years...etc._
Sure, the Burbank brothers have a ranch in Montana (1925), they are _ranchers_ , but *_the "Wild West/Frontier Era" encompasses the period after the Civil War, 1865 to 1912 (when the last mainland states entered the Union)._*
'The Power of The Dog' is more of a character study about a 1925 rancher with homosexual repression(s) hiding within/behind the guise of _"toxic masculinity"._ I've never watched _'Brokeback Mountain'_ but the character of Phil Burbank is essentially in _"Brokeback orbit."_
I wonder what the differences are between Jane Campion's screenplay and Thomas Savage's 1967 novel which the 2021 movie is based on ?
The film is magical and compelling...amazing and gorgeous scenery. acting is beyond perfection. This interview is awkward and painful to watch-skip it and just watch the film.
Very good ensemble!
MAJOR SPOILER FOR THIS FILM ABOUT 5:30-6:30 MIN IN. DIDN’T SEE THE REST.
Thats exactly why i watch a film first before watching interviews
You can watch a scene by scene recap of the movie here:
th-cam.com/video/Mc7uzwL43Xw/w-d-xo.html
The Power of the Dog was like watching paint dry for 2 hours. Wonderful to see Dunst & Plemons reunited. Cumberbatch was a miscast. It felt like they were reading scripts through the whole movie (esp Benedict). Painfully slow.
amazing that you clicked on an hour-long panel for this film to leave this comment
@@elizaheathen Laughing. Well, I wasted 2 entire hours of my life watching this movie. It's the least I can do.
Benedict is perfectly cast
Benedict Cumberbatch was the saving grace of this movie. He performance was brilliant and he deserved the Oscar.
I was so relieved when this film ended. Over 2 hours of underwhelming dirge. I spent years avoiding spaghetti westerns only to be subjected to a kiwi one.
Why feminists want to ruin the west and the real men of American history……it’s not even filmed in Montana………..dogs sex gay men…yup Hollywood winner. 👹
Good westerns are scarce.
Can someone explain this movie to me, I watched some of it and it seems to have a gay edge to it, which is fine. Have I missed something?
Yes it does, thankfully. We need more gay and lesbian stories.
I think the repressed gay subplot is definitely an element of the film in that it defines one of the protagonists. I didn't feel it was the main focus though, like it was in Brokeback Mountain for instance. I think the film explored the damaged psyche of each of the main characters with a focus on Phil's frustrated, vulnerable self destructive persona against the manipulative cold-hearted sociopathic nature of the kid. I'll have to read the book as this tale sounds right up my alley ☺👌🏽 I liked the film though, my husband kept whining about how bad it was 🙄 but I honestly thought it was decent & Benedict is brilliant. I might rewatch in the near future.
I can never understand why Peter went to such extremes.
Ms Campion would be a more effective speaker without all the giggling and inappropriate laughing. She's hard enough to understand as it is, with her accent, so she'd be wise to articulate better and not fall into giggling all the time. Congratulations to her for her work.
For anyone looking for talk about Jonny Greenwood - start at 30:05
OK. For me, it was not the pace of the movie. It was not the subject matter. It was boring, in my opinion. The film disappointed me in other ways, but I'll keep this short. Best thing about this movie is the way it ended. Nice "twist".
Strange interview- they all seem terribly full of themselves. The endless droning by Campion makes me not want to see the film. I appreciate Benedict’s impeccable grooming, everyone looked like they Judy rolled out of bed. 😬
Exemplary representation of process, & emphasis ✨☂️🙏🏼🎵RÒ🌊🌊 ÖN4🎥
Funny that Kodi is again wearing really silly white shoes...not entirely appropriate for the scene.
I think Sam Elliott has been in many well known movies and is a well known actor. His ways are like mine, straight forward no time to debate just matter of fact. Instead of being offended by his critique maybe think on it for awhile. After all no one knows your name until now. Maybe keep learning. All this movie does is promote Femanity in men that need to be Masculine. Of course it's easier to act soft. What Sam Elliott is saying is. Be men, Masculine as creation portrays
Stop promoting what is NOT NATURAL 😡
Kirsten great work in the movie but she kind of spoil here, Jane was 😬🤐😊
I would like to see this movie, my veing a Westerner, because it's interesting that none of the actors are American except Kristin. I believe the rest are probably from New Zealand with the exception of Benedict. It'll be interesting to see him portray an American Cowboy with repressed homosexual inclinations notwithstanding. I should imagine he's got the Montana accent down but that'll be interesting to hear because I don't know what exact accent people from Montana have. In America we have many accents with just a few that form an umbrella, shall we say, under which sub accents, if u will, occur: the southern; the New Yorker and then I would say the rest, sometimes calls standard received. I believe in Britain u have a similar phrase, although of course the accent would be different, to describe the way of speaking used on radio and TV news excetera.
I read Jane's bio and it makes sense that actually Visual Arts was her forte because I gather that's what is considered so beautiful in this film. THE dialogue was sparse which actually I think works for Montanan's who are stereotyped as men of few words. I noticed from the beginning that Jane was not particularly articulate as compared to some directors, especially British directors. I noticed also she seemed sort of old-fashioned re her view of male versus female-- which works for the film's post WWI era. PERHAPS that's a product of her growing up in New Zealand in a wealthy family, as often wealth, whether quiet or loud, will have a patriarcal aspect to it, which is to say it sometimes seems to imbue a situation with an patriarcal ambiance even when the money comes from the female side.
And of course there's the film industry which is definitely male controlled. BUT enough of that, I would really like to see this movie for the visuals, if nothing else, & I would love to go on a trip to New Zealand & see the locations of All the films being made there. NZ is beautiful and of course much cheaper than even Montana. All & all, I'd love to see it on tbe big screen.
Sam Elliott is right.
Campion is most appreciably back & Cumberbatch deserves an Oscar but I felt Dunst was miscast, too young to be the mother. Otherwise, best movie this year!!
Dunst is 39 how is that too old to play a mother?
People had kids pretty young back then, and at 39 I think Dunst would be considered an old maid already.
Say a few lines, make a face, boom that’s acting This is so pretentious. As a former 4H member we all knew how to geld animals, fry chicken livers and tame our own horses y’all talk like it’s some big endeavor
YOu're funny
That’s just what acting and film making is all about. They need to build it up to sell it and pat themselves on the back. Prentending like children that you are someone else suddenly becomes the most intellectual endeavor ever undertaken and words like “genius” are loosely tossed about.
So sorry to see Jane Campion pouring her talent into another film about abusive violent emotionally repressed men and cowboys. Soooo sick if that story line. Glorifies the toxic masculinity out there. Why not tell stories of men of peace and how they transform their world, it's an unusual story line. Or repressed women overcoming their own emotional challenges. or enlightened women teaching men how to be gentle through their parenting of boys. Anything that shows men are evolving.
You can watch a recap of this movie here:
th-cam.com/video/Mc7uzwL43Xw/w-d-xo.html
The power of the Boring
Seeing Jane for the first time with her difficult glasses already made me feel a bit suspicious. Then I heard Al Pacino tell the following, and to me, she fell right through the basket. Real hard. Real fast. And For Ever. Read this, please.
On a talkshow, Jane said to Venus and Serena Williams: " You two are a marvel. But you don't have to compete against men, like I do."
I'm sorry. Is this pompous, narcist, borderline, or all of the above. She couldn't have said anything more sexist and condescending. I definitely gave up on Jane.
What you think, should I still give the movie a chance? (Of course I will. I'm not like her)
How unfortunate that you have been so horrible and condescending and condemning of Jane.
Her comment was not a put down,rather a true statement of the status of women directing films in a male dominated industry.
It wasn't thought through, I admit,but was just a reminder that the competitive arena of tennis did require similar qualities to succeed,only she was up against a male competitive arena.She realised after she said it,that it sounded a little condescending, and apologised .But you have joined the hypocritical cancel culture by your ungenerous, unkind misogyny .
BTW I love her glasses.
And she's not pompous,that's how we speak in the southern hemisphere.
Dirsten Kunst
Interesting spin on homosexuality but quite painfully slow and boring until the ending.
shameful abuse of animals in this film-should be ashamed every one who is involved in this film.
I tend to agree. The bit where Benedict Cumberbatch beats the mare out of frustration was terrible… awful.
This is a movie. I am certain the horse wasn‘t harmed.
You know this is a movie, right? There are rules and Jane herself said none of the cast and crew harmed any animal on the set
No one asked about the horse scene?
Don’t think I’d want to work with someone again who refuses to bathe on set. 😒
Funny that she can’t hardly even say masculinity without using the word “toxic”.
Funny how most men can't be masculine without being toxic.
Great acting, horrible movie.
West Side Story is a million times better - better produced, directed, written and acted. But I love Kodi, he's #2 for me after Mike Faist, and even though I think Tony Kushner's screenplay is superior I am o.k. with Campion winning that category. I think academy members are going to disregard the critics and go their own way and reward the best film of 2021: WEST SIDE STORY!!!!!!
It seems to me that" toxic masculinity" is a relatively new term that's come into the culture. To me that kind of behavior is just acting like a jerk or an asshole. It is a term, like most that come into usage that will lose their meaning