LICORICE PIZZA - Movie Review
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I was born in 1971, and am really anticipating all the detailed, time specific minutiae. It is exciting to hear that the substance of the film matches its style. Licorice Pizza will be our NYE movie, after dinner and drinks. Can't wait!
I was 9 during 1973 and I can vouch that he nailed the period detail. From the clothes to the restaurant decor to the gas crisis. It’s a mini time machine. Was a very nostalgic movie experience. As you mentioned there is a wistful quality from all the chance encounters and not being tethered to a cell phone. Wonderful performances all around. I think the film benefitted by not casting higher profile names for the leads. There is a wonderful freshness to their performances that I completely bought. Great film. Nice review,
I was 9 also it so accurately matched every memory and image in my mind! Masterpiece!
Did you visit any pinball establishments? Had a waterbed?
The review I have been anticipating for a whole week.
Merry Christmas 🎄 Maggie!
I love your analyses, even if they don’t always align with my reading of films they always give me lots to think about
You hit the nail on the head. I felt so much American Graffiti, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and even Blue Velvet with the two misfits, one still in high school, getting into mischief. PTAs editing is unreal.
Merry Xmas Mags!! You've always giving the guys a run for their money with those awesome, deeper-than-average critiques and your verbal agility
Whatevah happened to Gary Coopah?, The strong silent type
…he died
unbelievably excited to see this tonight! great review as always
Licorice 🍕 was a semi decent record store chain whose best store was across the street from The Whisky on Sunset Blvd. Had all the original punk records.
Thank you for this discussion. I am obsessed with Boogie Nights and was paranoid this film was being overhyped and would not live up to that highly influential classic. Listening to you as a trusted cinema source has helped me greatly. Merry Christmas and happy holidays. You are a top TH-cam film speaker!
This film is not good
The film is pretty good
Pta never let's you down. I loved licorice pizza .
I watched Boogie Nights recently and had the idea to search youtube to see if deepfocuslens had reviewed it. The video was a few years old so idk if it's b/c her muscles for analysis and thematic insights were underdeveloped then compared to now (it seems to me she does the best film reviews on YT, ) or she just didn't get much out of it, but I feel it's a much deeper movie about people trying and inevitably failing to escape from themselves than she gave it credit for, only praising its surface style. She didn't even touch upon the psychosexual, Oedipal kind of stuff in it - which seems to be usually right up her alley, nor the strangely persistent innocence to the Wahlberg character that imo carries the movie. Or how it's a movie about sex that isn't about sex at all. It's the least impressive of her reviews that I've seen.
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Oedipus stuff ? In boogie nights ? Between which characters ?
That's a beautiful and extremely evocative review, so well articulated! Thanks for the recommendation, will definitely watch this soon :)
Superb review; your delivery is very natural and its smartly written.
I love nostalgic life back in the day type films like American Graffiti and Stand by Me. The poster of this film even has the same caricature artwork that American Graffiti's poster had. I'm gonna have to see this one.
Love your reviews so much!!! happy xmas!
Boogie Nights was my favorite movie theater experience of all time.
And There Will Be Blood shot for shot can be paused anywhere at all and any questions as to why he used that shot can be answered.
I saw Licorice Pizza last night. I've been waiting for a goosebumps from-beginning-to-end movie like this one basically since Boogie Nights. And I wasn't disappointed.
The problem is we live in an uptight Redditor age where people think a negative reaction is critical thinking.
And so they won't let the movie wash over them.
So I'm worried movies in general are never going to be loved by a society as a whole again unless it's Spider-Man or Marvel or what have you.
And I grew up in the 70s and so grateful we had the radio on all the time. It really was a relaxed decade. For a kid like me then anyways.
The most realistic 70s character I ever saw in a 70s period piece movie was in Licorice Pizza last night with that creepy guy that was watching them from across the street.
By 73 long gone were the college educated hippies from the 60s. And so by then everyone had long hair. Especially guys that looked like that. It was just oddly realistic to me.
Anyways, you just got a new subscriber after that amazing review.
New fan here, haven’t seen the film, after this review I’m going. Quite possibly the best review I’ve seen. Depth of analysis, nuance and the way you triangulate the frame. Perfecto 💯
Good review, no incoherent emotive pre-reaction that I see on many reviews. I found your review helpful and informative.
How is it that lovers of this film don't have a problem with the film's ending? It literally shows a 25 year old woman being romantically tied with a 15 year old boy and to add to that, the film portrays this in a romanticised/quirky way, as if we are supposed to be rooting for this relationship.
I'm not sure wether I'm more disgusted bc of their age gap in the film or by the fact that most people seem to have no problem with that at all. People calling this film the best they've seen in a while. Seriously? Total p*dogarbage. I felt highly uncomfortable watching this.
listen i love to view this film as a myazaki but live action. humains come with impurity, imperfections and flaws, this film is a precise picture of specific time in early 70s california - the culture, trends, people, politics, racism, sexism, hollywood etc. and its all wrapped up in a pessimistic coming of age story of a two almost gothic era protagonists - decaying damsel and youthful spirit intertwined together in this toxic dynamic.
alana searching for herself and grasping for purpose is the most relatable thing someone from late teens to late 20s can feel. she is flawed and does little things where most are pointless and lead to dead ends so she falls back to one thing that sparks joy but is just a temporary comfort for her existential crisis - gary.
he is on the contrary to her, the epitome of american dream, jumping head first to opportunities since early age which is basically the story of every entrepreneur.
basically film never glorified any of its themes nor is it’s purpose to teach you some important life lessons. as i said myiazaki but live action. any ghibli movie is so similar to it but it has its core differences - teaches you nothing but paints the reality and gives you no hope but reality itself. the ending is not them being together happily ever after. in the moment alana gave up on her tries and gave herself fully to a kid who will most probably grow out of his teen crush and accomplish big things and leave her behind to where she was.
sorry for the long comment i hope it makes sense
Because they’re s*x-pests, of course
Magnificent review Maggie ! Hope you had a great holiday! X O
I saw it tonight and I thought it was boring AF. I was also put off by the racism. This film was not for me
Clearly
@@paulelroy6650 And you weren't bothered by the racism? Thankfully I saw this film coutesy of a torrent site so my money stayed in the bank. You probably were laughinf. hysterically at the the racism. In the bootleg that I saw, you could hear people laughing load and hard. Very sick behavior.
Best review I've seen for this film. Wonderfully spoken as always!
Haven’t seen the film, now I want to 💯
Easily one of the best reviews I’ve seen on the film. I just got out of my second viewing yesterday and all the elusive subtleties and nuances really impressed me this time around.
He's one of my favourite directors. Thank you so much for doing this review.
I’ll have to check it out having grown up going through middle school and high school in the 70s thanks again for you and your channel!
Period piece after period piece after yet another period piece
Just came home from seeing Licorice Pizza in the local cinema. I loved LOVED the first 85 minutes but then the rest of the movie started dragging and I couldn't get into the flow any more. Loved your review tho because you pointed out some powerful aspects that I wholeheartedly agree with, the world building IS tremendous and second to none, it DID feel like a fun summer day with my school friends, the subtlety of the themesm definitely found me off guard and I was expecting a point that never needed to happen (an actual shocker!!), etc. so all of this makes it worth a rewatch. Thank you for a wonderful review, you singlehandedly improved my opinion on the last 85 minutes and I have to say that of all the movies I saw in the last year, none provided as gut wrenchingly tense a moment as when the kids drove that truck down that slope!
This is better than once upon a time in Hollywood? That’s one of my top films of all time… we shall see
super distracted by the left-right frame inversion. Noticed it trying to read shelved book titles, when I noticed McKee's Story. Then I began trying to read a few others and was like, WTF? Haven't seen Licorice Pizza but I will asap. Loved Phantom Thread.
I was getting The Graduate vibe from the ending only not as dower. They won the day and realized their relationship had deepened, but there are also some unspoken challenges that a relationship will certainly experience if they even survive together in the future. IRL, I am about Gary's little brother's age so actually experiencing all these events at that age really resonated. And because my twin brother and me have been musicians since we were 5 years old, these soundtracks really hit me in the feels. It was our lives.
Linklater's "Everybody Wants Some" had a similar feel and was great but was underrated for some reason.
Alot of mainstream audiences seem to hate character pieces. Hey need are straight forward story with a to b to c plot or they are bored for some reason.
I appreciated your review. You helped me see the film in a more magnanimous light.
Very excited to see this, always enjoyed PTS films that I've seen. Interested to know why some reviewers have used labels like 'disgusting' and 'problematic'.
Fast becoming a favourite reviewer on this platform, thanks for posting.
Because it’s about a relationship between a 15 yr old and a 25 yr old
Some people are very sensitive to any sort of relationship between kids and adults. While I think that the movie makes it clear there is a line that will never be crossed Anderson does like to get a bit close (i.e. Alana showing her boobs to Gary). That makes people uncomfortable but I think a major point of the movie is to make people feel uncomfortable. For the most part their relationship is just playful but even that can be too much for people.
@@whoopsie890 Yeah you didn't watch the movie, the 25 yr old literally ends up with the 15 yr old as the ending. It's disgusting and this reviewer is fu**in disgusting for defending it as "creative expression"
@@LordAxiom- They kiss yes but I did not perceive it as them ending up together. They could never end up together she is almost 30 and he's a teenager. It's not disgusting. Try to look at the movie with some empathy for they characters and don't assume the worst.
As always great review! You watch your audio levels though, between cuts it is very apparent. Compression or gain adjustment needed.
@4:15: Whether it's the periwinkle dresses or the aged oranges, yellows, and the greens ...
and to that, I'll add a mama-san chair, carpet tapestries with subtle gradations of brown tones hung up as if they were "portraits", wooden or sometimes mirrored wall panels, some old records, safari suits (Bond villain / African dictator outfits)... and we've described the old house my uncle lived in with his first wife (who used to be my aunt Louise, and the mother of my first two cousins who are both now in their 50's) in Quebec.
With his second partner, the domestic lifestyle graduated into the 80's, and got stuck there! Even though my next aunt, Nicole, is still the same age as the other two, all born in the early 1940's, she's still mentally a decade forward. LOL
Merry Christmas, Maggie!
great review! my girlfriend and i are going to see it tonight! it'll be my first time seeing a PTA film in theaters, which is exciting bc he's my favorite director.
Wow - what a stunning review! =)
What's going on with your sound levels? Did you have to ADR part of this? Anyways, thanks for the review
I saw it in NYC last month and again today.. Loved it!
You're insightful and have class, wish the world was more like you.
Licorice Pizza had about 34 stores in Southern California, but the Wherehouse Records chain dominated the San Fernando Valley and had a store in Encino near the filming locations. They had about 126 stores, many of which were converted to Blockbuster Video stores. When Tower Records came along, they took over the market like Walmart and Amazon did in retail. Gary Goetzman was a producer for The Silence of the Lambs. What Paul Thomas Anderson did for the San Fernando Valley, Martin Scorsese did for New York City.
Paul Thomas Anderson did a lot of movies that didn't make much money, but he is not greedy. He did a short film, Cigarettes & Coffee, that was later expanded into Hard Eight. John C. Reilly was a new actor at that time. Philip Baker Hall did an excellent job of acting in it.
Very glad you liked this movie. I loved it. Definitely my favorite from the year.
Great review i cant wait to see this. I have to wait till january 27th where i am in new zealand though.
Just saw it today loved every minute of it.
The 70mm blowup prints look gorgeous. Better than the ones struck for Inherent Vice and Phantom Thread, but obviously not The Master, which was partially filmed in 65mm (the first reel in particular of that is just incredible)
Just heard of this film, now gotta see it
...does it have anything to do with the record store of that name that was on victory Blvd. Near coldwater cyn... where I spent hours there after highschool 70-74... Kieth Alexander ran that store, a great hangout 😎
A movie that kind of felt like a RPG to me. There's story and there's world and there's wacky side characters that are kind of independent from each other but still create this immersive piece. It's not vague, yet leaves a lot of room for imagination. Unfortunately it was a bit of a drag to the end.
What I really loved about this movie was its general look and feel and of course the cast. A very charming and intelligent film that still shouldn't be taken too seriously. Wonderful review, thanks :)
Love the Fincher Zodiac/Seven analogy. Making my gal see it in an hour.
Oh thank god. Our tastes are pretty similar so I know I'm going to love it; was in fact waiting for your review. I'm one of those who thought PTA hasn't had a great one since "Blood". I did not want to dislike "Pizza", as it totally IS in my experience: born late 60s, grew up in SoCal, got my FIRST LP at Licorice Pizza, and I remember when our store in S.D. went out of business around the mid-80s (maybe earlier). I cannot wait to see it!
THAT'S what it was. Licorice Pizza was a record store from back in the day. I was wondering where I've heard it before. Thanks.
Phantom Thread is one of his greatest films, easily better than his earlier work for me. I'd still put it just behind TWBB, but only just.
Phantom Thread and The Master are both WAY better than Licorice Pizza
Saw it last night. Not my favorite PTA film but it was certainly extremely interesting!
I spent my teen years in that time period. Media was different. We thought we trusted government. It was a simpler time on the edge of the unknown.. Teens and people were different then. I have not seen the movie yet but the trailer seems so genuine to the period. Its a time machine to me..
what’s the point of a movie having so much “authenticity” is the some of its part are, yup, this was the general vibe back then. Thanks for showing up!
Am I the only one that thinks it’s hilarious how this film is getting praised for nostalgia?
Isn’t “nostalgia” been a big complaint in filmmaking these days?
I tend to agree. But this one gets it right.
@@deepfocuslens that’s refreshing considering the litany of films obsessed with attempting to milk nostalgia
@@jimbeam2299 I agree with Maggie the nostalgia was done well, but I thought every thing else was done really poorly. One of the weakest screenplays of the year in my opinion. Which is shocking for me to say because I think The Master and Phantom Thread are masterpieces
All the theatres in my province closed right before this movie came out 😭. This was the one I was hoping would be my incredible moviegoing experience of this year... guess not.
Sold! The time and place fairly overlap with my own. So yeah. I'm in. When it comes to Tbilisi Georgia.
Wow what a great review ! Have u reviewed dazed and confused? Its of my favourite coming of age films also set in the 70s
Also fascinating insight into a character who can’t be mystified by Hollywood
The way you describe "Licorice Pizza" is reminding me of a TV series that's in the back of my memory but for the life of me I can't think of the title, or even the characters' or actors' names. There was the same adult-ish adolescent world, or maybe the other way around, where people are trying to live their best lives but only when they make connections with each other does it ever work. It had the most unique, wonderful tone of anything I ever saw on TV.
Russian Doll?
It's not anything from recent years. It's more in the 1990s ballpark.
Paul Thomas Anderson is a director I took for granted for a long time. But I think if people in general just took a second look to his films they'd find a lot there
hey was just dropping by to ask if you were going to do matrix resurrection and i see you already did it.. awesome
I saw this movie tonight and loved it. I was 14 in 1973 and I grew up in L.A. (3 years in Encino) so it really it home for me. I liked that Paul McCartney’s song “Let Me Roll It” was used so well.
im interested if it painted the picture of entrepreneurship spirit of gary and feeling of loss of life direction of alana realistically for the time period?
I watched this picture again this week as it was aired on the BBC. It is a good film. Very indulgent in colour.
Terrific film! PTA really went full buffet with this one. Definitely in the 'slice of life' genre that we rarely see in movies these days. The long tracking shots, cinematography, you name it was amazeballs! The Tom Waits and Sean Penn scene even the Bradley Cooper ones were my favorites.
I had a lot of trouble with the age gap of the two main characters.
@@eb9165 tbh, it really didn't phase me much. Maybe it's because I've watched a lot of independent and arthouse films that had much darker, grimier themes to it.
Let me just say, I really enjoyed your review. I'm new to your channel and have subbed because I would love to hear more of your thoughts about film. I'm a big PTA fan and was anticipating Licorice Pizza. It was AMAZING! I let myself fall in love with it. Will be a defo rewatch in years to come. Great video.
A bang-on review, thank you; I agree with your observations. I held off watching/reading any reviews before I saw Licorice Pizza to try to go in as uninformed as I could (beyond the trailer, which completely sold me on the movie - you had me at Paul Thomas Anderson and Life on Mars). Having now seen it, I agree it's a mature PTA movie - simultaneously both a 70s fever dream and utterly timeless. The two leads are outstanding, the cinematography authentic and luminous, and Jonny Greenwood's score is understated but effective. I will be seeing it at the cinema again. PTA is "a fucking master" indeed.
Paul's filmography is hit and (kinda) miss but I'm looking forward to this one. If he's using the "lumbering along" style that sounds good to me.
Inheret vice is the only miss for me
I agree with you about it feeling similar to Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. Bradley Cooper was my favorite part of the whole movie, he killed it!
I tried so hard to like it but I just don’t think PTA is nearly as good at doing meandering storytelling as Tarantino or Linklater.
The only subplot that worked for me was the dinner scene where it’s revealed that Wachs is pushing away his partner because he’s afraid of being openly gay. It was genuinely heartbreaking and I wished that had been the main subplot.
The rest felt like a bunch of sitcom episodes strung together with fantastic cinematography.
To say the episodes are strung together is really doing it a deserves. Each one as a reason to be there each one adds layers to the story and characters
@Wes & TKP 66-02 well its on you if you think theres no reason for the side plots and saying that theres no depth.
Every time I think of Licorice Pizza a smile comes to my face, I love it so much
Happy Christmas Maggie! That review really cheered me up. I was a bit worried in case it turned out to be another Nicolas Cage gore-fest, but it's clearly not! 😂🌲☃️
Wrong video?
@@starsareangels She did a review of another film once, and it sounded great, but ...
She's 29, not 25. Listen closely to the scene with Bradley Cooper when he jumps into the truck and starts putting the moves on her. That's the line that made the movie click for me
actually Alana Haim said her real age by accident instead of saying 25 but PTA liked it so kept it in.
This was an excellent review!
PTA is one of my all time favorite filmmakers and I'm not a prude by any means but I just couldn't get past the age gap here, I couldn't buy unto Alanah's character because I get her arch but for the film to answer her need for direction and purpose by giving her a will they won't they romance between an adult and a teenager was just bizzare. If the gendered were swapped no one would think twice about this movie
It’s my favorite of the year by quite some distance it’s a wonderful movie.
I just got back from it. LOVED the film but HATED the ending. It left me feeling the exact opposite way the film wanted me to feel. I loved so much about the film and really thought it could be a modern classic. I thought the "meandering" quality of it was a brilliant way to chain together a series of truly hilarious and sometimes touching vignettes (I particularly loved the Bennie Safdie sequence; that was the moment it hit me that PTA was willing to indulge in both the nostalgia of the 70's while also recognizing the darkness of it for many people). But it really all comes down to that ending and the choice Alana makes, and given the trajectory of her story, that choice felt completely wrong and it unfortunately makes me feel less inclined to ever revisit the film.
I don't see the end as romanticizing the relationship. Here is how I interpreted it. There are some very silly scenes in this movie . To the point where it really seems that Anderson is making fun of Hollywood. The end scene is so over the top that I see it as also being part of the joke. Alana wanted to be an actress at the start of the movie and in the end while she moves towards more serious things she still gets that Hollywood ending. That's how I saw it anyhow.
Alana (the real Alana) says she doesn't think those two will actually be a couple. She'll probably "break up" with Gary in a day or two but they will always be a part of each other's lives.
Looking forward to this after shit matrix and soprano movies
Merry Christmas people Salute
You are the second reviewer I value a lot, who says this movie is great. Sadly I wont be able to see it currently as it isnt out yet in my country. I will finish this video when I watched the movie
May I know who's the first?
@@chandusiva1108 a german dude you most likely wouldnt understand, because his videos are in German.
Here is the name anyways: Behaind
Back in the day there used to be Licorice Pizza, Music Plus, The Wherehouse and the Big Kahuna, Tower Records. Spend a lot of time and mula at those places.
Can you please review a movie called 'Lake Mungo'. I advise watching it alone and at night for the best experience!
I caught that Dirk Diggler lived next door (same house) I caught the white suit that Diggler wore at the end of Boogie Nights. Any other ones I missed?
What if this movie was made about a 15 year old girl and 25 year old man?
Watch a movie called Copenhagen
Either watch the film and see what its saying or stop bitchin about the age gap.
@@paulelroy6650 Does Alana end up with Gary at the end of the movie, confess her love for him, and allow him to tell the entire arcade that that is his wife, yes or no? The answer is yes you idiot and not ONE TIME in the entire movie does anyone try to talk sense into her, her own sister tells Gary to chase after her despite it being absolutely wrong.
You're a creep.
@@LordAxiom- get over it wimp
100 percent agree. This was easily one of my favorite movies this year. This was absolutely wonderful
It was like opening a zip locked bag of air, caught in the 70s, but it's still fresh today.
best movie I've seen in years. i didn't want it to end, but i came out of the theater feeling completely refreshed and inspired.
I had the opposite reaction, it was a poorly written and directed film, very uninspiring, and topped with mediocre acting and racially offensive scenes it made for a hideous watch, you expect better from PTA
@@AkshatJha I agree. The fact that people were laughing loud and clapping their hands during the racist scenes was absolutely appalling. Plus, I found the film boring as fuck.
"best movie I've seen in years."
Ah so you have seen no movies in years, got it
@@imicca sorry the fact that I liked a movie offends you so much.
@@iansmith8783 it does not offend me lol i just find it hilarious this movie can be in someone's "best movie I've seen in years" list. You have weird taste
I’ll have to check it out.
I graduated from high school in 1976.
So I do remember what the world was like before the Internet and smart phones 📱
And ironically, posting this comment on mine.
Curious to see your opinion on the ending, given that you said they didn't end up together.
Love the channel. Cheers!
Thank you for your open minded analysis. Yes, the age gap is controversial and I don’t condone it, but it’s such a great movie with more meaning behind what’s on the surface. You did a great job with this. 😊
Not sure if I’ve ever heard Seven described as being “wonderful.” But you’re right Zodiac is better. It’s funny, PTA hated Fight Club. But you really think this is better than Once Upon a Time in Hollywood? I will definitely have to see it, hopefully in a theater!
I see some parallel narratives between Rushmore and Licorice Pizza. Just finished it. Child prodigy swooning over an older, yet still single woman....and their unusual, sometimes controversial, yet beautiful chemistry. Hope to see more for Alana Haim and especially Cooper Hoffman
Finally watched Licorice Pizza and I thought a lot of it was style over substance. Every thing about the dialogue, the acting and the direction felt like it was written and directed by an alien, it’s just so clinical and overly calculated. But the last 30 minutes saved it for me because I thought it was genuinely dramatic and emotional. Personally, I wish this was a miniseries instead
This film is the film equivalent of Big Star's song 13
Licorice Pizza is my favorite movie of 2021.
I can’t say for certain that it’s my favorite film of 2021 but I would easily say top 5. I hope that it ends up winning Best Picture at the Oscars this year.
Worst film of 2021. Then again, 2021 was a shit year for movies. I'm glad that it didn't win a single Oscar or Golden Globe.
Having only seen it once, I'm sure that there is plenty in this film that I missed and might pick up on during subsequent viewings. While I can certainly appreciate PTA's feel for the time & place (much like Linklater's "Dazed and Confused" and Cameron Crowe's "Almost Famous", both of which I gather are semi-autobiographical), the ending felt like wish-fulfillment. It's clear that Alana is flattered and delighted by the attention that Gary showers her with, but their reunion in the final scene (and her last line, which sounded post-dubbed) struck me as just wrong...and not just in the prosecutable sense. Was it studio-mandated? Was that the only happy ending PTA could come up with?
Look, Alana clearly cares about the kid, but he's a KID. By the time he's legal, she'll be close to thirty years old. I can imagine her sitting Gary down a few days later and reminding him of this, saying that she still lives in her parents' house with her older sisters and that she CANNOT stick around for him. Alana's at a point in her life that Gary won't reach for years. In my opinion, the film should have ended with her admiring his new enterprise but then saying goodbye, it's time for her to move on. Working with Wachs was a step in the right direction, and spending time with teenagers could then be the catalyst she needed to fully embrace her adulthood.
There are a couple of scenes that are real standouts for me: Alana meeting Wachs and Matthew in the restaurant, and the truck-coasting sequence after it runs out of gas. The final moment where Bradley Cooper is distracted by the two women made me laugh hard, and I think I was the only person in the theater who did. Why didn't anybody else find that funny?
I really enjoyed hearing your thoughts on the film, and will most likely remember them the next time I see it. Any plans to review "Red Rocket"?
Agree...the ending could have been better. The entire movie was a huge disappointment for me.
Who says it was a happy ending?
@@whoopsie890 Well, it wasn't for me...
@@CineRam I don't think it should be for anyone
Alana and Gary's relationship seems to be more of a metapor for acceptin your place in life and live for the moment. See their relationship in the end as an embrace of both adulthood and childhood.
Interesting. Nostalgia aside, this didn't punch me as much as his movies usually do. The Master, Boogie Nights, There Will Be Blood, Punch Drunk Love...I was so excited. Good moments...nothing hit hard.
What's your opinion about Cilian Murphy?
My acting teacher was Tom Hanks' friend.
Great review!! Can't wait to see this. I'm SO looking forward to it.
Not *sure* if I agree with your opining on Fincher's "Seven" and "Zodiac" -- but going to watch them back-to-back tonight, decide what I think. Also, just need to say this: You hair is SO DISTRACTING! HAHA! Lovely, but totally distracting. :)
And yeah, can't wait to comment on this once I've seen it. But what you said about the '70s is so true. As someone who lived then, it was such a different world. For sure.
I agree that it plunges you into the world. It's incredible like that. But I never for one moment believed in the relationship at the "heart" of the movie.
I keep hearing it’s fantastic. From some friends . And now quite a few folks on the yt movie scene .
So, I’ll watch it.
Best review of this movie I've seen so far. Thanks!
PT Anderson is hit or miss for me, but when he hits I'm sent somewhere else which is the greatest compliment I can make about a film and there's so few director's who can do that nowadays.
So was this movie a hit or a miss for you?
I could not get over the 10 year age difference between the characters. 15 & 25(28?) In the film and 18 & 30 irl.
Finding out that PTA had a crush on the actresses mother when he was a child (she was his teacher I think?), then working with her kids later in life directing music videos, and then making this film. It all seemed even more creepy to me.
The new poster seems weird to. It's literally a woman holding a "little" boy in her hand.
As the actress interacted with the older men, I thought they were going to have her see how the age gap could be a abuse of power, and she was going to learn her lesson about what she was doing to Garry but it never happened.
The director also said that they wouldn't end up together because that's not what happened in the life story of garry that this was loosely based on. But it ends with them running into each other's arms and kissing?
I would have enjoyed the film so much more if it had ended with her straight up saying it's weird and not gonna happen and that they can just stay good friends and business partners. But the way they ended it ruins it all for me.
Just my opinion but I just find the movie too uncomfortable to watch without much justification.
I can see why the age difference makes people uncomfortable. But then again, this is a movie about the directors life. The normality of age differences back in the 70s was shrugged off. Of course, today’s society is bothered by this. My opinion ( just like how everyone is sharing their opinions) is that everyone at a young age fantasized about someone older & would purposely be around older people. Movies that make people uncomfortable are movies that can be related to the most.
@@laurengap922 we don't need films for pedos to relate to...
If you didn’t grow up in the 70s this movie will not be the same except for those who are able to see it.
I’ve got to agree. Just saw it and I can’t look past it. Could you imagine if this was made about a 25 year old man and 15 year old girl?
@@BIGTENFanatic you don't have to imagine they show her interactions with older men and how they use and manipulate her. It's just even worse she's doing it with a actual child
Well, well I'm just saying thank you for this evening true powerful video eassy/commentary is indeed in my opinion truth be told and food for thought. Again thank you for your deep point of view.