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Is it just me? Why I couldn't stand the DiCaprio & Anderson "Masterpiece"@danielcarrerag212d

A few days ago, I left a comment on another Hiver's review of this movie, mentioning that I was only a few minutes in and already feeling let down. Sadly, that feeling stuck with me right to the end. I had huge expectations because this is a Paul Thomas Anderson project, and it has a killer cast—Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, and Benicio del Toro. I honestly thought it was going to be a great movie; I loved the promotional trailer, but I ended up incredibly disappointed.

¿Soy solo yo? Por qué no soporté la "Obra Maestra" de DiCaprio y Anderson

Días atrás comentaba en la reseña de otro hiver sobre esta película, que llevaba solo unos minutos viéndola y que hasta ese momento ya me decepcionaba, y fue así hasta el final de la película, tenia grandes expectativas por ser un proyecto de Paul Thomas Anderson, con un gran elenco como Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Pen y Benicio del Toro, de verdad crei que seria una gran película, el trailer promocional me encanto pero termine muy decepcionado.

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It still blows my mind how many people are praising this film. They don't seem to realize it's just another one of those stories trying to analyze the geopolitical reality of people who think they're the center of the universe, using satire as a tool. And speaking of satire, in my opinion, I’ve never seen it used so poorly—to the point where it just ridicules the actor. That’s my biggest conflict with this movie: the characters feel like bad caricatures just trying to crack jokes.

No deja de sorprenderme como muchos alaban este film, sin darse cuenta que es una más del cúmulo de historias, que pretende brindar un análisis de una realidad geopolítica de quienes se creen el epicentro del mundo, usando la sátira como recurso, que por cierto, a mi juicio, jamás había visto un uso tan malo de la sátira al punto de ridiculizar a un actor, ese es mi gran conflicto con esta película, los personajes parecen malas caricaturas queriendo hacer chistes.

It’s shocking that people are rating this film as the "definitive" representation of sociopolitical issues in the US. I mean, let’s look at the analysis it offers: white people can be really bad; Latino migrants are in trouble; and the white guys who use Spanish slang and are in love with women of color are the only ones with empathy for migrants. Seriously? I’ve seen deeper takes in a Jim Carrey movie.

Es impresionante que se califique a la película como la mejor representación del problema sociopolítico de los Estados unidos. A ver, el análisis que ofrece es que los blancos pueden ser muy malos, que los latinos que migrantes están en problemas, que los blancos que usan jergas y palabras en español y que están enamorados de una mujer de color, son los que sienten empatía por los migrantes ¿es en serio? Esto lo he visto hasta en películas de Jim Carrey.

For a second, I thought the movie was going to turn a corner during the part with DiCaprio and Chase Infiniti playing his adult daughter. I was expecting a powerful father-daughter dynamic. Instead, he turned into this detestable, alcoholic drug addict who looked like a live-action version of Goofy. There were zero emotional elements to help you connect with him.

Por un momento creí que la película tomaría mejor rumbo cuando llega la parte de DiCaprio con Chase Infinity representando a su hija ya grande, pensé que sería una relación padre e hija poderosa, pero se convirtió en un tipo detestable, alcohólico drogadicto que parecía el live action de goofy, sin nada de elementos emotivos que te hicieran conectar.

Anderson’s directorial magic is undeniable, sure, but I only really felt it in two scenes. One was the town protest, where everyone executed the plan for when immigration enforcement arrived—that felt like classic 90s cinema. The other was the final chase scene; the transitions on the road, utilizing the ups and downs of the terrain, were great. But honestly, overall, I didn't like it. Maybe my taste is off, because it seems like everyone loved it except me.

La magia de Anderson en la dirección es innegable, pero yo solo la pude apreciar en dos escenas, la del pueblo en protesta todos ejecutando lo que había planificado para cuando llegara la migra, lo sentí como cine de los 90. Luego la escena final de la persecución, con las transiciones en la carretera aprovechando las alzas y bajas fue genial, pero la verdad en general no me gusto, no se si mis gustos están fallando, porque a todos les gustó menos a mi.

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›The Master, a fabulous psychodrama@ismaca664d
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Paul Thomas Anderson's 2012 psychodrama The Master is nothing less than a cinematic opus, a layered character study that has only grown in esteem over time.

Joaquin Phoenix gives the best performance of his career as Freddie Quell, a troubled World War II veteran who spirals into self-destruction.

Philip Seymour Hoffman also excels as the enigmatic title figure who preaches new-age philosophy.

Behind the lens, PTA's direction is stunning, kinetic yet painterly. His meticulous attention to period detail transports the viewer, and Jonny Greenwood's haunting soundtrack is a vital character. Every frame seems destined for the art galleries.
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The narrative unfolds not through dramatic beats, but through subtextual gestures and glimpses of the human condition. PTA tackles dense themes such as brainwashing, faith, trauma, and the boundaries between manipulation and free will.

Like the great modern epics, it sticks in the soul long afterward: an unflinching mood piece that leaves audiences pondering their place in an uncertain universe. Hoffman and Phoenix, bravo for your titanic nakedness.

A true work of art that deserves to be among the pinnacles of cinema. PTA is simply one of history's greats and, with The Master, he has cemented that status forever. I predict his stature will grow with each viewing.

At the 2013 Oscars, it received 3 nominations, including Best Actor for Hoffman (a devastating loss that year). Phoenix should also have been included for his totally involving performance.
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The National Society of Film Critics named The Master the best film of 2012, praising PTA's profound artistic achievement. With this work, PTA rightfully joined the ranks of American auteurs.

Worldwide box office receipts came in at a respectable $30 million, against a budget of $35 million,

Phoenix took home a Golden Globe for his amazing work as Freddie. A triumph that should have preceded an Oscar, but politics is politics. His rawly wounded presence shines brightest in my memory of the film.

The Master is one of the best films of the decade and cemented PTA on a higher cinematic plane that deserves our appreciation for generations to come. His films improve with age like the best wines.
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›The Master a controversial movie@ismaca1032d
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This film is a drama about the Church of Scientology. Lancaster Dodd, played by Joaquin Phoenix, an intelligent man with unshakable beliefs, forms a new religious organization in 1952 that quickly gains popularity in the United States.

Freddie Quell, played by Philip Seymour Hoffman, a young drifter, becomes his trusted assistant.

However, as the sect's influence expands and its followers become more fervent, Freddie begins to question the group's motives.
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The film paints a vivid picture of individuals searching for direction and purpose in America's tumultuous post-World War II era, which is marked by instability and uncertainty about what the future holds.

Ultimately, they are drawn to the Cause and its charismatic leader.

A slow, contemplative film that delves into the minds of its characters, it received mixed reviews and was acclaimed by some for its performances and visual style.

Both its two lead actors and Amy Adams, who played Dodd's wife, were nominated for Oscars.
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›A review of "The master": sublime acting in a movie you will love or hate@aurzeq1291d

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Plot

In The Master, Freddie (Joaquin Phoenix) is a World War II veteran who, after being given a number of opportunities for reintegration, struggles to find his place in the world. He has been entirely torn apart by the experience of war. His stormy path crosses with that of a highly charismatic man who claims to be the "master" of a kind of religious organization. This man is confident that his "methods," which are based on a mix of psychoanalysis, mysticism, and much exaltation, would allow him to assist his new companion. The views of his mentor are soon, nevertheless, called into doubt by Freddie, who finds himself once more facing the world alone.

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Why you should watch it?

It's challenging to fully comprehend "The Master" the first time you see it. Anderson isn't really interested in explaining; instead, he wants the viewer to feel the conflicted emotions Freddie is experiencing. Since The Master is a psychological investigation that goes deep, it does not employ the conventional instruments of mainstream cinema to accomplish its goals. And although it may seem to be running in circles, it is actually creating a climate that darkens more and more.

The pseudo-religious subject matter is utterly important in the movie. The only ways to break free from the social restrictions are to seek an identity that reverts to urges of an animalistic stage and to grin.

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And Freddie Quell is a clear example of this. The three things that define him are alcohol, sex, and the sea. While his fixation with alcohol makes him sick, his obsession for women, as evidenced by his real love for his fiancée Doris, is not always harmful. The sea and sexuality are border spheres in Greek mythology: Venus was created from a drop of Uranus' sperm that fell into the sea, a sea like the desert that Freddie travels through in search of Doris, a limitless sea in which, at the beginning of the movie, Freddie ejaculates after creating his Venus of sand, a symbol of a sexuality that can only be lived joyfully and freely by rejecting a leader who, however deeply loved, although assisting him, can only imprison him.

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The performances of a remarkable group of actors must take the lion's share in a film that is almost a psychoanalytical analysis of its protagonists and the relationships between them: if Amy Adams is perfect in utilizing the brief but significant space at her disposal, the two protagonists, and in particular their powerful and impressive duets, are the heart of the entire movie. In this role, Philip Seymour Hoffman provides one of his best performances; his Lancaster Dodd is a nuanced character who understands how to captivate the audience with his charisma while also alienating him with sudden outbursts of rage and a creeping discomfort;

When it comes to providing a deeply physical and animal interpretation, Joaquin Phoenix just outdoes himself. It even starts to make us think of the best De Niro, and it's not without complexity and intrigue too.

And the praises should go also to the director because he creates a movie with images of exceptional beauty and power and also thanks to the excellent work of the entire technical team, particularly Mihai Malaimare Jr.'s photography, which is even better in the impressive 70mm version and helps to make the American 1950s seem authentic.

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Conclusion
The Master is thus unquestionably a "great" film in more than one sense; It is grandiose without being repetitious, has clear and intellectual writing, and features intense performances. it is intricate and rarefied. Of course it has its flows since during the roughly two and a half hours of viewing, there is a clear disparity between the meticulous care taken with the filming and the series of protracted (someone may even say somniferous) discussions that, with time, tend to get a little bit confusing. ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmSfqQLgwL5Ycw7Em7JwRLtmP9UmjjvagCbkiUVaNRTUFV/black_video.gif) #
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8.0/10

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›The Master – Una película con actuaciones supremas@irenenavarroart1611d
Saludos a todos, el día de hoy les quiero comentar acerca de una película de 2012 llamada The master, esta fue dirigida por Paul Thomas Anderson y protagonizada por Joaquin Phoenix y Philip Seymour Hoffman, aunque no es nueva estaba dentro de mi lista de pendientes, siempre me he sentido atraída por películas que pongan como parte de su temática principal o de complemento el asunto de las enfermedades mentales, es un tema muy sensible pero como toda buena película esta logra hacernos pensar y ponernos incómodos, por que el buen arte siempre tiene que despertar una emoción bien sea de placer o displacer como pensaba Kant, es decir que la experiencia estética no solo siempre está ligada a lo que es bello, esta película es un ejemplo de esto, es una historia que puede ser hilarante, sensible, molesta, triste o alegre en cada una de sus partes, pero lo que no deja de ser nunca es compleja, porque los dramas humanos siempre lo son.

Greetings to all, today I want to tell you about a 2012 movie called The Master, this was directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and starring Joaquin Phoenix and Philip Seymour Hoffman, although it is not new it was on my to-do list, I have always been attracted to films that include the issue of mental illness as part of their main theme or as a complement, it is a very sensitive subject but like any good film this one manages to make us think and make us uncomfortable, because good art always has that arouse an emotion of pleasure or displeasure as Kant thought, that is to say that the aesthetic experience is not only always linked to what is beautiful, this film is an example of this, it is a story that can be hilarious, sensitive, annoying , sad or happy in each of its parts, but what it does not stop being is never complex, because human dramas always are.

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El argumento se basa en un hombre llamado Freddie Quell que pertenece a la fuerza armadas de EEUU y que en la década de 50 tiene que volver a territorio americano luego de haber luchado contra los japoneses y haber sufrido los dramas de la guerra, como muchos veteranos su mente no está bien, el aislamiento, la falta de relaciones sexuales, la muerte, el desamor y la soledad se han unido a antecedentes familiares que termina desembocando su vida al alcohol, pero todo cambia cuando después de un tiempo conoce a un hombre que lo trata amablemente por primera vez.

The plot is based on a man named Freddie Quell who belongs to the US armed forces and who in the 50s has to return to American territory after having fought against the Japanese and having suffered the dramas of war, like many veterans. his mind is not right, isolation, lack of sexual relations, death, heartbreak and loneliness have joined a family history that ends up leading his life to alcohol, but everything changes when after a while he meets a man who treats him kindly for the first time.

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El hombre que conoce es el líder de un secta filosófica que propone métodos como las regresiones mentales para sanar la mente y el cuerpo de las personas, su líder Lancaster Dodd es el escritor de los métodos, tiene una vida bastante agitada de viajes y conferencias, le propone al veterano que sea su conejillo de indias en sus investigaciones de la mente y al mismo tiempo tendrá como recompensa que será su protegido, la historia comienza un giro interesante, ambos empiezan a tener una relación amo y esclavo pero al mismo tiempo aunque conejillo Freddie defiende al Maestro de cualquiera que se le oponga, por otro lado aquí vemos como detrás de un líder carismático siempre hay una personalidad caprichosa, dominante, rodeado de aduladores y a la vez que el Maestro intenta ayudar a Freddie a insertarse de una forma más tranquila a la sociedad, a controlar sus ataques de ira entre otras cosas, a la vez le pone un yugo en el cuello que le impide sanar por completo y que lo mantiene a su lado siempre, aprovechándose de su vulnerabilidad mental.

The man you meet is the leader of a philosophical sect that proposes methods such as mental regressions to heal people's minds and bodies, its leader Lancaster Dodd is the writer of the methods, he has a fairly hectic life of travel and conferences, He proposes to the veteran that he be his guinea pig in his investigations of the mind and at the same time he will have as a reward that he will be his protégé, the story begins an interesting turn, both begin to have a master and slave relationship but at the same time although guinea pig Freddie defends the Master from anyone who opposes him, on the other hand here we see how behind a charismatic leader there is always a capricious, dominant personality, surrounded by sycophants and at the same time that the Master tries to help Freddie to insert himself in a calmer way to society, to control his attacks of anger among other things, at the same time it puts a yoke on his neck that prevents him from completely healing and that keeps him at his mercy. side always, taking advantage of his mental vulnerability.

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Cuando en una película dos personajes de compleja psique están juntos pareciera que el uno compite con el otro , aquí tengo un observación muy personal y es que mientras uno es ellos es llamado Maestro pareciera que este envidia de cierta forma la libertad de su protegido, de emocionarse y reír o insultar a las personas, pareciera que el maestro es el que está preso dentro del propio castillo que el ha construido, a su vez, la fragilidad mental de Freddie hasta cierto se convierte en fortaleza, para poder lidiar con la pérdida de lo que se suponía debió ser un futuro diferente, esto lo mantiene cautivo dentro de un trauma, volver a vivir después de lo que vivió por culpa de la guerra y sentir el placer de descansar al lado de alguien amado parece imposible para él.

When in a movie two characters with a complex psyche are together, it seems that one competes with the other, here I have a very personal observation and it is that while one of them is called Master, it seems that he envies in a certain way the freedom of his protégé, of get excited and laugh or insult people, it seems that the teacher is the one who is imprisoned inside the castle that he has built, in turn, Freddie's mental fragility to a certain extent becomes strength, to be able to deal with the loss of what was supposed to be a different future, this keeps him captive within a trauma, living again after what he lived through because of the war and feeling the pleasure of resting next to someone he loves seems impossible for him.

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A veces pienso que aunque la academia de cine tienen sus aciertos y desaciertos, uno de los más obvios es no haberle dado un Oscar a Joaquin Phoenix por esta interpretación mucho antes que el Joker es decir, son tantas las interpretaciones magistrales que nos ha dado este actor, que parece increíble que no haya sido galardonado antes con una estatuilla de mejor actor en tantas películas donde ha hecho un trabajo impecable, desde la forma de hablar, posarse, caminar, los gestos , su forma de mirar y sus risa, son todas actuaciones tan sensibles y me conmueve mucho. Solo me queda decir que vean la película si no lo han hecho para que disfruten de su actuación.

Sometimes I think that although the film academy has its successes and failures, one of the most obvious is not having given Joaquin Phoenix an Oscar for this performance long before the Joker, that is, there are so many masterful performances that this actor has given us. actor, it seems incredible that he has not been awarded a statuette for best actor before in so many films where he has done an impeccable job, from the way he speaks, poses, walks, gestures, his way of looking and his laughter, they are all such sensitive performances and it moves me a lot. I can only say that you see the movie if you have not done so to enjoy his performance.

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›"The Master" [Anderson 2012] - movie review@mandibil3600d
Boy, is this one a challenge. The question "what is it about?" is almost too concise. One should rather ask "is this really a movie?". Now in a scientific sense it is, but plot- and story wise, i am not so sure. There is a basic story about a second world war veteran, Freddie, meeting a strange cult leader, Dodd. But i am almost certain that, that is not what the movie is about. So i guess .. it is up to you to decide for yourself.

Now, i might give you a few inputs to decide for yourself. There are more than a few flashbacks to Freddies time in the navy, on a certain Island, probably in the pacific. Then there are three or four showings of a beautiful wake of a ship, which i believe is a metafor for both looking back and getting away. Freddie is in the claws of the state, when he is in the navy. When he gets out he is in the claws of another cult, lead by Dodd. So there are some parallels there, and the reference to "The Master", may work on several fronts - referring to Dodd, Freddie, The Cult, The Navy ,alcohol, women .. or even the director himself. Who knows ... and to be honest .. who cares.

I like challenging movies, but i do not like movies that has such a incohesive plot and story, that it feels like it has been improvised along the way. I like when the viewer is invited in to participate in developing the movie, but actually having to figure out everything myself is just annoying. It feels like an artistic fuck you to the viewer, to be quite honest. This might just be another case of "the emperors new clothes"

I may be ignorant. That is always possible. But a movie has to be engaging and helping the viewer to get into the world or the feeling, that it is attempting to portray. If you have to twist your brain to figure out what it is about at the same time, it is just too much. The actors do a fine job, surely but that is not enough for any movie. It is not particularly artistic in any way either so it is hard for me to find much good to say about this.

Rating: 2/10

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