Paul Thomas Anderson
Noah’s Barks pages relating to movie/film director Paul Thomas Anderson.
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The Master
If there is a cult theme here, it’s the cult of Paul Thomas Anderson; devotees so enamored by the excellent cinematography and intense performances in The Master that they believe there must be something more to it all. The Master isn’t a complex film, but appears as such due to its vague, diametrically opposed themes… (read more)
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Punch-Drunk Love
Punch-Drunk Love is a very unexpected mix of palpably uncomfortable anxiety-ridden drama, frilly romance, and absurdist comedy that comes incredibly, incredibly close to imploding in on itself by becoming a wild mess – but there’s just enough ambiguity to its strangeness to blur these cracks over and make it a really lovely trip. Any primary… (read more)
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There Will Be Blood
There Will Be Blood is fantastic but can’t shake the feeling of wasted potential. The setting is underutilized and could’ve expanded on Daniel Day-Lewis’s character, grounding him in a historical realism. John D. Rockefeller is a controversial figure this could open up an easy parallel and commentary on the business and era, but this corrupted… (read more)