One battle after another – are you not entertained?

The battle of Paul Thomas Anderson after the other is an absolute epic. With Leonardo DiCaprio, Benicio Del Toro, Teyana Taylor, Regina Hall, Sean Penn, Chase Infinity, and more, it is a remarkable feat of cinema. The PTA has been doing this for 30 years now – he has made Boogie nights at just 26 years old – and yet it may be the film that cement it forever as a king of Hollywood.

It’s not just another PTA film. It looks like a time machine, transporting the public at the time of the late 90s and cinema in the early 2000s. It is grainy, practical and full of real people and extras – not elegant, false or CGI like modern blockbusters. This is the kind of film you would have seen in a theater in 1998 or 1999. The best way to describe it is a symphony of chaos. The first 30 minutes are almost overwhelming, chaotic in the purest sense, but PTA weaves and threads so beautifully that it becomes something bigger: the best film of the year, which deserves seven Oscars without a doubt.

PTA style and ambition

Anderson is known for his films focused on the characters – Boogie Nights, there will be blood, magnolia, punch -durk love, ghost wire. Freshly out of the liquorice pizza, he was never a successful guy. His films do not rely on the IP, they are counting on characters and movie stars. But here, for the first time, he plunges into something resembling a Hollywood blockbuster – a budget of $ 130 million, great action and Leonardo DiCaprio Front and Center – and it’s a home run. He takes everything that makes his work so rich – characters, performances, writing, management – and compose it with action, ladder and spectacle.

History

The film follows the ex-revolutionaries. Bob de DiCaprio and the infidity of Teyana Taylor were members of the Activist group French 75, but when they fall pregnant, Bob wants to settle while the influence refuses to stop fighting. As Bob says, “Viva la Revolution”. She leaves and the film jumps for 16 years. Their past comes back to haunt them in the form of the general of Vince McMahon of Sean Penn – vice, terrifying and desperate to join a white supremacist group called the Christmas adventurers. To prove his line, he targets Bob, infidity, and their daughter Willa (Chase Infinity). The following is chaos.

Bob is now a loose father: grass, alcohol, regrets. He wants to protect his daughter from his past, but the past refuses to remain buried. Willa does not even have a mobile phone as they hide. The film mixes the family drama with the film Buddy Road Trip, with Action and Thrils, Superdiciously, despite its 50 -minute execution, the film passes. It is the shortest film of almost 3 hours of recent memory because it reaches such heights – a comedy of Dark which landed with complete action of theaters, which make you look at your seat and chase the scenes unlike all that you have seen before. A particular road sequence is like getting on roller coaster.

Performance

The casting shoots all cylinders. Sean Penn is monstrous, vile, disgusting – but it is one of the best performances of his career. He should win the best support actor. DiCaprio is a revelation: burned, pathetic, hilarious and deeply human. One has the impression that his entire career has developed in this performance. It is funny, it is broken, it is magnetic. It could easily be his second Oscar.

Benicio del Toro as Sensei adds lightness and balance. It is a comic relief but also brings a moving presence that founds chaos. Teyana Taylor is a power, fierce and uncompromising. Regina Hall devastates with her subtle emotional work – her facial expressions alone are heartbreaking, proof that she acts her face. And Chase Infinity is a star in the country. Putting the blows alongside DiCaprio and Penn is not an easy task, but it does it with power and grace. Its future in this industry is incredibly brilliant.

Craftsmanship

Technically, this film is impeccable. The sound design is of higher level – the shots resonate with terrifying realism, recalling the heat. It has been years since the shots in a film sounded this frightening. The partition is transcendent – the vats struck which literally gave me goosebumps in the first five minutes, carrying me as if levitation. The cinematography is magnificent, grainy and raw, and the use of extras makes everything feel real in a way that modern blockbusters are lacking.

The movement of the camera deserves its own praise. There is a sequence involving a Parkour skateboard, a police raid and an abandoned hotel that is sewn with breathtaking precision. It is chaotic, but perfectly so – chaos than art. Later, the final prosecution sequence cements the place of the film in the Pantheon of Great Action Cinema. It’s like nothing that I have ever seen, roller coaster from pure adrenaline.

Themes and relevance

What raises a battle after another is how he reflects the world today. The themes of white nationalism, immigration, the struggle for your rights, the defense of what you believe – they are all here. But above all, PTA does not push it into the throat. This is why the film works. It is not a preacher, it is not didactic – it is anchored, subtle and real. People recognize parallels without being entrusted, and that is why criticism and the public fall in love.

Basically, this is a daddy-daddy film wrapped in a Buddy Road Trip adventure. This is why it resonates so deeply. When the comedy strikes, it goes up. When the action landed, it translates into your bones. When the drama takes place, it’s heartbreaking. It is a film with diapers, a film that entertains and provokes without compromise.

Final reflections

From bottom to top, it is high level cinema. Extras, sound design, cinematography, acting, realization – all unique components shoot all cylinders. This is what happens when you give talented filmmakers of great budgets and freedom instead of worrying about the opening brushes of the weekend. In addition to films like Sinners and Weapons, this marks a change to daring blockbusters and focused on the author.

A battle after the other deserves 10 Oscar nominations and could easily leave with 7 victories: best film, best director, best actor, best support actor, actor -headed nods through the painting, sound, score, cinematography. It is a symphony of chaos, a masterpiece focused on the characters, a mountain russian of thrills and emotion. The PTA was finally crowned king of Hollywood.

In other words: this is the best film of the year.

One battle after the other = 98/100