Author: Paul Thomas Anderson Score: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Completed: January 1, 2025 Last edited time: January 2, 2026 12:43 PM Status: Reviewed Type: Film
What was it that made that movie so good?
It had a cultural element, looking head on at the immigrant situation to paint a dystopia that is not far from our own. The vision of an alternate America haunts. The theme of being a dad, being a better self to protect one’s daughter, that also hits hard. The few lines, about biological vs genetic father, about parenting in a way that is different than peers, and the cinematic moments of being caught, of discovering that the time is now, of what it would mean to be paranoid against the US government.