I think people are enamored with his style and flourishes

by Jay, San Diego, Monday, March 16, 2026, 07:48 (74 days ago) @ Jeremy (WeIsND)
edited by Jay, Monday, March 16, 2026, 07:55

He's a cinema savant and so he loads up his work with all sorts of details and moves and outright homages to other filmmakers, such that if you're a movie buff you catch the reference and reward yourself with a little pat on the back. I find his set pieces pretty fascinating but I don't think he's ever pulled together a complete movie from start to finish. It's interesting that among all his copying of his cinematic heroes, one thing that emerges in all of his work that seems to be truly original is a certain sexual fetishization. Somebody should write a paper on themes of sexual deviancy in PTA. (Or maybe somebody should just ask Maya what's going on with him).

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I haven’t seen One Battle After Another - Jack, 2026-03-15, 21:11
- Dune 3 trailer is out! - MattG, 2026-03-17, 15:30
  - I'm sure he could change his mind - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-03-17, 15:56
    - Yes - and also the books get less audience friendly - MattG, 2026-03-17, 16:16
      - Those books probe interesting questions - IrishGuard, 2026-03-17, 17:51
        
        I don’t get how these movies work so well - MattG, 2026-03-18, 04:16
        
        I like the movies - Jay, 2026-03-19, 12:09
        
        The way I look at it - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-03-19, 12:15
      - "less audience friendly" is a kind way to put it. - nedhead, 2026-03-17, 16:43
- you know what was really good in the show last night - Jay, 2026-03-16, 17:58
- I highly recommend it. - oviedoirish, 2026-03-16, 08:35
- other BP nominees - Jay, 2026-03-16, 07:52
  - Notes on all of them - Mike (Embrey), 2026-03-16, 10:01
    - These are good notes - bobbywal, 2026-03-16, 19:12
    - great note on the Hamnet Globe sequence - Jay, 2026-03-16, 10:10
      - I fell asleep for Frankenstein. - domer.mq, 2026-03-16, 16:37
      - P.S. see "The Bride!" - Jay, 2026-03-16, 10:14
  - We discussed Marty Supreme in an aside - KGB, 2026-03-16, 08:22
  - Sinners was really fun for us Irish studies types - HCE, 2026-03-16, 08:13
    - that sounds great - Jay, 2026-03-16, 08:20
      - But the vampires are where the Irish stuff comes in - HCE, 2026-03-16, 08:57
        
        found this explanation much more insightful - Jay, 2026-03-16, 10:33
        
        That's great color. - KGB, 2026-03-16, 09:14
  - brief "Train Dreams" discussion here: - PMan, 2026-03-16, 07:55
    - I knew the producer back in the day-Teddy Schwarzman - atxND, 2026-03-16, 08:45
    - I really liked it. - San Pedro, 2026-03-16, 08:07
    - I wish I had caught it on the big screen - Jay, 2026-03-16, 07:56
      - Our one art house theatre showed it to packed audiences. - PMan, 2026-03-16, 08:01
        
        I want to open a single screen theater - Jay, 2026-03-16, 08:12
        
        A Cinema Paradiso of sorts? - Grantland, 2026-03-18, 09:03
        
        Funny you mention Malick - Mike (Embrey), 2026-03-16, 10:15
- I am with those that were unimpressed - terribletr, 2026-03-16, 07:06
- I thought it was uneven. - San Pedro, 2026-03-16, 06:37
  - Weapons was one of my favorites - Jay, 2026-03-16, 07:28
    - We really enjoyed it too. - oviedoirish, 2026-03-16, 16:38
    - Much better than Sinners IMO - KGB, 2026-03-16, 07:59
      - I went in totally cold - Jay, 2026-03-16, 08:05
        
        The POV shifts were a great touch, too. - KGB, 2026-03-16, 08:12
      - Agree on Sinners. I really liked the opening stretch. I wish - BillyGoat, 2026-03-16, 08:04
        
        I wanted to hear the full story of two brothers - Jay, 2026-03-16, 08:07
        
        It's his Trojan Horse - domer.mq, 2026-03-16, 08:11
        
        The Color Purple meets from Dusk til Dawn - San Pedro, 2026-03-16, 08:09
- I wasn't impressed - HCE, 2026-03-16, 06:25
- it's PTA, so it's always worth a look - Jay, 2026-03-16, 06:17
  - I just can never seem to get there with his stuff - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-03-16, 07:28
    - I think people are enamored with his style and flourishes - Jay, 2026-03-16, 07:48
      - I know this is a very contrarian-douche thing to say - KGB, 2026-03-16, 08:06
        
        no, I totally agree - Jay, 2026-03-16, 08:08
        
        If anyone other than DDL was playing that role - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-03-16, 08:31
        
        Agree on both. - KGB, 2026-03-16, 14:38
- It's excellent. - domer.mq, 2026-03-16, 05:16
- I watched it on a plane recently. - nedhead, 2026-03-15, 21:27
  - I really liked One Battle - Dallasdomer, 2026-03-16, 05:14
- I only saw it and Sinners. - Silk, 2026-03-15, 21:22

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I think people are enamored with his style and flourishes