“One Battle After Another,” Paul Thomas Anderson’s political epic, took home the award for best picture at Sunday night’s Oscars, edging out “Sinners,” which gained considerable momentum late in the game, in a tight and dramatic race to the finish line.
I can’t speak to the actual quality of the film because I haven’t seen it, but in general, when I go to the theater, I want to see a spectacle.
Watching the trailers for One Battle After Another my reaction was “Yeah, I can wait for streaming…” I just didn’t see anything that screamed “see this in the biggest theater you can!”
You clearly don’t know Paul Thomas Anderson’s work.
I’m vaguely aware, but yeah, he hasn’t been a director that interests me. I have Boogie Nights sitting around here somewhere that I really should watch one of these days but it just hasn’t grabbed me.
He kind of strikes me as a Richard Linklater style director, which is fine, just not something worth going to the theater for (didn’t see Blue Moon either).
If it looks like you won’t lose anything seeing it at home, it’s hard to get out and justify the theater experience anymore.
Speaking of Richard Linklater, I went back and re-watched Slacker not long ago and it was a tough re-watch. I remember loving it when it first came out, but it did not age well.
I disagree. I felt like it was the first movie I’d seen in a while that was actually enhanced by the theater experience.
Which one? One Battle After Another?
Like I say, I can’t speak to the film, just the vibe I got from the trailers.
https://youtu.be/feOQFKv2Lw4
Yes, One Battle After Another. The final chase especially is made for the big screen in a pleasantly old fashioned way. No 3D bullshit, just exceptional cinematography that looks even better when it’s huge.
I feel safe saying the film is not for me, I couldn’t make it through the plot summary on Wikipedia. LOL. It just seems all over the place. Tried both the film and the original book Vineland.