saw this last night at a screening in Chelsea.
a complete masterwork.
a "strong film", as I overheard a group of elderly say on my way out.
Daniel Day is something else. extremely powerful performance.
and that ending. what an ending..
i thought to myself, "now there's the PTA we know and love."
i was waiting for it and got it and it was the perfect ribbon to wrap around the present. a real fucking treat.
i don't know why but it reminded me of Kubrick, particularly The Shining.
and his direction here is astounding. every aspect of the film is very moving.
i think TWBB is Paul's magnum opus. easily.
it was so good it gave me a headache.
oh, and for what it's worth, this movie is far greater than No Country, in my not so humble opinion.
i hate that i'm even making the comparison since they're totally different and good in their own ways,
and the whole Oscar thing is irrelevant since the purpose of a movie isn't to have it win an Oscar, but to be a great movie, first and foremost.
but if i were to rate them solely on their cinematic merits,
i would easily say that TWBB affected me much more strongly and immediately.
i felt blessed to have seen it, to have experienced it.
and to have Daniel Day and PTA come out after the screening and talk about making it was the fucking cherry on top. a blessing.
it's been a while since i've seen an epic film that was of this caliber, that was
this good.
it's a rarity in cinema nowadays for a movie to evoke the true art of storytelling and, more precisely, the motion picture. truly.
this is something else.