The Master | The Sweetness of Freddie

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  • Опубліковано 21 вер 2024
  • Paul Thomas Anderson's character study "The Master" is the subject of this video essay, the film tells of a soldier coming home from the war gives us some of the best work from the brilliant Joaquin Phoenix, and Philip Seymour Hoffman, among others. It seems to divide people, many wondering what the point of the film even is, this video aims to look at Freddie, and help shed more light on his misunderstood character.
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  • @pavelh756
    @pavelh756 6 років тому +625

    For me this is Joaquin's Oscar worthy performance, his facial performance was absolutely stunning in the breakdown scene

    • @daniel_netzel
      @daniel_netzel  5 років тому +32

      I'm still sad that he lost.

    • @willster7851
      @willster7851 5 років тому +7

      Yeah we all know he really won, but the politics got in the way.

    • @AimanZ535
      @AimanZ535 5 років тому +1

      @@daniel_netzel who did he lose to??

    • @KatieSteedArt1
      @KatieSteedArt1 5 років тому +37

      @@AimanZ535 Daniel Day-Lewis won best actor for Lincoln, which was HEAVILY lobbied for by speilberg and phoenix really isnt/wasnt keen on awards because of that. It was truly a snub. Daniel day lewis is good but Lincoln was pretty average (imo) and he really didnt need a 3 best actor award.

    • @benconnor3206
      @benconnor3206 5 років тому +9

      Pavel H he got robbed of the Oscar, if you’re a fan you should check out you were never really here

  • @girlspooptoo8567
    @girlspooptoo8567 7 років тому +451

    This movie is like a really great song that you can't understand the lyrics to. It makes you want to listen to it over and over again until you get it. Most movies are like pop songs. You don't even have to try to understand them

    • @daniel_netzel
      @daniel_netzel  7 років тому +34

      Really well put. I totally agree. It gets better the more you see it, and the more the film opens itself up to you. It's a really powerful film for me, one of my favorites.

    • @beavisdoge237
      @beavisdoge237 3 роки тому +2

      Right right mate

    • @DevyanshBahri
      @DevyanshBahri 2 роки тому +2

      Good analogy

    • @andrewstephens5885
      @andrewstephens5885 2 роки тому

      @@daniel_netzel it really does just get more complex as it goes on if you pay attention and are trying to think weirdly about the weirdness occurring (beautifully btw).

    • @HalfyOriginals
      @HalfyOriginals 2 роки тому

      So eloquently put. Beautiful 🙏

  • @jesseyules
    @jesseyules 6 років тому +278

    Amy Adams' character was revealed to be the true master in the end. Hoffman's character empathizes with Freddy because he desires to be lead and dominated just like him.

    • @JolPil
      @JolPil 5 років тому +44

      Yes. When she with dominante masturbates the master, after he has been a bad boy, Amy Adams has a Stern expression on her face while she gets him off, like a strict teacher punishing a schoolboy.

    • @LucasMartins-dy6no
      @LucasMartins-dy6no 4 роки тому +4

      you just blow my mind

    • @viscerallyvehement6600
      @viscerallyvehement6600 4 роки тому +15

      Good point. I think Dodd likes leading, he enjoys controlling, exercising power, and is quite narcisistic, Freddy is sometimes used practically as a pack animal by him, but the wife likes the same things, she enjoys and also leads in a less obvious way, and her husband enjoys being led

    • @tonywords6713
      @tonywords6713 4 роки тому +2

      i think freddie is the master

    • @andrewmarinelly5838
      @andrewmarinelly5838 4 роки тому +11

      @@viscerallyvehement6600 In those scenes where Freddie is being used, he isn't truly. He is the one who Dodd trusts to dig up his work,. As controlling as Dodd's wife is she can't control their bond and separate them easily. The relationship was symbiotic until it wasn't and Freddie leaves. Even when he's walking back and forth you can hear him say he wants to be there and can leave at any time.

  • @valentina5885
    @valentina5885 6 років тому +379

    The interrogation is one of the best scenes I've ever seen

    • @daniel_netzel
      @daniel_netzel  6 років тому +16

      Same, how it didn't get Joaquin the Oscar then and there, I'll never know.

    • @girlspooptoo8567
      @girlspooptoo8567 4 роки тому +4

      It is the best seen ever made.

    • @royslapped4463
      @royslapped4463 2 роки тому

      Are you a liar?

  • @emyf9197
    @emyf9197 4 роки тому +252

    Joaquins upper lip scar adds to his frieddie quell character

    • @daniel_netzel
      @daniel_netzel  4 роки тому +72

      His everything to be honest. His fucked up shoulder, his posture, Joaquin embodied this role fully and I think it's his finest work to date.

    • @jordynw5009
      @jordynw5009 4 роки тому +20

      the way the left side of his face moves too

    • @TaylorKnightCosplay
      @TaylorKnightCosplay 4 роки тому +8

      Tiki80 actually, I always thought his lip scar was beautiful.

  • @enriquedelayeurrea3451
    @enriquedelayeurrea3451 7 років тому +322

    Great essay, although I would argue that at the end there's actually a change in Freddy.
    I mean, he is kinda at the same spot he was in the beginning, but when the movie starts his world is chaotic, he is a lost wanderer. At the end of the movie he is himself, but he has learnt about self-loving, acceptance, and he is where he is because he decides to. He has learnt to duel with his past and now Freddy has decided there's no other teaching that matters from Lancaster Dodd.

    • @daniel_netzel
      @daniel_netzel  7 років тому +47

      I could see that. That's the beauty of the ending, it really could go either way. For all we know Freddie dies of alcohol poisoning, or maybe he goes back to The Master. Maybe he finds some peace in his life, we really don't know. I like your version, it's certainly more optimistic than my take-away.

    • @bonoplayer99
      @bonoplayer99 7 років тому +13

      @ Enrique Delaye Urrea That is exactly what I think!
      Yes, Freddy shows some changing at the end of the movie.
      By the way, there is another film essay that says precisely that. Freddy finds himself by accepting who he is, and now he is ready to establish a relationship with a girl even when his true love will no longer be an option (Doris).

    • @MmmKayHuuNay
      @MmmKayHuuNay 7 років тому +2

      Enrique Delaye Urrea Brilliant comment, so so true.

    • @mackielunkey2205
      @mackielunkey2205 4 роки тому +2

      Out of the PTA films I saw, Boogie Nights and The Master have happy endings to me.

  • @oncall21
    @oncall21 6 років тому +202

    This to date has been Joaquin's best performance. One of the most tragic characters that I have witnessed on the big screen.

    • @daniel_netzel
      @daniel_netzel  6 років тому +14

      Totally agree, might be my favorite of Phil's as well though his performance in Capote is actually mind blowing. This movie is just jam packed with incredible performances.

    • @inyostudio
      @inyostudio 5 років тому +12

      JP should have won the Oscar for this performance. One of the best ever.

    • @DC-zi6se
      @DC-zi6se 4 роки тому +1

      Arthur Fleck is his best performance till date. This character of Freddie is a monotonous and eccentric character, which more of often than not are just Oscar-baits.

    • @mackielunkey2205
      @mackielunkey2205 4 роки тому

      Randy White I absolutely agree!

    • @JDP2104
      @JDP2104 4 роки тому +1

      Don't forget his performance in gladiator, arguably the most underrated performance of all time

  • @robertc8690
    @robertc8690 7 років тому +237

    a wounded animal will often be expelled from its clan so their only option becomes to wander alone in the wilderness and wait to die a slow lonely death

    • @tuanjim799
      @tuanjim799 7 років тому +21

      Cruel fucking world...

    • @TheWayofGrace89
      @TheWayofGrace89 6 років тому +18

      I feel like this sums up the entire movie so well

    • @sangsb2726
      @sangsb2726 5 років тому +1

      The Master should take him back.

  • @adamkoyn792
    @adamkoyn792 5 років тому +105

    I'll never understand why Jaoquin didn't take home the Oscar for this... whether or not the content of the film is up your alley, you can't deny brilliant he is

    • @chuckschillingvideos
      @chuckschillingvideos 4 роки тому +6

      Do you really believe that the Academy Awards are chosen based on merit? Seriously?

    • @A4bhishe7k
      @A4bhishe7k 4 роки тому +12

      Even Daniel Day-Lewis who got 3rd Oscar for best actor said in an award show that Joaquin deserved this award. and i believe him...

    • @lukeferraro01
      @lukeferraro01 4 роки тому +5

      Adam Coyne I mean DDL performance as Lincoln is fantastic but I probably would’ve preferred Joaquin win. DDL is no slouch though

    • @VC-ps2vm
      @VC-ps2vm 3 роки тому

      @@A4bhishe7k please tell in which award show

    • @davismedayil
      @davismedayil 3 роки тому +1

      @@VC-ps2vm19th Screen Actors Guild Award (2013)

  • @andrewgonzalez6208
    @andrewgonzalez6208 5 років тому +144

    Yea if you don’t like amazing performances and cinematography you might be bored.

    • @daniel_netzel
      @daniel_netzel  5 років тому +11

      lmao, seriously though.

    • @skyrysk
      @skyrysk 5 років тому +14

      No one talks about Mihai Malaimare Jr.'s work in this film. The cinematography is mindblowing. I have no doubt, it's a masterpiece!

  • @codydagg2259
    @codydagg2259 5 років тому +85

    To me, the ending did mean something. His demeanor has definitely changed from being this animal that is constantly lashing out to being a much more mild mannered individual. Sure, he still picks up the girl, but it feels more.. Normal. In a stark contrast to the beginning. That's what group therapy has been for me. Facing things I didn't want to talk about, learning what I could and still going about my daily life in a different way, but the same.

    • @eum.9778
      @eum.9778 4 роки тому +1

      aww man, so true

  • @yr5334
    @yr5334 3 роки тому +22

    Joaquin Phoenix performance in this movie is the best acting I have ever seen. Especially the processing scene. He deserved that oscar 100% more than DDL.

  • @cartoonvandal
    @cartoonvandal 6 років тому +85

    This film breaks my heart like no other.

    • @daniel_netzel
      @daniel_netzel  6 років тому +18

      The final scene they share gets me every time.

    • @tahatpa4246
      @tahatpa4246 5 років тому

      i feel pain in my heart

    • @freddiemercury4evr
      @freddiemercury4evr 4 роки тому

      And then came Arthur Fleck/Joker...Joaquin gives an acting masterclass in his films..

  • @dickxonfernando90
    @dickxonfernando90 6 років тому +47

    I think freddy changed a bit after met the master
    cause when he come back to doris house and found out that doris is already married to another man
    I feel like he can keep it cool there

  • @72thekel
    @72thekel 6 років тому +52

    I think it was a purposeful symmetry of the way the film unfolds, in that it mirrors freddie's life, unfocused and dishoveled. Hence, the shot of the sea is pretty significant, so much that it is used twice, freddie's life IS at sea, waiting for the next place he washes up at.

    • @daniel_netzel
      @daniel_netzel  6 років тому +1

      He's eternally adrift, looking for a purpose he'll likely never find.

  • @brigittem2231
    @brigittem2231 5 років тому +22

    The score is icing on the cake. I love PTA.

    • @daniel_netzel
      @daniel_netzel  5 років тому

      And this honestly might be my favorite of his these days.

  • @jonathanb1406
    @jonathanb1406 6 років тому +36

    This film is a masterpiece for me. I think it's one that people will, and are, appreciating more after the fact rather than when it came out too.

  • @blacknapalm2131
    @blacknapalm2131 3 роки тому +33

    Freddie is perhaps the clearest example I know of what ADDICTION is.
    *Addiction is not a sickness it is an attempt to escape from TRAUMA.*

  • @vincentjoyhere
    @vincentjoyhere 4 роки тому +12

    When you see someone like Philip Seymour Hoffman, who is one of the finest actors ever, gives one of his finest performances ever and that is not even the best performance in this movie; you know you are witnessing something magical, some masterpiece
    Great video essay my friend. You've done true justice to this masterpiece, done with equal amount of respect and admiration.

  • @irresponsible1390
    @irresponsible1390 7 років тому +119

    Another great film essay and I consider The Master as not only one of PTA's best works but one of my favorite films of all time.

    • @daniel_netzel
      @daniel_netzel  7 років тому +15

      Thank you! It's amazing, second only to There Will Be Blood for me, but it's not far behind in my opinion.

  • @Jackhoppy
    @Jackhoppy 7 років тому +38

    Beautiful analysis, beautiful film. Got the butterflies watching this, now I gotta go watch The Master again.

  • @zackmooretalks
    @zackmooretalks 3 роки тому +10

    Such a misunderstood and under appreciated masterpiece.

  • @lauraguardiani5972
    @lauraguardiani5972 6 років тому +37

    Phoenix...wow....masterly in this film..

  • @YTSH0RTMEME3
    @YTSH0RTMEME3 Рік тому +5

    The way this video was put together is beautiful 😭

  • @SGman3000
    @SGman3000 2 роки тому +4

    The final scene between Freddie and Dodd is one of my favorite scenes in cinema. It moves me damn near to tears every time I see it.

  • @reacbeac8436
    @reacbeac8436 4 роки тому +5

    This movie is so underrated,but so beautiful and unforgettable
    Thanks for the video

  • @youtubecom32
    @youtubecom32 7 років тому +31

    The Master resonates so deeply with me. I've probably seen it 10 times and I get something new out of it with every viewing. I totally understand that it's not for everybody but it's one of my all time favorites! I appreciate that PTA didn't just tie everything up but instead lets the viewer attribute their own meaning. Also, I totally agree that Punch Drunk Love is very underrated. Great video! Looking forward to checking out more.

    • @daniel_netzel
      @daniel_netzel  7 років тому +2

      I love it, the performances in the film are some of the best I've ever seen.

  • @eduardoa.1661
    @eduardoa.1661 7 років тому +12

    Love this. One of my favorite movies. No big epic ending needed. Life isn't always that way.

    • @daniel_netzel
      @daniel_netzel  7 років тому +1

      One of mine as well. Right? Not everything needs some big change, some people go through life never learning or growing, and I think it's nice to see a movie show that.

  • @pedi007
    @pedi007 7 років тому +53

    in its essence this movie can pass as a love story... in a weird way that is. All Freddy ever really wanted was genuine love and affection. the end scene of him hugging the sand made female tells a lot about his true desire in life 😢

    • @daniel_netzel
      @daniel_netzel  7 років тому +12

      I agree. He's just one lonely sad sack, and I love it xD

  • @bobfromdownunder
    @bobfromdownunder Рік тому +2

    I do not understand how anyone could not appreciate just how wonderful and philosophical and how beautiful and at times extremely intense drama that you know this is a outsider in vain of Albert Camus and other existential inquires into the human condition. This film was so brilliant.

  • @vincemcmash
    @vincemcmash 3 роки тому +3

    I always appreciate being given some of the directors actual words in these types of videos. Thanks for being concise yet thorough!

  • @miguelcarrillo4702
    @miguelcarrillo4702 7 років тому +12

    the first time i watched this movie i didnt understood it, but i watched again because of the gorgeous visuals.
    then i just kept watching it again and again and again.
    Great video

    • @daniel_netzel
      @daniel_netzel  7 років тому +1

      It definitely grew on me with multiple viewings as well. Thank you!

  • @nateds7326
    @nateds7326 4 роки тому +5

    To me, the master is Paul is Thomas Anderson’s greatest work. It’s emotionally resinent,extremely well paced(didn’t think a movie with an average shot length of 10 seconds could be this well edited but it is, jauquin and Philip Seymour are giving the highlights of there careers,Amy Adams and rami maleck fill out the suproting cast nicely, and it’s probably one of the best shot films of all time. Easily in the top ten.

    • @daniel_netzel
      @daniel_netzel  4 роки тому +1

      It's such a close call between this and There Will Be Blood, but the older I get the more I return to The Master. It's truly astonishing.

  • @KushagraaDubeyy
    @KushagraaDubeyy 4 роки тому +5

    I can’t even begin to thank you for making this and for each and every word you used for the master and what it is. I’ve seen enough world cinema to come to give this personal opinion that very very few films have been able to touch upon this indescribable human honesty and vulnerability as The Master and for anyone who has any sort of deep emotions can just sense it from the first frame only. The Master would be my pick if we ever have to choose a film to leave in space for any future alien civilisation. The Master beneath its surface has humanity written all over it !

  • @jodythomas4324
    @jodythomas4324 6 місяців тому +1

    I’ve said for years now that the Master is for me, my favorite film of all time but I admit after the first time I ever watched it I was slightly underwhelmed. It’s definitely one of those films that HAS to be watched more than once, it’s almost required. I love it a little bit more with each subsequent viewing now.

  • @ilanerez8931
    @ilanerez8931 7 років тому +30

    This was so well done! I love that detail about Baraka and the monkey. It reminds me of hearing Jake Gyllenhal talk about watching wolves for inspiration in Nightcrawler.
    I enjoyed this movie so much and I always have trouble expressing why. Thanks for putting some words to it.

    • @daniel_netzel
      @daniel_netzel  7 років тому +6

      I actually didn't know that about Nightcrawler, granted, I haven't seen the film yet so I haven't really watched anything about it, but that's really interesting.

    • @girlspooptoo8567
      @girlspooptoo8567 7 років тому +2

      Film Radar
      Watch it immediately
      It is so good

  • @PlumpPotatoRump
    @PlumpPotatoRump 6 років тому +5

    I finished the movie feeling sad for Freddie, he just does what he does and gets pulled, strung along, tugged, twisted, molded, but he always stays true to him, to who he is, in the end. Having no 'happy end' or 'grandious moment' at the end left me feeling like there was no one else in the room, just me and my thoughts.
    I like this movie.

  • @interludica
    @interludica 4 роки тому +3

    Loved your take on the film. This was a movie I, myself, struggled a bit with the first time I watched it, but then the second time, years later I didn't have the same expectations anymore, so I could just enjoy the details, the subtleties of their relationship and, the beauty of a story of a guy who sort of learns to accept himself, even knowing he might never fit in.

  • @rajneessingh222
    @rajneessingh222 7 років тому +13

    Finally a simpler and better explanation...and agree to most of it.

    • @daniel_netzel
      @daniel_netzel  7 років тому +4

      I tried to keep it relatively short and sweet, I personally can't stand watching someone ramble for 30 minutes or more when they could easily condense it to half that time or less.

  • @DorianDuVerger
    @DorianDuVerger 4 роки тому +52

    In the future people will talk about The Master in the same breath as they do Citizen Kane

    • @daniel_netzel
      @daniel_netzel  4 роки тому +12

      Truly believe it to be one of the greatest films to come out in the last 50 years.

    • @DorianDuVerger
      @DorianDuVerger 4 роки тому +2

      @@daniel_netzel I believe you are 100% right. As good as Daniel Day Lewis was as Daniel Plainview,Freddie Quall is a million times better and I say Freddie because I dont see Joaquin I only see Freddie.he is a living breathing,fully realised human being .the fact that he was able to drop in and out of character between takes makes it even more amazing. Paul Thomas Anderson was able to stand on the back of the amazing ground work he had layed with There Will be blood etc and climb to even greater heights because of it.& That's not even mentioning all the other innumerable incredible things about it, Philip Seymour Hoffman as Lancaster Dodd ( "I love Kools,,the minty flava", funny that they use Kools as the brand since most people think Kool aid was "used by Jim Jones" at Jonestown even though it wasn't it was flava aid.dont know if this is a purposeful connection but it fits)Amy Adams( the master's master giving Dodd a handshandy into the sink,)Jesse Plemons ( oh I see the resemblance) Laura fucking Dern,Rami Meleck,Ambyr Childers etc,the music,the incredible cinematography,story, etc etc etc it's so fucking dreamy,its more than a movie it is a masterclass, truly a masterpiece

    • @DorianDuVerger
      @DorianDuVerger 4 роки тому +1

      @@daniel_netzel sorry for the rant but I love this fucking film.You have a new subscriber and fan.ive been bingeing your back catalogue.Nice work boss,keep up the good work or make it so bad its good to.If I can make one suggestion you should,(if you want to obviously 🙂) review Bob Fosses underrated masterpiece All That Jazz
      So fucking good

  • @skyedge3407
    @skyedge3407 6 років тому +10

    The music is so beautiful

    • @daniel_netzel
      @daniel_netzel  6 років тому +2

      Johnny Greenwood is probably my favorite musician of all time.

  • @lancasterdodd9152
    @lancasterdodd9152 7 років тому +8

    Absolutely loved your analysis. The Master is my favorite film.

  • @futuropasado
    @futuropasado 6 років тому +10

    Great video. PTA is a genius and a profound writer. This film has so many layers of meaning, every person proyects as much as people proyect meaning to a piece of poetry. It's really hermetic, like 2001 from kubrick, rarely a film has this kind of mystic feeling of greatness of affecting deep in the soul. Keep searching, this film is underrated in the popular opinion because people don't often return to re-watch films that they don't understand the first time.

    • @daniel_netzel
      @daniel_netzel  5 років тому

      I think it will grow in popularity as time goes on as well. I think it's one of the most interesting, powerful, beautiful films ever made.

  • @monkiemonA
    @monkiemonA 7 років тому +20

    didnt really like the film except for the no blinking scene, so im glad i could be shown the better aspects of the film. i can definitely appreciate it more now

    • @daniel_netzel
      @daniel_netzel  7 років тому +6

      It's one of my favorite scenes in any movie, Joaquin's performance is just spectacular in that scene.

    • @mollycromb4412
      @mollycromb4412 6 років тому

      Reathonax X the blinking scene really is great

    • @AliSubhi-xs4rn
      @AliSubhi-xs4rn 2 роки тому

      Same. I appreciate the concept and all, but the plot's pacing was all over the place that you'd kinda struggle to care for its characters. Thankfully, though that was somewhat rectified by some of the best cinematography to any film I could recall, and two unforgettable performances by Phoenix and PSH.

  • @yasserabdelgawad9594
    @yasserabdelgawad9594 7 років тому +23

    I have never subscribed faster, keep it up i love your work.

    • @daniel_netzel
      @daniel_netzel  7 років тому +6

      Wow, thank you, that's awfully kind of you!

  • @MrThuggzBunney
    @MrThuggzBunney 7 років тому +1

    One of my favorite films of all time, just gets better with every watch.

  • @smackdaddy9802
    @smackdaddy9802 2 роки тому +1

    Subscribed so fast. The artistic effects you played upon the images and film scenes were icing on the cake to an amazing video essay, beautifully written and narrated.

  • @Missjunebugfreak
    @Missjunebugfreak 4 роки тому +3

    This film is something to be experienced. It makes me sad that Joaquin didn't get the Oscar for this (even though I love DDL too) considering it's one of the most astonishing performances of this decade.
    It cemented him as one of my favourite actors of all time.

  • @clarksjoint768
    @clarksjoint768 2 роки тому +1

    This movie resonated with me in ways I still can't completely understand

  • @DunaevskiAnton
    @DunaevskiAnton 2 місяці тому

    Cooool. One of the best films ever. Touches on very important and painful issues. Thanks for the review 👋

  • @leopoldschmidt6208
    @leopoldschmidt6208 4 роки тому +3

    What the film and the story of Freddie Quell (Quelle ... quarrel) tell me is that a traumata haunts you a whole life. With time you will handle it better but it is deep in you. At the end Freddie returns to his origin.
    Hollywood thinks they need plot twists and development of character but poetic films dont need this. Before I watched The Master I watched Last Tango in Paris. Brando as the same broken character.

  • @avgjoe-cz7cb
    @avgjoe-cz7cb 3 роки тому

    This is a sweet and revealing insight into a film you have just seen in the past or just now seen recently and want to know more about. This is the one that tells its secrets...GREAT ALL AROUND.

  • @caspersneep6183
    @caspersneep6183 4 роки тому +1

    Incredible film, cinematography and acting on the highest level

  • @futuropasado
    @futuropasado 6 років тому +3

    Best film of the new century.

  • @leonthesleepy
    @leonthesleepy 7 років тому +5

    I think the film just needs time to marinate. I did not love it the first time i saw it either, though the second time, i loved it! The third time, i considered it a classic.

    • @daniel_netzel
      @daniel_netzel  7 років тому +1

      It's definitely a film that gets better the more times you see it. It's just a shame most people only give it that first viewing.

  • @GUATINGUATON
    @GUATINGUATON 4 роки тому +1

    Paul Thomas Anderson creates living nightmares on the screen :Master of cinema.

  • @Elusive_Reclusive
    @Elusive_Reclusive 7 років тому +1

    Thank you for saying everything I ever wanted to say about this film! It frustrates and downright confounds me why The Master is not regarded as the masterpiece it is, of both modern film and the PT Andersons catalog. When I first heard about the project, I was expecting a salacious tell all about Scientology, but instead, what I got was something so infinitely more meaningful and complex and personal. A story about the most instinctual relationship between two diametrically different men that hate and love and need each other. PT Anderson is so great because he gave me what I needed, not what I wanted :)

    • @daniel_netzel
      @daniel_netzel  7 років тому

      It's sad, but I understand. It's kind of hard to follow, it has a slow pace, there's really no resolution to anything, and it was barely shown in theaters. That said, I agree, it is a complete masterpiece, and one of PTA's best.

  • @michalroesler
    @michalroesler 2 роки тому

    Yeah - so now I got 2 watch the movie again, having what was here explained in mind. I never understood this movie, but I keep coming back to it, once in a while. It's so much different, than these other mainstream movies. Paul Thomas Anderson is very unsettling director.

  • @MikeydeLaraCovers
    @MikeydeLaraCovers 2 роки тому

    I think Freddie has transformed from this journey. The last shot of him lying next to the sand sculpture woman, in the beginning, was his true sweetness and a peace he didn’t have too much access to back then (not f’ing the sand woman, not getting hammered off of rocket fuel, not being violet). Then, by actually relating to a person, allowing himself to connect with her (unlike the woman from the department store), being intimate with her with vulnerability, we see he can be in this space with much more ease. I love the journey he went on, ultimately growing past his “master,” by choosing to be without a master.

  • @peaou
    @peaou 2 роки тому

    there's more to the film than you see to it. in your next life try to go back beyond, and remember the most meaningful act, when Fredie tried to discribe the room

  • @innis17
    @innis17 10 місяців тому

    I agree with most things but I think it's clear that Freddie did learn something from his experience with the master. And it's shown by him repeating the blinking test with the woman that he picked up. Freddie can make deeper connections with the people that he meets. It's not just him in a world of strangers anymore and I think that is progress.

  • @0ErikaAir0
    @0ErikaAir0 3 роки тому

    I really need to see this film again and look with open eyes

  • @dibenji
    @dibenji 6 років тому +3

    Incredible work. Thank you!

  • @Spectrumpicture
    @Spectrumpicture 5 років тому +2

    This is a film that grows on you. The first time i saw it i didnt like it. Second time i saw it i noticed more of what it was saying. The third time i loved it and all its gritty details.

  • @EntertainTheElk
    @EntertainTheElk 7 років тому +35

    Great video. Subbed! How do you accomplish the ink blot dissolves that spill out?

    • @daniel_netzel
      @daniel_netzel  7 років тому +8

      Thank you! So normally when you create a mask it's just a box, I redrew a bunch of anchor points in a lopsided shape that was basically done at random, a little bit of mask feather and mask expansion and Bob's your uncle :D Congratulations on your Simpsons video by the way, really well done, hopefully we both can see some more exposure soon!

    • @EntertainTheElk
      @EntertainTheElk 7 років тому +3

      Super cool! Thanks for the recipe to the secret sauce. And thanks for the kind word about my video. Hopefully we'll both start blowing up here soon. Feel free to reach out whenever. Would love to stay in contact with someone talented like yourself! Best of luck.

    • @daniel_netzel
      @daniel_netzel  7 років тому +1

      Yeah dude! No worries! Hey man, I'm keeping my fingers crossed for both of us! Absolutely, same to you, anytime! Best of luck to you too!

    • @Jackhoppy
      @Jackhoppy 7 років тому +4

      Oh shit two geniuses converse in the comment section

  • @CineFrames123
    @CineFrames123 7 років тому +7

    My favorite director and one of my favorite films. Great video man :D p.s which editing software did you use ?

    • @daniel_netzel
      @daniel_netzel  7 років тому +1

      Thanks! I use After Effects and Premiere.

  • @helloitsokay
    @helloitsokay 7 років тому +16

    Great video. You deserve more subs!

  • @browk2512
    @browk2512 2 роки тому +1

    I really don't think The Master believed what he was teaching. This was made clear when people questioned him, especially Helen at the conference in Phoenix. She points out a mistake he made in the new book that makes it clear he can't remember even the most core ideas of his philosophy.

  • @daverizz
    @daverizz 7 років тому +2

    That was really great. I 'liked' it a third of the way in, then forgot, and went to like it again at the end.

    • @daniel_netzel
      @daniel_netzel  7 років тому

      Hahaha, that's amazing, I appreciate it :)

  • @user-jn5ni5ul6q
    @user-jn5ni5ul6q 7 років тому +1

    I don't care about movies but I saw your post on reddit "Am I being impatient or am I just missing something?" (related to getting more views on UA-cam)... And it looks like you've been doing a good job (judging by your # subscribers and comments). And I was touched by this. So SUBSCRIBED.

    • @daniel_netzel
      @daniel_netzel  7 років тому +1

      Hahaha, thanks, that was a while ago, things have definitely picked up since then!

  • @giancassa9340
    @giancassa9340 2 роки тому

    The Masters is arguably my third favorite film of PTA I truly loved it from the first time I saw it.

  • @davidlean1060
    @davidlean1060 7 років тому

    A wonderful film I thnk, but it did take me a few views before I really fell in love with it. Even though I think Magnolia is my favourite PT Anderson movie, when the credits roll on The Master, I always say 'this is my new favourite PTA movie!'.You get me?! How can you not be hooked with that amazing opening score. The chord change when the camera looks at Freddy squinting gaze blows me away every time. Music and pictures, he is so right. The fact he is a unique story teller too makes him the greatest living film maker in my opinion.

  • @fabiancuellar4357
    @fabiancuellar4357 4 роки тому

    Wow. This is beautiful, i don't know how this video lacks like 10m more views

  • @BCTHarishBabu
    @BCTHarishBabu 3 роки тому +1

    I really liked your review.I have loved PTA's "Magnolia", "Boogie Nights","Punch-drunk love","TWBB" and "Phantom Thread" but this film really baffled me.I won't say this is boring.This is really entertaining( thanks to good performances) but it made me to feel "WTF".Will rewatch it again.

  • @pocketsesmcflurry2146
    @pocketsesmcflurry2146 7 років тому

    Great vid man. I have a bit of a different interpretation of the ending with the sand woman. The movie is essentially about the relationship between the id (Freddie) and the ego (Dodd), and how these elements control our lives in different ways. We see how Freddie is controlled by his baser needs (sex, alcohol, self amusement), whereas Dodd is controlled by the idea of control itself, by social standing and a desire to comprehend the world around him in an easy-to-digest philosophy. He says to Freddie near the end of the film, when Freddie leaves for the last time, that if he were to become master of himself, he may be the first person ever to truly do so. And by the end, Freddie seems to be finding a way to do this and be happy. But the last shot with him curling up to the sand woman implies that that desire for sex and connection is still in control, and that maybe, no matter what we believe or how fulfilled we are, we will always be controlled by the things we want and think will make us happy. Anyway thanks for the video, it's a great film and deserves to be discussed.

    • @daniel_netzel
      @daniel_netzel  7 років тому +1

      I'd have to say I agree with you. My interpretation involved our animalistic tendencies, but that's actually basically what those psychological terms refer to. I think it shows that he's still a passenger in his life, with his vices having all the control. Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

  • @jackmartin3458
    @jackmartin3458 6 років тому +5

    PTA’s circular character arches are very similar to stably Kubrick witch I find awesome in a lot of ways almost saying that it doesn’t matter the shit you go through you’ll end up the way you were in the beginning

    • @daniel_netzel
      @daniel_netzel  5 років тому

      For sure, same is true for Boogie Nights, There Will Be Blood. Granted, I don't think has to be the case in the real world, I think almost anyone can change, but there's an astonishing amount of people who stay the same throughout their entire lives.

  • @totesjokin5354
    @totesjokin5354 7 років тому

    Dang man, your videos are the quality of the UA-cam "giants", I hope to see you flourish here! We've been waiting for someone to revisit these beautiful pictures that sort of slipped the radar :) sub well earned

    • @daniel_netzel
      @daniel_netzel  7 років тому

      Thanks man, I hope so too! Thanks for subscribing :)

  • @secretsandman13
    @secretsandman13 7 років тому +1

    Personally I think that there's more thematically to the film that could've been delved into in regards to what it has to say about human nature, but for a brief analysis, you did a good job!

    • @daniel_netzel
      @daniel_netzel  7 років тому +1

      Oh for sure, that's always the struggle with these videos, I'd need 4 hours to discuss everything I'd like to. Thank you!

  • @Kevin-ts7hf
    @Kevin-ts7hf 6 років тому +2

    Thank you for making this

  • @girlspooptoo8567
    @girlspooptoo8567 7 років тому

    This is my second favorite movie ever. I probably watched it 8 or 10 times, and you made me understand it better. Thank you
    subscribed

    • @daniel_netzel
      @daniel_netzel  7 років тому +1

      I'm glad you found the video illuminating! It's really an outstanding work of art, Paul Thomas Anderson is a genius.

    • @girlspooptoo8567
      @girlspooptoo8567 6 років тому

      Film Radar
      Agreed

  • @christopherjones9798
    @christopherjones9798 6 років тому +1

    I feel like The Master will be more appreciated when some time has passed, and people have seen it a few more times. It's better after you get the first watch "out of the way".

  • @bahesh4442
    @bahesh4442 6 років тому +2

    excellent analysis

  • @TheSwordfish009
    @TheSwordfish009 4 роки тому +3

    I think he definitely changed at the end.
    1. In the beginning of the movie, he saw the sand sculpture and was so out of his mind that he used it as a sex object like an animal. But at the end, he saw it as something of beauty and lied next to it in innocence.
    2. He was "in love" with Doris. Problem is that she was just 16 so did he really "lose the love of his life"? I think he won by "missing out" on her. He dodged a bullet.
    3. He had violent outbursts in the beginning. However, two confrontations show that he completely changed. One was speaking to Doris' mother. He was a man that would lose his mind during any small confrontation but with Doris' mother, he kept it completely cool. He even asked thoughtful questions and told her that it was for the best since at least she was happy. That showed great self control even though it was painful. Second was with Master Dodd. He tried manipulating him (asked him to get on an airplane, gave him an ultimatum, played mind games), however, he did not lash out in anger. He kept his calm and even laughed at the pain as though he completely accepted his anger but decided to turn the entire situation into a positive.
    4. His sexual encounter with the lady at the end. In the beginning, he used drugs and alcohol to seduce women, He was always shaky and very physically aggressive. However with her, he was very peaceable and used intellectual charm and psychoanalytic techniques he learned (basically like a pick-up artist).

  • @balbanes1
    @balbanes1 4 роки тому

    This was a film that I did not enjoy in the theater but months later when it was released on bluray I watched it by myself and can say it's a personal favorite. I think the theater just didn't work for this film.

  • @notsorry5332
    @notsorry5332 5 років тому

    I saw other review of the movie and there was idea thar actually Freddy has changed. He became less vulnerable, less insane and more soft and open to people. The scene with the girl in the bar shows it

  • @BelieveInUrself93
    @BelieveInUrself93 7 років тому

    I'm crying all over again. Subbed.

  • @nickinportland
    @nickinportland 2 роки тому

    It’s the trailers fault. I was so pumped to see this film after watching it. The trailer was full of pretty much all the energy in the whole movie. Then you watch the film at least the first time and it’s like sllllooowwww as all hell. Still great after like 3 times tho.

  • @yusefendure
    @yusefendure 4 роки тому +1

    Freddie DID learn. Freddie learned that it's better to leave a cult than to stay brainwashed. No matter how drunk or high, he still won by leaving them alone. He also learned how to have more developed personal relationships, thanks to Dodd and The Cause: ua-cam.com/video/06Jg1EoXSy4/v-deo.html

  • @MasudZaman1998
    @MasudZaman1998 7 років тому +1

    You've found yourself another loyal subscriber!

    • @daniel_netzel
      @daniel_netzel  7 років тому

      Thank you kindly, I hope you enjoy your stay!

  • @hippiecheezburger5457
    @hippiecheezburger5457 Рік тому +1

    The Master is the best story PTA ever wrote

  • @prolapsedpower2363
    @prolapsedpower2363 5 років тому

    this is the best video i’ve seen about a film i love keep making videos

  • @nguyenvan8771
    @nguyenvan8771 4 роки тому

    thank you
    thank you
    thank you

  • @grandmaster2385
    @grandmaster2385 Рік тому

    Pretty cool is hands down one of the greatest characters in cinema

  • @VvendigO.
    @VvendigO. 3 роки тому

    Love your work here

  • @ishaanmanandhar9486
    @ishaanmanandhar9486 4 роки тому +1

    The classic "The true treasue is the friends you make along the way."

  • @kds5895
    @kds5895 7 років тому

    First video of yours I've seen and I subbed in the first few minutes! Quality stuff sir

    • @daniel_netzel
      @daniel_netzel  7 років тому

      Thank you kindly, I hope you enjoy the others as well!

  • @ignasvieversys6127
    @ignasvieversys6127 5 років тому

    One of my favorite youtube videos. god I love watching this

  • @ibSprintin
    @ibSprintin 7 років тому +3

    Great stuff Film Radar. A top 5 film for me.
    I'm curious Sir Film Radar, what is your mic+recorder set up? The quality sounds great and love the texture of how the mic renders your voice. I've been looking for a mic that has this sound similar to yours.

    • @daniel_netzel
      @daniel_netzel  7 років тому

      Thank you!
      I use an MXL 990 with a Mic Mate pre amp. I use a couple little tricks in Audition to mix and master. Any relatively cheap condenser mic should do the trick for you if you set it up right, and know a little bit about mixing.

  • @royjosueespinozaarroyo7804
    @royjosueespinozaarroyo7804 5 років тому

    I´ve been watching like 4 reviews before. I completely share your poitnt of view. The religious topic its secundary. The movie was about these two monsters, and what happened when they share a friendship. Its so an emotive piece! Pd. The best scene for me is Joaquin with sand woman, how much lolyness. Thanks for share us (excuse me my terrible english)

  • @RobertSlover
    @RobertSlover 5 років тому +1

    the jack parsons aleister crowley connection to Ron is truly stranger than fiction.