"One Battle After Another" is the Film of 2025 - 153

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Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another" is a wild and wacky film. PTA wrote and directed the film and much like his other films, it's a smash hit that mixes action, neo-noir and even black comedy. It's about life or death, saving the future by saving the daughter of a famous revolutionary leader of the French 75. It's literally the military vs the main behind the underground revolutionary force but you don't even know who would it be. I love how Leo DiCaprio embodied Pat, especially as a stoner but a bad ass bomber and is very active in the French 75. What's crazy about this film is how it relates to events that happening in modern-day society. A lot of Anderson's films play on the historic side of things. Events where he develops a story towards that highlights reality. I love how realistic this film is in everything it tosses. As funny as it may sound, but there are underground elite societies that grouped based off certain doctrines that we normal people may find ridiculous. But as ridiculous as it may seem, it's very real and very scary because these certain groups really disregard human lives. And this film does play on the disregard of people's existences. I love the film for the use of its cinematography and space. The way Anderson will use a wide shot to play out a comedic scene. The driving shots are incredible, especially how it utilizes the physical environment it's in like the POV of a car driving, we are the vehicle and we are literally driving up and down trails, chasing people and expecting we are gonna get a confrontation we want but Anderson being Anderson, we get something even better. The third act is very nerve-wracking. Especially how the lack of certain technologies would put us at a deep disadvantage but it's people that leads to where we need to go. We are the best technology. I love how the actors really use space to show off the strengths of their characters. There is almost no time to stop the action in this film. It's literally one battle after another and it's all happening just to save one human being. How heartbreaking it is to go to lengths to just save ONE PERSON. The trials and tribulations that each of us face no matter what kind of lives we live in. There is a right and there is a wrong and we gotta fight for what's right and dismantle the wrongs. it's difficult but this film shows how strong unification can be. It shows that everyday person is more dangerous than an army when united. There are underground elite forces out there but best believe there are underground revolutionary groups out fighting the good fight, one battle after another.Four out of four tokes

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