Post by klep on Aug 31, 2015 10:04:11 GMT -6
MOVIE OF THE WEEK for 8/31: Inherent Vice
Our Movie of the Week this week is Paul Thomas Anderson's Inherent Vice. Coming off of the creative high that was The Master, the news that PTA would be adopting Thomas Pynchon's popular novel was incredibly welcome news. And yet, when it finally arrived, the film divided its audience with some saying it was PTA's worst film and others lauding it as nearly his best work.
Set on the southern California coast in the age of Nixon, Inherent Vice tells a sprawling and complicated tale of real estate, corruption, and murder. And yet while Doc Sportello tries to unravel matters and help out some of the people being chewed up in the machine, we're also seeing a much more straightforward tale of the loss of innocence of the 60's.
So I have several questions for you. The first, obviously, is how does this film compare to the book (which I have not read)? Has PTA stayed true to the text or has he left out any important parts? What is the Vice so Inherent in Shasta Fey that she is uninsurable and how does that relate to the movie at large? Pauline Kael famously claimed to never watch a movie more than once, and yet I feel Inherent Vice in particular benefits from multiple viewings. Do you agree with her, and if not what is it about a film that makes seeing it more than once advisable?
OUR NEXT MOVIE OF THE WEEK for 9/7: His Girl Friday
It was a close vote, but His Girl Friday led the way from early on and never relinquished its slight lead. His Girl Friday is available on Netflix Instant, Hulu, and Amazon Instant Video, where it is free for Prime members.
Our Movie of the Week this week is Paul Thomas Anderson's Inherent Vice. Coming off of the creative high that was The Master, the news that PTA would be adopting Thomas Pynchon's popular novel was incredibly welcome news. And yet, when it finally arrived, the film divided its audience with some saying it was PTA's worst film and others lauding it as nearly his best work.
Set on the southern California coast in the age of Nixon, Inherent Vice tells a sprawling and complicated tale of real estate, corruption, and murder. And yet while Doc Sportello tries to unravel matters and help out some of the people being chewed up in the machine, we're also seeing a much more straightforward tale of the loss of innocence of the 60's.
So I have several questions for you. The first, obviously, is how does this film compare to the book (which I have not read)? Has PTA stayed true to the text or has he left out any important parts? What is the Vice so Inherent in Shasta Fey that she is uninsurable and how does that relate to the movie at large? Pauline Kael famously claimed to never watch a movie more than once, and yet I feel Inherent Vice in particular benefits from multiple viewings. Do you agree with her, and if not what is it about a film that makes seeing it more than once advisable?
OUR NEXT MOVIE OF THE WEEK for 9/7: His Girl Friday
It was a close vote, but His Girl Friday led the way from early on and never relinquished its slight lead. His Girl Friday is available on Netflix Instant, Hulu, and Amazon Instant Video, where it is free for Prime members.