What I found interesting about Anderson's direction style is that he uses emotion as a guide for his stories, but others use plot but include emotion just for the icing on the cake.
What i like about paul thomas anderson is that he prefers characters over plot. The characters define the plot and not the other way around. I have watched other filmmakers who just use plot so much to amuse us. I say stop that and let us focus on the characters. Every time i come out of a pta movie, i feel like i just exited another realm and that's how powerful and memorable his characters are
The drug deal gone bad scene where the camera is locked on Marks face for 40 seconds is absolutely brilliant. Mark acting simply with his eyes and mouth gives me chills everytime. Him realizing he's hit rock bottom is such a great moment for his character. Boogie Nights is one of his best movies. Mark and PTA both.
Every PTA movie is a true work of art, it's a journey through the different stages/feelings of the human psyche. For those, and many other reasons, he's a one of my favorite directors working today.
@@tonywords6713 agreed!! All the before films puts you on the edge and never lets that punching go throughout and at the endings are pretty satisfying . While all the other films especially the master leaves you as you said confused but has so much rewatchability. And are layered and has GREAT direction . Probably even better as they come
I literally just finished his filmography yesterday, then I stumbled upon this video, damn, magnolia is my all time favourite movie as well, I love PTA
I loved PT’s early work...Magnolia is probably my favorite movie and PDL was amazing. He’s made finely crafted movies over the past 10 years, but none that I’ve wanted to watch repeatedly.
So looking forward to part 2. Several other great films, including those which which Imho are the best films of their respective decades: There will be Blood and The Master.
Probably the best of PTA is Punch-Drunk Love, just the composition to see Adam Sandler isolated and trapped in his box. Many of us have had that situation when we’re feeling hurt. And the music breaks out when you have the chance to figure out your true self, finding your true power. And I agree for emotion to drive the story. Plot in a movie like his doesn’t follow. I want to model after him for character driven stories
Thank you very much. Please make a video of the directing style of Sergio Leone. You put too much emphasis on Tarantino (I mean generally, not in this video), I think Tarantino uses Sergio Leone's (especially in shots and creating characters) and Alfred Hitchcock's (creating suspense) directing styles in his movies.
Have been waiting for this eagerly. Thank you for this one! You guys are doing an amazing work, really appreciate it. The way you untangled different aspects of filmmaking, it really becomes a learning experience. Thank you again.
I am glad to see you guys do this fantastic job as always. But I would love if you guys do directing style on Wong Kar-Wai and Krzysztof Kieslowski ❤🙏.
I admire your videos and analyses and I would like to see your analysis of "Once upon a time in America" by Sergio Leone, I think he is one of the founders of the modern cinema.
Filmography of Yorgos Lanthimos and David Lynch is quite unique and one of the best of our time .. A complete breakdown of their works will be quite a treat..... Btw... I was waiting for PTA's breakdown from studiobinder for a long time.... Thanks for the video... Loved it.....
Hi, this video was awesome. I really learned a lot from all your content. Just a small request, could you make a video on Clint Eastwood's directing style? He has made some incredible movies like unforgiven and the bridges of madison County, and to me he's really an inspiration. I would love to learn more about his overall style and approach.
To be honest, I did not know about P.T.Anderson, but after watching the scenes in this video and seeing his use of visual storytelling, especially his wonderful depiction of gradually increasing violence scenes resulting from deep moral conflicts, I realized that he is one of the auteurs with his original style.(And his excellent choice of method actors such as Joaquin Phoenix, Paul Dano, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Daniel Day-Lewis in his movies). Thank you very much StudioBinder for this excellent video.
I have been in the process of watching every PTA film in order, one every weekend. I just re-watched Punch Drunk Love two days ago. This could not have come out at a more perfect time
Paul Thomas Anderson & Christopher Nolan are the only Two Greatest Filmmakers (Born in 1970s) who just reached 50 and already made 4 Masterpieces in this century
The only difference between those two is that PTA still focuses on writing a great character rather than a mediocre confusing plot,i used to love Nolan(Memento & Insomnia are my favorites) but he has completely ditched character for visuals & cinematography
@@fruitsy3020 I Completely agree with you. There are 2 types of storytelling 1. Character Centric 2. Plot Centric. I don't know if Nolan is great at plot based films after Inception. But, P.T. Anderson is a Genius at Character Centric Films: Boogie Nights, Punch-Drunk Love, There Will Be Blood & The Master on & on & on.
Where is part, still waiting. His last five films where mind binding. And I can’t how he did it with the stillness. He became Stanley Kubrick in my opinion.
Lmao I noticed the addition of Daydreaming by Radiohead in the video. I’ve literally been listening to that song on repeat before I saw this video. Fun fact, PTA directed the music video for that song.
I love Anderson a lot but and his later work is insane evolution from this! Liquorice pizza (which title implies the unlikely combination of Gary and Alana as lovers) is different because Gary comes from a great home and is naturally hyper-successful, and Alana comes from a regular home but have a mediocre life that she hates. All the things to do passes as fun craziness. In the end, they don't matter, and it doesn't matter that one is so successful and the other so average, their age difference doesn't matter, the money or fame don't matter, the success or failure (sometimes provoked on purpose) of their businesses is irrelevant : the only thing they really want is to love one another. It was good watching a simple, good, fun, relatable movie about life and love for once :)
I prefer his early style. Don't get me wrong, I love all of his movies, There Will Be Blood is one of the most important movies of the past 20 years, but everything he did in the first half of his career are the best for me
