Empathy Through Film | The Master Video Essay

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you like The Master (2012)? i think I failed to convey one point. While Lancaster Dodd is an abuser there is still a palpable connection between Freddie and Lancaster that needs to be addressed. Dodd is a sympathetic character and throughout the film one can't help but hope him and Freddie can work it out. When Freddie realizes he needs to "break up" with Lancaster it is a very touching and moving scene for that reason (the first and second time). To paint Lancaster solely as a terrible person would be a disservice to the film. I think its important to recognize the value this relationship had to both Freddie and Lancaster despite the points I discuss in this video.
i misused the word subtext and I apologize.
Paul Thomas Anderson with the help of Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams created one of my favorite films in 2012. This video essay talks The Master (2012). How does it deal with community, power and most importantly Freddie.
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@maxwellcouturefilms 2 года назад

using this space to talk about anything movies is a great time so feel free to comment i misused the word subtext and I apologize follow me on letterboxd - letterboxd.com/max584/

@markdavidson558 2 года назад

I finished watching this and went to, I assumed, add to a mountain of likes. That this only has 395 views is absurd to me. I'll comfortably call this video essay wildly intelligent and beautiful. Thanks for helping me with my understanding of the film and for taking your time to share your knowledge! Great stuff

@maxwellcouturefilms 2 года назад

You’ve made my day! Thank you, I appreciate it.

@chrispmar 3 месяца назад

That's a great undersranding of what "The Master" is about. Of course, like you said, "The Master" has many themes in it, but by the end of the film it is about Freddy Kuell. That was definitely missed on me the first, and only time I saw the film. I had a cynical look on the film. I thought it was trying to say how all people are messed up and can't change for the better. That take on it was probably more a reflection of my own perspective on my own life at the time than an accurate understanding of "The Master." Glad to get another perspective on the film. Thanks.

@letahamilton 4 месяца назад

I was listening to an interview with a cult expert & she said this was the best movie she’d ever watched about cults. That’s how I found you & this video. Well done. Thank you.

@vincentjoyhere 5 месяцев назад

This was so so beautiful man. At the end of the video, I literally said ‘wow’. Its such a great feeling when you find someone who felt the same way as I felt about, understood the same way as I understood and loved the same way as I loved this often misunderstood, polarising, underrated masterpiece. I think thats what a sense of community and belonging is.

@ChappieCrosby Год назад

I'm about to see The Master in 70mm in Atlanta and was searching for a new perspective to view through. I'm so glad I found this video!

@danielpatache8843 5 дней назад

Fantastic essay, can't wait to watch more of your vids! I did have a thought though, you say at one point that Freddie accidentally kills his co worker. I don't think it's a mishap, right after he gives him the drink he says "You remind me of my father", later on when Dodd's processing him, we find out his dad died from alcohol poisoning, and when asked if the drink kills he says "Not if you drink it responsibly", but when he gives it to the guy he tells him "all in one gulp". I think he was trying to kill him or at least hurt him, maybe stemming from his trauma as a child, who knows.

@elliefanta 2 года назад

You deserve 10x the amount of subscribers (not that that’s important) really interesting essay on the film, thanks!

@maxwellcouturefilms 2 года назад

Thank you! I appreciate it.

@melissas7980 11 месяцев назад

Just watched The Master for the first time earlier this evening. Followed my routine of coming to RU-vid to read reviews, etc. So glad I found this video. I enjoyed it immensely. New subscriber here! Thank you. Look forward to checking out more of your content.

@shrink___ 10 месяцев назад

I have just done the same! But it looks like he’s not making videos any more :(

@davehandelman2832 8 месяцев назад

Omg. Bro this is FANTASTIC!!! No no no, don't apologize, that was VERY VERY intelligent. No one is wasting time here. Looking forwards to more!!

@TheRigomoni 10 месяцев назад

The last two minutes of this video is powerful

@hippiecheezburger5457 Год назад

Has anyone noticed the part where he is singing A Roving and then people are suddenly naked like Amy Adams is sitting there and then she is suddenly naked sitting the same way, I feel like it’s just apart of Freddie’s imagination also the part where Freddie is sleeping in the movie theater and then gets a phone call delivered to him and it’s like it is a dream. I think Freddie is a little delusional and a lost cause. There is so much to take from this film it’s amazing. It’s one of my favorite movies and stories ever. Freddie Quell is one of the most striking characters I’ve ever known and Phoenix plays him so incredibly well it’s what made me absolutely love Joaquin Phoenix, it’s a performance of a lifetime to me. I think that Dodd loves Freddie so much because this man believes in him so much, it is a bit of a love story but no a homosexual one, not for me

@K4tsur4gi 11 месяцев назад

It’s a horrible film.. to say it’s your favorite it troubling.

@Slip0824 9 месяцев назад

@@K4tsur4gigood thing art is subjective, eh?

@EdWard-ie5wn 9 месяцев назад

Freddie and Dodd are two sides of the same man (L Ron Hubbard). Dodd is his higher self, Freddie is his ID.

@Littleprinceleon 9 месяцев назад

@@K4tsur4giYou know what is terrible? 😅 To react with a simplistic wannabe judgment to a comment that at least pinpoints one other major topic that should be discussed in the video, since it's an important part of the Freddie personality: looking for a father figure that is "giant" enough to be able to help us better understand the world, which will be only as successful as we knowing ourselves... You could just leave your comment as an original post and proby nobody would react. 😊

@Littleprinceleon 9 месяцев назад

@@K4tsur4gi but if anything, judging others based on ONE of their favourite films (plus a few lines of commentary) is more troubling than you would think. Sadly much of the Homo sapiens forms their worldviews based on such "firm grounds".

@EMDrecs1 Месяц назад

Very helpful, the movie is so vague and enigmatic, good perspective here

@user-yz7uu5xw7m 2 года назад

Expected another video about how Freddy symbolizes animal part of the human being, Master symblolizes the smart human side, and his wife symbolizes the female side but this video is much better!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@maxwellcouturefilms 2 года назад

Thank you, this might be my favorite video so I’m glad you liked it!

@ponchofilm 15 дней назад

Excellent!!! Thanks so much

@woody4779 Год назад

This was beautiful dude. Thank you

@archaeopteryks 2 месяца назад

A lot of people seem to miss that Dodd is portrayed purposefully as a fool most of the time, to the audience. In fact, he is so self-deluded that he comes off as the 'animal' moreso than Freddy, who just is. Freddy fulfills a need in Dodd's life that is otherwise absent. The scene with Freddy and Winn in bed is important. It shows how Freddy has taken something from Dodd's teachings, but left behind all the bullshit. He appropriates Dodd's mindgame and uses (subconsciously) it as a way to find a deeper connection to Winn. Freddy doesn't need to "return his mind to perfection", he just needs love and connection, and he takes what he learned from Dodd (NOT what Dodd was teaching him) and applies it in order to get what he needs. I hate to say this but it's almost as if Freddy has become his own Master. ugh. sorry.

@Unanythang Год назад

Phenomenal interpretation

@monkey9798 7 месяцев назад

Really appreciate your thoughts on this watched through to the end & will be watching more

@JackJarv 5 месяцев назад

This made my day. Thank you.

@timetheory84 Месяц назад

Joaquin's best performance in my opinion. And one of PS Hoffman's best. This movie is so much more than the Joker. And yet the Joker has really high ratings, while the Master is underrated. Everything from sub-text to film-making wise is far superior to the Joker. I really believe that the Joker will not date well. But The Master will be more appreciated as the years pass.

@66jensen66 2 года назад

I really liked this video/talk. I will watch this movie again. Thank You

@maxwellcouturefilms 2 года назад

Thank you for the kind words. Enjoy the rewatch!

@ExxylcrothEagle Год назад

I've watched the Master 13 times ... juss sayen.... kools... minty flavor 😄

@mindleft-buddy999 10 месяцев назад

Damn Brother! Rather fortuitously, I happen to be reading 'No One Cares About Crazy People', by Ron Powers, and the theme of your very solid and insightful review of this modern classic goes well with much of what the Pulitzer Prize winning author had to say in his book. I can't recommend it any higher. There is also a mention of the movie the US gov outlawed that you mention in this piece. Just subscribed, you saw a lot of stuff in this movie that I missed. RIP PSH.

@jackmccabe3195 Год назад

This was very well done! Awesome job

@jamesdewayne Год назад

really enjoyed this one, hope to see more videos coming in the future !

@lsjt8924 Год назад

I haven't yet watched this film but your video was interesting. Thanks

@edwinziegler224 Год назад

Great Job Buddy 👌👏

@llmallia 2 года назад

Wonderfull work!!! Greetings from Argentina!!!

@maxwellcouturefilms 2 года назад

Thank you! Greetings from Canada!

@thatjuanker6165 2 года назад

Bangin essay dude, me and my gf loved it!

@maxwellcouturefilms 2 года назад

Bangin comment my man!

@EdWard-ie5wn 9 месяцев назад

Does your gf respect the cock?

@samnossoni7186 2 года назад

Great analysis 🧐

@maxwellcouturefilms 2 года назад

Happy you liked it!

@ThisguyQuake 6 месяцев назад

This movie falls into the untamable man genre, like Cool Hand Luke, Bronson, or Raging Bull.

@jessicaeskebk5945 4 месяца назад

good stuff

@isaiahjohn6162 Год назад

i hear you.

@NASkeywest 8 месяцев назад

I LOVE “There will Be blood.” But “The Master” has to be just as good in my Opinion!

@NoseyBonk5599 8 месяцев назад

This Is A Stupid Ass Comment

@juliastoeckl3035 Год назад

Loved the video, keep going!

@WatchesVideosOnUtube Год назад

Excellent. Subbed

@gergq5888 9 месяцев назад

Love this.

@motorben 2 года назад

Great video and analysis. Cheers from Manchester, England

@maxwellcouturefilms 2 года назад

Appreciate it. Love the reach these videos have. Hello from Calgary, Canada

@tollertyp7230 11 месяцев назад

Even here in Germany you've impressed me! Thank you for this new perspective on the movie.

@ArmandoMan 9 месяцев назад

Awesome video!

@alopradocai 8 месяцев назад

Great analysis dude, empathy before control loved it.

@MichaelMirraArt-mg4jx Год назад

If you tell me you'll try your best to confuse me why should I watch?

@leafyishereisdumbnameakath4259 Год назад

😂😂😂😂 yeah

@f.rjustforeducationfree507 Год назад

thankuuu

@macboylefilms1004 2 года назад

I wonder who the master is about

@maxwellcouturefilms 2 года назад

By golly you've come to the right place! I answer that question in this very video! Buy a lottery ticket, invest in the stock market, take a bet on your sports team because today is your lucky day!

@macboylefilms1004 2 года назад

@@maxwellcouturefilms This very video? well butter my buns what a coincidence

@bee8589 11 месяцев назад

just finished watching this movie & it legit made no sense and im convinced you all are pretending to understand it to look cool and brainy

@marcogianesello6083 11 месяцев назад

how did it make no sense? It's not even abstract or surreal, it's pretty much all linear. Essentially you can't pin it down to some two sentence slogan that explains what it's supposed to mean or be about and that means it make no sense? And so clearly whoever gets something out of it is just lying? Maybe if that wasn't your attitude you'd get more out of complex films like this

@bee8589 11 месяцев назад

@@marcogianesello6083 i watched it twice more after my initial viewing bc i watched it at like 5am with no sleep. it made sense when i was more lucid but i was definitely bored. i watched it the 3rd time for jaoquin's performance tho he did great

@Milton.. 5 месяцев назад

@@bee8589You’d love there will be blood.

@matthewgantner8016 5 месяцев назад

@@bee8589yeah there's great cinematography and acting but the story is boring asf like nothing really happens and i understand that's somewhat the point but i didn't need a 3 hour snooze fest to get across the obvious point that veterans have a hard time reintegrating

@bethg.5611 2 года назад

Why all the senseless female nudity? It felt so exploitive. Are movies made with female fans being considered at all?

@gavinhebert27 2 года назад

the film is from Freddie’s perspective in a way. and he’s a sex addict

@maxwellcouturefilms Год назад

While I respect your opinion and reaction to the film I’d like to explain what I think the film was trying to accomplish. The film is about Freddie who is a weird pervert. Notice the tracking shot of the Martha the salesgirl. We are following Freddie’s eyes and what he desires. The scene where everyone is dancing nude is clearly from Freddie’s perspective as well. The naked sand lady clearly establishes Freddie’s animalistic sexual drive from the beginning. In a film largely about quelling and giving into baser instincts I think it would be worse to have no nudity. But I respect your reaction despite the fact that I don’t think the nudity is “senseless”

@leafyishereisdumbnameakath4259 Год назад

@bethg.5611 It's meant to show hes a weird pervert but if you still don't like it, I understand. If you want a movie that only has male nudity but no female nudity then watch Creep 2. I definitely get where you're coming from. I thought it was weird too as a man

@marcogianesello6083 11 месяцев назад

Please, not all women are prudes clutching pearls when they engage with art. That's a you problem. It would have been a you problem if it was the 40's and you said the same exact thing