yo so I watched two movies yesterday because I was sick (and 9 episodes of The Office but that's beside the point).
first, The Master. it was so so so so beautifully shot, and INCREDIBLY acted, Joaquin Phoenix, Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams all giving potentially career best performances (aside from PSH simply because he's done so many other amazing performances). however, when it comes to actual, I dunno, SUBSTANCE, there's nothing. infuriating, airy nothing and I am MAD about it. the end is a total cop-out, barely anything happens, the story isn't satisfying at all, so many questions are left unanswered but not even in a compelling way. it got kind of boring, too, and hammy towards the end. regardless, the acting and cinematography kind of anchored it, so I didn't dislike it. 6/10.
then I watched Slacker. this movie has absolutely no plot but it's a joy to watch because of how unique it is. there are upwards of 90 characters, and you see one snippet from a few of them walking down the street conversing until another person walks down the street and the camera shifts and follows them for a few minutes and so on and so on for 100 minutes. it basically serves to highlight how everything is happening everywhere at the same time, or some cliche like that. it's so cool. it dragged a bit, but it was still a lot of fun. 7/10. the end is weird, though. I mean, how can you tie a movie with no plot together? (hint: you don't.)
