r/Ijustwatched • u/Due_Athlete7122 • 6d ago

IJW: The Master (2013)

Just watched The Master and I'm confused

Ok so a bit of a context I'm a 18yr old guy not from US. I knew this movie is considered a masterpiece but it polarizes people. Having watched PTA's There will be blood and Boogie Nights, I thought of this also as something which will mesmerize me but it fails to do so. I just couldn't understand the main plot of the movie and how it ended. It just felt too superficial to me. If someone can help me by sharing info about the movie, it'd be much appreciated.

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u/5o7bot 6d ago

The Master (2012) R

Freddie, a volatile, heavy-drinking veteran who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, finds some semblance of a family when he stumbles onto the ship of Lancaster Dodd, the charismatic leader of a new "religion" he forms after World War II.

Drama
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Actors: Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Rami Malek, Laura Dern
Rating: ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 71% with 3,088 votes
Runtime: 137 min
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u/tree_or_up 6d ago

You might appreciate Roger Ebert's review: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-master-2012

He admired it but had a similar "what was that all about?" reaction

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u/Nayagy20 5d ago

It shocking akin to my watch of “There will be blood”. Methodical, almost like we are going through cult initiation with the protagonist.

Abrupt too.