Wow, he was a bit offended by the first question it seems. ALTHOUGH, I completely understand where Paul is coming from, he must be so sick of people thinking that this is a "Scientology" movie, that it's a "Cult" film...nonononooo...this is about a broken man after the war, a very lonely man that finds a the best love he's had since Doris, Lancaster. I really feel that this is mostly a film about a man battling himself, or at least someone that very much so reminds them of himself
A legendary masterpiece. Sadly overlooked because just below the surface it lies an abstract and universal search for human essence meaning, as big food for thought as 2001 Space odissey... A hermetic film that needs to be watched many times, with narrative and symbolic layers, it's not a simple movie about a cult and a troubled man that admires a Master. For me the biggest and most surprising film of this century.
i remember bumping up with this movies trailer, and i couldnt stop watching it until the movie came out, than i could never stop watching the movie, every once in a while i end up watching this masterpiece, thank PTA and all the crew and cast for doing one of the best movie of all time !
When you put two giants in front of one camera the last thing I need is a plot so, yes. I'm going to watch this tonight for the first time and yes, I am going to re-watch it about 200 times until the end of the year. I will not rest until I study every single frame. And that's a promise.
I find PTA rolling his eyes when asked about Scientology and this movie really annoying. Anyone who's read Bare Faced Messiah cannot help but see that this is OBVIOUSLY inspired by L Ron Hubbard's life. 'Inspired' might be too loose a word, it's a direct adaptation. I get that you don't want all the garbage that Scientology will subject you to but it's a bit cowardly to make this film and then roll your eyes at people wanting to know about that.
nobody gets it,read a lot of things on this movie and nobody gets it.Joaquin is Philips subconscious.his id if you like.i've said it before,here it is again.the first time I saw it it troubled me.I slept on it and as often happens I woke with an epiphany.the characters mirror each other.a symbiosis.the script and the acting were superb and I can't say enough about pta.....