PTA's "Master" is a masterpiece, which not only won PTA the best director in Venice, but also made Joaquin the emperor in Venice.
In this film, Zhong Jin mobilized all his physical functions, which are mainly reflected in "muscle control" (the folds of the face, the lines between the eyebrows, and the strength of the lips and mouth shapes, etc.) and the range of motion of the limbs, which are the external consumption of the body. And Freddie Quill, who was originally a complex protagonist, naturally has to describe the depth of the role in detail, of course, part of the credit of PTA, Joaquin gave him life. Joaquin also worked hard on the internal movements of the characters. Because he played an untamed "beast", waiting to be saved by the "master".
It has to be seen that Joaquin and Philip Seymour Hoffman perform the "verbal action" (opposite play) from the inside out. and prison scenes, etc. This mode of communication is like a bait that constantly inspires the two actors to continue their high-energy drama, which is really pleasing to the eye. So it's not unreasonable for the two to win the Venice Best Actor together in the end. No one can do this kind of drama together, and they form an indispensable and perfect performance. And Joaquin's performance in this film is not just a movie king, this is a master performance.
The original text is "Talking about these four methodical actors of the 1970s". The full text was first published in the 2019 Top Film. The text also briefly commented on the other three actors and their three works, namely Casey Affleck , Christian Bale, Leonardo DiCaprio.
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