Paul Thomas Anderson is very schooled in film history.
Paul Thomas Anderson movies have this feeling of a carefully crafted world and characters that feel singular to his artistic vision. Because Anderson’s voice is so singular, it’s easy to forget that like us, he’s a fan of cinema, drawing inspiration from his contemporaries and film history alike. In his new hang-out movie, Licorice Pizza, Anderson is channeling influences across many decades of films and a variety of filmmakers.
Check out this video from The Royal Ocean Film Society, and let’s talk after.
Right off the bat, I think it’s really interesting to see comparisons to American Graffiti.
While Graffiti is not as sprawling of a film, I think both capture that coming-of-age drama and comedy so well. There are plenty of fun age gaps in that movie as well as pining, yearning, and deciding what kind of adult you’re going to be when you’re a kid.
Author: Jason Hellerman
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