00:00hey everyone welcome back to my channel so we have heard all the hype about paul thomas
00:06anderson one battle after another it's a political thriller an action movie a dark comedy but what
00:15is the nearly three hour epic really about what's the big idea i'm breaking down the three major
00:22themes that make this film a masterpiece themes that resonate with everything happening in the
00:28world right now stick around because this movie is all about lessons passed down from one generation
00:35to next the first and biggest theme is about legacy and resistance the film shows us to generation of
00:42fighters in the past you have bob and hills who pursued revolution with reckless passion they were
00:50young full of ideas and willing to do anything but the film asks what is the price of that fight
00:57fast forward 16 years and bob is own down father living in constant paranoia he tried to hide his
01:05teenage daughter willia from the revolution he wanted her to have normal life the central conflict is this
01:11you cannot erase your story willia is forced to confront the truth that her life is inseparable
01:18from the ideals and the sacrifice of her parents whether she liked it or not she inherited this
01:24struggle the flame makes it clear resistance is not something you win once and then stop it's a
01:30continuous cyclical effort one battle after another you have to keep choosing to fight the second key
01:37theme is about what makes a family this is the emotional core of the movie driven by the instant
01:42relationship between bob and willa bob is not willas biological father that turns out to be the terrifying
01:48villain cornell lockjaw this reveal is the biggest twist in the film lockjaw wants to eliminate willa
01:55simply because her existence is inconvenient to him but in the film's most powerful moment willa
02:01rejects lockjaw she tells this powerful racist figure that the man who loved her raised her and ultimately
02:08fought for her bob is her real father the movie teaches us that family is built one love presence and
02:15choose not just dna bob's choose to protect willa and willa choose to accept bob is this true fact
02:21of revolution in the entire story cornell lockjaw is monster individual but the film is clear he is
02:28just a symptom when lockjaw is eventually killed it's not by heroes he's killed by the very system he tried
02:35to serve his own allies eliminate him to protect their organization the message is sharp you can defeat the
02:42villain but the system that creates him remains that's why the ending is so important willa hurts
02:48about new protects and gets in the car the specific battle with lockjaw is over but willa step up to
02:54continue the large struggle it's a note of caution hope reminding us that the fight for justice must always
03:01pass from one generation to next the film is descent's masterpiece but at its heart it's about a father a
03:08daughter and the continuous truth to stand up against power what team resonate most with you was it willa's
03:15decision or bob's ultimate sacrifice let me know in the comments below do not forget to like this video
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