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How do you describe a film that's impossible to put into words? The cast of Paul Thomas Anderson's latest project, including Regina Hall and Teyana Taylor, discuss the movie's incredibly specific tone and why simply explaining the plot doesn't do it justice.
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00:00PTA's tone is so specific.
00:03So specific.
00:03It's like, how do you even describe this movie to people?
00:06We say this all the time.
00:07You know, it's interesting, because I've had friends say,
00:09well, what's it about?
00:10And then when you say, mm, it's hard.
00:12They think you're purposefully being vague,
00:15that you don't want to tell them.
00:17And I'm like, no, it's hard to describe.
00:19They're like, all right, it's a movie.
00:20Just tell me what it's about.
00:21And you're like, I know.
00:23And then when you say what it's about, it can't convey it.
00:26So then you don't want to say it because it almost minimizes the truth of what the movie is.
00:31You just got to see it.
00:32Like, you ever hear that quote?
00:33You just had to be there.
00:34It's like, you just got to see it.
00:36September 26th.
00:37Because it has an energy.
00:38The film has an energy.
00:40It's hard to convey what something feels like.
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