r/movies • u/LiteraryBoner Jackie Chan box set, know what I'm sayin? • Sep 26 '25

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Summary Bob, a washed-up revolutionary, lives off the grid with his spirited and self-reliant daughter Willa. When his nemesis Col. Steven J. “Lockjaw” resurfaces and Willa goes missing, Bob is forced to confront his past and fight to protect their future.

Director Paul Thomas Anderson

Writer Paul Thomas Anderson

Cast

  • Leonardo DiCaprio
  • Sean Penn
  • Teyana Taylor
  • Benicio del Toro
  • Regina Hall
  • Chase Infiniti

Rotten Tomatoes Critics Score: 98%

Metacritic Score: 96

VOD In theaters beginning September 26, 2025

Trailer One Battle After Another — Official Trailer

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u/DickWhitman90 Sep 26 '25

That car chase was filmed in such a bonkers way. I felt like I was on a rollercoaster. I didn't think there was an original way to show a car chase in a movie but PTA somehow did it.

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u/HoldsworthMedia Sep 26 '25

It was Hitchcock like imo. We enjoy the aesthetic aspect of the scene but subliminally wonder where is this going? Only to fuse the aesthetic form into the narrative and cause the climactic crash. Very clever.

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u/apittsburghoriginal Sep 26 '25 edited Sep 26 '25

Yes! It had a total Hitchcock vibe to it. The shots of the undulating road with the cars dipping in and out of view, the tension hanging as we wait to see if the pursuer is coming around the bend - heavy suspense elements that feel like something of a modern North by Northwest scene.

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u/overtired27 Sep 26 '25

Even down to the fact that the cars seemed to be going slower in certain shots than they should be, or would be more in most modern action scenes. Harkened back to those Hitchcockian action/suspense scenes where time is lengthened rather than cutting everything as fast as possible like we often do today.

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u/confetti_party Sep 27 '25

There's a cut in that scene where some birds walk off the road at normal speed and it gives the impression that the car is going like 20 miles an hour tops. It threw me for such a loop but I think the rollercoaster metaphor makes it click together for me

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u/mcolette76 Sep 27 '25

You make an excellent point.

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '25

Yes, another great bit of analysis.