🎬 2025 Movie #44 | One Battle After Another 🎥

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I actually watched this one 2-3 weeks ago but have been procrastinating making a post on it also becasue I don't really feel that I have too much to say about it. I did see the trailer before which left me with no idea whatsoever what to expect from this one. I did go see it in the cinema along with a friend more as a way to see my friend than actually wanting to watch this. The fact that this is a dicaprio movie that gets 8.2/10 for me was enough to take a chance on it without any expectations.For me personally, It was not bad and I don't regret watching it but at the same time, it didn't really deliver as this is just not my type of movie.

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One Battle After Another (6.7/10)

This movie is directed by Paul Thomas Andersson who is known for Magnolia, Boogie Nights, There Will Be Blood, and more recently Licorice Pizza. I might have seen Boogie Nights bit I'm not sure so this pretty much was my first experience with this director. At times it was a bit weird especially with the caricature character of the military guy.

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The movie was close to 3 hours but I only really felt it at the start which kind of dragged on while the end of the movie was far more enjoyable.

The Plot

When their evil enemy resurfaces after 16 years, a group of ex-revolutionaries reunite to rescue the daughter of one of their own.

The movie introcuces us to a group of freedom fighters who try to fight the system. I kind of had the same feeling when I watched Civil War where I didn't fully understand why there was a war while watching that movie which took away from my initial enjoyment. However, that movie really grew on me afterward, while for One Battle After Another it still doesn't really make much sense to me. The story in full however, was pretty clear and well worked out and you don't exit the theater with the feeling thinking "what did I just watch" needing to look for an explaination.

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The main female lead played by Teyana Taylor also was a character that annoyed me for some reason so that didn't help. Dicaprio as always was great and the supporting cast also did great. The way Sean Penn played the charicature Military dude to me was just too weird and felt really strange from start to finish.

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Conclusion
I didn't hate this movie and kind of enjoyed it for what it was while at the same time it makes me avoid any other movies directed by Paul Thomas Anderson as there was just something weird about it which isn't my thing. So a respectable 6.7/10 while I'm surprised that this continues to get a 8.2 score on imdb.

#	2025 Watched Movies	Score
#01	Heretic	7.8/10
#02	A Different Man	6.9/10
#03	Look Back	6.9/10
#04	Caddo Lake	7.5/10
#05	Sing Sing	6.0/10
#06	Paris, Texas	9.2/10
#07	The Greatest Night In Pop	7.2/10
#08	Sometimes I Think About Dying	7.3/10
#09	Memory Lane	6.8/10
#10	Winter In Sokcho	7.6/10
#11	On Falling	6.8/10
#12	Carry-On	6.9/10
#13	The Brutalist	6.6/10
#14	Dune Part Two	6.1/10
#15	Companion	7.8/10
#16	Under The Silver Lake	7.2/10
#17	After Life	7.5/10
#18	Hit Man	7.3/10
#19	The Edge Of Seventeen	7.3/10
#20	Anora	6.6/10
#21	Mickey 17	7.6/10
#22	Taste Of Cherry	7.3/10
#23	My Old Ass	7.7/10
#24	Drop	6.4/10
#25	A Silent Voice	7.9/10
#26	Conclave	7.0/10
#27	Fandango	7.5/10
#28	Sinners	7.9/10
#29	Perfect Blue	7.0/10
#30	Challengers	7.1/10
#31	Bring Her Back	7.0/10
#32	Ghost In The Shell	7.6/10
#33	F1: The Movie	7.7/10
#34	Jurassic World Rebirth	7.0/10
#35	The Social Network	7.0/10
#36	Jeanne Dielman 23 Quai Du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles	8.9/10
#37	The First Slam Dunk	6.9/10
#38	Das Lehrerzimmer	7.4/10
#39	The Farewell	8.0/10
#40	Weapons	7.8/10
#41	Superman	6.4/10
#42	Bad Times at the El Royale	7.7/10
#43	Good Will Hunting	9.2/10
#44	One Battle After Another	6.7/10

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