The Philosophy of Paul Thomas Anderson

Licorice Pizza: What is PTA really saying?

Paul Thomas Anderson feels almost indecipherably brilliant at times. But some regular themes in his work keep cropping up that we thought were worth discussing in light of his latest work, Licorice Pizza. Specifically, the joys and problems of found family. So join us for this Wisecrack Edition about Paul Thomas Anderson On Found Family.

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00:00 Intro
02:00 Paul Thomas Anderson Overview
04:03 PTA, Family, and Capitalism
06:26 There Will Be Blood
08:17 The Master
10:51 Boogie Nights
11:41 Punch Drunk Love
12:35 Salesmen Characters
13:39 Child Characters
14:50 Conclusion

Written by Amanda Scherker and Michael Burns
Hosted by Michael Burns
Directed by Elizabeth Yarwood
Edited by Andrew Nishimura
Produced by Evan Yee
Production Coordination by Olivia Redden

Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound

#pta #licoricepizza #wisecrack

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[Snarl_Marx]

A whole episode about my all time favorite director? I'm so here for it.

[MrIrrationalSmith]

God I love PTA's movies. I'm privileged to live in a time/place to witness them.

[StolenFortunes]

Paul Thomas Anderson's Fast and the Furious WHEN.

[noahhenning]

When I first saw the tracking shot of Jack Horner walking around the house it cemented what Boogie Nights is really about

[carstereobandits]

"Punch that subscribe button like you're using a bowling pin to kill a preacher!" lol

[RedAhmed]

I effin' love how wisecrack lately in many of their videos stealthily brings up capitalism, neoliberalism and its respective dichotomies to educate us about the socioeconomic structures we all inhabit in both stories and in reality

[blozzom]

Thanks so much -for preparing something that's so well stated and presented and researched!

[MaxPowers]

Just watched loved it felt like PTA was having more fun than he’s had since boogie nights

[ian]

There Will Be Blood was his best work by far. Insanely good film.

[sebastianalegria]

Despite not being a fan of PTA's films, I'm really amazed by his latest movie. I think that Licorice Pizza is the perfect movie that everyone must watch, before COVID takes your life away. As a result of the film, none of the cast didn't disappoint at all, even Philip Seymour Hoffman's son "Cooper", he reminded me a bit of his father's debut as an actor in Scent of a woman.

[TheCreepypro]

really weird how you didn't talk about phantom thread at all even though it is his best film and talks about all the themes you discussed here

[beansfebreeze]

I've been waiting all month to see Licorice Pizza only to see it's theater-only for now 😑

[PesteNegro]

Licorice Pizza premiered yesterday here, I've watched it and I got so stuck on it. It's the first of his I got to watch on theater and much of what you guys said was in my mind while I watched among others things. Funny to come by now and see that perspective, I thought it could be just a teenager appalling romcom but surely it's so much more, as he always manages to make it

[geddykrugerthealt-leftover]

In all seriousness, though, *There Will Be Blood* still seems impossible to transcend. Next time I rewatch it, thanks to your Wisecrack team's thoughtful video, I'm going to try imagining it as a prequel to *Boogie Nights.*

PTA: PLEASE DIRECT THE REAL FREDDY KRUEGER HORROR DOCUMENTARY.

[talideon]

1:25 - less soul destroying than Mountain Dew, at least!

[kirbymarchbarcena]

PTA is a fine director as fine as he can be.

[aryasamanta]

By the end of the video he changes his T-shirt to let us know that he has balanced his work-life and is in a more healthy relationship with his job of selling philosophy of youtube videos in wisecrack!

[taylordukes]

I think it was a missed opportunity that they didn’t bring Phantom Thread and Inherent Vice into the analysis.

[studywithmir]

No love, not even a mention for my number 1 favorite inherent vice.

[jeffreyharte]

Not sure if or where you still take requests, but I would love to hear you guys talk about the wholesome Midwestern humor of Joe Pera. Maybe a Deep Or Dumb? Or “A Philosopher Reacts? Anyway, long time, big fan, but please do something on Joe Pera!