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*'It's not until I once again decide to raise that hand that time is allowed to continue marching along her very, merry way.'
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Tar is one of those films that manages to have 90% of it's lexicon orbit around the universe of classical music yet never ceases to diffuse audience engagement. Everyone speaks so delicately and forcefully about this world of sound and betrayal, making for an insight into both an industry and a mind. Cate Blanchett delivers one of the best performances I've ever seen with an air-tight control over every atom of her character. She is degeneracy and power reincarnated into a avant-garde deity that fears not her environment, but how the environment could diminish her power. I could only grasp at so much this film had to say upon a first viewing, but I felt everything deeply. There is a metronome of chaos , a metronome that makes it mark silently, that drips into every scene to make an experience of unparalleled wonder. Tar is gripping, hilarious, inisightful, and most importanly - beautifully crafted to a concerning extent. Welcome to one of the best films of the decade, or the century.