Phantom Thread

this film is so tender and bittersweet. jonny greenwood hasn’t conjured a bad sound in any of his works. i really haven’t seen a dynamic in a romance like this, and it works very well. the last 15 mins are incredible–her making the food, him watching, and eating the food gladly. the film is written so well, and the color grading might be the best of any movie i’ve watched. the deep blues of the early movie and the film used throughout all of pta’s movies really shines here. i think this is my favorite pta film, and it was a true outlier in his filmography. a period piece romance isn’t that heard of, the closest thing being the master. i was always intrigued by the thought of a pta directed romance, and when i finally watched this, i found out why it was intriguing. speaking of the master, both the master and phantom thread share a main character who leads a group of people with authority. both reynolds of this film and lancaster of the master were dismissive or demeaning if you were around them, alma being pushed away and neglected being the more prominent example of this, but both have a vulnerable and tender side that keeps the people around them close. pta is great at writing these types of characters, both played by masterful actors phillip seymour hoffman and in this film, the daniel day lewis. daniel was great in this film as always. he communicated his reactions to the audience without saying a word, and maintained the calm exterior of reynolds greatly. the monologue and imagery to go along with it at the end is great. it encompassed their relationship and rounded out the intermittent talks with doctor hardy that are spaced throughout the movie. i have no ill words to speak of this movie, except for maybe the fact that it doesn’t talk about the changing industry and his house being left behind within it enough. he focused so much on his work, pushing away alma by doing so, but there was little mention of people leaving his house for newer "chic" designers until the climax. other than that, this movie is phenomenal in its quaint and slowly building atmosphere. it almost feels more like a feeling than a plot, but it is proficient in both manners