Inherent Vice

this is more confusing than a christopher nolan movie okay so i decided to rewatch this because i’m halfway through vineland (the book one battle after another is somewhat based on) and i really enjoy pynchon’s writing style. a lot of people say this movie isn’t as amazing as it could be because it focuses more on being a truthful adaptation of the book rather than changing it to better fit the art form of film. this has been my least favorite PTA for quite some time (which isn’t saying a lot because i still had it at 4 stars) and i’ve been determined to try and get myself to like this more. i thought my newfound love of thomas pynchon would make this more enjoyable. maybe it did, idk. what really helped me appreciate this more was going into it knowing that doc is an unreliable narrator and half the scenes (especially with the girl i forgot her name) are hallucinations. i understand roughly 40% of this movie now.