"There are few filmmakers who make us sit up and pay attention like Paul Thomas Anderson, largely because his filmography is such a varied one, with each movie representing a unique inspiration point. With One Battle After Another, he draws together a remarkable ensemble cast led by Leonardo DiCaprio for a movie that is oddly enough best described as an action comedy on an epic scale."
"The movie begins with the introduction of Perfidia Beverly Hills (Teyana Taylor), a key figure of semi-contemporary revolutionary group The French '75, and her loyal puppy of a partner, explosives expert Bob (DiCaprio). Perfidia has absolutely no fear as she leads an attack on an immigration detention center, a quality that makes her a sexual obsession for the center's violently racist commander Steven Lockjaw ( Sean Penn)."
"While Perfidia escapes to parts unknown, Bob stays in America with his and Perfidia's baby daughter, who we next meet 16 years later as teenage Willa (Chase Infiniti), strong and smart and more than a little frustrated by the stoner mess of a human her father's become. Still, Willa and Bob are enjoying relative peace in their quiet central California town until a chain of events leads to their identities being exposed to Lockjaw, who's spent the years advancing further in th"
One Battle After Another assembles a remarkable ensemble led by Leonardo DiCaprio and features Teyana Taylor, Sean Penn, and Chase Infiniti. The film updates Thomas Pynchon's Vineland, using 1960s revolutionary motifs as a loose jumping-off point for a contemporary narrative. Perfidia Beverly Hills leads The French '75 alongside explosives expert Bob, whose life becomes complicated after a botched political action. The story fast-forwards sixteen years to follow their daughter Willa as she navigates family dysfunction and sudden exposure. A violently racist antagonist, Steven Lockjaw, pursues them after his path intersects with their past. The tone blends epic-scale action with broad comedy and political violence.
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