what is distinctive about Paul Thomas Anderson's films (style and themes)

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Paul Thomas Anderson 's Films

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Paul Thomas Anderson 's Films

Thomas Anderson has been for years known for his films that are characterized with large collection casts and storylines which are interweaved as evidenced in the films Boogie Nights ' of 1997 Magnolia (1999 . Various distinct themes are present in Anderson 's films . These include relationships which are ancestral , divine fate love and its unanticipated nature and the present-day role of the media (Hofler , 2009 . To be elaborative , in his

films , violence and emotional rawness seem to have a common ground , which seems to be an occurrence that is strange . As is the case in Magnolia ' the strangeness of things , though appearing to be unrealistic , has been depicted by the coincided occurrence of three deaths . This exemplifies the divinity of fate . The emphasis that Anderson puts in the interconnections existing among the different characters is of the volatility of the circumstances that have measurable effects on the characters ' lives , which is fragile In the Punch-Drunk Love , the state of the character of Barry is an expression of physical and emotional isolation . Moreover , this character is , more often than not , embodied via exceptional emotional and visual narrative . Barry 's isolation in an environment of space depicts loneliness . Self doubt and emotional insecurity are also presented in this film through the sufferings that Barry 's seven sisters are going through , which rag him . His emotions later build on Lena 's arrival and this strengthens...