Paul Thomas Anderson Calls Philip Seymour Hoffman and Joaquin Phoenix’s Dynamic in ‘The Master’ a Love Story, and This Is Why

In 2012, Paul Thomas Andersonbrought two of the greatest working actors together to make one of his most cryptic, fascinating, and beautiful movies, The Master. WithJoaquin Phoenixand Philip Seymour Hoffman in the starring roles and PTA's master craftsmanship at its peak, it is undoubtedly one of his best films, but one that many audiences have struggled to wrap their heads around. It is one of many films in PTA's body of work that has left audiences stunned and confounded, eager to unravel all of the lofty thematic threads that are presented.