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Still one of my favourite Philip Seymour Hoffman moments. RIP. Such a horrible tragedy, and a great loss for cinema. *promote

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It's always been known that Paul Thomas Anderson's (Boogie Nights, There Will Be Blood) The Master was in some way inspired by the life of L. Ron Hubbard, the man who not only gave the world the cinematic gift that is Battlefield Earth [sic (puke)], but who founded the Church of Scientology. The first two teaser trailers for the film, however, played coy with how strong that connection is. They've simply been relatively plot-free (but beautifully shot) glimpses at the troubled life of an alcoholic played by Joaquin Phoenix.

This full trailer, however, gives us our first substantial look at the eponymous figure inspired by Hubbard, played in the film by Philip Seymour Hoffman, who seems to be having a spot of trouble trying to recruit and keep Phoenix into his organization.

Amy Adams, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Joaquin Phoenix... Seacorps better have their shit ready.

Does anyone else think Dinklage has the the same voice as Philip Seymour Hoffman? It's uncanny. Kind of like how Ethan Hawke sounds exactly like Tom Cruise.

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I can't believe I've been here for nearly four years and I'm just sifting this scene now. Such a great scene. Philip Seymour Hoffman should have been nominated for an Oscar for this scene alone.

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philip seymour hoffman, i am starting to thik that he might very well be the most incredible male actor in movie history.

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Yeah it's a good movie...if you don't mind the hypocrisy of deifying a senator for something completely misguided and deadly.


If you read the book, he's not exactly deified (nor was Charlie Wilson a senator). I don't really think he was deified in the movie either, but it wasn't as clear as the book, I suppose. The author (George Crile) does an extremely good job at making something that's at times extremely dense quite readable. The entire situation is something everyone needs to understand, because it shows how much influence a single person can have. The book and movie make the entire thing seem amazing because it was. A single US representative from Texas, with the help of a CIA agent (whose character you see in this clip) escalated US spending on equipment to incredible levels.

I don't think anyone would argue that opposing the Russian invasion of Afghanistan was necessarily a bad goal in and of itself, but the secretive way in which it was done meant the Afghans never knew it where the help was coming from, and that ultimately had unintended consequences. The book devotes quite large section at the end to discussing some of those issues. The movie sort of glossed over it if I remember correctly.