"You could describe the nearly three hours of movie that follows in many ways; as a knockabout satire or a political broadside or, as Anderson put it after a screening this week, "an action comedy with a side of postpartum depression." But one way to think of it is as one man's epic journey to figure out just what the hell is going on."
"In the movie's present, which is never precisely identified but looks and feels a lot like now (Bob says he's 42 and was born "somewhere in the '80s"), Bob is a rumpled single dad living off the grid, trying his best to raise his 16-year-old daughter, Willa (Chase Infiniti), without fully understanding the world she inhabits. But even in the past, where he and Willa's mother (Teyana Taylor) are part of a militant group called the French 75, he's at something of a loss."
Bob Ferguson is a confused, addled ex-revolutionary and rumpled single father living off the grid and raising his 16-year-old daughter Willa while struggling to comprehend contemporary life. In his past, as Pat Calhoun, he belonged to the militant French 75 alongside Willa’s mother and comrade Perfidia Beverly Hills. Bob’s specialty is building bombs meant to explode in unoccupied buildings, and he often lags behind during militant actions. Perfidia leads raids and confronts authorities, articulating the group's slogan of free borders, bodies, choices, and freedom from fear. The narrative blends satire, political provocation, and personal confusion as Bob searches for direction.
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