The Master — IQ Score 169/200
The Master has an IQ Score of 169/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient rubric, placing it in the Masterclass tier.
Measurably increases domain knowledge or cognitive capacity
Score Breakdown
IQ = round((Cognitive × 0.4 + Educational × 0.35 + Craft × 0.25) × 4)
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The TVI Take
Paul Thomas Anderson's 2012 post-WWII Scientology-coded film starring Joaquin Phoenix as a traumatized Navy veteran and Philip Seymour Hoffman as the cult leader who attempts to remake him. The Master-as-Lancaster-Dodd / Freddie-as-disciple relationship is rendered with more philosophical seriousness than the religious-cult genre typically attempts.
Mihai Mălaimare Jr.'s 65mm cinematography is among the most committed formal achievements of 2010s American film.
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