1. The Master
2. Argo
3. To the Wonder
4. Amour
5. The Place Beyond Pines
The reason why The Master is my most anticipated movie of the year should be no surprise because i am a huge fan of Paul Thomas Anderson. The synopsis of the movie sounds very interesting and so does many other things if you check out the trailer. Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams are having the time of their lives, they are on top of every one's Oscar Predictions. PTA's follow up to There Will be Blood looks visually stunning and more of a atmospheric character study than a plot driven drama. Argo on the other hand is the third directorial feature of Ben Affleck who got a unanimously positive response at Telluride for a movie that is said to be free from period movie cliches with more suspense and a good humor. Third most anticipated movie is of course, Terrence Malick's follow up to my 2nd most favorite movie of 2011. To the Wonder is no simple romantic drama, as Affleck himself said after watching it "it makes Tree of Life looks like a Transformer movie" the boos it got at Venice (same as TOL at Cannes) looks like the usual Malick movie and his own unique approach of tackling subjects like nature, faith, God, love, affection ,creation.... but moreover its about two people in love, losing the faith and falling for someone else. I am expecting another masterpiece.
