The Politics of ‘One Battle After Another’ Are Clear on One Point
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Teyana Taylor’s character of Perfidia Beverly Hills is the most radical part of Paul Thomas Anderson’s Oscar-winning movie.
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Perfidia is an electrifying character, portrayed with devastating command by Taylor. (She came up short in the best supporting actress category, with Amy Madigan from “Weapons” winning.) Though her relationships with Bob and Lockjaw are what initiate the rest of the action in the film, Perfidia herself never reappears. Wholly defined by her political ideology, she is a callback to the impressive women of the Black Panther movement, and their fictional analogues in Blaxploitation cinema like Foxy Brown and Cleopatra Jones. She’s brusque, independent and in charge, a lethal force of righteousness unafraid to be on the front lines.
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