When I first originally watched this film I was like, man
the only thing that's entertaining is Daniel Day Lewis beating up Paul Dano,
which is strange because all of Dano's he's getting to beat up by everyone. Now
watching this film all to the end I think this is hands down one of the
greatest movies of all time, well definitely in 100 greatest films of all time.
But honestly what I like most about this movie its really one man’s journey of
rising to the top of success and allowing the greed and ambition to control
your soul. Obviously, this was Daniel Day Lewis second Oscar winning performance,
but that man is just so magnificent in his performance there's really no way to
describe it. But he's not the only best thing in this movie alone and will be
sure to talk about that in my August Recommendation of There will be Blood.
Starting out as a silver prospector in the
dawn of the 20th century Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day Lewis) strikes big with a
silver investment and starts to get in the oil business. Around 1911, an
unknown stranger comes to Plainview and tells him about in oil deposit that is
seeping through a small California town called Little Boston. While
investigating the land moreover planning to drill for oil Daniel comes to blows
with a small-town preacher named Eli Sunday (Paul Dano) who suspects Plainviews
motives and intentions. Even though through the course of Daniels journey towards
madness, he intends to build enough wealth to block himself away from humanity
forever.
Now after watching this, I will say that I
fully, appreciate this great film. A lot of has to do with obviously the way it
was directed and the performances throughout the movie. Now I'm just adding my
two cent's on this so sue me if you want, but I started to see a deeper meaning
throughout this entire movie mainly for its religious status, and it really
centers around the two main characters Plainview and Eli Sunday where they both
are both normal, well sort of normal people but both of them are so flawed in their
own ways. But Plainview in his own ways excepts who he really is but Sunday on
the other hand thinks of him as God's chosen one, but Plainview looks at him as
just a worthless human it's so fascinating to even see them use their own
beliefs to their own will. Paul Thomas Anderson does an exceptional job
creating the environment of the movie, even more does and tremendous job using
fire for lighting in some of the scenes now I'm a sucker for landscaping and he
does a great job at that as well. Moreover any director who can direct Daniel
Day Lewis in a movie deserves some bonus points because if you've never
followed Daniel Day Lewis's films, he is a hardcore method actor that I would
dare say be impossible to work with but so that I have to at least give
Anderson some true bonus points in getting the best performance out of Lewis.
Now I usually don't give a whole lot of complements for music per say, but the
original score deserves some great phrase as well, because certain scenes throughout
the entire movie is just nerve wrecking at times and you sometimes feel like
you heart is about to pop out of your own body it's just that good, and I
personally feel offended that Jonathan Greenwood didn't get an Oscar for his
work in this film. And finally, last but not least Daniel Day Lewis and to be
truthful there's really nothing to say about his performance, I mean my Lord
the movie speaks for itself furthermore if you haven't seen movies like Gangs
of New York then you are missing out my friend because this is one of the many
few actors that can pull off a first rate performance. So, look the film has
been on Netflix for quite some time so if you’re looking for something new and
different I would highly recommend There will be Blood it’s a great and
fantastic film from start to finish.
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