There Will Be Blood
Directed by: P.T. Anderson
Starring: Daniel Day Lewis , Paul Dano, Cirian Hinds
Rated: R for some violence
"I have a competition in me. I want no one to succeed," Daniel Plainview confesses in There Will Be Blood, the film from artist P.T. Anderson, and nothing would sum up the film any better. Plainview's character is the film, his rational behavior overcome by his greed and hatred for humanity. The role, played by the magnificent Daniel Day-Lewis, is without exageration, the best performance I have ever seen. Many scenes in the film focus on Plainview's face even when another character is talking, because it is telling the story far better than the character speaking. Add that to the brilliant direction of P.T. Anderson and wonderful cinematography of Robert Elswitt, and There Will Be Blood becomes one of the finest films of it's decade. It's also a chilling reminder that, if your life is built on existential goals, whether a successful oil business or religious power, your life will end in loneliness and dissatisfaction.
Starring: Daniel Day Lewis , Paul Dano, Cirian Hinds
Rated: R for some violence
"I have a competition in me. I want no one to succeed," Daniel Plainview confesses in There Will Be Blood, the film from artist P.T. Anderson, and nothing would sum up the film any better. Plainview's character is the film, his rational behavior overcome by his greed and hatred for humanity. The role, played by the magnificent Daniel Day-Lewis, is without exageration, the best performance I have ever seen. Many scenes in the film focus on Plainview's face even when another character is talking, because it is telling the story far better than the character speaking. Add that to the brilliant direction of P.T. Anderson and wonderful cinematography of Robert Elswitt, and There Will Be Blood becomes one of the finest films of it's decade. It's also a chilling reminder that, if your life is built on existential goals, whether a successful oil business or religious power, your life will end in loneliness and dissatisfaction.
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