There Will Be Blood (2007)
Ruthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview, moves to oil-rich California. Using his son to project a trustworthy, family-man image, Plainview cons local landowners into selling him their valuable properties for a pittance. However, local preacher Eli Sunday suspects Plainview's motives and intentions, starting a slow-burning feud that threatens both their lives.
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The Worst Film Ever
hyped garbage
One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.
The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
Paul Thomas Anderson is considered one of the premier auteur of our ages and this film shows why-It is a brilliant bit of filmmaking and of course the ever-magnificent Daniel Day Lewis is so good as the misanthrope Daniel Plainview. Much like every other film of Anderson this one will be analyzed and dissected for years to come but for now you owe it to yourself to go and see this magnus opus on the oil fields of America. There isn't much to say that hasn't been said already but this is one of the standout films of the 00s and will be long cherished by cinephiles and art enthusiasts alike.
Super super boring, wondered the whole movie where is the blood?! Why so slow? Is anything going to happen? If you have insomnia and need help, this movie will solve it. If you want to stay awake and watch something entertaining, stay far far away
Paul Thomas Anderson is considered one of the premier auteur of our ages and this film shows why-It is a brilliant bit of filmmaking and of course the ever-magnificent Daniel Day Lewis is so good as the misanthrope Daniel Plainview. Much like every other film of Anderson this one will be analyzed and dissected for years to come but for now you owe it to yourself to go and see this magnus opus on the oil fields of America. There isn't much to say that hasn't been said already but this is one of the standout films of the 00s and will be long cherished by cinephiles and art enthusiasts alike.
The film crawls open with Johnny Greenwood's ominous score , and then never lets up. "There Will Be Blood," brutally exposes the hypocrisies of business and religion, and how their goals are not much different. The film follows Daniel Plainview and his interactions in Southern California that lead to him drilling oil in a small town. The most interesting elements of the film are the interplay between Dano and Day Lewis, and Plainview's relationship with his son. On one hand, we have a ruthless, misanthropic, oil tycoon who wants to drink the town's "milkshake." On the other we have a young, charismatic, aspiring evangelist who wants to take advantage of his town's guest, extorting him for money to build a new church. The oil tycoon wants nothing to do with anyone in the town, he just wants the oil. The priest just wants glory. Their conflict resolution is unexpected, but gratifying. The character study of Daniel Plainview shows a man who gains power and influence, while simultaneously losing all patience for anyone else who he perceives as a threat or competitor. Plainview's character arc literally starts with him rescuing a baby, and ends with him....well.."There Will Be Blood" is the 2nd best film that I have ever seen. The musical score, the acting from Daniel Day Lewis, the screenwriting and honesty from PTA, and cinematography make this film more than just a good character study, it's an instant classic.