There Will Be Blood
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There Will Be Blood
There Will Be Blood. Just saying the name of the movie already makes you think that there is going to be blood spilt. Well, why you are correct, it’s much more of the Earth’s blood than anything else. Paul Thomas Anderson directs this American tale of oil prospector, Daniel Plainview(Daniel Day-Lewis) and his son and partner, H.W. Plainview(Dillion Freasier) as they attempt to make money off of said oil.
The movie starts off with the trial and tribulations of Daniel Plainview and his attempt to strike it rich on oil. In the process he goes through hell but slowly but surely he manages a group and does strike it rich. After that, Daniel is approached by a man claiming to know of a place in California that is rich with oil.
This is where the movie gets really interesting. Daniel and his son, H.W. arrive in Little Boston, California to see a small town. It is here where they meet the Sunday family and the young preacher Eli Sunday(Paul Dano). Eli and Daniel have their scuffles and the problems they cause are played out onto themselves.
Daniel Day-Lewis is powerful in his role. The way he manipulates the small town into letting him buy their land so he can become rich is astounding. He is also menacing and as the character states himself, “I have a competition in me. I want no one else to succeed. I hate most people.” There lies the problem between him and Paul Dano’s Eli.
Under most circumstances movies that rely on character studies get rather tedious and boring after awhile but Paul Thomas Anderson along with Daniel Day-Lewis and crew manage to keep you on your toes and interested. Paul Dano deserves a nod for his work as the preacher Eli Sunday but he still has many years to perfect his craft. I have no gripe with this movie and the ending of it does not take away from it at all. Instead it left me satisfied, something No Country For Old Men couldn’t do.
All in all, this movie was my favorite of 2007 and until I see any others from 2007, this is the daddy of that year. Not only that, but 2007 seemed to be the year of the western and that makes me happy. So I encourage all of you to find this movie and watch it or I will drink you milkshake.
4.6/5
