There Will Be Blood

Those top ten acting TikTok’s were highkey onto something. There will be blood is exactly what everyone says it is, this shit is insane. Honestly I’m fucking speechless dude what do I even say. This story is so haunting and thematically rich it’s hard to even begin. Past like the fact it’s a masterpiece the technical aspects are astounding as well like I can’t even start with the oil fire scene. Fuck Daniel planiview is such an interesting character and so incredibly well written. I really shouldn’t say much bc like it’s too much of a spoiler to even begin on how fucking fascinating he is but every single interaction he had with another human being had my eyes glued to the screen. The whole movie is basically just painting the dude Daniel plainview is in incredible detail and it’s done perfectly.  Daniel day Lewis, I mean come on dude. He gives such a boisterous and terrifying performance and conveyed so much by just his eyes and movements like I was able to get a perfect picture of Daniel plainview bc he just elevated that brilliant script so much. Like they work hand in hand and each hand is improving the last it’s so cool. Also fuck you tarantino Paul dano is great too! He’s just as loud as Daniel and is such an entertaining watch as a foil to Daniel. Both these performances are genuinely incredible I am not doing this justice but it’s hard to talk abt bc the pool is so deep! The cinematography fuckkkk. It’s like gritty and dirty and dry making every set piece feel lived in  and perfectly fits the tone and aesthetic of this gritty and dirty script. It’s also like not very sweeping yk. It’s kinda still which makes everything feel menacing and looming, especially those derricks. Like that fire scene, THE FIRE SCENE AHHHHHHHHHH. It’s very Paul Thomas Anderson like lighting wise which is cool I fw the punch drunk love lighting. But the thing is this movie is evil don’t forget it’s evil! So we have evil lighting and shit dude it’s so good. It’s evil as fuck. Paul Thomas Anderson. I mean cmon he sets such a mood for this one and is able to capture all the ideas of greed and evil and manipulation and package it into this unforgettable film. Also like this one is incredibly paced, a slow burn but one I really couldn’t take my eyes off of or ever had my mind wondering. I honestly couldn’t even tell you how he did it! You have dry and gritty cinematography, a character study and a slow burn style and I am so deeply engaged for the entire 2 hour and 40 minutes huh? I mean there wasn’t even a trace of a stray thought ever! I mean obviously it’s interesting shit but like even when things felt a tad out of place like Henry I was still willing to ride it out and ion get why! Jonny greenwood provides an off the walls and unconventional score that somehow works as well? Somehow? It’s great! There will be blood is a cinematic triumph and a masterpiece on realistically every level. This one feels like playing pvz but evil.