There Will Be Blood

Daniel is a genuinely despicable character, and the film does a great job at saying “yea he’s terrible, we won’t justify him”.  His progression feels very coherent. From the very beginning you can tell this guy would sell his own soul if it meant getting ahead. Greed and ego are his whole fucking thing, and the actor portrays it perfectly. Tho I wished they explored some themes a bit more, like Eli and the church. At one point I was legitimately thinking that mf Eli was on some supernatural shit. But nah, just another weird manipulative dude. The pacing is definitely slow, especially at the beginning. I actually had to stop it a couple of times cuz I was falling asleep, though to be fair I was watching it pretty late at night. The ending felt strange and a bit abrupt, but I get what it was going for. It leaves you with a very clear picture of who Daniel has become: an even a bigger piece of shit. Didn’t grow, didn’t learn, didn’t change at all for the better. Just proves how rich people are always douche bags. Overall, I respect the film more than I actively enjoyed it. It’s well made, well written, but not something I found particularly engaging all the way through. Tho I definitely gotta rewatch with the attention that it deserves some day.