Daniel Plainview is a man who loathes "people". Thus he is able to shamelessly and ruthlessly manipulate anything and everything. There Will Be Blood is a chronicle of his greed; his beginnings to his end (of sorts) where he voices out a suspiciously Biblical line, "I'm finished."
There is no other star of the show, no other reason to bother watching it than Daniel Day-Lewis (the Oscar was his even before they nominated him). It is his from start to the finish, but of course, the film's technical achievements shouldn't be ignored: each frame is brilliantly shot (most notably the scene where the oil well is on fire) and Greenwood's pastiche of sounds and instruments is on par with Marianelli's score for Atonement in terms of subtlety and impact.
The movie follows Planview's struggle for oil, his ruthless ambition and its consequences. The story is compelling, but you might find yourself fidgety in some parts: it is a long movie after all.
And then finally, the part that had most people complaining: the final act. You can either view it as a descent into madness, or a sheer genius of a climax. I inclined towards the latter. Either way, the ending will leave you reeling.
There is no other star of the show, no other reason to bother watching it than Daniel Day-Lewis (the Oscar was his even before they nominated him). It is his from start to the finish, but of course, the film's technical achievements shouldn't be ignored: each frame is brilliantly shot (most notably the scene where the oil well is on fire) and Greenwood's pastiche of sounds and instruments is on par with Marianelli's score for Atonement in terms of subtlety and impact.
The movie follows Planview's struggle for oil, his ruthless ambition and its consequences. The story is compelling, but you might find yourself fidgety in some parts: it is a long movie after all.
And then finally, the part that had most people complaining: the final act. You can either view it as a descent into madness, or a sheer genius of a climax. I inclined towards the latter. Either way, the ending will leave you reeling.
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