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| Nelson_Mandela 07/08/19 12:01:05 PM #172: | #17. There Will Be Blood https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/da/There_Will_Be_Blood_Poster.jpg Dir: Paul Thomas Anderson Genre: Drama Year: 2007 There was a heated debate toward the end of 2007 that perhaps still rages on to this day: No Country for Old Men or There Will Be Blood. No Country ultimately won in the short term, having received the Best Picture Oscar over its competitor. But I think (and hope) that history has been more kind to There Will Be Blood, as people are beginning to realize what an incredible achievement it was and continues to be. Daniel Day-Lewis is often cited along with Pacino and De Niro as the best actor in the post-Brando years. His godly performances as Daniel Plainview should blow that discussion away. There is no debate: he is the greatest non-Brando actor ever. There's a reason why the poster is just his face--he is iconic of everything that makes this movie so great. The grittiness of it, the attention to detail, the sweat, blood, and oil--he is a symbol of the unfettered American Dream, the manifest destiny that drove so many like him at the turn of the 20th century. And that is all captured in the brilliant script, the amazing performances, and the gorgeous design of There Will Be Blood. --- "A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25 "Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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