![]() While there are certainly some white-knuckle scenes hidden in here, there are a few long spans of time where things just sort of happen…and slowly. This movie is almost 3 hours long and isn’t exactly one you’d classify as a popcorn munching, entertainment-filled blockbuster. It’s a tough film to sit through, but man is it executed perfectly. He is a mastermind of business and manipulation, and this competitiveness slowly drives everyone who is remotely close to him away as they realize just how tyrannical he has become. We’re forced to watch Daniel squeeze every last bit of his humanity from his soul in pursuit of success over his competition. As I’ve said before, this movie gets harder and harder to watch as the it goes on. These mainly being the true nature and exploitation of what capitalism can be, as well as greed and its effects on man, and the insanity that emerges from these two things in Daniel’s life. This film has a few different themes that are explored brilliantly. This is an exceptionally well shot film and may be the only joyful part of watching it. The lighting often times has a role to play in showing Daniel’s mental state, as well as plays a part in drawing parallels between religion and capitalism within the story. Paul Thomas Anderson and Robert Elswit have crafted some stunning wide, sweeping shots of the barren desert landscape. Beautiful CinematographyĮven if the movie is moving a little slow for your taste, you can still feast your eyes on the gorgeous imagery in this film. If there was ever doubt that Day-Lewis isn’t one of the greatest actors in the history of cinema, this performance put the last nail in that coffin. I did not see Daniel Day-Lewis during this film, only Daniel Plainview. Everything from his voice, his posture, and his mindset is superbly thought out and executed. I was genuinely taken aback at times watching him move further and further away from his humanity in pursuit of success.ĭay-Lewis always fully commits to his roles and this was no exception. This performance is very dark, brutish, and kind of hard to watch at times as we see this character descend into madness. DDL plays Daniel Plainview, a driven prospector (or “oil man”) and we follow his destructive path of greed over the span of his career. ![]() The Good Daniel Day-Lewis’ Larger than Life PerformanceĮvery decade or so we can look back and find a truly masterful performance that stands high above the rest, and Daniel Day-Lewis gave us a monumental one here. It’s a long, slow-paced film, but man is it worth the watch. Daniel Day-Lewis gives what could be one of the greatest performances of the decade, if not all-time. This dark and somber film by Paul Thomas Anderson is a masterful exploration of capitalism, greed, and its effect on mankind.
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