There Will Be Blood
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Tags: there will be blood hollywood paul dano daniel day lewis parmita borah
Tags: there will be blood hollywood paul dano daniel day lewis parmita borah
The story begins with Daniel Plainview, a struggling silver miner discovers an oilrig in the 1890's. His clairvoyance brings him a commendable fortune as he travels with the destitute child whom he calls H.W. His life takes a turn when Paul, the elder son of struggling Sunday ranch owner informs him about the potential prescience of oil under that property. In his pursuit of acquiring the property, Plainview meets the feignedly righteous Eli Sunday, the young reverend of the local church with his own ambitions for an ecclesiastical district and the profit from the oil. As the oil wells begin, an escalating conflict arises between exploiters of many kinds while Plainview's diabolism surfaces making him a lunatic towards the end. In doing so, it begins to drive every emotional bond away that not all the wealth he gains can ever replace.
The screen space is mainly dominated by Daniel Day Lewis, gives a consummate performance as a charismatic and ruthless oil prospector, driven to succeed by his intense hatred of others and psychological need to see any and all competitors fail; and Paul Dano as the young sanctimonious reverend, with ambitions for his diocese and a fortune from the oil. The narrative is vague, as the script doesn't follow the conventional methods of story telling. However, the beauty of the movie lies in its ambiguity. Inspite of not having a concrete direction and nothing much too unfold, "There will be Blood” digs deeps into our heart with some compelling performances. There are also some aesthetically framed Extreme Long Shots and Extreme Close Ups to bee looked out for. Over all its drama at it ambiguous best.
The screen space is mainly dominated by Daniel Day Lewis, gives a consummate performance as a charismatic and ruthless oil prospector, driven to succeed by his intense hatred of others and psychological need to see any and all competitors fail; and Paul Dano as the young sanctimonious reverend, with ambitions for his diocese and a fortune from the oil. The narrative is vague, as the script doesn't follow the conventional methods of story telling. However, the beauty of the movie lies in its ambiguity. Inspite of not having a concrete direction and nothing much too unfold, "There will be Blood” digs deeps into our heart with some compelling performances. There are also some aesthetically framed Extreme Long Shots and Extreme Close Ups to bee looked out for. Over all its drama at it ambiguous best.
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