The film features Daniel Day-Lewis(Daniel Plainview), Dillon Freasier(H.W Plainview), Paul Dano(Paul Sunday/Eli Sunday), and Ciaran Hinds(Fletcher Hamilton). Paul Thomas Anderson, (Boogienights, Magnolia) wrote, directed, and produced the film with Joanne Sellar, and Daniel Lupi. The film has been nominated for 8 Academy Awards, including, best picture, best actor, best director, and best screenplay(IMDb). Rated-R.
Daniel Plainview is sitting alongside his assistant when a young man named Paul walks in, and offers to tell Mr. Plainview about a place where oil can be found for a fee. After negotiations, the two settle on price, and Mr. Plainview and His son H.W visit a farm belonging to the Sunday family under the pretense of looking for a good hunt. As father and Son are so called hunting, H.W steps in oil and runs to tell Mr.Plainview, then negotiations begin with the owners of the farm, during which Mr. Plainview develops vigilance for Eli Sunday.
Daniel Plainview is a morally repugnant man. His gift for usury grants him power as a negotiator. Plainview is also a public relations guru which ties into is prowess in usury. Often it is hard to detect if Plainview can actually feel compassion toward anyone, with the exception of his son, and even that seemed questionable at some point. In the opening scene, Plainview is introduced as a lone silver miner willing to overlook his safety for a find, "There she is" Plainview said, as his leg was broken.
Vengeful, manipulative, misanthropic, selfish, and maniacal, embody who Daniel Plainview is, but at one juncture, Plainview breaks-down into tears, and shows himself to be lonely and yearning for a real friend. A very telling scene explains Plainview as a person, as he mentions, he does not like people, and that he sees the worst in them, but most of all, how he does not wish for anyone else to succeed.
The first 5-10 minutes of the film consist of barely any dialogue, but the communication within the scenes were still conveyed well. The story is so dynamic, so many elements are at work; there is religion, avarice, betrayal and vengeance. Conventional is certainly not what this film is. Plainview is a detestable delight, and the events of his life constitute a story that very much reflects the unpredictability of life.
In certain films, the layout is clear, and movie-watchers can sense how the film will end, but due to the rich story line, the formulaic layout found in most films, is nonexistent in this film. Although the story was multifaceted, the story was relatively easy for movie-watchers to follow. Plainview was a man searching for oil, and in his search for oil, he lived quite a dramatic life.
Other aspects of the film, the cinematography, and the script, inspired by Upton Sinclair's Oil, were all great, including the very unique music provided by Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood. The producers of the film had difficulty finding funding, but with a budget of 25 million, the movie was shot in New Mexico and Marfa, Texas in 60 days. The acting, oh the acting! Daniel Day-Lewis won the golden globe for best actor, and deservedly so. Even off the camera Lewis stayed in character, and Paul Dano was great in his roles as Paul/Eli Sunday. The actor who was suppose to play Eli was fired and Paul Dano ended up playing the role as Eli Sunday as a twin brother. This film is 158 minutes long, and do not leave your seat for anything. Stay tuned, Movieporium.blogspot.com.
Daniel Plainview is sitting alongside his assistant when a young man named Paul walks in, and offers to tell Mr. Plainview about a place where oil can be found for a fee. After negotiations, the two settle on price, and Mr. Plainview and His son H.W visit a farm belonging to the Sunday family under the pretense of looking for a good hunt. As father and Son are so called hunting, H.W steps in oil and runs to tell Mr.Plainview, then negotiations begin with the owners of the farm, during which Mr. Plainview develops vigilance for Eli Sunday.
Daniel Plainview is a morally repugnant man. His gift for usury grants him power as a negotiator. Plainview is also a public relations guru which ties into is prowess in usury. Often it is hard to detect if Plainview can actually feel compassion toward anyone, with the exception of his son, and even that seemed questionable at some point. In the opening scene, Plainview is introduced as a lone silver miner willing to overlook his safety for a find, "There she is" Plainview said, as his leg was broken.
Vengeful, manipulative, misanthropic, selfish, and maniacal, embody who Daniel Plainview is, but at one juncture, Plainview breaks-down into tears, and shows himself to be lonely and yearning for a real friend. A very telling scene explains Plainview as a person, as he mentions, he does not like people, and that he sees the worst in them, but most of all, how he does not wish for anyone else to succeed.
The first 5-10 minutes of the film consist of barely any dialogue, but the communication within the scenes were still conveyed well. The story is so dynamic, so many elements are at work; there is religion, avarice, betrayal and vengeance. Conventional is certainly not what this film is. Plainview is a detestable delight, and the events of his life constitute a story that very much reflects the unpredictability of life.
In certain films, the layout is clear, and movie-watchers can sense how the film will end, but due to the rich story line, the formulaic layout found in most films, is nonexistent in this film. Although the story was multifaceted, the story was relatively easy for movie-watchers to follow. Plainview was a man searching for oil, and in his search for oil, he lived quite a dramatic life.
Other aspects of the film, the cinematography, and the script, inspired by Upton Sinclair's Oil, were all great, including the very unique music provided by Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood. The producers of the film had difficulty finding funding, but with a budget of 25 million, the movie was shot in New Mexico and Marfa, Texas in 60 days. The acting, oh the acting! Daniel Day-Lewis won the golden globe for best actor, and deservedly so. Even off the camera Lewis stayed in character, and Paul Dano was great in his roles as Paul/Eli Sunday. The actor who was suppose to play Eli was fired and Paul Dano ended up playing the role as Eli Sunday as a twin brother. This film is 158 minutes long, and do not leave your seat for anything. Stay tuned, Movieporium.blogspot.com.
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