Sunday, May 18, 2008
THERE WILL BE OIL
Today's film was Paul Thomas Anderson's epic
This is a real movie. It even has a full orchestra and a great score. Movie music.
And, of course, it has Daniel Day-Lewis in Oscar winning role as Daniel Plainview, the oil man who raises himself up from a single hard times pit explorer to a full bore villain exploiter.
His nemesis, a born-again preacher (Paul Dano), provides the good versus evil wrasslin' match that makes a great story. It is hard to tell sometimes who is more corrupt.
Watch this Paul Dano guy. He is a good match for Day-Lewis in this and will become a great film actor. Well, he is already. He will have a great film career.
There is a lot to see in this picture. Big open spaces. California desert. Lots of people. Oil wells. Gushers. And wonderful characters.
I love watching Daniel Day-Lewis. We first saw him in My Beautiful Launderette and have seen everything he has done since.
It is always a great, moving experience.
This is the second 5 out of Netflix5 day in a row.
I would very much like to see it again and I will some day.
