The epic American Masterpiece of the decade!

Rating: Null/10 (9 July 2008)

After a third viewing of There Will Be Blood, I have to say that this film continues to amaze and fascinate me even more! Paul Thomas Anderson created a work of art here. There Will Be Blood reaches amazing heights, and has amazing achievements. First off, this film is not for the faint-hearted. Those looking for an entertaining watch, it will completely blow you away. It is a tale of an oil-man, one who has a lot of ambitions and characteristics. He is very much greedy, he wants more and more, and he is also very complicated. He is a family man, one who manages to change his life in weird aspects.
This film starts, and has you on watch. There are a lot of important aspects of the story, of every scene that viewers should keep in mind. This is very much a character-story. Daniel Day Lewis plays his character, Daniel Plainview, and completely transforms himself into character. His acting, every single scene, it's as if Lewis had to completely get into this mind and soul. It is seriously a performance of the decade. Daniel day Lewis proves he is the actor to beat. Paul Dano, who plays Eli Sunday(and Paul) also gives a very different performance. Some say he overreacted, but his character is that way too. His performance totally captivates the character, and the way his character lives. The script is seriously amazing!!! This film is a lot about religion, faith, greed, family, etc. It has almost everything that a film should have. It has moral lessons and themes, and very haunting scenes.
From the technical part, this film succeeds. The set designs and the cinematography are simply first-rate. The musical score is simply WOW! It really defines a genre of music scores of the last decade, and it is so haunting! The direction that Anderson took is amazing. He had to really create passion and force to every single scene. Every single scene is driven powerfully, and you are never left wondering why it was done that way, but to just capture more to the audience.
This film is perfect! There is no other word. It is in many ways a horror film, it is in many ways a life-lesson, and also a tragedy. It has one of the most intense and powerful endings in cinema history(if not the best!) It truly is the best film of the decade, and one of the best films ever made! A force to be reckoned with!