Masterful

Rating: 10/10 (21 July 2013)

Paul Thomas Anderson is, my honest opinion, the Stanley Kubrick of my generation. Kubrick had a way of making films that weren't just entertaining but also intelligent. There is also the fact of the incredibly haunting scores that accompanied his films. There Will Be Blood is the film that I believe will be what proves his genius. The film delivers an interesting commentary on religion and on capitalism.
In his previous works such as Boogie Nights and Punch Drunk Love, he worked on a more small scale. There Will Be Blood is nothing short of an epic film. It has a grand scale much in the same way that Lawrence of Arabia does. The grand scope of the film displays how large the landscapes are and just how much he has to conquer. The score of the film is just as compelling as a Bernard Herrmann score. Jonny Greenwood is on his way to becoming one hell of a film composer.
Finally it to be mentioned that the main reason to watch this film is because of the once in a lifetime performance done by Daniel-Day Lewis. He is a ruthless, but not heartless oil man. At times he shows the love he has for his adopted son but I always get the feeling that he might just be doing it for a purpose to show off a fatherly like perception that he wants his clients to think he has. The end is an amazing cinematic finish that can't be overlooked.
If you think that this film is too long then you are probably not paying attention to what a good film is. This film is one for the ages and I think that everyone should owe it to themselves to watch it and feel something from it.