Why is it so hard for people to really understand?

Rating: 10/10 (8 January 2008)

As a film connoisseur i enjoy films ranging from emotionally challenging to something you don't have to think about. Now I saw There will be Blood Twice, because i felt i missed certain things the first go around. I was correct, some of the shots are the most visually pleasing in years. The acting which is of the highest caliber, the highest,is also smart and engaging. What Paul Thomas Anderson is trying to show us here is that everyone is fundamentally a bastard and even his bible references were as amazing as they have ever been, Eli's father being named Able and the way it's played out is reminiscent of Cane and Abel from the bible, and having the number 612 on almost every train, which is a psalm in the bible about a wolf in sheep's clothing. The direction in this movie is near flawless, and the soundtrack done wonderfully by Radiohead's Johnny Greenwood is flawless. If people want to say Paul Thomas Anderson is a hack let them, but he's made a career out of great film, he's on the level of Scorsese and Wes Anderson and far surpasses Altman because i know people love Altman over Anderson. The fact is the man made the best movie of the year, and it's arguably the best movie of this decade so far, and before you judge it read the book, READ THE BOOK.