A Masterpiece of Filmmaking

Rating: 10/10 (15 October 2014)

Paul Thomas Andersen is one of the best directors currently in the business today. There Will Be Blood is his masterpiece. It follows Daniel Plainview, an oil prospector, though his experience with the oil business. The story is fantastic and quite disturbing at times. The acting in There Will Be Blood is superb as well. Paul Dano turns in a solid performance as Eli Sunday and his twin brother Paul, but the real star here is Daniel Day-Lewis's disturbing performance as Daniel Plainview. This movie is the best case as to why Daniel Day- Lewis is the best actor currently alive today. His performance is unbelievably lifelike. It is easy to forget that Daniel Plainview is not a real person. Day-Lewis manages to nail the complexities of the character, and it is safe to say that his performance makes this movie. Paul Thomas Andersen also deserves credit here as every shot in this movie is masterfully done. No other director could have done better than Andersen. There Will Be Blood is a haunting, complex, and disturbing movie that is often hailed as the greatest movie of the last decade, and there is a reason why. It is a stunning and though provoking movie that everyone should see.