Blood and ambition

Rating: 10/10 (17 June 2020)

Paul Thomas Anderson is one of the best contemporary directors, a fact that he strongly confirms in 'There will be blood'. A film that tells the story of an ambitious man in search of oil wells, who will do everything to achieve his goal.
Under such a simple premise, Anderson shows us its great quality. An extremely detailed care is appreciated at the staging level, with long shots that are absolutely stunning and attention to detail. Although his true achievement turns out to be the way in which he manages to show on the screen the total decline of a man in such a direct way. Evil, religion, ambition and family are the column that sustains the story, and not only the story, but also the main character, who is brought to life in a monstrous way by Daniel Day Lewis in one of his better roles.
Paul Thomas Anderson should be applauded for daring to portray ambition and capitalism against faith and God Himself so vividly and directly, where the fluidity of the narrative sacrifices itself in order to explore the interior of the characters through of a direction without equal.