James’ Blog

This is not a movie for a guy or gal who wants to go to the movies and be entertained. If you wanna go and have a good time at the cinema, pick something else. Go see Rambo. I haven't seen it yet, be I'm hoping it's good entertainment.

Blood isn't a brilliant drama for the masses like The Godfather, and it isn't a brilliant drama for the few like No Country for Old Men.

There Will Be Blood sounds like a warning or a threat, and the title is very appropriate to the feel of the movie. But this is a beautiful movie. The camera angles are amazing, claustrophibically centering on the main character. The work between sound and camera, what's offscreen and what's onscreen is masterful, and begs studying. Daniel Day Lewis is superb, and his performance is the best I've seen anywhere in a long time. This is worth seeing for him alone.
But it's a difficult movie to watch. There's no conflict that needs solving. No building towards a resolution. It's a pure character study. What's amazing about it is that the character doesn't change in the traditional way, going from bad to good, or finding repentance or being punished. The changes are all below the surface. They are the evolution, the changes that happens to a changeless man over time.

So that's it, really. I don't recomend this movie to the regular guy. And by regular I don't mean average. I just mean, it's not your sunday afternoon entertainment. Certainly don't take a 1st date to watch this. Unless you don't wanna get laid.