Another movie must be added to the list below - "there will be blood"Occasionally, I watch a movie and it stays with me for days. For one reason or another, I won't be able to get it out of my head.
"there will be blood" is the latest movie to consume me.
It's driving me crazy trying to figure out the movie and the main character, Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis), but it's not a movie that you "get." It's complex, it's mysterious. The film touches on capitalism, religion, and the depravity of human nature, and then it leaves you - no finality, no resolution, no meaning. You're left with only a haunting disturbance...
Without doubt, the best aspect of the movie is Daniel Day-Lewis' performance - He is reason enough to watch the movie.
Of course, it can be a rough movie to watch, and knowing many of the reader's of my blog, I throw a word of caution out there. But if you have a higher tolerance for disturbing content (it's more the nature of the film rather than the content), I highly recommend carving out 158 minutes to experience this film.
Also, here's an interesting commentary about the dark nature of several recent movies that have come out. It's short, but I thought it was interesting.
http://jviz.blogspot.com/2008/04/dark-movies.html
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