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michaelicious:
They should have given little HW the oscar for best supporting actor.

FracturesOfReality:
I don't understand how one can dislike the score.  It works so well with the film. 

TheFuriousWombat:
Brilliant score. I had the opportunity to see Popcorn Superhet Receiver, the Johnny Greenwood piece from which much of the score is culled, performed in New York. It's a fantastic piece of music in its own right and a terrific compliment, I think, to the film.

no one special:
So I just saw the movie last night. 

DDL, of course, was brilliant.  I was reminded of Butcher Bill a little, but this is not to say that DDL's performance was similar to his previous one at all.  Merely to say that
a) both characters had gigantic mustaches ('There Will Be Mustaches' indeed!)
b) both were psychotic fucking people (though it happened slowly over time for Plainview).

I think i saw someone say that Daniel Plainview never really cared for anyone - I don't believe it.  Even though he said it himself, I don't believe it.  He loved his son his whole life.  He didn't have to take him in, he could have just left him in that bucket.  Remember that scene where he slapped Eli around when he asked for his money?  That outburst was driven by a father's grief over a wounded son.  If he just wanted to abandon the boy, he could have left him on a train to nowhere, instead of to a school where he could learn to communicate and lead a successful life.  His pride, along his crippling loneliness, did drive him to lash out at HW in the end, but even that wouldn't have happened if he didn't love his son. 

I still have an issue with the Paul/Eli thing - where did Paul go?  Plainview says that he gave Paul $10,000 up front for the speculation - when did that happen?  Any why do we never see Paul again?  We only see Daniel give him $500 and he runs off, presumably back to the ranch.  Can someone explain the Paul thing, 'cause I an really confused  :-(

Seeing Eli get his comeuppance (having to make the confession, as Daniel did) was incredible and satisfying.  I don't think the movie was attacking religion at all - I think it was attacking false prophers, charlatans, attacking the people who use religion for selfish motives, sullying both themselves and the church they claim to serve. 


I've seen people's explanation of the murder at the end, and I suppose I do understand it more now, but when I saw the movie, it seemed wholly unnecessary.  I'm still trying to make total sense of it, but I dunno...


In general though, I enjoyed the movie very much.  Definitely not in my favorites of all time or anything, but I did really really enjoy it.  That Daniel Day-Lewis is incredible.


the Paul thing?  Help!   :?

Johnny C:
Daniel was lying to him.

"I'VE ABANDONED MY BOY!"

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