There Will Be Blood

[grouchyoscar]

Just got around to seeing this. I thought it was stunning. The cinematography was expansive, DDL was awesome, and PT Anderson does it again.

And DH said he 'didn't get it' and he 'Didn't see the point'

Only thing missing from a PT Anderson Film was Philip Seymour Hoffman TBH

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I liked it very much and for once the DDL acting did not get on my nerves it seems to fit the story perfectly, it was also wickedly funny in places and quite beautiful

[Penthesileia]

I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!!

Loved it.

Explain to your DH that DDL was not trying to be naturalistic; that this was a sort of wild, baroque tragi-comedy, with the most outrageous, beautiful symbolism.

A good deal of art doesn't have a 'point' in a straightforward way. Bop him on the head for being a philistine!

[grouchyoscar]

He didn't see the significance of the final ine 'all that and that's it?!?'. I thought it was prophetic and profound.

[Penthesileia]

Agree.

Alarmingly topical, I would say.

Gosh - might go and buy it now: want to see it again!

[grouchyoscar]

Mind you he did say Shindlers List was 'Difficult to grasp' and 'Bloody Speilberg stuff' (He hates Mr S) Thing is he adores some fantastic film that leave me cold but...

[Penthesileia]

Why would Schindler's List be difficult to grasp?

OK, you might have intellectual issues with it; plenty of Holocaust academics, etc., found it inappropriate and simplistic.

But difficult to grasp?

Well, takes all sorts!

[grouchyoscar]

I think as it didn't tell him anything he didn't know/wasn't aware of, there was little point in it for him.

Poor DH is a man of few words when it comes to expressing himself.

Can't understand why TWBB passed him by tho

[Penthesileia]

Ahh, I see.

Still, re: TWBB, it would be a boring world if we all agreed!

[grouchyoscar]

Oh Aye, would be awful

Back to DDL stuff. Loved him in Name of the Father and loved Mr Plainview but Gangs of New York just left me very 'so what'