Why was he so bitter if he had a good life?
I think he's got a competition in him or something..
I think he wants noone else to succeed.
Just my opinion as a film student.
The only people content with life are Buddhist monks
>>68844075
He was a greedy, self-centered asshole who not only wanted everything, but wanted it all to himself, too. By the end of the film, there was nothing more for him to get, so he regressed into himself and became a bitter husk of a man.
>>68844075
he never knew about 4chan
This is the greatest film ever made.
>>68844075
He was mentally ill.
Because There Will be Blood was easily one of the dullest movie in the history of movies. Each minute following old man Daniel and his family as they fight assorted villains has been indistinguishable from the others. Aside from the gloomy imagery, the movie's only consistency has been its lack of excitement and ineffective use of special effects, all to make oil unmagical, to make action seem inert.
Perhaps the die was cast when Upton Sinclair vetoed the idea of Spielberg directing the movie; he made sure the movie would never be mistaken for a work of art that meant anything to anybody, just ridiculously profitable cross-promotion for his book. There Will be Blood might be anti-Christian (or not), but it's certainly the anti-James Bond series in its refusal of wonder, beauty and excitement. No one wants to face that fact. Now, thankfully, they no longer have to.
>a-at least the book is g-g-good though
"No!"
The writing is dreadful; the book was terrible. As I read, I noticed that every time a character went for a walk, the author wrote instead that the character "stretched his legs."
I began marking on the back of an envelope every time that phrase was repeated. I stopped only after I had marked the envelope several dozen times. I was incredulous. Sinclair's mind is so governed by cliches and dead metaphors that he has no other style of writing. Later I read a lavish, loving review of Oil! by the same Stephen King. He wrote something to the effect of, "If these kids are reading Oil! at 11 or 12, then when they get older they will go on to read Stephen King." And he was quite right. He was not being ironic. When you read "Oil!" you are, in fact, trained to read Stephen King
>>68844075
He didn't have a good life.
>>68844075
Because he had the greatest of all sins: pride.
>>68844172
What a controversial opinion. I doubt anyone agrees with you on that.
>>68844185
Has the person who wrote this not seen TWBB?
>ineffective use of special effects
what?
>following old man Daniel and his family as they fight assorted villains
lol
I would actually pay to see capeshit where Daniel Plainview and his deaf son go around fighting supervillains.
>>68844075
Because he was right. Most people are human garbage
>>68844172
Let's not go full reddit here
He never accepted Jesus Christ as his lord and savior.
>>68844075
muuuuwwaahh the milkshake
>>68844310
why dont you faggots let me go full reddit just once
>>68844075
he never had a good milkshake
Alcoholism not even once.
>>68844075
here why
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oneWzl_NJKA
>>68844185
what movie was this actually about?
Money cant buy happiness...
>>68844710
his speaking mannerisms remind me a lot of CIA
>>68844172
It's not even the best film of it's year.
>>68844075
He flourished when he was in the process of pursuing the riches, he didn't know what to do with them though.
>>68844713
its about your moms pussy eruption which led to the oil boom of 2016
>>68844713
The pursuit of symbols of value.
>>68844185
>Upton Sinclair vetoed the idea of Spielberg
>>68844863
>it's year
>it is year
Your opinion is invalidated when it seems like you're not even smart enough to form a basic sentence.
>>68844075
He didn't. He was in constant pain and raising someone else's child.
>>68844092
Your status as a "film student" has no bearing in the opinion you just posted. You stupid, ugly cunt.
>>68845775
don't be so angry all the time
>>68845775
> this nigger is so stupid he didn't realize those were quotes from the movie
hahaha, get the fuck out of here you dumb fucking redditor
>>68844075
Not a troll here, can anybody tell me why this movie is so praised?
Maybe my expectations where to high but man it disapointed.
The photograph it's 10/10, the acting is 10/10, but the story goes nowhere, maybe it was the shock value of he leaving the kid and killing the priest?
I'm not saying it's a bad movie by any means, but i don't see it anywhere near the category of "best film ever".
>>68844075
He was the Michael Jordon of the Oil game... he wanted to be the very best, like no one ever was.
>>68844106
Much like how a pig is content rolling in its own filth, I suppose.
>>68845834
It's a great character study
>>68845755
Your dubs are invalidated when it seems like you're not even smart enough to recognize the possibility of an autocorrect goof.
>>68845879
That makes sense, but i still feel it lacks content to be considered "best movie ever 10/10"
>>68845939
Yeah it's not the best movie ever, but certainly one of the best of its decade
>>68845761
>someone else's child
So he says. I guess you never question anything anyone tells you. Must be nice to live on that level of childlike naivete.
>>68845873
BTFO
>>68844075
>>>68845755
>Your dubs are invalidated when it seems like you're not even smart enough to recognize the possibility of an autocorrect goof.
> browsing 4chan
> on a phone
Disgusting.
>>68844185
nice pasta
>>68844185
took me some time before I recognized the pasta, nice
>>68844075
It's a movie that this generation of neo-cinephiles are highly pressured into "liking" to gather a determined amount of upvoting validation from other neo-cinephiles.
I find highly unlikely that anyone with sufficient cinema knowledge will fortuitously fall for the myriad of tricks of this hackneyed personal project of self-aggrandization.
Totally boring shit film that pretentious losers pretend to enjoy in order to circle jerk with other losers.
ALL HE EVER WANTED WAS LOVE AND GOD BUT DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO GET IT
He was convinced he hated people and loved money, but at the end of his life when he has a completely solitary life with all the money in the world, but no God and no Son, he felt bad.
>>68846906
Back to your capeshit thread, lad.
>>68844710
Dan confirmed for /r9k/.
He had a good life. But not a Classic life
>>68844863
Still wrong
>>68847107
fuck me 2007 was a good year for movies
>The Assassination of Jessie James by the Coward Robert Ford
>There Will Be Blood
>Zodiac
>No Country for Old Men
>Atonement
>>68847453
Lmao
>>68847453
>>>68844863
Zodiac was good but not written in history good.
>>68845775
Wow so angry. Count to 10 while breathing slowly.
>>68844708
>2016
>not being alcoholic
Please.
It's called insatiable.
he wanted all the milkshakes but what he really needed was a bad pussy
>>68847106
Hahaha classic
>>68844106
t. Westerner who knows no Buddhist monks
He spent his life chasing spooks
>>68846906
How is it Civil War bro? Any penis joke?
Is the reason why he turned on HW at the end because it would be easier for them to both move on that way? Or was it simply alcohol and bitterness?
It seemed like he genuinely cared for HW when he returned from the school. The ending was out of place for me.
He was literally impotent.
>>68844305
just like you and me friend. we are on /tv/ after all.
>>68845775
You're doing great
>>68844075
If you read the original script you will find dialogue about his dick never going hard, like perpetual impotence
>>68850264
You can also intuit that from the brothel scene
>>68845775
>goes to films instead of film school
>>68844075
thats one of the themes of TWBB, a critique of capitalist propaganda that money is everything in life
i dont feel like dissecting the movie, but his relationships with his fake son and brother is where most of the bitterness comes from. you could tell he really loved hw, was torn apart when he lost his hearing (ill cut your throat) and snapped when hw left him. he was also devastated when he found out his brother only wanted him for money. its obvious he knew deep down that they werent related and only pressed after he realized he was being taken advantage of. his persona is what he needs to be successful in the capitalistic system (i have competition in me, i hate people). his relationship with eli is the harshest critique on capitalism. two men fighting tooth and nail for any portion of wealth and power, both refuse to ever help each other, etc.
>>68844172
>>68844185
lol
>>68850496
>i dont feel like dissecting the movie, but
;^)
>>68844075
he was a spoiled brat
>>68844863
>Zodiac
>No Country
>TWBB
>Jesse James
Has there ever been another year this strong?
>>68850496
except he's not actually Daniel's brother
>>68844075
Because he's just a John Huston impression in middlebrow dreck.
>>68851281
Many; three of those films are turds.
>>68847453
Zodiac is great, the rest of those are worthless.
