There Will Be Blood Praise
Anne Thompson on There Will Be Blood and how it paints America and the Americans.
In some ways the movie is a companion piece to Michael Moore’s Bowling for Columbine. Americans are a remarkably violent people. Our country breeds and foments violence. But the movie’s dark, grim, assaultive nature, and the finale that does not offer any light in the darkness, will drive many viewers away, especially women. It’s an art-house movie for smart people with strong stomachs. Cinephiles will revel in this. As a writer-director, PTA will earn the respect of critics and peers. But a wide-audience spectacle this is not.
PTA lacks that warm touch that can open a movie up to a broader swath of viewers–compare this to the Coens’ No Country for Old Men. That movie in its way also reveals the darkness in mens’ souls. But there are many people–like Tommy Lee Jones’ sheriff–fighting the good fight. Even if they lose, they are still fighting.
I think that should read “people are remarkably violent.”
they showed the trailer before NCFOM when I saw it as well. puts the crappy youtube one to shame.
They do love to make Clooney look like a buffoon.
PITT: They might top it with Pitt.
CLOONEY: They might. This one might end two careers in one shot.
PITT: I said to them, “I don’t know how to play this, I mean, he’s such an idiot.” And there was a pause and then Joel goes…
TOGETHER: You’ll be fine!
You know whats weird about this? I almost posted a “Finn meet your next bday gift” the day before this. It was a special safe for storing pies. Whatev its never gonna beat the present that I’ve been wishing I could afford to get finn for his birthday for two years: the finn.bo domain. It’s like $500. And I think you have to be bolivian or something.
–Todd Lokken.
did you see his tumblr theme http://saulbass.tumblr.com/