"There Will be Blood" is the kind of truly great movie that turns your average moviegoer into a Bela Tarr/Andrei Tarkovsky loving cinephile before all is said and done.
There Will Be Blood is one of those films you watch early on in your exploration of cinema and go: "Man, that's incredible." And then, once you become more experienced, knowledgeable, your taste becomes more refined, once you disregard 95% of the stuff you considered "great" back in the day, you go back to it and still go: "Man, that's incredible."
I think Paul Dano's performance here is absolutely brilliant. I'd like to hear Tarantino elaborate more on this because I just can't see anything bad about Paul's performance. Every scene he shares with Daniel is just memorable and electric, you can feel the tension between them.
He did say he has nothing against the performance (would be very strange indeed, since Dano is great). How I understood it's more about the "heavyweightness" of the actor in the sense of being perceived more menacing, cunning, "evil" if you will. Somebody like Michael Shannon, if he were a bit younger?.. Otherwise instead of worthy opponent DDL's character got someone he will obviously overcome without any real challenge. But hey, then again, maybe it was PTA's intent! Who can say.
Tarantino didn't say it was a bad performance, he's basically saying Paul's character should have been more on the same level as Daniel's. I agree, I didn't see Eli as a threat to Daniel at all.
Gotta disagree on the Paul Dano statement. To me he is just as towering as Daniel in the film. Which I think speaks volumes for the guy since he was much younger and less experienced as an actor than Day Lewis. The church scene alone is enough to show that Dano holds his ground.
He is tremendous but claiming he was DDL's equal in this film when DDL gave us, perhaps, the single greatest performance in cinematic history is a step too far
That's the interesting thing about Johhny Greenwood having been the composer. You can pick basically any Radiohead song at random, and it would fit into a soundtrack.
@@vincentmanion7990 According to Wikipedia, " a scene or sequence of scenes whose execution requires complex logistical planning and considerable expenditure of money".
Soundtrack music composed by Jonny Greenwood. He will come to be more remembered over time as one of the great soundtrack composers, than a member of Radiohead. That's the kind of talent we're talking about here. I was surprised (and mildly disappointed) that Tarantino didn't mention him by name.
The great thing about film is how it combines all the elements. David Lynch said the music for a film has to be just right,its of the utmost importance.
You can only say you actually watched There Will Be Blood is the second time. The first time you’re experiencing it. Every aspect of the film from the visuals, acting and the sound is just entrancing. It’s perfect.
That Man in the Wilderness movie Tarantino bring up in relation to Daniel Plainview dragging himself back to town is a ‘70s movie about Hugh Glass. It’s the same Hugh Glass story that The Revenant is based on.
I think people’s criticisms of his performance are derived from an assumption that the two characters are supposed to be equals. They’re clearly not equals though and looked at through that lens Dano’s performance is perfect in this film!
@@spazzriff_appreciator I never realised he was criticised for the role. While watching, I felt he played the weasel sell-out character well in the film. He's definitely not on Daniel Day-Lewis's level, but not many are.
I also have the record but unfortunately it doesn't come with the derrick explosion scene music. I think Johnny borrowed from his own music (the percussion part I think) from another film he contributed to. I believe it's from Body Song.
When Daniel Plainview states- "I've traveled across half our state to be here tonight," the first thing I pictured was him crawling on his face through the desert back to society.
Seen Boogie Nights 4 times when I was younger. There Will Be Blood is like a film from a completely different person from a different era. Seen 4 times and will see it again. And again. Even if it hurts.
@@scottystcloud7086 Well, There Will Be Blood is up there with Citizen Kane, 2001, Bonnie and Clyde, and Star Wars as films that just saw what movies could be in a completely different way, and gave audiences something so different, it's kind of hard not to be obsessed with rewatching the film for the rest of your life. But as someone old enough to remember Pulp Fiction coming out, and how movies were before and after it, I think you could make a fair argument that it belongs in the same category. But maybe you're talking in terms of pure aesthetics. As I look over my list, all the other movies I named set out to give the audience a whole new audiovisual experience. Filmmaking is artifice, playing a whole bunch of tricks to create the illusion of reality out of flickering light. Part of the history of film is the history of filmmakers who discovered new ways to make that reality realer, and TWBB is part of that category. It basically rejects everything about how a story should be told, how images should be accentuated with music, the way plot elements should be signposted - Boogie Nights stuff. And it's centered around the performance of an actor so obsessive, you feel uncannily like you're not watching a performance, no matter how over-the-top he is. Meanwhile Tarantino is such an encyclopedic fan of film, every directoral choice he makes self-consciously positions the film within the canon of film through allusion and quotation. He's innovative as a writer - there's something about the "what do they call a Big Mac in France?" scene that ups the level of verisimilitude in a similar way - but you never feel like you're seeing something on film that you haven't seen before. In a way, it's a question of whether you value sincerity or self-awareness. PTA is utterly sincere, QT is utterly self-aware. But neither has ever made a film I wouldn't rewatch.
Would love to see an informal conversation between QT and PTA. Just sit them down with a few cameras and let them talk about their histories, influences, things they like/dislike about each other's work, etc.
Just in case you hadn't seen it yet, there's a decent conversation between the two of them from a few years back you can search for. I think possibly a TCM thing. If I remember correctly it's framed around promotion for Once Upon a Time In Hollywood and Licorice Pizza.
@@brentulstad3275 They did also do the thing you were talking about... although it’s Anderson interviewing Tarantino about Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. It was a DGA podcast called: The Director's Cut. There’s a Tarantino and Scorsese one with DGA Quarterly too, (that one I think is to promote each other’s movies) but to the best of my knowledge there’s no audio for that conversation of them together.
Fiona Apple dated PTA back in the day, she said she gave up on doing coke after listening to the two of them bragging during a coke fueled session together, maybe they talk differently when they are not being recorded. :D I would have loved listening to it too though, coke or not.
Both great films and it's difficult to choose between the two but I'm partial to There Will be Blood. It is probably one of my favorite movies and No Country for Old Men is not far behind and strangely both were made in the same year. It's a shame Hollywood makes less and less movies like these as each year passes.
@@cranekraken24they were also filmed a few miles from one another at the same time... In fact they had to coordinate scheduling because any sort of pyrotechnic or smoke would jeopardize shots in the other's frame
Yea to me it parallels with Thin Red Line and Saving Private Ryan. Not in subject matter but in substance as a film itself. SPR took home all the accolades and praise while Mallick and his film were largely disregarded. Any other year both There Will be Blood and Thin Red Line should have top best picture candidates.
For my money, Paul Thomas Anderson is the most fascinating film director who is working today. And this film (TWBB) is the most remarkable example of flawless acting, writing, direction, photography, music, editing, sound that I’ve ever seen. This is the very definition of a masterpiece.
l absolutely loved this film. I went in not knowing what to expect and was entertained from start to finish. and yes you do have to watch it a few times to fully take it in
And his two speeches. And the scene in the restaurant where he freaks out on Standard Oil. And the oil derek on fire scene. And the final destruction of Eli Sunday. This movie was absolutely brilliant. IMO, better than anything QTs ever made.
I agree with Quentin on most of this. Just not the Paul Dano bit. Though I do believe Daniel Day-Lewis had a more powerful performance I really think Dano played his character SUPER well. I dont really recall any scenes that were lacking or unconvincing. I feel that the movie would be worse without Dano and his fanatical character.
Great to hear Quentin acknowledge a friendly rivalry with a contemporary. Totally agree on this movies brilliance, scene after scene, so solid and unique in the story telling. Daniel Day Lewis probably the only actor who could tackle a role like this and bring so much to it. This movie will be looked upon as a great classic long into the future.
It's one of those movies that hurt to sit through. But in the kind of way it was meant to. And every time I watch it again, it's still hurts, but it just keep getting more brilliant with every year that passes me by. The older I get, the more amazing it gets.
Eli was the perfect juxtaposition to Daniel. He saw himself in this kid. Smart, willing to do anything to rise above his meager conditions and use others to do it. Even outmaneuvering Daniel to public humiliation. Which then comes back around when he gets the chance. Perfection
Furthermore, after having listened to several of Tarantino's and Anderson's films, after having seen and re-listened to their classics several times (and many others) I approve of Paul Dano's performance. During my first viewing of the film I had difficulty understanding that the two brothers were played by the same actor. But as mentioned by Tarantino at the beginning of the film, and this is the case with several films. You have to listen to it more than once to understand not only the nuances but to really have a more complete vision of the work.
It is deeply frightening just how great Daniels acting is in this mivie and i dont say that in any way lightly.... its in the top 3 of all time in movie history
Tarantino isn't in competition with P.T.Anerson. Tarantino is like a DJ, taking samples from all his favorite movies & remixing them. Anderson is a composer, who creates someting original.
Agreed on all points except Q’s view on Paul’s performance. While of course there are few that can act opposite DDL and hold their own,Paul did as well or better than most while creating a dastardly and memorable character in Eli.
I read the book "Oil" by Upton Sinclair, I saw the movie, both are great. I particularly like the film because of Daniel Day Lewis' performance. I think everyone does. However I don't believe that Tarantino is right, I believe that we learn how Daniel Plainview was able to achieve this feat - with a broken leg from dragging himself not to the hospital but to Appraised is Gold - during the film. We learn that Daniel Plainview has no limits, nothing is an obstacle he cannot overcome between Him and his success.
Quentin makes a few errors here: 1. It's Plainview, not Longview 2. He mines silver, not gold 3. Dano gives a stellar performance that clearly matches DDL's
1) Paul played his part aside of what you are saying about DDL. I think that was the point. 2) I absolutely agree about Montgomery Cliff and Marlon Brando. Bravo!!!
Not to be that guy, but Paul Dano’s performance is spot on with the Paul’s characterization in the novel, Oil! Sort of hapless, falling into success, the antithesis of Plainview who is always exacting and deliberate. Successful for all the “wrong” reasons, and not in the same league as Plainview at all.
I'm not sure if Paul Dano's character was meant to be an equal to DDL. I think the whole point is we can see that this is an alpha vs. a beta and it gives it all almost a feeling of inevitability like a Greek tragedy might. We almost know Daniel is going to kill him, we just wait for it to happen. QT is imposing the rules of his own movies onto this movie. Of course HE would try to pit two heavyweights against each other but PTA has very different sensibilities.
Dano was outstanding. He rose to Day-Lewis' performance in the same way that Robert Pattinson rose to meet Willem Dafoe's performance in The Lighthouse.
Couldn't agree more with Tarantino's opinion on Dano's performance -- it's the only minor blip in this brilliant film. The mind boggles at how much better this movie could have been with someone like Joaquin Phoenix playing that part.
I think Dano played the part that PTA asked him to play. He wasn't really ever an equal to Plainview, just a snivelling leach and a boy. He was always going to get gobbled up by the insatiable greed of the oil barron. Someone with more backbone like Joaquin Phoenix would have pulled focus too much I think. Dano was spot on in my opinion.
As much as I like Tarantino I do think his ego has blinded him a bit on this comparison. PTA seems to me to be leagues ahead of him in terms of original filmmaking. But hey, as long as he is inspired. He can't bring himself to admit defeat.
Completely agreed, all Tarantino has is outrageous violence and one liners, which comes off as juvenile after a while. Zed is dead baby, Zed is dead. A somewhat entertaining director who is nowhere near PTA.
Not entirely sure, who would have been more convincing than Paul Dano as Eli? Leo maybe? I can think of very few modern actors than can stand on the same stage as DDL.... Paul Dano's performance was incredible... He almost stole the show once or twice...
Yeah no.. it all works in tandem. The cinematography, direction and score works just as hard to the themes and character of Daniel Plainview as DDLs masterful performance. To say it was all window dressing does the craft of filming this masterpiece a disservice.
@@woozyguy9 Perhaps not the best metaphor. I meant that it was built on the performance. DDL doing Plainview on a community theatre set would still be riveting. All the cinematography and set pieces and score wouldn't be able to make up for say, Mark Wahlberg being cast in the role.
Having seen the film a second time, I think the real key that changes Daniel Longview is the realization that the man calling himself his half brother is lying just to have some money and a place to live. Daniel kills him on the spot. It's heartbreaking because you can see Daniel began to open up, with the knowledge that he has real family to talk to. After this, Daniel hardens and becomes impossible to penetrate. p.s. I think "Magnolia" is Paul's masterpiece, but in truth, everything PTA has made stands the test of time.
I like Paul Dano's performance in this movie because it seems fake and almost detached from 'reality' as presented in the movie. I think that's his character. I think Paul is capable of doing a grounded and believable performance, but the character in this movie is someone who you would never know if he was doing an act or not. The character is fake/shallow/performative, and Paul plays him that way. The performance might not be believable in the same way as Lewis, but there's something unbelievable about the character as well. His way of being in the world is completely foreign to Daniel's character and I think Paul does a great job of conveying that. The interplay between unrelenting ambition and naked greed, vs contrived piety and masked motives is beautifully conveyed in the movie. I think Paul's performance lends itself to that concept perfectly.
"There Will be Blood" is the kind of truly great movie that turns your average moviegoer into a Bela Tarr/Andrei Tarkovsky loving cinephile before all is said and done.
There Will Be Blood is one of those films you watch early on in your exploration of cinema and go: "Man, that's incredible." And then, once you become more experienced, knowledgeable, your taste becomes more refined, once you disregard 95% of the stuff you considered "great" back in the day, you go back to it and still go: "Man, that's incredible."
Do you like the smell of your own s@it?
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This happened to me in 2016. Came across the movie on Netflix and it lit me up. Made me appreciate high art in film, changed my life
I really enjoy PTA films but found There Will Be Blood, just okay. I don't really want to rewatch it. But can rewatch Boogie Nights over and over.
That hat Daniel Day Lewis wears in this movie is the coolest hat of all time. He wears it like a crown.
I think it's a Panama Hat
I think Tarantino’s critique of Paul Dano’s character is exactly what the director was going for.
Exactly what I was thinking. A DD-Lewis like performance from his character would somehow diminish both characters
A stone cold masterpiece.
I remember going to see No Country For Old Men and seeing the preview with my roomate and we were both like yup we’ll see that too.
I think Paul Dano's performance here is absolutely brilliant. I'd like to hear Tarantino elaborate more on this because I just can't see anything bad about Paul's performance. Every scene he shares with Daniel is just memorable and electric, you can feel the tension between them.
Yeah really weird for him to call it out and immediately couch it as if he's not slandering the man unprompted
Agreed. I've never seen Paul Dano before and his performance blew me away. I've been a massive fan ever since.
He did say he has nothing against the performance (would be very strange indeed, since Dano is great). How I understood it's more about the "heavyweightness" of the actor in the sense of being perceived more menacing, cunning, "evil" if you will. Somebody like Michael Shannon, if he were a bit younger?..
Otherwise instead of worthy opponent DDL's character got someone he will obviously overcome without any real challenge. But hey, then again, maybe it was PTA's intent! Who can say.
Tarantino didn't say it was a bad performance, he's basically saying Paul's character should have been more on the same level as Daniel's.
I agree, I didn't see Eli as a threat to Daniel at all.
Dano was great, lewis was just perfect
Gotta disagree on the Paul Dano statement. To me he is just as towering as Daniel in the film. Which I think speaks volumes for the guy since he was much younger and less experienced as an actor than Day Lewis. The church scene alone is enough to show that Dano holds his ground.
He is tremendous but claiming he was DDL's equal in this film when DDL gave us, perhaps, the single greatest performance in cinematic history is a step too far
@@fingfangfoom2399 A step too far? Are you going to punish them for saying that? Hilarious comment.
@@tzt1182thems fightin’ words mister
Dano was very good. One of the best to act across from DDL in a movie, but nah.
One of the all-time great soundtracks in film as well.
Tarantino talks about this beginning at ~@3:00. You should watch the video. You'd probably find it interesting. :-)
Johnny Greenwood!!
That's the interesting thing about Johhny Greenwood having been the composer. You can pick basically any Radiohead song at random, and it would fit into a soundtrack.
Greenwood is astonishing. His work on phantom thread was divine. Thom yorke did very well with Suspiria as well
Tarantino initially not thinking the oil derrick explosion scene WASN'T a set-piece is a very strange admission.
He was probably distracted
I think there was maybe a lot of other nuanced aspects that Tarantino was absorbing, he didn’t pay close attention to the obvious
What is the significant of a "set-piece" in a movie?
@@vincentmanion7990 According to Wikipedia, " a scene or sequence of scenes whose execution requires complex logistical planning and considerable expenditure of money".
@@mikellenicolaikrochinyepez1778 Thank you!
Soundtrack music composed by Jonny Greenwood. He will come to be more remembered over time as one of the great soundtrack composers, than a member of Radiohead. That's the kind of talent we're talking about here. I was surprised (and mildly disappointed) that Tarantino didn't mention him by name.
I don't know much about his score composition, but he is one of my favourite guitarists. He's amazing.
Yessir he’s one of the greatest musicians to ever live. Talk about range and always experimenting, he never loses steam.
Radiohead's music is almost all suitable for a film score.
The great thing about film is how it combines all the elements. David Lynch said the music for a film has to be just right,its of the utmost importance.
You can only say you actually watched There Will Be Blood is the second time. The first time you’re experiencing it. Every aspect of the film from the visuals, acting and the sound is just entrancing. It’s perfect.
That Man in the Wilderness movie Tarantino bring up in relation to Daniel Plainview dragging himself back to town is a ‘70s movie about Hugh Glass. It’s the same Hugh Glass story that The Revenant is based on.
Paul Dano's character was brilliant.
I think people’s criticisms of his performance are derived from an assumption that the two characters are supposed to be equals. They’re clearly not equals though and looked at through that lens Dano’s performance is perfect in this film!
I thought he was kinda trying too hard to level with Lewis
just not that good of an actor!
@@spazzriff_appreciator I never realised he was criticised for the role. While watching, I felt he played the weasel sell-out character well in the film.
He's definitely not on Daniel Day-Lewis's level, but not many are.
I still to this day listen to Johnny greenwoods soundtrack to this movie, best to listen to while flying
I also have the record but unfortunately it doesn't come with the derrick explosion scene music. I think Johnny borrowed from his own music (the percussion part I think) from another film he contributed to. I believe it's from Body Song.
It's called "Convergence" from soundtrack to Body song czcams.com/video/z3c8brkJ238/video.htmlsi=DqB8JDyY5756n1uV
When Daniel Plainview states- "I've traveled across half our state to be here tonight," the first thing I pictured was him crawling on his face through the desert back to society.
I hope they re-release this movie in theaters.
There Will Be Blood is my favorite movie ever. It became my favorite when I watched it in 2007 and it has remained my favorite since.
This year I read Oil!, the book it is based on. It is very different but also excellent
Seen Boogie Nights 4 times when I was younger. There Will Be Blood is like a film from a completely different person from a different era. Seen 4 times and will see it again. And again. Even if it hurts.
*I saw
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Woodwork?
"There Will Be Blood" is up there with "Once upon a Time in America", "Cinema Paradiso", "Citizen Kane" and all the other masterpieces.
Pulp Fiction too
@@craigrussell3062 Boogie Nights is up there with Pulp Fiction. There Will be Blood is on a whole nother level.
@@scottystcloud7086 Well, There Will Be Blood is up there with Citizen Kane, 2001, Bonnie and Clyde, and Star Wars as films that just saw what movies could be in a completely different way, and gave audiences something so different, it's kind of hard not to be obsessed with rewatching the film for the rest of your life. But as someone old enough to remember Pulp Fiction coming out, and how movies were before and after it, I think you could make a fair argument that it belongs in the same category.
But maybe you're talking in terms of pure aesthetics. As I look over my list, all the other movies I named set out to give the audience a whole new audiovisual experience. Filmmaking is artifice, playing a whole bunch of tricks to create the illusion of reality out of flickering light. Part of the history of film is the history of filmmakers who discovered new ways to make that reality realer, and TWBB is part of that category. It basically rejects everything about how a story should be told, how images should be accentuated with music, the way plot elements should be signposted - Boogie Nights stuff. And it's centered around the performance of an actor so obsessive, you feel uncannily like you're not watching a performance, no matter how over-the-top he is.
Meanwhile Tarantino is such an encyclopedic fan of film, every directoral choice he makes self-consciously positions the film within the canon of film through allusion and quotation. He's innovative as a writer - there's something about the "what do they call a Big Mac in France?" scene that ups the level of verisimilitude in a similar way - but you never feel like you're seeing something on film that you haven't seen before.
In a way, it's a question of whether you value sincerity or self-awareness. PTA is utterly sincere, QT is utterly self-aware. But neither has ever made a film I wouldn't rewatch.
Based on Upton Sinclair's novel OIL. Read it in '97, and to this day, I think it the best American novel ever written...
I mean it’s a good read but best American Novel ever? Come on now dude
@@lon9047 Steinbeck said he got some of his inspiration for Grapes of Wrath from Oil.
It's good, sure, but have you read Twilight: Breaking Dawn? The vampires sparkle. They SPARKLE!!
@@TroubleToby3040 vampires SCARE me,or maybe it's just Kristen Stewart ..
Would love to see an informal conversation between QT and PTA. Just sit them down with a few cameras and let them talk about their histories, influences, things they like/dislike about each other's work, etc.
Just in case you hadn't seen it yet, there's a decent conversation between the two of them from a few years back you can search for. I think possibly a TCM thing. If I remember correctly it's framed around promotion for Once Upon a Time In Hollywood and Licorice Pizza.
They did a video together for The Hateful Eight too.
@@DIOBrando-ij2bp that's what it was, goddamn time flies! Lol
@@brentulstad3275 They did also do the thing you were talking about... although it’s Anderson interviewing Tarantino about Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. It was a DGA podcast called: The Director's Cut. There’s a Tarantino and Scorsese one with DGA Quarterly too, (that one I think is to promote each other’s movies) but to the best of my knowledge there’s no audio for that conversation of them together.
Fiona Apple dated PTA back in the day, she said she gave up on doing coke after listening to the two of them bragging during a coke fueled session together, maybe they talk differently when they are not being recorded. :D
I would have loved listening to it too though, coke or not.
i've watched this like 5 times. so fun
Daniel Longview The Oilman
Longview, Plainview....what's in a name 🤣
@@funforalgernon keepin an eye on that gold dust!
Love this film. One of the 21st Century very best as is the film it missed out on Best Picture to that year No Country For Old Men.
Both great films and it's difficult to choose between the two but I'm partial to There Will be Blood. It is probably one of my favorite movies and No Country for Old Men is not far behind and strangely both were made in the same year. It's a shame Hollywood makes less and less movies like these as each year passes.
That was a tough year
@@cranekraken24they were also filmed a few miles from one another at the same time... In fact they had to coordinate scheduling because any sort of pyrotechnic or smoke would jeopardize shots in the other's frame
Yea to me it parallels with Thin Red Line and Saving Private Ryan. Not in subject matter but in substance as a film itself. SPR took home all the accolades and praise while Mallick and his film were largely disregarded. Any other year both There Will be Blood and Thin Red Line should have top best picture candidates.
Upton Sinclair’s Oil is one of my favorite books and dovetails with this film so well. Anyone who loved this movie has to read the book.
"I... Drink... Your... MILKSHAKE! I DRINK IT UP!"
DRAAAAAAAINAAAAAAAGE!!!!!
I'VE ABANDONNED MY BOY ! I'VE ABANDONNED MY CHILD !
idk what fiona apple was talking about being stuck in a room w coked out PTA and QT sounds epic
0:34 masterful acting on display from one of the true savants, paul f. tompkins
He also gives a tour-de-force performance as “Seminar Attendant” in Magnolia
For my money, Paul Thomas Anderson is the most fascinating film director who is working today. And this film (TWBB) is the most remarkable example of flawless acting, writing, direction, photography, music, editing, sound that I’ve ever seen. This is the very definition of a masterpiece.
My thoughts exactly
I think about this movie a lot. And only saw it that one time. And I think a lot about that opening scene and that crawl from the mine.
I would say the fact the the first multiple minutes uses no dialogue and still holds the audience should be honored
l absolutely loved this film. I went in not knowing what to expect and was entertained from start to finish. and yes you do have to watch it a few times to fully take it in
Daniel day Lewis scene when he goes over sucks from a straw describing sucking the oil out is best scene in the whole movie
And his two speeches. And the scene in the restaurant where he freaks out on Standard Oil. And the oil derek on fire scene. And the final destruction of Eli Sunday. This movie was absolutely brilliant. IMO, better than anything QTs ever made.
I love how it never shows him sleeping on a bed. He’s always sleeping on the floor as if he drank himself to sleep
true. however i think there is one instance where he actually lies in bed. its when his son burns up his shed
Love Quentin's rantings
This one was more of a soliloquy.
Fr I kinda expected to like hate him but he seems like a nice enthusiastic smart person
Paul Dano was amazing
I thought he was gonna say, I consider him to be the closest thing a man like me could have to what you would call a friend.
I agree with Quentin on most of this. Just not the Paul Dano bit. Though I do believe Daniel Day-Lewis had a more powerful performance I really think Dano played his character SUPER well. I dont really recall any scenes that were lacking or unconvincing. I feel that the movie would be worse without Dano and his fanatical character.
Great to hear Quentin acknowledge a friendly rivalry with a contemporary. Totally agree on this movies brilliance, scene after scene, so solid and unique in the story telling. Daniel Day Lewis probably the only actor who could tackle a role like this and bring so much to it. This movie will be looked upon as a great classic long into the future.
Listening to Q express himself regarding this movie brought a tear.
It's one of those movies that hurt to sit through. But in the kind of way it was meant to. And every time I watch it again, it's still hurts, but it just keep getting more brilliant with every year that passes me by. The older I get, the more amazing it gets.
My father was a total sociopath like Daniel. Used everyone for his own personal gain, had no real friends and hated everyone.
Really?
TWBB is one of my favorite films of all time. I’ve seen it dozens of times.
Eli was the perfect juxtaposition to Daniel. He saw himself in this kid. Smart, willing to do anything to rise above his meager conditions and use others to do it. Even outmaneuvering Daniel to public humiliation. Which then comes back around when he gets the chance. Perfection
Furthermore, after having listened to several of Tarantino's and Anderson's films, after having seen and re-listened to their classics several times (and many others) I approve of Paul Dano's performance. During my first viewing of the film I had difficulty understanding that the two brothers were played by the same actor. But as mentioned by Tarantino at the beginning of the film, and this is the case with several films. You have to listen to it more than once to understand not only the nuances but to really have a more complete vision of the work.
I rented There Will Be Blood knowing nothing about it, it blew me away. It felt like I was watching a lost Stanley Kubrick film.
I’m finished. Cue Brahms Violin Concerto No. 2. Shivers every time
I love to hear Quentin talk about other film makers.
This movie is in an alternate universe where Bunny lost his dad, and I love it
It is deeply frightening just how great Daniels acting is in this mivie and i dont say that in any way lightly.... its in the top 3 of all time in movie history
I enjoyed hearing the point about Paul.
The musical score really gets you that first watch.
At 9:13, Quentin says, "you see Longview running with the little boy..." Ooops.
I think it's honestly the greatest movie ever made.
Tarantino isn't in competition with P.T.Anerson. Tarantino is like a DJ, taking samples from all his favorite movies & remixing them. Anderson is a composer, who creates someting original.
So true..
a video on youtube called Everything is a remix explains that very well. Worth watching.
Agreed on all points except Q’s view on Paul’s performance. While of course there are few that can act opposite DDL and hold their own,Paul did as well or better than most while creating a dastardly and memorable character in Eli.
I read the book "Oil" by Upton Sinclair, I saw the movie, both are great. I particularly like the film because of Daniel Day Lewis' performance. I think everyone does. However I don't believe that Tarantino is right, I believe that we learn how Daniel Plainview was able to achieve this feat - with a broken leg from dragging himself not to the hospital but to Appraised is Gold - during the film. We learn that Daniel Plainview has no limits, nothing is an obstacle he cannot overcome between Him and his success.
Quentin makes a few errors here:
1. It's Plainview, not Longview
2. He mines silver, not gold
3. Dano gives a stellar performance that clearly matches DDL's
lol the burning oil rig is given as one of 5 of the most notable set pieces on wiki entry for ‘set piece’
Interesting how he pointed out the journey after breaking his leg. I thought the same exact thing! I wanted to see that movie.
1) Paul played his part aside of what you are saying about DDL. I think that was the point. 2) I absolutely agree about Montgomery Cliff and Marlon Brando. Bravo!!!
In Jerry Quarry’s defense, he was actually one hell of a good fighter
And in Paul's defense, he is one hell of a good actor! But Lewis and Ali are the top of their craft, it's hard to stand with them.
Boogie Nights is such a masterpiece
I just realized in 3 years this movie turns 20?? I felt like I just saw it in the theater a year ago
Scary isn’t it..feels at most a decade old.
This movie was sooo good
Are there full episodes of him discussing these? Where can I find them?
THE MASTER is his greatest achievement IMHO.
Yeah that’s one of my favorites of his too, the best acting of JP and PSH, top tier.
@@Urglerbob It's a stunning movie. Hypnotic performances. Interesting that PTA said it was his personal favorite.
That one was interesting.
Excellent, incredibly underrated film
Tarantino has Kael - isms all over his wonderful reviews! Love his book on 70's movies, 'Cinema Speculation' too!
Not to be that guy, but Paul Dano’s performance is spot on with the Paul’s characterization in the novel, Oil! Sort of hapless, falling into success, the antithesis of Plainview who is always exacting and deliberate. Successful for all the “wrong” reasons, and not in the same league as Plainview at all.
I'm not sure if Paul Dano's character was meant to be an equal to DDL. I think the whole point is we can see that this is an alpha vs. a beta and it gives it all almost a feeling of inevitability like a Greek tragedy might. We almost know Daniel is going to kill him, we just wait for it to happen. QT is imposing the rules of his own movies onto this movie. Of course HE would try to pit two heavyweights against each other but PTA has very different sensibilities.
Totally agree 👍🏻
Great movie. I like tarantino’s picks generally including but not limited to Dunkirk and Unbreakable.
Dano was outstanding. He rose to Day-Lewis' performance in the same way that Robert Pattinson rose to meet Willem Dafoe's performance in The Lighthouse.
Great movie
Quentin Tarantino has his knowledge on movies
Tarantino, I love him, but he WISHES he could make a movie like this. PTA is genius
We need a tarantino day lewis film so badly.
QT and Paul are the 2 best Auteurs in the game. in 2007 these 2 men really treated us with There will be blood and Inglorious Basterds.
PTA needs to rebound from his last picture though. I love him, he's my favorite but Licorice Pizza SUCKED ASS.
@@scottystcloud7086 Agreed. I tried 3 different times to watch that movie. The farthest I made it was an hour. It sucks.
Daniel was better in TWBB than even Gangs, this was definitely his opus, it sucks he retired.
this film will be aging like a fine wine. Maybe like that 2000 year old roman wine unearthed, that still was palatable. I dont know what i just said
Couldn't agree more with Tarantino's opinion on Dano's performance -- it's the only minor blip in this brilliant film. The mind boggles at how much better this movie could have been with someone like Joaquin Phoenix playing that part.
I think Dano played the part that PTA asked him to play. He wasn't really ever an equal to Plainview, just a snivelling leach and a boy. He was always going to get gobbled up by the insatiable greed of the oil barron. Someone with more backbone like Joaquin Phoenix would have pulled focus too much I think. Dano was spot on in my opinion.
QT direct DDL in your “last” film. 🎞️ gold!!
Imagine needing QT to confirm the oil derrick on fire to be a set piece
If TWBB is Muhammad Ali, then Inglourious Basterds is Gerry Cooney.
Not a fan of Bastards huh?
The Hateful Eight is Mike Tyson tho
@@chuckscott4661that’s not even in the top 5 of Tarantino’s best movies.
*There Will Be Blood (2007)* is a true 21st Century masterpiece along with *Mulholland Drive (2001)* and *Oldboy (2003)* .
Im no tarantino… but i would say paul dano did a damn fine job
fascinating and challenging movie certainly grows on you, Danos performance at best was pleasantly off
As much as I like Tarantino I do think his ego has blinded him a bit on this comparison. PTA seems to me to be leagues ahead of him in terms of original filmmaking. But hey, as long as he is inspired. He can't bring himself to admit defeat.
Completely agreed, all Tarantino has is outrageous violence and one liners, which comes off as juvenile after a while. Zed is dead baby, Zed is dead. A somewhat entertaining director who is nowhere near PTA.
Agreed
Not entirely sure, who would have been more convincing than Paul Dano as Eli? Leo maybe? I can think of very few modern actors than can stand on the same stage as DDL.... Paul Dano's performance was incredible... He almost stole the show once or twice...
why didn't you line up the footage with commentary?
Imagine this is your Dad and he’s reading you bedtime stories with this exuberant inflection. Haha
I 100% agree here. TWBB is amazing!... But below Boogie Nights.
Boogie Nights is AMAZINGLY AMAZING! 😁
Paul dano had something like 48 hours to prepare for his role
The movie that made people think Stanley Kubrick was still alive.
"There Will Be Blood" is a film built entirely on Daniel Day Lewis's performance. He _is_ the movie, the rest is just window dressing on him.
Yes. Well said. Better review than this whole 9 mins of geeking out by Quentin Tarantino.
Yeah no.. it all works in tandem. The cinematography, direction and score works just as hard to the themes and character of Daniel Plainview as DDLs masterful performance. To say it was all window dressing does the craft of filming this masterpiece a disservice.
@@woozyguy9 Perhaps not the best metaphor. I meant that it was built on the performance. DDL doing Plainview on a community theatre set would still be riveting.
All the cinematography and set pieces and score wouldn't be able to make up for say, Mark Wahlberg being cast in the role.
Agree 100%. I can't imagine anyone else being able to pull off this character.
Maybe 50 year old Clint Eastwood....
Having seen the film a second time, I think the real key that changes Daniel Longview is the realization that the man calling himself his half brother is lying just to have some money and a place to live. Daniel kills him on the spot. It's heartbreaking because you can see Daniel began to open up, with the knowledge that he has real family to talk to. After this, Daniel hardens and becomes impossible to penetrate. p.s. I think "Magnolia" is Paul's masterpiece, but in truth, everything PTA has made stands the test of time.
I ABANDONED MY BOY
I like Paul Dano's performance in this movie because it seems fake and almost detached from 'reality' as presented in the movie. I think that's his character. I think Paul is capable of doing a grounded and believable performance, but the character in this movie is someone who you would never know if he was doing an act or not. The character is fake/shallow/performative, and Paul plays him that way. The performance might not be believable in the same way as Lewis, but there's something unbelievable about the character as well. His way of being in the world is completely foreign to Daniel's character and I think Paul does a great job of conveying that. The interplay between unrelenting ambition and naked greed, vs contrived piety and masked motives is beautifully conveyed in the movie. I think Paul's performance lends itself to that concept perfectly.
Sorry Quentin, you're really good, but PTA is on another level. You're his Paul Dano.
Phantom thread is his opus imo, this is also is very close.
3:12 did he just call him "Longview" ...?