[Caprice]

I saw this film last night.

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I thought it was brilliant. IFC has been showing boogie nights almost 3 times a week now and i cant stop watching it. It just, pulls you in. But with that said, PT Anderson's work here is no different. It sucked me in. Oh, and

Jonny Greenwood did a dang fine job on the score. Dang fine.

The score was so, mechanical. Helping us see the transition of Plainview from man looking for silver, then oil (money). Into a machine, the great monopolizing machine that most oil companies were back then. The part where the oil rig caught fire, and was destroyed seemed sort of like, his true baptism to me, a baptism by fire if you will. The point where he hit it big and his time to run higher than before came.
I will admit though. It all had me glued to the screen until the part where he met his brother. Everything seemed to just, slow down and take a break. all the scratching around in the dirt turned into "business."
Paul Thomas Anderson is an amazing director, simply just, amazing. And of course, we know who did a good acting job.
Now the end. I think it was a good ending. I mean, im probably missing something entirely, but it seemed to just, finish the movie but still keep the story of Daniel Plainview going on. Just like the oil monopolies from back then. They crushed whoever and just kept on going until they died alone with all their money.


brilliant film, i give it 9.5/10 just because of that whole, slow down pacing.