There Will be Blood
A genius meets a genius to produce a genius in filmmaking. It’s quite rare to see such a satisfying and exhilarating narrative brought to screen with such breathtaking execution. Often, even in the presence of the first two aforementioned geniuses (director and actor), the execution fails to produce as stunning an effort as Paul Thomas Anderson’s There will be blood . But both the director and actor, Daniel Day Lewis (who I have no hesitation in calling THE greatest of our generation) more than justify their stellar records and delve deep into the human condition, albeit with a bleak view of things. However, nowhere did I feel left behind in the indulgence of the storyteller as Anderson keeps me hooked in the narrative throughout. DDL is at his best playing off the towering ambition of the director, which, even with my dismal knowledge of film making and acting, presumably took a heavy toll on the terrific actor. Try telling him acting is no serious business! The technical aspect