a movie review......

an old flame hath rekindled my heart. there was a time before children when i was a bonafide movie buff. if it was out - you could bet your "bottom dollar" that i had seen it. i lived for the flicks and i fully appreciated the art that is cinematography. as life does what life does and way inevitably leads on to way, i had recently found myself out of touch with the movie scene and i distinctly remember feeling as though i had outgrown that love. but alas, old flames never truly die, but rather they are usually just suffocated by new ones to the point of exhaustion. lying dormant, they await the day that fresh air brushes the soot off their embers and they ignite once again to burn warm and bright.

my invigorating breeze came by way of the stiff, cold, bitter wind that is "there will be blood." i was captivated from beginning to end and found myself anxious and nervous as if there was a certain impending doom around every turn throughout the epic. daniel day lewis deserved and earned the academy's oscar with his portrayal of turn of the century oil man daniel plainview in this film noir. his performance coupled with stunning cinematography and emblazined by a haunting score will forever mark this movie as an instant classic.

i knew very little of the film when i sat down to view it for the first time. i knew that it was lengthy, about oil, and that the film had garnered much recognition at the award shows. i must say that this lack of foreknowledge was to my advantage. i had heard much adoo about "no country for old men" and being a fan of anything coen had overly built my expectations for said film. now that is not to say that i was not pleased with "no country," but it is to say that my pleasure was expected. not so with "there will be blood," my expectations were none which led me to surprise. for my taste, i can not overstate how much i enjoyed this film and i give kudos to the composer who crafted that haunting score. In an effort to whet the appetite and not reveal the meal, i will leave the reader with this............there will be blood!