RE: Watched There Will be Blood last night *SPOILERS* - Larry I

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RE: Watched There Will be Blood last night SPOILERS

In Reply to: Watched There Will be Blood last night *SPOILERS* posted by ArdRi on September 17, 2008 at 08:44:51:

When I saw the movie, I was not that impressed with the narrative elements. It seemed that Lewis' character was just a mono-maniacal beast. But, then I got to thinking (usually a bad thing). What if that character is really the hero, a Nietzschean superman? He, through force of will and willingness to do whatever it takes, gets the oil out of the ground. None of the sheeplike townfolk would ever be able to do this. He transforms the piss-poor land into something productive. That is also the reason why the wannabe preacher is his mortal enemy -- someone engaged in herding the flock of sheep -- is totally anathema to such supermen.

With this take on the movie, at least the story becomes a bit more interesting. Particularly so because it would be a total perversion of the novel "Oil," upon which the movie is supposedly based.

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Topic - Watched There Will be Blood last night *SPOILERS* - ArdRi 08:44:51 09/17/08 (9)

RE: Watched There Will be Blood last night *SPOILERS* - Larry I 07:56:57 09/22/08 (0)

Strange how differently we react to it - k-k-k-kenny 07:31:58 09/19/08 (1)

Personally... - mkuller 10:51:35 09/19/08 (0)

I really liked the beginning - PhilJ 09:43:56 09/18/08 (1)

Me too. - Harmonia 20:49:41 09/18/08 (0)

RE: Watched There Will be Blood last night *SPOILERS* - Wendell Narrod 08:52:32 09/18/08 (0)

If I'd known to watch for that stuff, maybe I'd have stayed awake. * - DWPC 19:11:56 09/17/08 (2)

It was two hours too much whatever it was. * - mr grits 21:35:48 09/17/08 (0)

Noo,he was doing John Houston from Chinatown n/t - ArdRi 19:20:53 09/17/08 (0)

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RE: Watched There Will be Blood last night *SPOILERS* - Larry I 07:56:57 09/22/08 (0)

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