I think the Paul Dano casting choice is one of the things that makes this film work. His stature, his nervousness, and his frailty all contradict the inordinate power and sway he has over the community. Daniel kneels to nobody except Eli, who is the voice of the community, a position he has engineered through people's faith. It's a very good way of demonstrating that beast of capitalism is tall, violent, and bold, but other malicious forces (in this case the religious fundamentalism that governs the community) are small, strategic, and subtle.
@@emilyseal3207 I appreciate that people may not see it the same way as us but I really think that anybody would’ve been overshadowed by Daniel Day Lewis. It would’ve been half the film if Daniel was beaten into submission by someone bigger than him also.
Paul Dano was originally only cast as the smaller part of the brother who gives Plainview the tip about his brothers claim. The actor cast to play Eli dropped out of the film mere days before filming started, and Anderson convinced him to take on both roles.
One of the things that makes this movie so effective is the music. It is more akin to horror movie music. I didn’t even realize it until I rewatched it. Such a good fucking movie.
At about 9:50 in this video, those strings start playing and I’m immediately drawn back into the horrors of this film. I am haunted to this day by parts of this soundtrack.
I watched this and No Country For Old Men no less than 20 times that year. My local cinema had $1 Tuesdays, and I would go catch either film after class. Truly, a great year for film.
We need more years with movies like those two films. I gotta say that in my opinion, No Country For Old Men has a slight edge on There Will Be Blood. The tension in that movie is so good, and Javier Bardem is the most intense villain.
The clue to. understanding the difference between the two is religious/soteriological. No Country For Old Men is Jewish, where evil is an enduring, arbitrary and mysterious essence, whereas There Will be Blood is Catholic, where evil is the corruption of, or resistance to, the eternal good, the true & the beautiful.
Im sure you know that the fire in There will be blood shot plumes so far and wide that they impeded the shoot of No country for old men, just a few kilometers out.
I completely disagree that Daniel and Eli are supposed to be combative equals. Eli is a bug for Plainview to squash repeatedly, a punchbag to exorcise Daniel's competitive frustrations. It's a film centred on an individual constantly at war with all around him - by his own admission - and he loses to all of them, even to his adopted son. But Eli is the one person that Plainview knows he can consistently beat, in every sense of the word. Dano's slimy, spineless performance as Eli exceptionally captures these traits
@@JackTorse-b1g You clearly don't like Tarantino's style of directing/filmmaking which is unique and original. His movies are not mediocre tho. Maybe some but others are more or less masterpieces. Specifically Pulp Fiction and Inglorious Basterds.
I was just about to write a comment about the train. My son is just like little HW, he loves to just look at me and touch my face. He’s so pure and genuine. Having not watched the movie since my son was born, Seeing that clip now hits different. PTA was brilliant capturing that scene and I didn’t realize it until now.
Everyone is praising Paul Dano in the comments, but I kinda agree with Tarantino. He didn't provide any particular reason, but my reason is that he didn't act like a person I could see actually existing - his insane sermons and pleading with Daniel at his house in particular didn't seem realistic, even if they were "well acted" (and widely praised, probably). A ~40 year old adult saying "Daniel I need this I need this I need this" makes him sound like a child - hard to see an adult saying that.
I think Paul Dano was exactly who he needed to be, and was realistic to who could have existed then. He was still a child,he was an outlandish preacher, and there probably was preachers like that. I think it’s just that Daniel day Lewis is so great that any performance by comparison would seem weak.it’s genius that both are despicable in opposite ways,but the audience sides with Daniel plainview,who is a murderer and objectively more evil,simply because at least he is honest about being greedy and earned it,while Eli was just a con man that tried to lie about his greed and didn’t earn any of it.
@@CliffRoling In the scene I referenced at Daniel's house he wasn't a child though. This was after Daniel's son grew up and everything - Paul was probably over 40 years old and he still acted like a child, one throwing a temper tantrum. They're opposites, but supposed to be equals, something Dano doesn't quite pull off in my opinion. Also I don't even think Dano was meant to be evil. He was a con man in a way, but mostly just came across as a whiny preacher. He could have been so much more.
@@Nistacularpersonally speaking ive known a few fake religious people (whited sepulchers) and ive always thought Dano hit the nail on the head. I thought he was fantastic actually, everyone in that movie was imo.
@@NistacularEvangelism, especially for profit, makes a man act weird. Where do you think modern day prosperity evangelists originated? Hell, the time period of TWBB had a century of evangelicals honing their rhetoric. Grifters abound. I would respectfully say that your incredulity is ignorant of history.
This is where I will disagree with Tarantino. Paul put on an excellent performance and yes, while DDL is rightfully the center of attention, Dano was not that drastically outclassed by DDL. It definitely felt more like Joe Frazier vs Ali to me
Comment section is pretty bad at listening. He doesn't say that Dano is bad, just that he's not on the same level as DDL (which goes for almost every living actor on the planet today).
Right, I'm struggling to think of an actor the age of Dano who could meet Day Lewis one on one without getting crushed. He did pretty well. Also Boogie NIghts is a better film.
no we heard him just fine. “it’s not that it’s bad” - that’s hardly a compliment, is it? “it’s a compromise “. dani’s acting was no compromise, he was all in and it’s a subtle at times, larger than life at times performance. the character is designed to be flawed, self serving and self righteous. dano nailed it, gave an outstanding performance and tarantino is just annoyed dano didn’t say the n word enough.
well why even bring up that point then? of course nobody is at the same level as DDL. and the fact that he even mentions it makes it seem more like a backhanded dis
Dano was playing a preacher, a snake oil salesman, a dishonest, egotistical character whose entire profession is an act. Dano was clearly acting, but that's because his character was acting. I think he played it perfectly. Plainview saw through his act, unlike the churchgoers, and chewed him up and spat him out.
Amazing film. Some of the most classic scenes ever for a relatively "new" film. By that, I know it's 18 odd years old but it is up there with the "old" classics.
Totally disagree about Dano. He was very convincing in the part. I don't think he was necessarily meant to be the equal of Plainview. Fate kind of dealt him an upper hand over Plainview for a while, though.
QT is maybe the best casting agent of the last 30 yrs. He is dead in abour Dano IMO. He just didn't have the chops or screen presence to go toe to toe with DDL.
@@DarthDoggoThen feet casting should be the new norm. Look at even the background manson girls in Once Upon Hollywood and their careers currently. Goated casting. My casting goat.
@@SerenhityHaving a Tarantino film on your resume will take you places. Don't pretend like it was the other way round. Tarantino could have casted anyone and their career would be boosted like crazy in Hollywood.
I remember during that year's Oscar Season. I saw There Will Be Blood on a monday. No Country for Old Men on a Wednesday. And went back to There Will be Blood on the friday. It's the only time i've ever felt like the Best Picture and Best Director should have been shared between both films and all three directors. A la Hepburn and Streisand. Inseparable. Completely different. Both maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasterpieces.
IMHO There Will be Blood is such an original film visually and audibly that it has no peers within the space it occupies and therefore can not be measured or compared to any other film. Its greatness is in its uniqueness visually and its execution. It's like comparing Vincent van Gogh to Michelangelo one is great the other is genius.
Tarantino loves Boogie Nights the most because it's closer to his own work. Full of pop culture references and music, little or no film score, and minimal set pieces. Not to mention Tarantino was close to the porn biz working in a porn theater during that late 70's/early 80's era. He knows just as much detail about those old porn movies as he does commercial films. After Boogie Nights and Magnolia, Paul really took a huge leap in terms of craft though, and all the actors Paul uses are top notch. I love both directors, but if I were forced to choose ones catalog over the other, I'd go with Andersons.
I honestly can't imagine anyone other than Paul Dano in that role, I thought he managed to perfectly portray someone who slowly but surely realizes he's dealing with a psychopathic megalomaniac.
Eli and Daniel were both businessmen competing for the towns business. I thought PTA set up that dichotomy perfectly when Eli asked Daniel if he could say a prayer before the ribbon cutting ceremony and Daniel agreed then ignored him. He didn't want to share the profits with anyone but himself, which is also why he's never shown pursuing women (like his fake brother) or building real relationships with people. Even H.W. was merely a prop to get people to sign their land over to him.
I think Eli actually realized almost immediately that Daniel is a psychopathic megalomaniac. He just thought he could use that to his advantage. Eli's true revelation is that he was never in control, and Daniel played him like a fiddle the entire time.
Hard to imagine either QT or PTA ever topping There Will Be Blood. It's just such a perfect blend of acting, score, cinematography that I can't see it being surpassed as the best film of the century.
In my opinion, by far the most powerful scene of this entire film is when the oil rig explodes, and destroys his young sons ears and his ability to hear things is just so overwhelmingly devastating emotionally. I've never seen such a captured moment of humanity that's ever profoundly effected more. My greatest of appreciations. Thank you.
You mean when it killed the baby's real father and made him deaf lol....thats what makes the movie tick....is this dynamic between himself and this child who he only thinks of as a tool to use on his quest to wealth....that last conversation with the kid (who at that point was a young man) was sad in a way thats visceral
I love the opening scene: Dry, cracked earth. Hot, greasy, laborious, intense, focused, determined. He breaks his leg and still is so focused on scraping the inside of the cavern with his bare knuckles he seems to consider the fracture a minor inconvenience. Just .... whoa. People that did this kind of work were truly the backbone of the country.
There is something about this movie that gives me a feeling I seldom, if ever, have felt anywhere else. I may never be able to describe it or understand it, but it's there.
Really? Comparing Paul Dano to DDL? Paul was like what 19-20 when he played that part.. I always thought he is one of the better character type actors of the 2000's. I don't know if Dano pissed Taratino off at some point but he seems to really have it in for Dano here. And let's be real no one can size up to DDL. Although, i'd like to see Denzel and DDL work together in a Taratino film.. But Dano man his work after There will be blood... Cowboys & Aliens, Knight & Day, 12 Years, Prisoners, Love & Mercy, The Batman and The Fabelmans. I thought was all phenomenal work
There is 3 movies with the most beautiful grade of any film of all time, two of them done by Paul. There Will Be Blood and Punch Drunk Love, the third is Brandos One Eyed Jacks. It´s so fresh and smells like soft new linen. How could you not love that grade
sometimes I feel bad about my media literacy then I remember that even Tarantino can completely misunderstand a reasonably simple film and get most of the details wrong when recounting it, life's good
It’s not a film that has to rely on set pieces, it is a set piece in its entirety. It is substantially more stylish than any Tarantino film, by necessity of what is being portrayed and how, but not least because style is a concept that is first and foremost designed to attract attention and sell something. This film doesn’t try and sell you a thing, but by Christ does it hold your attention
I completely disagree, Paul did such an amazing job for such younger actor. Not that I'm trying to justify anything by saying he was young, I'm just saying he is truly talented.
So true of DDL's performance 'that he did that!!'. He etched the character into our minds until we forget we are watching a fiction. Maybe there's a word that needs inventing to describe the effect of his acting.
Interesting point about the heroic nature of the opening giving the character a sort of heroic license for the rest of the film… Dead wrong about Paul Dano, though… Brilliant counterweight to DDL
It’s interesting that Tarantino doesn’t think Dano’s performance isn’t up there with Day-Lewis’. Whilst there are few who could be, the original actor cast in Dano’s role(s) was replaced during filming.
0:58 YESSSSS!!!! I KNEW I HAD great taste/opinions lol.... BOOGIE NIGHTS is this 47 year old cinefile's all time fav movie, and in MY OPINION, if you gave me 10 minutes (uninterrupted! 🤪), I could convince you why I feel it is the greatest movie ever made!
Dano’s character is bad but it’s realistic that he was bad. Fits the narrative perfectly for the timeline. That said I agree with Tarantino on the fact that Dano wasn’t on the same caliber as lewis for an ‘optimal’ back and forth. (Who is) Still, one of the best movies ever made and imo will remain that way for a long long time.
Inglorious Basterds is schlocky fun; to claim this film drove QT to reach new heights in its creation, to even mention both movies in the same sentence, is hubristic to say the least.
@@ayatollahlalalola you can dunk on tarantino all you want but not a single director in the world could have made kill bill except him. jackie brown would be anyone else's magnum opus. pulp fiction defined an entire generation of filmmaking. you can dislike him or prefer PTA to him, but his take here (which refers specifically to his contemporaries) is far from deluded.
I agree with Tarantino's analysis on many levels. Paul Dano's performance being under Daniel Day-Lewis's I think is what makes the film work better. These two characters are so polar opposites but are strong in their beliefs. Dano's character is weaker because he is too sentimental and conflicted by his faith. Lewis on the other hand does what it takes to survive and has no such weakness. That is portrayed perfectly by both men which is why the film is so powerful. Why Paul Dano is not a more sought after actor escapes me.
Paul and Daniel Plainview are equally vicious, just on opposite sides. It's such a classic struggle of, what would you say, science vs. religion, dark vs. light, strong vs weak. idk. Just incredible.
LOVE Quinton but sorry to hear his ideas on Paul Dano !!! Paul Dano WILL get an Oscar one day and was pulling for him in this film .... AND would LOVE to see Paul Dano in a Tarantino flick
I feel like I have heard Quinton say "I will point oneeeee tinnny little thing" so many times over the years and I love the insights! Thought Dano was great though.
I didn't think Paul Dano was in the same movie at all. IMO it wasn't just about Dano not being as good of an actor, but he didn't have the period look and presence that every other supporting actor in the film did.
I think I’ll take this as my que to make some time one night soon for my yearly viewing of this movie. One of my favorite movies, and like Quintin said, one of the greatest.
Paul Anderson making one of the best movie characters in Plainview, inspired Tarantino to create another one of the greatest film characters in Hanz Landa for which that actor also won an Oscar
"I prefer the exuberance of Boogie Nights, over the formalism of There Will be Blood" The way Tarantino absorbs, and describes movies, is unique. Its like every observation and measured critique, is simply above reproach. They are instantly, true. Listening to him breaking down any movie, is both enjoyable, and enlightening.
I bought this movie during my deployment. Had no idea what it was about, but only got to do trips to the PX once a month or so. The box didn't explain anything, was just a simple "There Will Be Blood" and I bought it not knowing if it was a sci movie, horror, action flick etc. just hoping it would be good, and it ended up being insanely good. Most random movies I got from the Liberty PX sucked. I actually brought this DVD home and my little sister watched it and it's her favorite movie to this day.
7:26 I thought Paul Dano’s performance took away from the film. I didn’t lose him in the character. His acting felt forced, like he was imitating someone else’s acting.
Hate to break it to you Quentin, but Paul Thomas Anderson is in another class of filmmaker entirely. You make highly entertaining and artistically well-made films. He makes works of art that defy description.
I was waiting for QT's 'if I have one criticism' and then have some half-baked nonsense alluding to how 'he would have done it better'. If it were a QT movie, Eli would have had just as much fire and brimstone and grandstanding as Daniel and it would have missed the point entirely: Eli needed to be snivelling and weak in his corruption to contrast with Plainview. They're just as repellent as each other, but Plainview is a new and stronger force.
Incredible to think that he hopped into the role while the film was already being shot. The first guy dropped out due to being a bastard from a basket.
Not sure why they didn't get another actor to play the Sunday brothers rather than have Dano play both.. that was confusing on first watch. I thought it was the same person trying to dupe Plainview in some fashion.
Danial day Lewis is such a class act ,he carries the weight of any character given to him…and steps in to all rolls like a hand in glove…his performance in gangs of New York was exquisite….hopefully we get a few more movies from this legend
Despite announcing his retirement in 2017, he's acting in a movie co-written with his son, so you should be able to see him in something new in the near future.
@@MrGordonGartrelle He literally wrote period appropriate original string quartet and piano music in the style of Ravel for that one. His musical depth and breadth are continually mind boggling.
It’s interesting that Tarantino envisions Plainview crawling back…. Wouldn’t he need a horse (or two) to transport his tools, tent, wood, dynamite, etc… out to the site where he was digging? And I believe it was silver, not gold, that he brought back with him….
Daniel! I love what you’ve done on film and your personality during interviews seems sublime. “Holler” is a funny choice of word for someone as articulate as yourself. Have a great life.
Hey! I'm Jesus. Thank you for giving me someone to forgive, troll! I'll be in your last thoughts before you shuffle off this mortal coil. When you're ready to repent your evil ways, give me a holler.
Inglorious Bastards could have been on par with There Will Be Blood, but Tarantino's excessive violence in portraying war was a clear indication of the lack of trust most modern directors have in their audience. Why not give the audience the freedom to use their imagination? Like a well-composed piece of music, it's as much about the notes that aren't played. This is where the true essence of genius lies. The 'L' luminator✌😎
The film actually trumps the book, by Upton Sinclair as well (The Jungle -a must read). A monumental feat of film-making. Atmosphere like a pressure cooker waiting to go off, from the opening scene in that pit
I've seen a man crawl amazingly rough terrain (on the slopes of Mount Terrible no less), only because he wouldn't let me carry him, and carry loot with him in the form of a half nice tool kit. I don't know if they make them like they used to in South Australia, but I've got a feeling they do.
its weird because when i first watched this film--after hearing so much about it-- I felt let down. But then it became this thing that I'd watch whenever it was on and there was just something about it. Now it's a film I consider solid.
I think the Paul Dano casting choice is one of the things that makes this film work. His stature, his nervousness, and his frailty all contradict the inordinate power and sway he has over the community. Daniel kneels to nobody except Eli, who is the voice of the community, a position he has engineered through people's faith. It's a very good way of demonstrating that beast of capitalism is tall, violent, and bold, but other malicious forces (in this case the religious fundamentalism that governs the community) are small, strategic, and subtle.
Paul Dano is fucking phenomenal. Try and watch "The Extra Man." SO GOOD
Brilliantly put. I didnt see anything wrong with Dano's performance at all.
@@emilyseal3207 I appreciate that people may not see it the same way as us but I really think that anybody would’ve been overshadowed by Daniel Day Lewis. It would’ve been half the film if Daniel was beaten into submission by someone bigger than him also.
Great take.
Paul Dano was originally only cast as the smaller part of the brother who gives Plainview the tip about his brothers claim. The actor cast to play Eli dropped out of the film mere days before filming started, and Anderson convinced him to take on both roles.
One of the things that makes this movie so effective is the music. It is more akin to horror movie music. I didn’t even realize it until I rewatched it. Such a good fucking movie.
Jonny Greenwood nailed it
At about 9:50 in this video, those strings start playing and I’m immediately drawn back into the horrors of this film. I am haunted to this day by parts of this soundtrack.
The opening drone on the strings as it fades into the desolate landscape is BURNED into my brain. It's so hauntingly beautiful.
I was stoned watching it and didnt know what to expect. Was freaked out and on the edge of my seat the whole time.
It is a horror movie. The horror is what greed can turn a man into.
I watched this and No Country For Old Men no less than 20 times that year. My local cinema had $1 Tuesdays, and I would go catch either film after class. Truly, a great year for film.
What a year huh
Wow. Get a life
We need more years with movies like those two films. I gotta say that in my opinion, No Country For Old Men has a slight edge on There Will Be Blood. The tension in that movie is so good, and Javier Bardem is the most intense villain.
The clue to. understanding the difference between the two is religious/soteriological. No Country For Old Men is Jewish, where evil is an enduring, arbitrary and mysterious essence, whereas There Will be Blood is Catholic, where evil is the corruption of, or resistance to, the eternal good, the true & the beautiful.
Im sure you know that the fire in There will be blood shot plumes so far and wide that they impeded the shoot of No country for old men, just a few kilometers out.
I completely disagree that Daniel and Eli are supposed to be combative equals. Eli is a bug for Plainview to squash repeatedly, a punchbag to exorcise Daniel's competitive frustrations. It's a film centred on an individual constantly at war with all around him - by his own admission - and he loses to all of them, even to his adopted son. But Eli is the one person that Plainview knows he can consistently beat, in every sense of the word. Dano's slimy, spineless performance as Eli exceptionally captures these traits
I took it to be about a tragic hero in Plainview. He constantly tries to do good and help others and they keep betraying him
Ruthless Capitalist vs Sideshow Charlatan
@@stealthtowealth2167 I think this takes the cake for the worst understanding of a movie I've ever encountered
Eli got the better of Daniel during the church scene
I see Eli as pathetic and kidding himself, a la Justine from the Marquis de Sade.
Tarantino is fascinating. He’s one of the directors that I can listen to talk about movies for hours .
he's a fan of movies, who got to make his own.
Fiona Apple would disagree, but I agree.
I lasted 4 minutes.
His movies are mostly mediocre, and he inserts himself in competition to the directors of movies he likes. He is taxing.
@@JackTorse-b1g You clearly don't like Tarantino's style of directing/filmmaking which is unique and original. His movies are not mediocre tho. Maybe some but others are more or less masterpieces. Specifically Pulp Fiction and Inglorious Basterds.
The shot of Daniel and Little HW on the train is heartwarming and at the same time heartbreaking when you know how the movie progresses.
I was just about to write a comment about the train. My son is just like little HW, he loves to just look at me and touch my face. He’s so pure and genuine. Having not watched the movie since my son was born, Seeing that clip now hits different. PTA was brilliant capturing that scene and I didn’t realize it until now.
Its so satisfying hearing great artists talk about how other great artists doing awesome things.
You’re an idiot
He wishes he was on Paul’s level as a director
I love QTs movies but he doesn’t compare to Paul a true genius at the craft
The entire movie was incredible! Paul Dano was amazing too! One of the best ever made
Agreed, Dano was perfect. Couldn't stand the character, perfect 10/10. Not easy.
Completely disagree about Paul Dano's performance, I thought he was great.
Everyone is praising Paul Dano in the comments, but I kinda agree with Tarantino. He didn't provide any particular reason, but my reason is that he didn't act like a person I could see actually existing - his insane sermons and pleading with Daniel at his house in particular didn't seem realistic, even if they were "well acted" (and widely praised, probably). A ~40 year old adult saying "Daniel I need this I need this I need this" makes him sound like a child - hard to see an adult saying that.
I think Paul Dano was exactly who he needed to be, and was realistic to who could have existed then. He was still a child,he was an outlandish preacher, and there probably was preachers like that. I think it’s just that Daniel day Lewis is so great that any performance by comparison would seem weak.it’s genius that both are despicable in opposite ways,but the audience sides with Daniel plainview,who is a murderer and objectively more evil,simply because at least he is honest about being greedy and earned it,while Eli was just a con man that tried to lie about his greed and didn’t earn any of it.
@@CliffRoling In the scene I referenced at Daniel's house he wasn't a child though. This was after Daniel's son grew up and everything - Paul was probably over 40 years old and he still acted like a child, one throwing a temper tantrum.
They're opposites, but supposed to be equals, something Dano doesn't quite pull off in my opinion. Also I don't even think Dano was meant to be evil. He was a con man in a way, but mostly just came across as a whiny preacher. He could have been so much more.
@@Nistacularpersonally speaking ive known a few fake religious people (whited sepulchers) and ive always thought Dano hit the nail on the head. I thought he was fantastic actually, everyone in that movie was imo.
@@NistacularEvangelism, especially for profit, makes a man act weird. Where do you think modern day prosperity evangelists originated? Hell, the time period of TWBB had a century of evangelicals honing their rhetoric. Grifters abound. I would respectfully say that your incredulity is ignorant of history.
Daniel day Lewis is next level brilliant, he’s the greatest actor of all time imo
Only man with THREE best actor Oscar’s
Definitely top 5 all time
totally overrated actor, even Ciaran Hinds is a superior thespian
@@dupreeblues4744opinions vary
Definitely one of my all time favourite movies
Jerry Quarry was a real good fighter in case anybody forgets.
This is where I will disagree with Tarantino. Paul put on an excellent performance and yes, while DDL is rightfully the center of attention, Dano was not that drastically outclassed by DDL. It definitely felt more like Joe Frazier vs Ali to me
Comment section is pretty bad at listening. He doesn't say that Dano is bad, just that he's not on the same level as DDL (which goes for almost every living actor on the planet today).
Right, I'm struggling to think of an actor the age of Dano who could meet Day Lewis one on one without getting crushed. He did pretty well. Also Boogie NIghts is a better film.
no we heard him just fine. “it’s not that it’s bad” - that’s hardly a compliment, is it? “it’s a compromise “. dani’s acting was no compromise, he was all in and it’s a subtle at times, larger than life at times performance. the character is designed to be flawed, self serving and self righteous. dano nailed it, gave an outstanding performance and tarantino is just annoyed dano didn’t say the n word enough.
well why even bring up that point then? of course nobody is at the same level as DDL. and the fact that he even mentions it makes it seem more like a backhanded dis
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They should have implemented the Eddie Murphy thing and had DDL play everyone. #Nevercompromise
Dano was playing a preacher, a snake oil salesman, a dishonest, egotistical character whose entire profession is an act.
Dano was clearly acting, but that's because his character was acting.
I think he played it perfectly.
Plainview saw through his act, unlike the churchgoers, and chewed him up and spat him out.
I think that is a perfect synopsis of his character and of DDL's. Paul Dano was brilliant in the role he played.
Amazing film. Some of the most classic scenes ever for a relatively "new" film. By that, I know it's 18 odd years old but it is up there with the "old" classics.
Nice him talking about his friendship and rivalry, your lucky to have a friendship like that
Why would you not edit the scenes that Q was talking about while he was talking about them?
Was thinking the same thing.
@@podex1153 Might be because A.I. edited this video? Hmmm....
Totally disagree about Dano. He was very convincing in the part. I don't think he was necessarily meant to be the equal of Plainview. Fate kind of dealt him an upper hand over Plainview for a while, though.
QT is maybe the best casting agent of the last 30 yrs. He is dead in abour Dano IMO. He just didn't have the chops or screen presence to go toe to toe with DDL.
@@jackbauer4186 oh yes the same guy who casts women based on how attractive their feet are to him…
@@DarthDoggoThen feet casting should be the new norm. Look at even the background manson girls in Once Upon Hollywood and their careers currently. Goated casting. My casting goat.
@@SerenhityHaving a Tarantino film on your resume will take you places. Don't pretend like it was the other way round. Tarantino could have casted anyone and their career would be boosted like crazy in Hollywood.
Absolutely in my top 5 films of all time! A masterpiece
Agree regarding Boogie Nights. It's a sometimes painful homage to that time. Stunning how he captures the "air" that I remember.
I remember during that year's Oscar Season. I saw There Will Be Blood on a monday. No Country for Old Men on a Wednesday. And went back to There Will be Blood on the friday.
It's the only time i've ever felt like the Best Picture and Best Director should have been shared between both films and all three directors. A la Hepburn and Streisand.
Inseparable. Completely different. Both maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasterpieces.
Ok fine I'll watch There Will Be Blood again.
Magnolia constantly overlooked
IMHO There Will be Blood is such an original film visually and audibly that it has no peers within the space it occupies and therefore can not be measured or compared to any other film. Its greatness is in its uniqueness visually and its execution. It's like comparing Vincent van Gogh to Michelangelo one is great the other is genius.
Just a humble fan. DONT KNOW IF THERE WILL BE ANOTHER MOVIE BETTER
I don’t think T would have assigned Dano but his frailties were a perfect juxtapose with DDL imo I think he’s brilliant 🤩
It's great to hear Tarantino talk about modern masterpieces. I hope he does the Barbie film next;
😂 lol
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would love to hear his take on more art films directors like gaspar noé, or harmony korine. wonder what he thinks of them as creators
@@sebastianfjorn Tarantino turned next level garbage with his latest, Once Upon a time in Hollywood.
@@Kitties-of-Doom I haven't got into any of his films since death proof
Dano's character was as much a prick as lewis's just in a different way...........great performance from both!!!
Plainview was never a prick, he didn't con per/se.
EDIT: He killed the conners.
Tarantino loves Boogie Nights the most because it's closer to his own work. Full of pop culture references and music, little or no film score, and minimal set pieces. Not to mention Tarantino was close to the porn biz working in a porn theater during that late 70's/early 80's era. He knows just as much detail about those old porn movies as he does commercial films. After Boogie Nights and Magnolia, Paul really took a huge leap in terms of craft though, and all the actors Paul uses are top notch. I love both directors, but if I were forced to choose ones catalog over the other, I'd go with Andersons.
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I honestly can't imagine anyone other than Paul Dano in that role, I thought he managed to perfectly portray someone who slowly but surely realizes he's dealing with a psychopathic megalomaniac.
I think Adam Driver could have done it, maybe even better. If you've seen him in Silence, the Scorsese film, you can see what I'm talking about.
Philip Seymore Hoffman
Eli and Daniel were both businessmen competing for the towns business. I thought PTA set up that dichotomy perfectly when Eli asked Daniel if he could say a prayer before the ribbon cutting ceremony and Daniel agreed then ignored him. He didn't want to share the profits with anyone but himself, which is also why he's never shown pursuing women (like his fake brother) or building real relationships with people. Even H.W. was merely a prop to get people to sign their land over to him.
I think Eli actually realized almost immediately that Daniel is a psychopathic megalomaniac. He just thought he could use that to his advantage. Eli's true revelation is that he was never in control, and Daniel played him like a fiddle the entire time.
Hard to imagine either QT or PTA ever topping There Will Be Blood. It's just such a perfect blend of acting, score, cinematography that I can't see it being surpassed as the best film of the century.
In my opinion, by far the most powerful scene of this entire film is when the oil rig explodes, and destroys his young sons ears and his ability to hear things is just so overwhelmingly devastating emotionally. I've never seen such a captured moment of humanity that's ever profoundly effected more. My greatest of appreciations. Thank you.
You mean when it killed the baby's real father and made him deaf lol....thats what makes the movie tick....is this dynamic between himself and this child who he only thinks of as a tool to use on his quest to wealth....that last conversation with the kid (who at that point was a young man) was sad in a way thats visceral
Tarantino is hands down my favorite director. He's amazing. The breadth, the simplicity, the inspiration.
He actually, sucks.
I love the opening scene: Dry, cracked earth. Hot, greasy, laborious, intense, focused, determined. He breaks his leg and still is so focused on scraping the inside of the cavern with his bare knuckles he seems to consider the fracture a minor inconvenience. Just .... whoa. People that did this kind of work were truly the backbone of the country.
Paul Dano performance is excellent.
He is one of the best actors around.
DDL is in a league of his own, the 2 performances do not need to be compared
There is something about this movie that gives me a feeling I seldom, if ever, have felt anywhere else. I may never be able to describe it or understand it, but it's there.
Awe
I feel you man
Greed
I think Paul Dano did incredible. I felt almost overwhelmed by the acting ability of everyone in the movie, let alone Daniel and Paul.
9:40 Goose bumps. Always goose bumps. My favorite movie.
Really? Comparing Paul Dano to DDL? Paul was like what 19-20 when he played that part.. I always thought he is one of the better character type actors of the 2000's. I don't know if Dano pissed Taratino off at some point but he seems to really have it in for Dano here. And let's be real no one can size up to DDL. Although, i'd like to see Denzel and DDL work together in a Taratino film.. But Dano man his work after There will be blood... Cowboys & Aliens, Knight & Day, 12 Years, Prisoners, Love & Mercy, The Batman and The Fabelmans. I thought was all phenomenal work
There is 3 movies with the most beautiful grade of any film of all time, two of them done by Paul. There Will Be Blood and Punch Drunk Love, the third is Brandos One Eyed Jacks. It´s so fresh and smells like soft new linen. How could you not love that grade
One Eyed Jacks , an uneven but great film, eclipses anything by this director
sometimes I feel bad about my media literacy then I remember that even Tarantino can completely misunderstand a reasonably simple film and get most of the details wrong when recounting it, life's good
What is the background music you’ve used?
it’s called ghost bird by kevin watson. i think it’s on his channel
It’s not a film that has to rely on set pieces, it is a set piece in its entirety. It is substantially more stylish than any Tarantino film, by necessity of what is being portrayed and how, but not least because style is a concept that is first and foremost designed to attract attention and sell something. This film doesn’t try and sell you a thing, but by Christ does it hold your attention
Does anyone know which podcast of platform this audio is from?
I completely disagree, Paul did such an amazing job for such younger actor. Not that I'm trying to justify anything by saying he was young, I'm just saying he is truly talented.
So true of DDL's performance 'that he did that!!'. He etched the character into our minds until we forget we are watching a fiction. Maybe there's a word that needs inventing to describe the effect of his acting.
I've memorized entire bits of dialogue from this movie. It's an absolute masterpiece.
It is an absolute masterpiece
goat movie and acting performance. i saw it in the theater in 2008 and it took over my mind. it has had a major direct impact on my life to this day.
Paul Dano seemed like a polar opposite to the character portrayed by DDL, created a perfect balance
Interesting point about the heroic nature of the opening giving the character a sort of heroic license for the rest of the film…
Dead wrong about Paul Dano, though… Brilliant counterweight to DDL
Just read today that Daniel Day-Lewis is coming out of retirement 🎉
It’s interesting that Tarantino doesn’t think Dano’s performance isn’t up there with Day-Lewis’. Whilst there are few who could be, the original actor cast in Dano’s role(s) was replaced during filming.
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YESSSSS!!!! I KNEW I HAD great taste/opinions lol....
BOOGIE NIGHTS is this 47 year old cinefile's all time fav movie, and in MY OPINION, if you gave me 10 minutes (uninterrupted! 🤪), I could convince you why I feel it is the greatest movie ever made!
Dano’s character is bad but it’s realistic that he was bad. Fits the narrative perfectly for the timeline. That said I agree with Tarantino on the fact that Dano wasn’t on the same caliber as lewis for an ‘optimal’ back and forth. (Who is) Still, one of the best movies ever made and imo will remain that way for a long long time.
Inglorious Basterds is schlocky fun; to claim this film drove QT to reach new heights in its creation, to even mention both movies in the same sentence, is hubristic to say the least.
he says in this interview PTA is the one contemporary director that he sees reaching his level. he's very full of himself lol.
@@ayatollahlalalola you can dunk on tarantino all you want but not a single director in the world could have made kill bill except him. jackie brown would be anyone else's magnum opus. pulp fiction defined an entire generation of filmmaking. you can dislike him or prefer PTA to him, but his take here (which refers specifically to his contemporaries) is far from deluded.
He said "competition." @@ayatollahlalalola
8:47 - the amount of self-control it must have taken Tarantino to not simply end there ..
I agree with Tarantino's analysis on many levels. Paul Dano's performance being under Daniel Day-Lewis's I think is what makes the film work better. These two characters are so polar opposites but are strong in their beliefs. Dano's character is weaker because he is too sentimental and conflicted by his faith. Lewis on the other hand does what it takes to survive and has no such weakness. That is portrayed perfectly by both men which is why the film is so powerful. Why Paul Dano is not a more sought after actor escapes me.
Paul and Daniel Plainview are equally vicious, just on opposite sides. It's such a classic struggle of, what would you say, science vs. religion, dark vs. light, strong vs weak. idk. Just incredible.
of course he likes boogie nights more lol
Why ofc?
@@reptilelicks9796it’s the most similar movie to his own work
But why, The Master is pretty awesome imo. Not There will be but it’s his movie and journey but I have to say I’ve not watched magnolia yet.
@@jarodandrews7425 Ahh ok.
@@joethepope3the master was boring imo
LOVE Quinton but sorry to hear his ideas on Paul Dano !!! Paul Dano WILL get an Oscar one day and was pulling for him in this film .... AND would LOVE to see Paul Dano in a Tarantino flick
I feel like I have heard Quinton say "I will point oneeeee tinnny little thing" so many times over the years and I love the insights! Thought Dano was great though.
I didn't think Paul Dano was in the same movie at all. IMO it wasn't just about Dano not being as good of an actor, but he didn't have the period look and presence that every other supporting actor in the film did.
Leave it to Tarantino to show me something NEW in my FAVORITE film after 15 years!
Like what? That was just rambling...
Something NEW in your FAVOURITE film? After 15 YEARS you say?? You are truly truly blessed.
Ive seen it 8 times and every time it gets better
I think I’ll take this as my que to make some time one night soon for my yearly viewing of this movie. One of my favorite movies, and like Quintin said, one of the greatest.
Please what is the music behind the voice in the beginning???
"Ghost Bird" - Kevin Watson
I'm not one to rewatch a lot of films but There Will Be Blood is one I've been happy to watch well over ten times.
is this interview clip from earlier than the Phantom Thread?
yes
What a great commentary! ❤
This movie has always been top 3 since I first saw it. I just love everything about it.
Does anyone know the name of this background music?
Some guy from Radiohead wrote it, I believe.
the score was amazing and groundbreaking
Paul Anderson making one of the best movie characters in Plainview, inspired Tarantino to create another one of the greatest film characters in Hanz Landa for which that actor also won an Oscar
Award shows are edited by the CIA, movies and the entertainment industry serve the purpose of distraction and social engineering.
The key is after the leg breaking journey he only starts talking because he knows he has to be a salesman and not a fighter anymore.
"I prefer the exuberance of Boogie Nights, over the formalism of There Will be Blood"
The way Tarantino absorbs, and describes movies, is unique. Its like every observation and measured critique, is simply above reproach. They are instantly, true.
Listening to him breaking down any movie, is both enjoyable, and enlightening.
Paul Dano was solid in that
I bought this movie during my deployment. Had no idea what it was about, but only got to do trips to the PX once a month or so. The box didn't explain anything, was just a simple "There Will Be Blood" and I bought it not knowing if it was a sci movie, horror, action flick etc. just hoping it would be good, and it ended up being insanely good. Most random movies I got from the Liberty PX sucked. I actually brought this DVD home and my little sister watched it and it's her favorite movie to this day.
7:26 I thought Paul Dano’s performance took away from the film. I didn’t lose him in the character. His acting felt forced, like he was imitating someone else’s acting.
Thank you, that’s exactly the way i feel about it. Dano‘s performance makes me cringe and this fantastic movie hard to watch at times.
I thought it complimented the story well, because Dano’s character seems contrived and fake within the story itself.
Because that is how character is written, as fake and non authentic. Its not the actor
Hate to break it to you Quentin, but Paul Thomas Anderson is in another class of filmmaker entirely. You make highly entertaining and artistically well-made films. He makes works of art that defy description.
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Yes! I actually completely agree. I’m trying to think what Tarantino has done that is better than “there will be blood”. Is there one ?
@@jamesdenis8058 I'll say the soundtrack in Jackie Brown is god mode stuff, but in a totally different category from TWWB.
Paul Dano was fuckin incredible. Tarantino was secretly mad the role wasn't played by Tim Roth, I bet. Smh..
I was waiting for QT's 'if I have one criticism' and then have some half-baked nonsense alluding to how 'he would have done it better'. If it were a QT movie, Eli would have had just as much fire and brimstone and grandstanding as Daniel and it would have missed the point entirely: Eli needed to be snivelling and weak in his corruption to contrast with Plainview. They're just as repellent as each other, but Plainview is a new and stronger force.
Incredible to think that he hopped into the role while the film was already being shot. The first guy dropped out due to being a bastard from a basket.
Serves him right. Basket bastards are the worst kind of bastard
Dano is a hack.
The acting at the table covered in mud when he went at his father was incredibly angry and very convincing. I thought the movie was a masterpiece.
Not sure why they didn't get another actor to play the Sunday brothers rather than have Dano play both.. that was confusing on first watch. I thought it was the same person trying to dupe Plainview in some fashion.
Is this a repost of someone else's video? I'm confused
this edit doesn't even relate to the audio except that it is the movie being discussed.
Longview?
Whats the song playing in the Background?
Whats the music in the backround?
Danial day Lewis is such a class act ,he carries the weight of any character given to him…and steps in to all rolls like a hand in glove…his performance in gangs of New York was exquisite….hopefully we get a few more movies from this legend
Despite announcing his retirement in 2017, he's acting in a movie co-written with his son, so you should be able to see him in something new in the near future.
Fun fact: the film score was written by Jonny Greenwood, Radiohead's multi-instrumentalist genius.
Have you seen/heard his score for "Phantom Thread"? Wow.
@@MrGordonGartrelle He literally wrote period appropriate original string quartet and piano music in the style of Ravel for that one. His musical depth and breadth are continually mind boggling.
It’s interesting that Tarantino envisions Plainview crawling back…. Wouldn’t he need a horse (or two) to transport his tools, tent, wood, dynamite, etc… out to the site where he was digging?
And I believe it was silver, not gold, that he brought back with him….
Hey! I’m Daniel Day Lewis. Thank you for the compliments, QT! I’ll be in your last movie. Give me a holler.
I'm a big fan of your work Daniel. Keep up the good work. Thank you.
Daniel! I love what you’ve done on film and your personality during interviews seems sublime. “Holler” is a funny choice of word for someone as articulate as yourself. Have a great life.
LMAO😅😂
I think youre telling fibs.😂
Hey! I'm Jesus. Thank you for giving me someone to forgive, troll! I'll be in your last thoughts before you shuffle off this mortal coil. When you're ready to repent your evil ways, give me a holler.
Inglorious Bastards could have been on par with There Will Be Blood, but Tarantino's excessive violence in portraying war was a clear indication of the lack of trust most modern directors have in their audience. Why not give the audience the freedom to use their imagination? Like a well-composed piece of music, it's as much about the notes that aren't played. This is where the true essence of genius lies. The 'L' luminator✌😎
The film actually trumps the book, by Upton Sinclair as well (The Jungle -a must read). A monumental feat of film-making. Atmosphere like a pressure cooker waiting to go off, from the opening scene in that pit
to clarify the book it's based on is called Oil, but don't read that, read The Jungle first
Hearing QT analyze it with such detail while getting what Daniel found in the mine wrong is weird to me. It was silver.
and his name is plainview not Longview. Tarantino proved in this clip he couldn't understand or remember this film very well
Had to watch it three times to fully embrace it!
I've seen a man crawl amazingly rough terrain (on the slopes of Mount Terrible no less), only because he wouldn't let me carry him, and carry loot with him in the form of a half nice tool kit.
I don't know if they make them like they used to in South Australia, but I've got a feeling they do.
Never knew this was a series on Sky. What was it called?
Hi, does any1 know the name of the background song?
its weird because when i first watched this film--after hearing so much about it-- I felt let down. But then it became this thing that I'd watch whenever it was on and there was just something about it. Now it's a film I consider solid.
Cool. Great to hear.