there will be inspiration ~ !

[lookingland]

When you have the intuition that there is something which is there,
but out of the reach of your physical world,
art and religion are the only means to get to it.

~ Guillermo del Toro

came across the above quote while browsing this morning. it's been my meditation for the day. goes well with how i spent my afternoon, which was hauling my cookies uptown to see:


spoiler free comments: this is quite the film. critics may say it's brilliant, overwrought or over-hyped and i can see some theatre-goers either spellbound by daniel day-lewis or complaining of the movie's ham-fisted "message" ~ or else scratching their head in wonder at what it all means. toward the end of the film during the (somewhat) bizarre climax, the audience at the theater collectively gasped aloud. that doesn't happen often. the set up was so perfect. and yes, it's a movie about greed. but it's about something even deeper than that, i think. something even more primordial. but you can come to your own conclusions. i am extremely satisfied with mine.

and i guess that's what's so amazing about it. there's something here for everyone to talk about ~ and i can see it generating a lot of enthusiastic dialogue.

daniel day-lewis is brilliant, of course, and his daniel plainview a tantalizing mystery of a monster. if you thought bill the butcher was an astonishing curiosity, this character may short-circuit your mind a little. i didn't think bill could be topped, but there's some scenes in this film that are just mind-blowing. if nothing but a character-study, on those merits alone, i think it's a pretty darn brilliant piece of work. worth every minute of its 2 hour and 38 minute run-time.

i'm very glad i went.

: D

Comments

[sparowe]

So when do you write the spoiler'd version? LOL

[lookingland.livejournal.com]

hahahahahaha ~ !

no spoilers, man. you gotta watch it for yourself.

: D

mebbe when it's gone from the theatre i will write some more about it. i'm sure it will still be kicking around in my brain. i can already tell it will leave a lasting impression.

[sparowe]

Sadly, with no money to spare and a high difficulty factor in getting to the theatre, that's not likely to happen.

[lookingland.livejournal.com]

when things are more settled for you and you have means and finances, etc. it's something you might like to rent. i will say it's not a "feel-good" film, so you definitely want to consider that before ingesting.

: o p

[msmcguire.livejournal.com]

Can you give a quick what-it's-about without any spoilers? :D

[lookingland.livejournal.com]

daniel day lewis is an oilman who wants to "win" against the world. he encounters a couple of obstacles: faith and family, along the way.

that's about as best as i can boil it down. it's really a very simple premise.

if you want, you can read more, see the trailer, etc. here: http://www.therewillbeblood.com/

: D