Speaking of the pictures and narrative techniques of "Preparing for Blood", I think of "Old Nowhere", and because the two films run into the same Oscar, this kind of association is inevitable. Today's "Old Nowhere" has fallen to 38th place in IMDB, and "Preparing for Blood" has a temporary lead at 28th place, but it should also slowly slip. The two films are both in the desert, the protagonists are also very lonely, the narratives are also very subtle, and they are dressed in western cowboys. However, there will still be differences in the feeling, such as background music. In my impression, the music aspect of "Old Nowhere" is very dull, there is almost no music, everything is driven by the plot. On the other hand, this silence also reflects the fear of the protagonist. There is nowhere to hide. Even if a button is accidentally dropped, he will be spotted and killed immediately. The plot of "Preparing for Blood" is driven by music, especially at each small climax, the sound of exhaustion will first appear from the ground.
Speaking of Daniel Plainview, he knew his problem almost terribly. When he talked to the fake half-brother, he said: "I worked for a geological survey team and went to Kansas with them. I couldn't stay at home, but I just felt that there was no way. I I don’t like to find reasons for myself. My heart is always struggling, and I don’t want to see other people succeed. I hate most of them. Part of my heart no longer exists, and the enthusiasm to work has suffered setbacks. My chagrin. All those, those failed pasts are far away from me, I don’t care much anymore. I can see the ugliest side of human nature. Others give me too many negative impressions, and I don’t even need to deliberately. In retrospect, this kind of hatred has been built up over time, bit by bit. With you here, I have the time to breathe. I can't go on like this by myself anymore. It's too tired to face these people all day long. ". He can see others clearly, and he can almost see himself. He knew what his problem was, but he didn't want to change it. He is not blinded by the devil's will, in fact, he is the notorious guy. Daniel ended up alone. Although he seemed to care about his family, he also voluntarily gave up.
The other line of Eli Sunday is also very interesting, because several collisions with Daniel Plainview, I heard that it also reflects the director's anti-Christian consciousness by the way. Speaking of it, Eli, a child of God, was unlucky enough to ran into Daniel, an antichrist, and was forced to say N times with emotion at the climax of the film, "I am a fake prophet, and God is a product of superstition." "The last match between Eli and Daniel was simply brilliant, and both characters were brought to the extreme. Daniel emphasized over and over that he had drunk the milkshake in the opponent's cup, just like the devil had used the bewitched human being, and then abandoned him, throwing him at the boundary between the world and hell. But this scene was applauded by the reigning Daniel, this kind of proposition of true evil and hypocrisy is irrelevant.
Congratulations to Daniel Day-Lewis for being crowned Oscar actor, no dispute.
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