Films of P.T. Anderson

It sends chills down your spine. The closing shot ends and the credits start to roll. If you love film at all, your completely breathless when the movie ends. In all honesty, it's the best film of the last 10 years, without a doubt.

Basically every single shot in the movie serves a significant purpose and not one of those shots are ever boring or repetitive. The cinematography helps make that happen. Robert Elswit is a genius and deserved the oscar he received, bringing immense beauty to the movie.

The musical score is also something to praise greatly. Every piece of music fits perfectly into place into every single scene. The story is amazing anyways, but with the music in the right places, it feels like the whole movie transcends the boundaries of normal film making.

It's obvious that Anderson gets his influences from the greats, like Kubrick and Altman; but his own style mixed with his influences help craft a superb movie that is easily his most ambitious work to date.

And of course the performances. Oh D-Day. You are spectacular. I could easily say he's my favorite actor ever, but I have not seen him in enough movies to truly justify that claim. However, whoever he portrays he doesn't just play another character, he IS that person. But mostly anybody with a love of film already knows all about Daniel-Day Lewis so there's no point in explaining anymore. The inclusion of a phenomenal supporting cast along with the man carrying the movie himself, adds even more to an already modern day masterpiece.

If I ramble, I don't mean to. It's just that this movie can seriously not get enough praise. I've watched the movie now for a 2nd time, and it's so much better this time around. Moving on from here, I really don't know what P.T. Anderson can do to top himself. It's obvious though that he has a knack for superb story-telling and directorial skill. Anything he does is gold. Can't wait to see what he comes out with next.

P. T. Anderson is great even in his early days. The story is simple, but the powerful portrayals of the characters is stuff only masters could make work on screen. And Sam Jackson is off-the-wall crazy and amazing, as always.