Paul Thomas Anderson's 'Their will be blood' (2007)

I liked this film mainly because its in the thriller genre, i like how it catches the viewers attention with small red herrings that propel the the story line along its course. This can be seen with the character Eli and the character Paul. Here the character Eli is there to distract the audience from Daniel Plainview as Eli appears to be the bad character of the film, but as it progresses we see the tables turn and see who the true evil is. The Paul character also plays a role in distracting the audience as we are unsure if this Paul character is Eli himself until the end when Daniel states that Paul is the better son, although this could be just a made up statement. I liked the cinematography when the oil mill is set on fire and the deadening of noise for the HW character. The oil mill its self is magnificently burnt down, although it is done in stages, i presume that this was done so they could get as many shots as possible and also do re-takes. For this i think that a metal Skelton was used then some sort of combustible gas was pumped throughout the structure to make it burn ablaze when they wanted it too. I loved the beginning of this movie also, with its almost 12 minutes of silence well sound effects not included, and that the first words you actually hear (accompanied by really the first main length of music) is Daniel trying to convince the people that he is a family man, so many years later after he first discovers his own well.The last thing i liked in this film other than the foreboding underscore is the use of cinematic landscapes that show the remoteness in location of the characters even when they are in a populated environment.