>>>let's see:
>>>-it's a period piece
>>
>>which fits perfectly in context with the source material.
>so,
>>you're saying every period film is Oscar-tailored?
>>
>
>no, but a lot of period pieces are oscar bait.

So you think PTA intentionally made a period piece so he could win an Oscar?

>
>>>-it's got a bunch of landscape shots so people can be
>amazed
>>>at the cinematography
>>
>>should it be ugly and poorly filmed?
>>
>
>you're missing my point. it's an oscar bait movie. these are
>things you typically see in them.

Maybe I need to see it again because I dont recall THAT many "landscape shots" where I was amazed at the cinematography. I liked the cinematography quite a bit, but it wasn't necessarily due to all the "landscape shots"

>>>-a few over acted scenes for the academy voters
>>>-lot's of slow pacing
>>
>>which?
>>
>
>the final clash w/eli scene. eli exorcising demons scene.

I thought both of those scenes were pitch perfect.

>>>to me,this movie has no real plot. it's just about an oil
>>>tycoon. if you care about the characters maybe it'll hit
>>you
>>>but not me.
>>
>>sure it does. it practically charts out the bulk of two
>>integral lives, each which have their own story-lines and
>>evolution/de-evolution. the plot is about a father and his
>>child and the dynamic of their relationship with Day-Lewis'
>>greedy oilman enterprise as the foundation.
>>
>
>the father/son thing is not what the plot is about. it's about
>a greedy oil tycoon, period. everything else is there to show
>his greed including his son.
>
>>>the score annoyed the hell out of me. there were these
>loud,
>>>eerie, shrieks like they were out of a hitchcock movie.
>>>problem is, nothing was happening. the score was so overly
>>>dramtatic i found myself laughing.
>>
>>I found the score remarkable. It was so vastly different
>from
>>all other scores, which, in and of itself, deserves praise.
>>the tension it brought served the scenes well and
>underscored
>>the dark overarching themes.
>>
>
>it was effective at times but over the top in spots. there was
>a lot of scenes where the score created tension that didn't
>exist on the screen (the opening shot).

I thought so too with that opening scene but then later felt it help set the tone when that same score was used later on when he's using that same pick to outline the grave.