explain the meaning to me. is it really as simple as "obsession

You need to watch the movie from the 'inside' to truly understand all its complex subtlety.

>>82178483
capitalism corrupts

>>82178483
it's actually

>you'll never be satisfied if your dick doesnt work

>>82178513
>inside
how deep we talking? do i need to reinact? where do i find a ophan boy and a oil well?

>>82178483
No, there's more to it

>>82178483
Memes corrupt.
This movie is reddit. This movie is memes.

It's actually a character study. Movies aren't just giant metaphors.

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>>82178483
>meaning

Get a load of this fucking faggot.

>>82178534

Aside from an old screenplay, which was altered for the final film, this isn't explored enough in the final product to really place that much importance on it. Daniel mentioning having a home with children, but no mention of a wife, is curious, but never really explored very much.

>>82178546
Does your town not have an orphan and oil store?

>>82178528
thoughts so man why is this movie rates so highly then? i mean its directed nicely but beyond that its obvious from the start. thought maybe i missed something

>>82178566
>muh pretty pictures

Fucking end yourself, pseud.

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>>82178571
no only rich white old people

>>82178483
It's amazing how you can make a movie seem like an elevated masterpiece if you make the story incredibly simple and shallow and show landscapes. Remember all those parts where it was just showing vistas or monotonous depictions of oil workers setting up equipment? A better movie would have filled that with character development or an intricate plot.
Far too often I felt I got the point of a scene and saw all the visual variety I could appreciate and had to stare for minutes on end bored until there was a transition. I watched this movie well above 2x speed and I still thought it moved like molasses.

>>82178591

Consider the fact that movies have no 'meaning' and are instead a cross of several themes. Asshole.

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>he thinks every movie has to have a defined central message/meaning
Imagine being this pleb.

>>82178483

>>82174801

>>82178563
Yeah, this tbqh.

>>82178563
Are you implying character studies can't have deeper themes, just the exploration of a character? Mate...
Plus, seeking meaning in something != looking for metaphors, those are not necessarily the same things

It doesn't have a message, its a meme movie, taylor made for reddit

>>82178660
No, I'm implying that movies don't necessarily have a overall message/meaning, and that's not the point of this movie. They're not fables or parables.

>>82178679
>taylor

>>82178563
Bingo. There is no real message or deeper meaning. PTA's strengths are aesthetics and working with actors. His films are displays of those abilities.

>>82178563
this
not sure why everyone needs to search for some deep underlying meaning to every single film

>>82178576
Because capitalism is worth criticizing? Just because it works better than the alternative has in the past doesn't mean it is idealistic.

People always go on about how many lives communism has claimed. Do you realize how many deaths there are because of capitalism? Probably incalculable numbers.

You don't have to be a commie to point out that capitalism isn't flawless. Capitalism paves the way for our future while digging our grave at the same time. It's great for us common folk, until it isn't.

>>82179390

yeah, communism is 10x worse you fucking stalin disciple. put a bullet in your head now comrade

>>82178483
>religion corrupts

>>82178483
>meaning
This piece of entertainment was created to entertain you. That's the meaning.

>>82178546
Find yourself a Paul Dano and start there.

>>82178607
It's called cinematography, dipshit.

>>82181312
K, but there are plenty of movies that combine cinematography with interesting stories and characters. This didn't have the former, and only one of the latter. Kubrick films make TWbB look dull by comparison, and usually have more story and more interesting characters.

>>82181584
nah

>>82181696
Yes. The Shining, which I think is Kubrick's best film, has a considerably more complicated story, (and it's not even that involved), and the visuals completely blow TWbB out of the water, it's not even a fair comparison.

>>82181727
but twbb has Paul F Tompkins in it checkmate athiests.

I honestly thought this movie was pretty lame. It's trying so very hard to seem deep but it's just not.
>Eli SUNDAY
>Daniel PLAINVIEW
>The oil drill looks like a cross

It's not a bad movie but it's not deep or anything. Also, the voice DDL puts on for this is laughable. He sounds ridiculous.

It's a simple "power corrupts" story that can be entertaining at times.

>>82181981
>Also, the voice DDL puts on for this is laughable. He sounds ridiculous.
This. Sometimes, it was convincing, but often it was not, and had little range. It was like he was working so fucking hard for that Sscar and the performance suffered because of it. Granted, he won it, but that doesn't mean it was a superb performance.