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Posted by: Briare Rabbit at February 1, 2008, 5:56 am

Topic: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Forum: JoBlo

Fair enough. I'm a rude son of a bitch. Minor spoilers for There Will Be Blood As for Plainview, I don't find him monstrous at all. In fact, I found that his own practicality consumed him. The turning point being when he chooses to go out to the burning well after saving HW, knowing full well theres little to be done but I think he was doing it all because he truly did care about his son. HW is his only companion throughout the first two thirds of the movie he just seems unable to cope with what has happened after HW loses his hearing. I refer to the scene near the end of HW's childhood sequences when Plainview takes him to the restaurant for something to eat. Plainview is clearly distressed about his son's health, maybe he just wants them to enjoy something together. Greed, evil, these are words that are far too hyperbolic to fully encapsulate the character of Plainview. Plainview is perhaps the most human character, and I mean truly human character that we received on film in sometime. There are scenes where Anderson wants us to side with Daniel, with his cause. The scene on the train where the baby touches the side of Plainview's face is brilliant, goose bump inducing film making.

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