Giant
What a fantastic, engaging, valuable and heart-touching odyssey this is.
I don't even have the words to describe how incredible it was to watch this film. Easily the best 3 and a half hours of my life, barely even noticed time go by.
<PERSON> takes the lives of 3 main characters and gives them a platform to shine, teach lessons and showcase some of the best stroy-telling I've seen in a while. Simply a wonderful piece of cinema.
Now, speaking from a much more personal point of view, this film made me become emotionally attached to it for many different reasons, and though it would be foolish and ignorant of me not to recognize the masterful and stellar performances of <PERSON> and <PERSON>, <PERSON> is what really tied this film together to me.
As I have stated countless times on this app (and will continue to do so), <PERSON> and his films are my biggest cinematic influence ever, and There Will Be Blood (2007) is no exception. Upon research after having finished this movie, I was able to confirm my "theory" (which is actually a very obvious fact, but nevermind that)-- There Will Be Blood was, indeed, heavily inspired by <PERSON> character arc, as well as the eruption of the oil geyser in one of the scenes. 217
Well, as the stupidly heavy feeler and emotional person I am, that only made the film even more special to me. <PERSON> is probably my favorite old hollywood actor despite his career having been short-lived, and I hold him very dear to my heart, even if his death occurred nearly 50 years before I was even born. He is very special to me and I just think it's funny that my favorite director of all time found himself to be inspired by a character played by an actor I cherish so much. It links the two of them in my head somehow, which is really special to me.
Anyway, much like many of my reviews, I don't think this one is particularly inspiring to someone who's looking for a good western to watch, but if my words have any meaning to anyone who has read this far, watch this film. It is most incredibly worth every second of your time. 217