The film opens without dialogue for the first 14-and-a-half minutes, forcing us into a dry and arid desert landscape. PTA uses longer camera shots and fewer editing cuts to make every scene and every shot critical and tense.
The only thing worthy of discussion alongside Day-Lewis' tortured and isolated portrayal of Plainview (which he nabbed a Best Actor award for), is the work of PTA and his long-time collaborator and cinematographer, Robert Elswit. The American epic drama depicts the life of sociopathic and ruthless oilman Daniel Plainview (played by Daniel Day-Lewis) and his ceaseless pursuit of wealth and power in Southern California's oil boom at the turn of the century. But we think There Will Be Blood, his crowning achievement, was most deserving.
It wasn't easy choosing just one Paul Thomas Anderson film for this list-movies like The Master or Phantom Thread are both stunning works. Our focus is continuously drawn to newly introduced colours as the story progresses, both in the daylight and in the darkness of night- Moonlight is unrelenting in its beauty. Liberty City is saturated with greens in grass and trees, yellows of public housing, white walls striped with dark blues in school, neon pink in the darkness of Chiron's home, and the endlessly colourful Florida backdrop. It's this contrast throughout the film's colour scheme that makes it so aesthetically unique. Director Barry Jenkins and cinematographer James Laxton tried bringing that visual to life, contrasting the rich complexities of their character's skin tones with the surprising depth of vibrant colours throughout the film. The script is based on a play written by Tarell Alvin McCraney titled In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue. But that's not why we think you should watch it. Moonlight is widely considered one of the 21st century's best films, picking up Best Picture at the 2017 Academy Awards. Moonlight tells a coming of age story in three parts: a boy (Little), a teenager (Chiron), and a man (Black), each navigating the inner confusions of his sexuality, living in the impoverished Miami suburb of Liberty City.
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