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There Will Be Blood, live-tweeted

Filmmaker James Francis Flynn (@jamesfflynn) couldn't sleep last night, so he decided to watch THERE WILL BE BLOOD and livetweet the whole thing through the lens of his theory that the movie is about what it's like being a filmmaker. Enjoy.

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    My theory: as much as the movie is about oil and capitalism vs. religion, it's also very much about what it's like being a filmmaker. #twbb
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    He sells the fruits of his time alone, silver (his script), to a prospector (studio, prod comp or agency). Now he can work with others #twbb
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    "If I say I am an oilman, you will agree." He convincing investors or execs to help him make a film. #twbb
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    Can we agree that those first 15 mins sans dialogue are brilliant? Telling the story visually is something to aspire to. #twbb
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    Paul Dano's offer. Is this a director-for-hire job or a script written by someone else? It's speculative work & against his instincts. #twbb
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    The contempt Plainview has for the Sundays is equal to what a filmmaker has for the money person (exec, private equity, etc.) #twbb
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    Again: "I'm an oilman." = "I'm a filmmaker." And he's about to make a film. The film is the well, and the derrick is going up. #twbb
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    The speech to the people in Little Boston is convincing locals on a location shoot of the validity of shooting a film in their town. #twbb
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    The conflict between Sunday/religion vs. Plainview/oil is the conflict between art vs. commerce. #twbb
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    This whole derrick fire setpiece is so well put together -- camera, music, editing, Jack Fisk's sets... #twbb
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    The investors want to see their return on investment before the movie is even finished! "I'm going to bury you underground!" #twbb
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    WTF does his fake "brother" Henry signify? Forget it for a minute, I've got to fill this coffee cup back up with whiskey. #twbb
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    "I can't keep doing this on my own, with these...people." The film is no longer a joy itself, now it's about money &or the end product #twbb
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    Plainview abandons H.W. and uses Henry instead. Troubles with collaborators (DPs, actors, etc.) and having to replace them? #twbb
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    This conversation w/Standard Oil is about film distribution. They own the pipeline for the product, buy it after another's hard work. #twbb
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    "I've abandoned my child!" Plainview has forsaken art for commerce, must repent. No room for art any longer, that's his downfall. #twbb
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    Daniel has his oldest collaborator back w/him, H.W. & his film is in distribution (pipeline). Shoves it in the other distribs face. #twbb
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