Wow. Just wow. I’ve had that Anton Ego moment before when a film closes and I am just blown away by how amazing the film was, but I’m not sure I ever have been as much as I was when this film ended. I was transfixed to the screen and by the end of it I was reminded why I review films in the first place and why I love filmmaking! THIS FILM IS THE THIRD REVELATION! I am so speechless that I don’t even know what to say. The acting, dear Neptune, the acting! Daniel Day-Lewis has provided us with not only one of if not the best performances of all time, but also one of the most thoroughly entertaining and memorable characters ever to be put on film, Daniel Plainview. An insane, but charismatic sociopath filled to the brim with determination and hatred, just so complex and interesting. Paul Dano was absolutely fantastic as well. This film was a period piece, but it also is one of the deepest and most interesting character studies I’ve ever seen! The score for this film is intense and epic. The cinematography is emasculate. The writing and directing are insanely perfect. Every single scene is interesting, entertaining, and just perfect. Paul Thomas Anderson is an absolute genius. He is a masterful writer and director. He crafts his films meticulously in a way that no one else could. He’s become one of my favorite directors, and the way he writes his scripts and his dialogue is just so precise, energetic, and perfect. The ending of the film, wow. It might be one of my favorite endings to a film ever. I love No Country for Old Men (2007), but I think this should’ve won the Oscar for Best Director and Best Picture. This film has rocked me to my core. Thank you, Paul Thomas Anderson, for gifting us with one of the most breathtaking masterpieces of all time. I need to let this film sit for a while, but this could now potentially be in my top 5 favorite films of all time.