There Will be Blood: Beginning of movie, and ending scenes

I thought the beginning scene of the movie was a very interesting way to start. Most movies do not choose to start this way because I think most audiences would perceive it as boring. With this movie though I think it helped set the seriousness and intensity of the film and it ended up staying this way the whole movie. The film had very few funny scenes and for the most part was cold-hearted, all about money, and doing what is best for yourself. I think the beginning scene set the stage for this type of film. Another scene I thought was very interesting was the scene when Daniel and his son were fighting because his son wanted to start his own business. The movie fast forwarded a lot through the son's childhood so it was hard to see what their relationship was like before the son told Daniel about his plans for his own business. It seems as though they never had a good relationship due to his son's disability and not being able to communicate without using sign language and also Daniel's attitude as a selfish person. The close-up shots during this scene did a great job in grabbing every emotion that was coming through both of them. I also liked the use of the flash-back at the end of the movie when Daniel is remembering the good times with his son before the huge fight and before he lost his mind. This scene does a great job reminding the audience that it wasn't always this way between them and that they did care for each other earlier in their lives. Overall I thought the movie used many good camera shots and different movie techniques to make the film better.