John Tone In 'There Will Be Blood'

John Wayne plays a stubborn, but strong willed man in Red River. Playing Thomas Dunson came off as one of the more believable performances. Wayne uses his voice much more than his body. Psychically he is a bit stiff, but that may be because he’s hardly moving around in the film. His expression are smooth just like his voice, all of the emotion the character is feeling comes out in the way he speaks and looks. Once things start to pick up, you can almost feel the difference in character because he becomes grittier. Wayne’s lack of different facial features made moments where he did smile or any moment where he wasn’t being overly headstrong all the more evident. For example, at the end of the movie when Tess points the gun at him, his expressions …show more content…
His performance was very believable, so believable that at times I forgot that this was a character. When Daniel Plainview was trying to strike a deal in the Sunday’s home, he would touch the fathers arm when he was trying to come off as sincere. When Day-Lewis wanted to show that the character was getting frustrated he spoke faster, but kept a facial expression that didn’t match his tone. Another thing I really enjoyed about this performance was how well Plainview’s aggression come off, it was clear and believable. The way the character handled his anger was always based on the situation he was in, but his anger was always obviously there to the viewer. There were two parts of this movie I really loved, the ending and the scene before the ending. With the help of good writing, his dialogue with Eli and having to chase him around the room wrapped the movie up nicely and showed how much of a prideful character this is. When Plainview was talking to his deaf son, Day-Lewis glowed with anger and displeasure, it was defiantly and interesting point in the movie that let the viewer know everything they thought about the character was