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Kyle Smith (Twitter: @rkylesmith) is a film critic for The New York Post and the author of the novels Love Monkey and A Christmas Caroline. Type a title in the box above to locate a review. Find an alphabetical listing of The New York Post's recent film reviews here.

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    “There Will Be Blood”: Conservative Propaganda?

    By Kyle | March 8, 2008

    Over at Pajamas Media I take a second look at “There Will Be Blood,” which arrives on DVD today. Thematically, the film is a three-legged stool: of course it’s a vicious (and highly effective) satire of capitalism and evangelism, but it’s also, quite earnestly, about the importance of family. (Spoiler alert: I give away plot details in the essay, which is aimed at people who have already seen the film.)

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    2 Responses to ““There Will Be Blood”: Conservative Propaganda?”

    1. blackhawk12151 Says:
      April 8th, 2008 at 1:42 pm

      Excellent essay. I loved the film and especially loved DDL in the role. I found this film an effective attack against capitalism and religion mainly because it was not ultimately about those things. It had an identity apart from its attacks on capitalism and religion.

      Syriana and its ilk fail because they are ultimately about nothing but the hatred of whatever aspect of American Culture/Western Civilization they are targeting

    2. Jim Says:
      April 8th, 2008 at 7:08 pm

      Your review of “There will be Blood” is in error on one point. The “son” is not in fact the protagonist’s natural son. He sort of adopted him when his real father died early in the movie in a mining accident working for the main character. And yes, the child was a baby in a basket.

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