This movie is disturbing; amazing; dark; troubling. It's set in turn-of-the-20th-century Southern California (although some other descriptions place the story happening in Texas).
The film has the same visual "palette" as Chinatown (even though much different story-telling style). It's long but I can't imagine how they could have cut down the film: it had to be sprawling and large in order to be able to take it in.
The opening sequence was, dare I say it, breathtaking. It was not the landscape porn that was The New World, but immediately set a tone that remained constant for the entire film. It was simple and perfect, which is I guess why in retrospect I am so impressed: each scene was exactly what it should have been so that the film could get under your skin.
I thought the score was composed by Michael Giacchino until I learned that it was done by Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead!
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