Daniel Day-Lewis has achieved a sort of mythological status, much like Bigfoot. People claim to have seen him or spoken with him outside of a movie set. But the fact is, he is a being existing outside the boundaries of our mundane world. Every few years, his tendrils of cosmic energy detect a story worthy of him and he coalesces into human form to assume the role needed. There is no acting involved. The Day-Lewis entity, for all intents and purposes, *is* that character. When filming is concluded, he retreats to his trailer. The next day the film crew will find only a crumpled pile of clothes coated in a glittering quartz-like film.

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If someone had a high-quality video camera with unlimited battery life strapped to their hand when a monster attacked New York City, the footage contained in the camera would look like Cloverfield.

1. There Will Be Blood
2. Cloverfield
3. 9 Lives
4. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
5. The Big Lebowski
6. Voices of a Distant Star
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