There Will Be Blood is a must see film. Based on Upton Sinclair’s 1927 novel Oil, this 2007 film, directed and written by Paul Thomas Anderson, tells the story of a greedy and brutal oilman by the name of Daniel Plainview (portrayed by Daniel Day-Lewis) and his battle against the “Third Revelation”, Eli Sunday (portrayed by Paul Dano). From the clothing, the lack of roles provided for women, to no African Americans being in the film, this drama is set mostly in the time period of 1911 in California, but flips to 1927 when Daniel gets his revenge. Before we get into that, you must know how it all started. In 1898, Daniel Plainview discovers oil near Los Angeles, California where he establishes a small drilling company. During an accident, one of his workers is killed and he becomes the adoptive parent of H.W. In 1911, a man named Paul Sunday approaches Daniel and tells him of an oil deposit that …show more content…
lies underneath his family's ranch. Daniel and his son H.W. head up to the Sunday property and meet the young preacher, Eli Sunday (Paul's twin brother). From that point forward, you begin to see the real Daniel. You begin to realize that Daniel is a selfish liar. He claims that he runs a family business and that he is a “family man”, but when his son H.W. loses his hearing from his well blowing up, he is quick to go fix his well instead of being with his son, who was just blown up. He likes to be the embarrasser, instead of the one being embarrassed. When Eli humiliates Daniel and coerces him into acknowledging that he is a bad father during his public baptism, it pushes Daniel over the edge, leading to his plot of revenge. With blood, there's oil. The cinematographer did a fantastic job with camera angles. The camera was really close to the action happening, making every moment seem more realistic. From being placed down in the well, so close to the action, that oil actually gets on the lens of the camera. Every shot was clear and focused, never blurry. The music did wonders to the film. It created suspense and a creepy feeling to the movie. When Daniel broke his leg in the well in the beginning of the film, you see that he has to crawl all the way back to his destination. The camera angles up to show miles and miles of desert Daniel has to crawl through, creating a sense of fear from the music. A very chilling moment. Daniel Day-Lewis played the part perfectly, he makes this film.
In fact, Paul Thomas Anderson created the role of Daniel specifically for him. You simply could not make anyone else play Daniel, it would not be the same. He puts a lot of passion into this film. His character is characterized as very indirect. You can tell what kind of character Daniel Plainview is simply from his actions and his speech. He speaks down to people, showing his authority and power over people and he lies to people, showing that he will do anything to get his way. He is a very static character. He's a competitive psychopath who has little feelings towards other people. It shows throughout the entire film and it doesn't change from the start of the film, all the way to the end of the film. When his son H.W. tells him that he is moving away to open his own oil company, Daniel is very blatant with him, telling him that he is no longer his son, but his competitor. He also harshly admits that H.W. is not his biological son and that he is nothing and will never be anything like
Daniel. I love this film because of how deep and powerful it is. When Daniel leaves H.W. on a train (you find out he sent him to deaf school) you feel like he is betraying his son, like he gave up on his son because he can no longer hear. It's a drama meant for people who are interested in films with a deeper meaning, people who are able to open their minds to different possibilities in a film. Definitely worth seeing in the theaters.
The film is set in Bodega Bay - a small town by the sea. All the
Rudin, Scott & Schlosser, Eric & Williams, David (Producers), & Anderson, Paul. Thomas. (Director). (2007). There Will be Blood [Motion Picture] Marin County, California: Paramount Vantage & Miramax Films
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