There Will Be Blood
There Will Be Blood is a 2007 American epic drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and starring Daniel DayLewis and Paul Dano. The film was inspired by Upton Sinclairs novel Oil It tells the story of a silver minerturnedoilman on a ruthless quest for wealth during Southern Californias oil boom of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
In 1898, Daniel Plainview, a prospector in New Mexico, mines a potentially precious ore vein from a pit mine hole. In the process of dynamiting the lode, he falls from a broken rung of the tunnel ladder and breaks his leg. He saves a silver sample, climbs out of the mine, and drags himself to the nearest assay office to evaluate his find and receives a silver and gold certificate claim. In 1902, he discovers oil near Los Angeles, California and establishes a small drilling company. Following the death of a worker in an accident, Daniel adopts the mans orphaned son. The boy, named H. W., becomes his nominal business partner, allowing Daniel to paint himself to potential investors as a family man.Nine years later in 1911, Daniel is approached by Paul Sunday, who tells him of an oil deposit under his familys property in Little Boston, California. Daniel attempts to buy the farm at a bargain price but Pauls twin brother Eli, wise to Daniels plan, holds out for 10,000 and states that it is for a local church of which he is the pastor. An agreement is made and Daniel goes on to acquire all the available land in the area, except for one holdout William Bandy. Oil production begins, but an onsite accident kills a worker and a gas blowout robs H. W. of his hearing. Eli blames the disasters on the well not being properly blessed. When he demands his familys as yet unpaid 5,000, Daniel beats and humiliates him. Eli berates and attacks his father at the dinner table for trusting Daniel, as well as blaming his brother Paul for the familys plight. ........
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