There Will Be Blood story
There Will Be Blood is a 2007 American epic drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, loosely based on the novel Oil! by Upton Sinclair. It stars Daniel Day-Lewis as a silver miner-turned-oilman on a ruthless quest for wealth during Southern California's oil boom of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Paul Dano, Kevin J. O'Connor, Ciarán Hinds, and Dillon Freasier also feature in the film.
24 total · 3 choice · 8 major · 13 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| family vs. career | choice | Daniel several times prioritized making money over taking care of his son and ended up a miserable old man |
| greed for riches | choice | Daniel wanted to make a fortune and derided people who were greedy but did not want to admit it, especially Eli. |
| life in the American Wild West | choice | we saw a believable portrayal of the lives of various characters between 1898 and 1927 in the American west |
| brother and brother | major | Daniel and Henry |
| Christianity | major | Eli and his Church of the Third Revelation was central to the story |
| father and son | major | Daniel and H.W. |
| misanthropy | major | Daniel told Henry he hated just about everyone and arguably the whole film was an illustration of how an openly selfish Daniel saw through the concealed selfish conceits of others |
| negotiation | major | Daniel bargained with various people - especially with Eli |
| single fatherhood | major | Daniel and H.W. - we are told the mother died in childbirth |
| the desire for fame | major | Eli wanted to be a famous preacher and maneuvered to that end |