What is the meaning of There Will Be Blood?

He controls the blood of the land and now, far more than Eli, represents what Americans will worship: wealth and power, not religious healing. There Will Be Blood is a movie about a lot of things, but it's primarily about a country in transition and where we are today.

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Is There Will Be Blood a true story?

“There Will Be Blood” is based in part on a true story. Anderson loosely based the film on writer and politician Upton Sinclair's 1927 novel, “Oil! – a satirical exploration of the US oil industry in the wake of one of the country's biggest political scandals, the Teapot Dome scandal of 1921-1923. Is There Will Be Blood disturbing? Violence includes mining and oil well accidents (explosions, flames, a couple of deaths), several fights (hitting and kicking), and a shooting (abrupt and disturbing).

Why is it called There Will Be Blood?

The film's resonantly Old Testament title comes from the seventh chapter of Exodus where God, via Moses, orders Aaron to smite the waters so that 'they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt'. Where is Little Boston from There Will Be Blood? Answer: Little Boston, CA

In actuality, there is no town or city called Little Boston in California (either then or now). Most of the film was shot on location on a ranch in Marfa, Texas. Additional shooting took place in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills.

Does Daniel care about hw?

Daniel's relationship with H.W. is built upon choice, but specifically Daniel's choices. When we first meet H.W. it's at the site of what seems to be Daniel's first successful oil well. Why did HW set the fire? A man arrives at Daniel's doorstep claiming to be his half-brother, Henry. Daniel hires him and the two grow close. A jealous H.W. sets fire to their house, intending to kill Henry.

Why did Daniel not let Eli bless the well?

Instead of allowing Eli to bless his oil pump, Daniel says a prayer himself. When a member of Eli's church dies that very evening, the two argue: Eli suggests the workmen's drinking might've been a factor in the accident. Daniel says he can't operate very well with Eli always stuffing the gospel in their ears. Did Eli have a brother in There Will Be Blood? However, after Dano had already started filming his one scene as Paul Sunday, Paul Thomas Anderson decided to replace the actor playing Eli. Anderson then asked Dano to play Eli Sunday (a much bigger role) as well as Paul Sunday, and they decided to change the film to make the brothers identical twins.

Why does There Will Be Blood look old?

The crew used Panavision lenses that were specially modified either for Blood or for previous films, like Solaris and Memoirs of a Geisha, including lenses whose optics were four decades old. Lenses were modified so that low-speeds could be used whenever possible, typically interiors that could be adequately lit.