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There Will Be Blood (2007)

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A story of family, religion, hatred, oil and madness, focusing on a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business.

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Awards

Won 2 Oscars.

Another 107 wins & 136 nominations.

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6 November 2007 | toolfan-hess
10
| A film that will leave film-goers pondering for a long time
PT Anderson delivers perhaps his best work with "There Will Be Blood". Unlike "Magnolia", the film's daunting runtime is not very daunting whilst watching it. All acting in the film was solid, even the work of the child actors. Daniel Day-Lewis in particular delivered a truly phenomenal performance, capturing the power of greed, fear, insanity, and comedy simultaneously, at many points throughout the film. At no point does the time period distract from the power of the film. Sometimes period pieces cannot be appreciated because they delve too deep into historical details -- turning the experience into more of a documentary than a narrative set in the past. This is not the case for "There Will Be Blood", as human interactions are the focus of the film. Johnny Greenwood's chilling score is very strong, benefiting from the elegant minimalism that he show's in the band Radiohead. The cinematography is also spectacular. Robert Elswit beautifully captures the essence of the environment and the tension amongst the characters. All in all, this is truly a perfectly crafted film.

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The tune that Plainview croons to the boy after the explosion is the traditional Gaelic song "Gradh Geal Mo Chridh".

Quotes

Plainview: I told you I would to eat you!
Eli Sunday: We're family!
Plainview: I told you I would eat you up!

Goofs

In the bowling alley scene, Eli is clearly visible placing Daniel's refused drink above the central panel on the paneled divider. After the cut-away to Daniel, the drink is not above the central panel, but above the panel adjacent to the central one.

Crazy Credits

There are no opening credits, except for the title

Soundtracks

Violin Concerto in D Major Op.77:3. Vivace Non Troppo
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Performed by Berliner Philharmoniker
Conducted by Herbert von Karajan
Solos by Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) & Antonio Meneses (as António Meneses) (cello)
Courtesy of Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

Storyline

Plot Summary

Synopsis (WARNING: Spoilers)

Genres

Drama

Details

Release Date:

25 January 2008

Language

English, American Sign Language

Country of Origin

USA

Filming Locations

Shafter, Texas, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$302,845 (USA) (30 December 2007)

Gross:

$40,222,514 (USA)

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