In the 2007 movie There Will Be Blood, Daniel Day-Lewis plays the ruthless and determined oil prospector Daniel Plainview. Starting out with small and dangerous undertakings, Plainview amasses an oil empire worthy of any robber baron. Apart from the clear allusion to violence, blood plays an important part in shaping Plainview’s solitary character. He is distrustful of everyone around him, even using his deaf adopted son solely to solidify business interests. At one point Plainview’s long lost brother arrives on the scene. It is perhaps the only time we feel that he is ready to trust …read more
Source: Center on Global Interests
