There Will Be Blood is loosely based on Oil!, a 1927 novel by American author Upton Sinclair (1878-1968), although producer, director, and screenwriter Paul Thomas Anderson admits that he changed the title because "there's not enough of the book... to feel like it's a proper adaptation."
Because he seems to sense that the people of the community are too savvy, i.e., they cannot be taken advantage of. With all the people talking (and yelling) in the meeting, Daniel picks up on how much sharper they are than his usual prospects. So, rather than take their offer and knowing they'd want to know every aspect of his business process, he turns them down.
Paul Dano was originally cast as Paul Sunday only, while Kel O'Neill was originally cast as Eli Sunday. When O'Neill left, Dano was recast as both Paul and Eli because, at that point, it was too late to re-shoot scenes, so the film plays out that Paul is Eli's identical twin. Paul Dano stated to an NPR interviewer that he had less than a week to prepare for the role of Eli.
He didn't want his son to know he was talking business with Tilford. Daniel wanted HW to think they were going out together as a family to a nice restaurant, just as father and son, and he thought HW would be upset that his father was doing business during "their" time together. HW was in a fragile emotional state just after being reunited with Daniel.
The track in question is the third movement (Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace Poco più presto) of the Konzert für Violine und Orchestra D-dur (Violin Concerto in D Major), Op. 77 (1878), by Johannes Brahms. However, to find the exact performance as featured in the film, one would look for the version featuring the Berlin Philharmoniker, conducted by Herbert von Karajan and featuring Anne-Sophie Mutter as soloist. (Incidentally, the credits for the film are wrong on this point, and include António Meneses as a second soloist alongside Mutter. This is from the original release of the recording of this concerto, which also featured the Brahms "Doppelkonzert", Op. 102, which does feature Meneses as soloist (on cello, to Mutter's violin).) The best quality release of this particular version of the piece is available here and is selling, at present, for $13.99. It is a pristine mastering of the Concerto from the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft label, which originally released the recording in 1982.
"Convergence" by Jonny Greenwood, guitarist for Radiohead. The score was one of Greenwood's compositions for the soundtrack to the film Bodysong. The version heard in the film is a slight variation of the original and is not included on the film's original score, which was also composed by Greenwood. The Bodysong soundtrack is available through Amazon and "Convergence" on that album is very close to the version in this film.
The composer of the film was Jonny Greenwood, primarily famous as the guitarist for the British rock band Radiohead. Paul Thomas Anderson sent Greenwood a copy of the film, and a few weeks later, Greenwood sent back hours and hours of music. Much of the music was scored directly for the film, although a few pieces were taken from Greenwood's prior composition "Popcorn Superhet Receiver", which Greenwood composed as BBC's composer in residence. As for non-Greenwood music, classical pieces by Arvo Part and Johannes Brahms are used in a few places, such as the final scene in the bowling alley and the spudding of the well, but the brunt of the score is Greenwood's original compositions. Unfortunately, the score was ruled ineligible for an Academy Award nomination, due to an AMPAS rule that does not allow 'scores diluted by the use of tracked themes or other pre-existing music.
Two things happen when the barrels of dynamite go off: 1. the explosion causes a shockwave that forces the oxygen out of the immediate area for a short period, depriving the flames of a fuel source-the fire at a well needs both the oil as a consistent fuel source but also needs oxygen to burn above the source. 2. It collapses some of the housing structure and probably some of the mud and soil around the opening, sealing the well shut and preventing another gusher.
The method that Daniel's men use is quite dangerous but Daniel has several years of experience and he'd probably trained his workers in the safest way to do it: they have the barrels full of dynamite attached by long bars of steel or wood to wheeled carts so they can push it right up to the fire at a safer distance. The method has changed very little over the 100 or so years it's been used by oil workers -- in more modern settings, cranes with very long booms are used in place of the hand-wheeled carts seen in the film.
The method that Daniel's men use is quite dangerous but Daniel has several years of experience and he'd probably trained his workers in the safest way to do it: they have the barrels full of dynamite attached by long bars of steel or wood to wheeled carts so they can push it right up to the fire at a safer distance. The method has changed very little over the 100 or so years it's been used by oil workers -- in more modern settings, cranes with very long booms are used in place of the hand-wheeled carts seen in the film.
While reminiscing about their supposed shared past, Plainview recalls a fun incident involving the Peach Tree Dance. Henry gives a subdued disinterested response-not what Plainview would have expected. This sets the seeds of doubt in Plainview's mind about Henry's authenticity.
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- How long is There Will Be Blood?2 hours and 38 minutes
- When was There Will Be Blood released?January 25, 2008
- What is the IMDb rating of There Will Be Blood?8.2 out of 10
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- Who are the characters in There Will Be Blood?Daniel Plainview, Silver Assay Worker, H.B. Ailman, HW, Prescott, Signal Hill Man, Mrs. Bankside, Eli Sunday, Paul Sunday, Fletcher, and others
- What is the plot of There Will Be Blood?A story of family, religion, hatred, oil and madness, focusing on a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business.
- What was the budget for There Will Be Blood?$25 million
- How much did There Will Be Blood earn at the worldwide box office?$76.2 million
- How much did There Will Be Blood earn at the US box office?$40.2 million
- What is There Will Be Blood rated?R
- What genre is There Will Be Blood?Drama
- How many awards has There Will Be Blood won?114 awards
- How many awards has There Will Be Blood been nominated for?252 nominations
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