"There Will Be Blood": Read The Screenplay By Paul Thomas Anderson
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"There Will Be Blood" is the kind of movie that doesn’t just leave an impression — it drills it into your bones with a thousand-pound derrick and Daniel Day-Lewis’s voice echoing in your soul.
Let's drill a little deeper into the story behind the movie.
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The story.
Directed and written by Paul Thomas Anderson, "There Will Be Blood" is a sprawling, operatic character study loosely based on the Upton Sinclair novel Oil! (1927). But while Sinclair’s book is more politically charged and satirical, Anderson’s film focuses instead on greed, ambition, and the rot at the heart of the American dream.
The story follows Daniel Plainview (played by Daniel Day-Lewis in one of the most commanding performances ever put on film), a silver prospector turned ruthless oilman in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. When he discovers oil-rich land in California, Plainview manipulates, lies, and bullies his way into wealth and power — all while claiming to be a humble family man. His adopted son becomes a prop. Religion becomes a rival. And everything — everything — becomes a transaction.
Opposing him is Eli Sunday (Paul Dano), a young, ambitious preacher whose own hunger for influence sets up a symbolic and brutal clash between capitalism and religion, industry and morality.
Behind the Scenes: Production & Style.
- Anderson began with just the first 150 pages of "Oil!" and veered into new territory.
- The film was shot in Marfa, Texas, a desolate, dusty landscape that matches the film’s moral terrain perfectly.
- Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead composed the unforgettable score — modern, dissonant, and foreboding. It was so experimental, the Academy initially disqualified it (then changed their rules later).
Themes.
- The corrosive nature of unchecked ambition.
- The illusion of morality in business.
- The lonely descent into madness when power is all that matters.
The Legacy of "There Will Be Blood."
- Daniel Day-Lewis won the Academy Award for Best Actor.
- The film also took home the Oscar for Best Cinematography (Robert Elswit).
- Today, "There Will Be Blood" is regarded as a masterwork of modern American cinema, often cited in discussions of the greatest films of the 21st century.
Take a look at the "There Will Be Blood" logline.
A story of family, religion, hatred, oil and madness, focusing on a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business. Paramount Vantage
"There Will Be Blood" Screenplay Details.
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| Type | ... |
FYC
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| Version | ... | Shooting DraftPink Revisions |
| Date | ... | 02.20.2006 |
| Pages | ... | 129 |
| Genres | ... | Drama |
| Screenplay | ... | Paul Thomas Anderson |
| IMDb ID | ... | 0469494 |
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