There Will Be Blood paints a detailed panorama of an oil prospector with bold strokes of black on its rich desert canvas. There is also a cruel promise in the title, likely unintentional, of what is to come for our planet after all this time burning oil.
The pursuit of God and the pursuit of profit intertwine in this turn of the century character study, and the Faustian bargain that material success often comes with. While it could benefit from broadening its focus ever so slightly beyond the purview of its protagonist, There Will Be Blood nonetheless creates a compelling picture of the ups and downs that come with chasing black gold.
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