"Blood is Coming" is one of the most important works of the 21st century. As a work of art, it is outstanding in all aspects. Whether it is the most mentioned performance, religious oil painting-like photography, the possibility of PTA as Kubrick in the new century, or Greenwood's soul-stirring soundtrack, it is worth writing in capitals. close up. Pressing these not to show, in my opinion, the main creator uses a classic narrative to tell the story of how capitalism was used as an ideology in the early 20th century to defeat the former dominant ideology. If you add a subtitle to the film, "On the Victory of Capitalism in the 20th Century" would be a good choice.
Specific to the spokespersons of the two ideologies, it is obvious that they are projected on Daniel and Eli. The two have faced each other many times, and after winning each other, they ended with Eli blaspheming and Daniel killing Eli, declaring the victory of capitalism in this struggle. From the beginning of the twentieth century, capitalism spread and spread. The entire twentieth century has been a century in which capitalism defeated other ideologies. Whether it is other doctrines or religions, they have been marginalized in the 21st century. The mainstream society has only capitalism and capitalism under the cloak of other doctrines.
In the film, Daniel stands on the opposite of religion from the beginning. The first time Paul asked him what religion he believed in when he wrote a letter to him, Daniel said that I believed everything in order not to offend him. Believing in all was actually equivalent to not believing. The few fights against Eli were sparks. When the drilling team first arrived in the town, Eli asked as a priest to teach at the groundbreaking ceremony. Daniel verbally agreed and ignored him completely. After the drilling team had an accident later, Eli needed to be a clergyman to deal with the aftermath. Eli took this opportunity to accuse Daniel's people. If he did not go to church, he was ruthlessly accused by Daniel for affecting work efficiency. He said that Eli's missionary ceremony was a show, which was demeaning; Daniel was forced to enter a church in order to let the pipeline pass through the old man's territory. He was mercilessly humiliated by Eli and confessed in public.
Eli's complete defeat in the end first encountered economic problems and was caught in the crisis brought about by the Great Depression. Capitalism put the priest into a desperate situation. He first asked Daniel to buy the land on the grounds that Bandy's grandfather had died. This also symbolized the departure of religious forces. The role of his grandfather was to pull Daniel into religion and refused to sell the land. It is conceivable that the sale of the land was approved by the Bandy younger generation. Then Eli blasphemed at Daniel’s request. Just like Daniel’s confession, the mood here gradually progressed until it collapsed. At this point, the victory and defeat have been divided. The old religious forces have died, and the new religious forces’ representatives voted for capitalism. Fame, in the end, Daniel killed Eli seems to be overkill. If the metaphor of classic narrative is brought into it, it represents the complete victory of capitalism. After losing the enemy, it is conceivable that Daniel will further escape into a more empty and bleak old age.
There are many angles to tell about a victory. From the point of view of the film creator, the victory of capitalism is by no means the victory of justice over evil. The decadence and malaise after the victory brings more serious mental problems. At the beginning of the film, Daniel had the perseverance, his broken leg still brought the ore back to the camp; he was passionate, he vomited lotus in the speech; he had fighting spirit, and he rushed to the forefront almost all the time. With the imagined mansion on the Pacific coast, the mental state is in sharp contrast with the story two hours before. Obviously malaise and decadence, and can only shoot at home for fun. The son ran away and the enemy died. The result was the last pun in the film, I am finished, which literally means to say to the butler, I have finished eating. The obvious implication is that Daniel’s spiritual world as a person ends here, and the film is also abruptly ended. However, fundamental capitalism brings endless emptiness.
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