"There Will Be Blood" Memo

Keagan 2022-04-23 07:01:03

In my opinion, this is a movie about human nature. The relationship map of characters is relatively less complicated, but the expression is also more nuanced. The adopted son, who is by accident, is essentially chasing pleasure but disguised as a fake indifferent to the world. The younger brother, a pair of twins with different styles, a devout believer, throughout Daniel's history of making a fortune, Daniel seems to have innate business intuition and negotiation skills, and this talent is largely due to his unusual understanding of human weaknesses. The keen sensibility, there are two lines I remember very deeply, "I want to make enough money, and then stay away from the crowd, I am very aware of the dark side of human nature, I don't need to know them to know..." If you express Daniel in one word , I want to use loneliness, this kind of loneliness is full of struggles and contradictions. His talent allows him to use all the people and things around him to seamlessly connect him to achieve his goals. Higher), fake younger brother (willingly work for him), twins (one helped him discover wealth, the other helped him clear the obstacles of renting and reclaiming land), devout old Bendy (helping him clear the last obstacle to the oil road)...from interpersonal From the point of view of relationship affecting efficiency, he is an impeccable genius using human nature to achieve his goals. But because of this, he is very lonely. There is a picture of the seaside and the fake younger brother looking forward to the future. When it comes to the future, he is confused and painful, his career is successful, and the freedom of wealth means that he no longer has sufficient reasons to persuade himself to continue to use his career to distract his sensibility. The trouble on that side, his loneliness comes from the contradiction between the good and the evil of human nature, he knows that people cannot be perfect, but he can't help pouring out his feelings in his unique way, and then he harvests some lies that he is extremely afraid of , leaving, etc., all the impure things he didn't want, even hated, for his adopted son, and for his false brother. That's why he has one characteristic: he is accompanied by alcohol all day long. Originally, this does not show any difference between him and ordinary alcoholics, but he has another characteristic. No matter how he drinks, when he talks about business, he instantly belongs to the businessman. The shrewd and gifted second personality appeared, which did not integrate with each other, and was full of fierce contradictions. This detail can also better reflect the loneliness of his personality... It also makes his loneliness more profound. Twin brothers, One person plays two roles, and his performance is also quite good. The elder brother is shrewd but not overstepping. He talks about things when he has something to say, and clearly marks the price. He is more pure. The younger brother is not stupid. The essence is to pursue profit and want to gain both fame and fortune, and it is not possible to end in a happy ending. The devout old Bandy and the father of twins, open up the interpretation of faith from another angle. Having faith does not guarantee that you will get any substantial improvement or improvement. It can make you utilitarian, but it can let you get rid of the crisis of existence, it is easier to accept the kind of thing that troubles Daniel and never compromise, and you can live a little more comfortable, which is closer to fatalism. Let’s look at it from a reflective perspective. No one is perfect, let alone a perfect world. If we define perfection from the perspective of making everyone happy, then, as long as independent personality and free will exist, perfection is doomed to be a paradox. In an ideal state, consider rationally. As each individual, seeing the same thing, the projection of the inner world will not be completely consistent, and the behavioral response patterns chosen are also different. We should all look at people and things from a positive perspective. But poor human beings are born with human nature, and human nature has its own likes and dislikes. It is unrealistic to be optimistic about everything.

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There Will Be Blood quotes

  • Plainview: I'm gonna bury you underground, Eli.

  • Plainview: I want you to look over there.

    [points towards H.W]

    H.M. Tilford: Daniel, let me introduce you...

    Plainview: Look over there. You see? That's my son. You see him?

    H.M. Tilford: Yes.

    Plainview: You SEE?

    H.M. Tilford: I see him.

    Plainview: You don't tell me how to raise my family. I told you not to tell me how to raise my family.

    H.M. Tilford: Daniel...

    Plainview: So, what do you see?

    H.M. Tilford: I'm very happy for you that...

    Plainview: Yes, I've made a deal with Union. My son is happy. He's safe.

    H.M. Tilford: Congratulations.

    Plainview: I'm taking care of him now, so...

    H.M. Tilford: Excellent.

    Plainview: You look like a fool, don't you, Tilford?

    H.M. Tilford: [long pause] Yes.

    Plainview: J-j-j-j-j-j-yes. Yes, you do.

    H.M. Tilford: [embarrassed] Excuse me gentlemen...

    Plainview: Oh, excuse me gentlemen. Excuse him, gentlemen.

    Plainview: [to Tilford] I told you what I was gonna do.

    [drinks Tilford's whiskey]