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There Will Be Blood

What is there will be blood?

· Emily Grant

Key facts

Title There Will Be Blood[2]
Year 2007[2]
Country American[2]
Genre Epic period drama film[2]
Director Paul Thomas Anderson[2]
Source novel Oil! by Upton Sinclair[2]

There Will Be Blood is a 2007 American epic period drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, loosely based on Upton Sinclair’s 1927 novel Oil!.

Context

There Will Be Blood is a 2007 American epic period drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, loosely based on Upton Sinclair’s 1927 novel Oil! [2]. It follows Daniel Plainview, a silver miner turned oilman, in a ruthless quest for wealth during the California oil boom [2]. The story is described as one of “family, religion, hatred, oil and madness” [2]. The title is commonly interpreted as referring to violence and oil-related conflict [1]. The plot includes a feud between Plainview and preacher Eli Sunday [2].

Documented claims

  • The film follows Daniel Plainview’s pursuit of wealth during the Californian oil boom in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. [2]
  • The title is commonly interpreted as referring to violence and oil-related conflict. [1]

Questions and answers

What was the point of There Will Be Blood?

The point is to show how greed and ambition corrupt a man, as Daniel Plainview rises to wealth and then declines into moral bankruptcy [2].

What was the point of the ending of There Will Be Blood?

The ending caps Plainview’s moral collapse, leaving him isolated and broken after his violent confrontation with Eli Sunday [2].

What is the famous line from There Will Be Blood?

The famous line is “I drink your milkshake,” delivered by Daniel Plainview during a climactic scene [3].

Sources

  1. 2007 – There Will Be Blood - Academy Award Best Picture Winners — oscarchamps.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  2. There Will Be Blood Explained | Movie Mastery - Film Colossus — filmcolossus.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  3. There Will Be Blood Ending Explained: I Am the Third ... — collider.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)

Sources last checked August 3, 2026. · More in Entertainment