There will be blood Upton Sinclair, was an American writer. A socalist. (Sinclair actually ends up in the TL-91 series as the first Socalist President of the USA) His novel Oil is adapted for the big screen It has two great performnaces. The prospector,(Daniel Day Lewis) and the Preacher, (Paul Danio) The prospector adopts a son. After striking oil. Paul Danio plays two roles. The two brothers Eli and Saul Cirian Hinds, (HBO's Rome) turns up as Daniel Day Lewis secretary They give the boy, H W, whiskey in his milk. This was not uncommon, in the time. In part it was a means of keeping the children quiet. Also unpasteurised milk, is dangerous. It could be seen as King Lear, with Oil money. I found the plot a little simplistic I suspect thats Sinclairs, influence. The strength of this film, is that is truly a window to the past. Plainviews office, is by the railway. An oil derrick, made with lumber. People to poor to grow their bread. The Sundays, were goat farmers, w...