Monday, March 10, 2014
There Will Be Blood- Character progress throughout the story
One aspect that every good film has are character's that react to the plot and continue to develop throughout the story. In There Will Be Blood, there is no shortage of characters who change their natural ways because a situation in the plot had altered what lies in front of them. If you look at Daniel and Eli during the last scene, you can see both characters have reversed their roles since Vandy had made Daniel get baptized in Eli's Church. When the two meet again at Daniel's house, the power has shifted and the ball is in Daniel's court, where it was Eli who had the upper hand in command over Daniel in previous events. The characters really don't stay constant throughout the film because there are multiple events that make them react in a certain way that they are different then before. A good example of this is HW. After the giant explosion, HW becomes deaf and life working with his dad became a lot tougher. HW changed and his relationship with his father also changed, this completely added a twist to the story and made the characters react and change to accommodate the situation.
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I agree with this. The character development throughout the film is very interesting to watch, and it's fascinating how the characters themselves change and adapt to certain situations, without straying away or distracting from the story. There are no standard "good guys" and "bad guys" in the movie, because almost everyone in it has been guilty of something underhanded and morally wrong. The characters and plot is always shifting and changing, right up until the very final scene in the movie. Eli, who you would expect to be a morally sound man, given that he is a preacher, is truthfully underhanded and spiteful. Daniel Plainview, who you would consider to be the hardworking businessman and a good role model, is truthfully driven by greed and the pursuit of success. And he has been guilty of murder. There is no real black and white in this film, and no character can be clearly defined as such.
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