A Scene I Like - There Will Be Blood

In this episode of ASIL, I break down Paul Sunday's visit to Daniel Plainview at the beginning of There Will Be Blood.
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0:00 Intro
5:46 Scene Breakdown

[@asceneilike]

Hey everyone! I just randomly checked in on this video after almost 5 years and was shocked to see how many views and comments it has. Thank you so much to everyone who has watched and interacted with it over the past half-decade. I made this video during a period of unemployment when I was fresh out of film school (which is where some of the over-analysis that I've been accused of comes from lol) and pursuing a career in the television & film industry. I had planned to make more videos but life got busier and to be honest I forgot all about this channel. Now that I've re-discovered it I hope to release a few new videos this winter. Stay tuned and thanks again!

[@katdeluxy9608]

This the only scene you ever liked?

[@asceneilike]

@@katdeluxy9608 I like this one too: kzbin.info/www/bejne/maLYZKCbid6Xjbs

[@KlassicLoL]

This guy made one video and left. I guess this is the only scene he likes.

[@onuraydn9663]

KlassicLoL there is a reason he didnt name his channel “scenes i like”

[@danmurphy7373]

This made my day, thank you

[@user-ju6zx3rm8d]

he went out on top. Like all people, and especially creators, should.

[@bladesmith5927]

@Poop Jones Peeked too early

[@Owyourhurtingme]

He got the cancer. He died on a Tuesday. - a scene I like from Forest Gump.

[@funkyboodah]

"I'd like it better if you didn't think I was stupid" -- really great line. Gonna use that one day.

[@StufiBuy]

I love that they both can’t help but smile. This is the moment they realize he’s not your average rube and that they’d have to pay.

[@x2f01mick]

I've said it. Didn't realise til' now I stole it.

[@murderinc.hunting7686]

It's a good one to use when you think someone is bluffing.

[@jayantrajshastri]

all of you didnt get the significance of the dialogue. one theme of the movie is about atheism vs church. smart vs stupid daniel is smart. paul is smart. but eli is stupid. eli calls his father a stupid man. calls paul stupid as well. at the end, eli accepts that he is a stupid man. daniel tells him, paul was smarter than you. eli never got his 5000. paul got 10000 right away. understand, stupid & smart are another themes of this movie.

[@RW4X4X3006]

No thinkin about it. You are.

[@breadfan262]

I think Paul got exactly what he wanted and knew he was potentially screwing over his family. He was cagey throughout this meeting and knew a prospector was not to be trusted.

[@Jimmersaunt]

Yep-more specifically to screw Eli. Such a great character! And Daniel clearly has some respect for him-much more so than for Eli!

[@CorekBleedingHollow]

What do you mean screwing over his family?

[@scottmerric2180]

I think he believed they deserved it. His Dad probably beat and abused him like Mary, and he knew it was his only way out.

[@lukasmiller486]

Paul was smart to pick up the $600 and leave that cultish family of his.

[@possiblepilotdeviation5791]

Twas $500.

[@arghyashubhshiv3239]

In fact at the end of the movie it's revealed that he invested this money in Daniel's company and earned a hella lot of money and bought some fracking equipment.

[@kazj1728]

I wonder if Plainview was exaggerating when he told Eli he paid Paul $10,000 on the spot.

[@waragainstmyself1159]

@@kazj1728 he was, just to hurt Eli.

[@Groovy_Bruce]

@@arghyashubhshiv3239 I thought he just said that to fuck with the twin lol.

[@cdreyes81]

"I'm going to take more than my money back. Is that alright with you?" I just love that line and delivery

[@tonywords6713]

awesome indirect threat

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

Paul knew what he meant and was ok with that because he was playing it straight with Daniel.

[@blingbykylie5960]

Ciaran Hinds is one of the most underrated, versatile actors of all.

[@colinmontgomery5492]

He's great in "The Terror".

[@elsieoliver1671]

Fuck yes I love watching him he has such a calm restrained power to him

[@RW4X4X3006]

Definitely the loyal, not to be fucked with presence behind Daniel.

[@Sphere723]

He was a Consul of Rome.

[@tomspiers2087]

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, he's there just enough and no more, memorable but not overpowering, fills his role perfectly.

[@libertyfreedom5726]

That handshake between Paul and Daniel is so pivotal and more meaningful than the first time viewer has any idea of.

[@tonywords6713]

contrast with the backwards awkward handshake he does with eli later on

[@manco828]

I am the third revelation! I said I would eat you!

[@furbabydaddy814]

@@tonywords6713 good point

[@moodydude6790]

I really wish we saw more of Eli's brother Paul due to Daniel's line at the end of the film "It was Paul who was chosen..."

[@RW4X4X3006]

There was never a Paul. Just a wicked twisted little conniving twat named Eli. And Plainview caught onto it quickly in the film.

[@gmanzano89gm]

@@RW4X4X3006 oh fuck wait wait tell me explain

[@Victor-Soria]

RW4X4X3006 he didn't catch on to it he was just taken aback seeing the same face with a different name

[@iggy1296]

@@RW4X4X3006 nope. Paul is defintley real. originally they weren't going to be twins. Paul Dano was cast as Paul Sunday and Kel O'Neill as Eli, but just a few days after filming started PTM didn't liked Kel's performance and fired him and Dano ended up playing both characters, that's why they're twins.

[@RW4X4X3006]

@@iggy1296 Twins? No way. That may have been the original script. There's a few scenes where Daniel gives a look of absolute disgust when Eli is playing his game and Paul is referenced.

[@OtisF96]

Watched this for the first time yesterday, completely blew my mind.

[@haakonaleksandr]

i’m surprised you didn’t talk about how good the dialogue was, with how both of them try to hold the dominant position in the conversation by not answering each others questions at first

[@slobert]

Director: "Put some lights in the office. The office needs to be well-lit so they can see." Film Buff: "THE LIGHTS SIGNIFY THAT PAUL HAS LEFT THE DARKNESS AND IS TRANSITIONING INTO THE LIGHT" Director: "Have Paul sit down or something." Film Buff: "BY SITTING ON THE CHAIR THE BOUNDS OF POWER HAVE SHIFTED AND PAUL HAS NOW MATCHED DANIEL'S POWER"

[@cameltoeinspector6015]

ikr....how the fuck did this quack job interpret all of that from a guy walking into a room and sitting down

[@alfiedean4212]

What you pointed out there would be pretty basic for analysing. The lights being in frame at the beginning was over analysed.

[@KillaGandhi]

Big facts.

[@robwernet9609]

Yah its a stretch. He read into it far to much lol

[@cyrussmith4744]

LOL yeah i think it was too far fetched. I think the dialogue in the scene has more elements to be analyzed than the blocking.

[@mqbitsko25]

"I'd like it better if you didn't think I was stupid." Daniel's man grins, just slightly, and glances at Daniel. "I like this kid", he's saying. With the implication that he knows Daniel is also impressed. They thought they were dealing with a rube. They're at once disappointed and happy to find out he isn't a rube at all. Getting the info for free would have been nice, but they respect the kid for not allowing himself to be taken advantage of.

[@Owyourhurtingme]

They weren’t necessarily impressed, they just realized he wasn’t an easy mark and was to be given a bit more regard.

[@Infamous363]

Yeah, really. There’s no respect among thieves. Daniel would turn Paul into worms if he could - but we act like there’s some kind of respect there. It’s weird how we watch these criminals in films and pretend like we have something in common with them.

[@Jacob-ir6zi]

Funny that Daniel Day Lewis plays a character named Daniel and Paul Dano plays character named Paul 😂

[@jadenwaz9585]

That was probably on purpose tbh.

[@theconsciousobserver6829]

Maybe they act more naturally with their own names mentioned

[@jonesjones6279]

Funny that method actors method act

[@Jacob-ir6zi]

@@jonesjones6279 Funny that method actors act and that things can be a funny coincidence that mean nothing more

[@jonesjones6279]

@@Jacob-ir6zi In many cases, yes. In this case, no.

[@michalsulima917]

I like and respect your reading of the scene and There Will Be Blood is also one of my long-time favourite films and I have a tremendous respect for Anderson. Still, I do have to say: aside from great introductions to further characters via some fantastic scene blocking as well as certain strong symbolism of Paul (with Eli's face) sitting between Plainview and his adopted son, I think you've read perhaps a little too deep into apparent meaning of camera movement and placement of spotlights; not to mention - some of it goes directly against the logic of the argued points: by being ultimately duped and revealing the location of the family farm, as you imply, Paul's higher light should actually be the lower one; he's not gaining afterall, he's just been duped, apparently, and finally revealed his cards. I see the symbolism to be quite different there. I don't believe Paul was duped at all. I think what he stood for, symbolically, was truthfulness and lack of greed - the downfall of both Daniel and Eli. Paul was being realistic about what he could ask for, he wasn't trying to hoax anyone and played straight. He is akin to H.W. (hence the connection is revealed when they both briefly look at each other with the only true display of genuine friendliness in the entire scene): neither Paul nor H.W. are greedy and they both eventually leave the places corrupted with greed and hypocrisy into their own futures, freeing themselves from its curse. Plainview, on the other hand, is like Eli: a greedy hypocrite who masks as a family man to achieve his means. He stands for insatiable greed of capitalism. Eli is his religion-based counterpart, just as clever and hiding under the guise of a shepherd and a prophet - he's the institutionalised church. They both recognise each other for what they truly are during Sunday farm purchase negotiations in another great scene. A nemesis to one another, they are both cursed to each other's presence ever since then, both seeing their downfall in their greed and untruthfullness. Daniel ending up a degenerate alcoholic murderer, living the rest of his days in solitude among his useless riches with no family he secretly strived for; Eli presumably meeting his Maker only minutes after denouncing him and finally revealing himself as a charlatan. Both got what they deserved, both went down together. What Anderson promised, he delivered - in that final scene, there was blood, real and symbolic.

[@Jimmersaunt]

I agree-Paul wasn’t duped-he wanted to essentially sic Daniel onto his brother whom he saw as being a con man. I also think Daniel has some respect for Paul-far more than he has for Eli.

[@Infamous363]

@@Jimmersaunt I disagree. Thieves don’t respect anything.

[@jagrcantakeyou]

At 8:22 Daniel's hat is off his head and sitting between him and Paul meaning "hats off to you for finding me." Also, the director was trying to show the audience that something would eventually come between them. Hat is three letters and oil is three letters. Also, Daniel's partner is smoking with his left hand, the closest to Paul, as if to tell the audience that Paul and his family will be a cancer to the operation. I also like how Paul is holding his hat here with both hands. This is director telling the audience that Paul will get his hands on something soon - most likely Daniel's money. Or at least he will try. Just adding to your analysis. Also, fun fact: This movie took 24 years to make because the director put so much thought into each scene and foreshadowing.

[@Kruppt808]

jagrcantakeyou , LOL LOL LOL,

[@ctina2572]

Ha awesome!

[@mikedoss9777]

Savage! 😂

[@luisnieves1844]

You're an ass! 😂🤣😂🤣 love this

[@prilljazzatlanta5070]

jagrcantakeyou Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar

[@WaterhouseFilms]

I love that you're deeply analyzing this stuff. And while some of the stuff may be the directors intent, I think a lot of it isn't. For example, I'm no great filmmaker, but I try to put symbolism like this in many of my own films, and when people try to analyze them, they are waaaaaay off, and pick up on things I never even intended. So I think that can happen a lot with analyzation videos

[@Furtivo95]

He completely missed HW's meaning behind asking how many sisters Paul has.

[@slobert]

Probably the only actual significant meaning in this scene and he completely fucking missed it. BUT MUH LIGHTS! LIGHTNESS AND DARKNESS!

[@DeadBunny69]

So what's the meaning?

[@slobert]

@@DeadBunny69 His interest in girls, and one of the sisters who would become his future wife.

[@dannyc7227]

IMO, The kid was asking specific questions about Paul’s siblings because he is already learning about the tricks of the trade from his father. Gauging how Paul gives his answers and what not. Just my two cents.

[@myronsanders4563]

That was actually the most meaningful moment in that entire Scene. And he completely skipped over it

[@thetransmogrifer2522]

The commentator presents Danial Plainview before he is evil, but Danial's dark persona has been well illustrated before this great/dark negotiation. This is the best movie ever made to this date: 2020!

[@Amzsdf1]

What is the best movie now imo?

[@jayblack7495]

I love when Daniel leans forward, brandishing his clutch of wrinkled cash, concealing his mouth with the greasy stack of currency. He's finally answering Paul's earlier inquiry regarding what "church" he goes to. This gesture speaks volumes. Daniel consumes currency like crude oil, sucking it dry like a pilfered milkshake. Money (in this moment) is Daniel's bait; while remaining both Daniel's sword and his shield. Money exchanged (as reward) is often the devil's handshake. And finally, if you watch this film, bearing in mind its conclusion, you can faintly imagine Daniel's inner-voice whispering across his stained desk like a patient snake uncoiling, "This is my church boy. This is my church, and all are welcome." Great interpretation of an equally great scene. It brings me joy when the archetypal efforts of true artisans do not pass in unrecognized silence. Easy Sub...

[@Pingaheimer]

Abraham Lincoln and Julius Caesar sitting at a table. Don't screw around.

[@alepalacios8908]

And Steppenwolf

[@the_Punisher_]

@@alepalacios8908 And now the Riddler too

[@sodapopbrosky]

And the king of the Wildlings.

[@pedrosantos6183]

@@sodapopbrosky and Black panther

[@davet9820]

This is the best episode of A Scene I Like

[@bjerk1881]

Every scene of that film is amazing

[@josefk7437]

When I watched the movie, I got the impression that the Daniel Plainview was not as evil as the writers wanted the audience to think. Daniel was not worse than Eli or Tilford or the other characters. Paul didn't get duped by Daniel. Getting $500 was huge at the time. Even if that is all he got, that was a ton of money at the time. It was enough to make it worth it. I do not call that "getting duped." The people who get screwed or killed by Daniel later do not seem to deserve better treatment.

[@tonywords6713]

definitely, its a pretty complex character study. daniel clearly sees himself in paul and eli except he respects paul

[@temporarymomentary]

0:16 There Will Be Blood is actually one of the best movies ever made.

[@hagengilbert8102]

Wow! I always loved this scene too and hearing you describe the expert camera and lighting work blew my mind. Thanks!

[@jasonl9266]

A business meeting with 4 people . A very important scene for the whole movie.

[@batmansdragon8820]

Really interesting analysis of a very solid scene in an incredible film. I'm glad I found this channel!

[@RedDawgTN]

Fletcher Hamilton creeps me out a bit whenever I watch this scene.

[@Valduria]

It's implied that, although they work as civilized oil men, if someone tried to cheat (or threaten) Daniel Plainview they'd soon be dealing with Fletcher and a semi-circle of hard men ready to take more than his money back.

[@PlayStationElation00]

I think you over analyzed the light fixtures of the set, they don't mean shit.

[@StasisDreams]

Playstation Elation everything means something

[@PlayStationElation00]

JB No, not at all.

[@freddybeer]

The Godfather. People theorised that because oranges prempt every violent scene, Coppola was making a statement about fragility, or 'ripe' for opportunity (Michael's character) (Heard tons of other theories) Coppola said he's always liked oranges and that they added a nice burst of colour to a scene. That's it. That's the only real reason they are there. I got a ton more of these, lol!

[@michaelcolello2735]

@@freddybeer I suspected it was simply because sicilian citrus fruits are peerless. Blood oranges, particularly.

[@beeper5462]

Even if a director dosent intended on an artistic choice meaning anything more than aesthetics dosent mean it dosent mean what you mean. Brian De Palma says once you finish the film it’s not yours anymore it’s the audiences. And things you personally see in the film for yourself are true.

[@Maury_au_Arcos]

I don't get how he can give a performance of a character that is so charming, cruel, mysterious, and proper at the same time

[@nonplayerzealot4]

The bill Daniel shows at 3:50 is an 1882 gold certificate. Those and silver certificates were highly coveted as forms of paper money in general, but especially out West because were directly redeemable for actual metal (or specie). There was more trust in those than in other types of government issued bills. The person on the bill his hand covers is Thomas Hart Benton, a Senator and politician of numerous offices before that. Those are quite expensive in good condition, so it's probably a laser copy, but it does look right. He would've likelier have had 1902 series National Bank Notes than bills that were 30 yrs old in a 1911 scene. They always use those gold certificates in West movies because they have GOLD written in bold yellow letters. You can plainly see the denoms on those. National banks, however, were all over the place by 1911 issuing government backed money in thousands of towns and cities. It no longer made a difference by then whether it was a gold cert because all US money was gold backed by that point.

[@tomservo5347]

As money should be-not this 'fiat' crap that can be manipulated and lent many times over what could actually be backed by gold.

[@nonplayerzealot4]

I agree. The late, great Nixon of course did away with that. They churn out millions in paper money every single day at the Fed. As a paper money and coin buff, the precious metals era did make for a lot of types of monies. Since every dollar had to be accounted for then, multiple sectors of the economy had to be used to back every bill. All the way up to 1966, $100 bills were legal tenders and NOT Federal Reserve Notes. They looked the same but had red seals instead of green ones. Thus, back in Daniel's day, there were like 4-5 different types of money circulating at the same time unlike what we have today. There were gold certs, silver certs, legal tenders, treasury notes (coin notes as they were called), national bank notes. Rich folk always had a mix of different types of bills in their bill folds. By 1911+, national bank notes became the most common. By then, there were thousands of chartered banks and those bills were essentially backed by gold just like gold certs, even though they were completely different in appearance. Gradually all the other types were phased out because they became more unnecessary as banks had truly proliferated enough to cover the entire country.. They always use those gold notes like Daniel had in Old West movies, tho. National bank notes don't translate as well on screen. They're much more bland looking. However, as I'm a nerd who pays attention to this kinda stuff, this was the only time I've seen a true copy of one in a movie. In other movies like Young Guns 2 and The Quick And The Dead, they had shitty facsimiles, black and white or poor copies. This bill here looks very good.

[@tomservo5347]

Interesting stuff...really! Or the famous 'greenbacks' that Westerns loved using. (It was actually an ingenious way of paying for the war by Lincoln and Stevens instead of the high interest loans the Rothschild banksters were offering.) I've read Thaddeus Stevens system of gold backed currency was used up until 1916(?) when Woodrow sold us out with the establishment of the Federal Reserve. (He later regretted doing it.) Is it true JFK was wanting a return to silver standard shortly before he was killed? Amazing how bills were actually worth the specie they represented-until another move by the banksters in 1933 when FDR made it mandatory that all gold be turned in. I'm surprised people back then allowed it to happen but they always use a crisis (the Depression which Hoover rightly thought would sort itself out without government meddling) in order to make people give up rights and implement more control. People today are shocked when I tell them that bill they're holding is worth absolutely nothing-only that they believe it's worth something makes it so.

[@nonplayerzealot4]

You've got a good mind for history, bro. My memory is kind of hazy on this, but I read somewhere awhile ago that greenbacks (Demand Notes) created a fuzz in Congress because it was a scenario where the President was asking to authorize a fiat currency in lieu of borrowing from banks. For a period, they were redeemable in gold, so they had both characteristics until the banking system ran out of gold. After that, they were redeemed en masse and they had to offer interest on Demand Notes to keep them afloat. Fortunately, the public was so out of money and coinage that they became trusted out of necessity. They were using postage stamps as coins then. There's a type of coin/stamp called Encased Postage Stamps that are worth thousands today. Wiki page: tinyurl.com/yah4efvc I recently saw one of those on a Pawn Stars rerun. Years before, Continental currency (fiat) became highly devalued. I've seen a doc on the Fed (it's on YT) and how they make paper money. It was on TV circa 2001. The head guy at the Fed explicitly said what you wrote at the end in your last reply. It's the trust in the US Government that makes the bills acceptable all around the world. In Mexico, it's practically their top currency. They take US money no problemo. I haven't heard that about JFK, but I'm not really a conspiracy theorist on his death. It only takes one worthless sack of shit like LHO or Mark David Chapman to assassinate someone special and LHO had already attempted to assassinate some general he disagreed with visavis Cuba with the same rifle only months before 11/22. Shot at him thru his window while he was reading in a chair inside, but iirc, the round hit the window frame. Anyway, it is coincidental that silver coinage was ceased right after his death. Dimes, quarters, and halfs are used as a convenient form of junk silver in canvas bags now. I've heard the existence of large denom bills were made in 1928 and 34 in order to exchange for all the gold around the nation. Only coin collectors were able to keep their gold coins if they were rich enough to have them.

[@tomservo5347]

The US dollar is pretty much excepted everywhere. It's why Putin and China want to do away with it and replace it with the petrodollar. I'm not an Obama fan and I think the trillions he churned out flooded the market and inflation happened, except our press (infatuated with Obama) failed to tell anyone. Faith in US currency has really fallen thanks to our 20 trillion debt and bad foreign policies.

[@whatsupdanger3045]

It’s interesting how this movie has important desks scenes like this at beginning in end. With characters in similar positions. There’s this scene, and then H.W.’s scene at the end, with his interpreter to Daniel’s left, rather than fletcher. Daniel even has men further off in the background to still balance out that power differential, but they’re far off and out of focus. I agree Paul influenced the father/son separation, but the case can also be made that Paul influenced H.W. finding out the truth about his life, and now he’s in the position Paul was in at the beginning of the film.

[@934ist]

"How many sisters do you have?" If I recall this is the first time the kid says a full sentence in the movie. It came across as creepy.

[@redheron4321]

I dont know about that. He's a young kid, doesn't really get the chance to meet kids his age, especially ones of the other sex. He's just a little under puberty. Girls interest him, that's it.

[@platupi1]

This man liked this scene so much, that he edited a fantastic video, made a channel to upload it, and then straight dipped. I now very much like this scene as well

[@asceneilike]

Thanks for the kind words! I just finished making a new video after nearly five years. Check it out here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/maLYZKCbid6Xjbs

[@Kruppt808]

One of the best flims of all time

[@myoman1977]

Kruppt808 flim flam?

[@bookeblade]

The best film of all time

[@KevinSmith-mw1lg]

Well done. Excellent perspective. Thank you.

[@HenryChinaski614]

Your analysis is dead correct. I hope your video exposes more to this brilliant film and it’s content. Thanks.

[@BLooDCoMPleX]

One thing that really stands out to me is the manner by which Daniel threatens Paul is the exact same as when he silently threatens Eli after the baptism scene. I had never noticed that before.

[@philgooderealty]

Technically this is a positive interaction... for Paul. At the end Daniel tells us that Paul gets rich on oil as well.

[@apoc3037]

It was a lie to make Eli feel bad

[@yanfey]

My favorite movie, so many scenes I like in this movie

[@MapleSyrupPoet]

"Little Boston" 😃 I resided - only for short time - in small community, called Boston Bar ...loved the experience ...next door, was Fraser river 💧🌊

[@mycatisromeo]

Anyone stop to see how long the cuts are. This requires careful dedication to the craft of filmmaking to pull off well.

[@jordansage9655]

9:58 Analysis like this is what separates YOU from the rest of the pack! This was superbly insightful.

[@axx012]

Yea. I took cinema appreciation and even if the man was wrong, he displayed impressive insightfulness of what the director could have gone for with this.

[@stevemead5265]

Just 1 video? 😁 you must like more than 1 scene. Great breakdown man

[@rorytizyte1129]

Incredible!

[@Masssch]

Honestly perhaps my all-time favorite movie, the acting is purposeful and bold, Every line is so good, I rewatch this I think once every year. Never gets old. Cinematic masterpiece.

[@socaldazed6076]

when the demon comes out of Linda Blair & goes into the priest, there's a little picture of Elvis on the night stand & 2 christmas lights exactly 37 inches apart while the background music changes from a drop 'D' to a flat 'C' ... eeeeesh

[@cm2208]

lol gold

[@gabrielidusogie9189]

How did you analyze this scene so well?!

[@HalfEatenMedia]

My personal favorite scene is from the confrontation between father and son. You should do that scene as well. Great film

[@tonywords6713]

i always liked how its almost exactly the same shot (and at about the same point in the movie) as when Barry enters the party in Punch Drunk Love... anxious single take, pan out to the right revealing surroundings

[@markshelling8345]

Great analysis. Are you going to make another video?

[@jydk37]

I like your concept, I think you have lots of potential. Subscribed. Criticism: not mentioning when Paul says $600. I think this is what demonstrated to Daniel that he was truly holding valuable information, because he ends up accepting Paul's full offer, which is the only time he does this with anyone throughout the film. I think your focus is more on the staging and not so much dialog, but that's the part of the scene that stood out the most for me. Anyways, I'm excited to see more, you have a good eye it seems.

[@nomanyuno9959]

So much negativity in the comments. I think he did well for his first video. I love video essays and this one is pretty good.

[@joshualetzgig5534]

Enjoyed this! You should make more

[@thelonious-dx9vi]

I love this scene too. Grabbed me first time I saw it. Day-Lewis is awesome.

[@Lee-xn8by]

top ten movies ever made

[@armond120]

I do enjoy this scene. It shows that both Paul and Daniel are good at probing for information, though Paul is green he still shows a nack for pulling info from people. That is shown when each time they ask him, his name he in turn asks them a question. I also like at the end when Daniel gives Paul a hand shake and calmly threatens him, Paul smiles and tells him "Yes, Sir." To me that shows two things, one how confident Paul is about oil being on the land and two that if he is wrong he is willing to get the stuffings beat out of him. I like to think that if there was no oil and Daniel went looking for Paul to get his money back and take a bit more out of his hide, Paul and him would first talk a bit maybe have a small laugh then Paul would look at Daniel and say. "Well, a deal is a deal lets get this over with." The ending scene would be Daniel whipping blood off his face with a rag and saying. "Only man that I have met that stood behind his word completely and took it like man too."

[@adamg545]

Nice job. I'd love to see you do more videos!

[@xIVANDOOMx]

Except at the end that even drunk Daniel can explain his master plan. Because Paul made up Eli and at the dinner the dinner table when he meets the family and during negotiations Daniel calls him both Paul and Eli.. He had a personality disorder when there where no twins just Paul.

[@eanayac]

Best analysis of this scene I have ever seen!!!! THANK YOU!! Please do some more!!!

[@MapleSyrupPoet]

Nice analysis 👍

[@jqyhlmnp]

I can’t wait till your next video!

[@asceneilike]

Here it is! kzbin.info/www/bejne/maLYZKCbid6Xjbs

[@JohnnyRico118]

I've seen this movie a couple times and I didn't realize that Paul and Eli are different characters.

[@bigjump2307]

Great video. I also think that when Daniel pulls out the $500 cash, the shot is so that the money covers up Daniel's mouth. This is to say that "money talks bullshit walks." Gotta love PTA

[@williamdouggraham9343]

This is one of my favorite movies as well

[@franksinatra4982]

beyond epic

[@ricknowak4582]

AND I JUST L O V E HIS VOICE, YO!!!! One, (if not the best) actor that like, man!!!!! So. Freeeakin, cooooool!!!!

[@ilikestarsun]

I didn't realize they were twin brothers until the end of the film when Daniel tells Eli his brother was the chosen one. I thought it was only Eli lmao

[@MMAGamblingTips]

ilikestarsun yeah, I always thought that it was Eli pretending to be Paul the entire time and that there was no such thing as Paul. Was confusing, I didn’t know if Daniel was being sarcastic at the end or not when he was talking about Eli‘s brother.

[@Borganov20]

Insidious MMA yes it should’ve been explained better

[@Groovy_Bruce]

Hahaha same I was so confused why he was pretending not to know Daniel Day Lewis.

[@Jared_Wignall]

I believe My Left Foot is Daniel Day-Lewis’s career best performance. But this is probably his best film of his career.

[@Owyourhurtingme]

Nice job. Are you a film student?

[@gawarlock4148]

You overanalyzed way too much on the entire scene. Some of it, I would agree with, but you are overanalyzing.

[@esfitnesspro2455]

Exactly

[@valcone42487]

agreed. like the things with the lights and their placements???

[@gawarlock4148]

@@valcone42487 I mean... yea....we follow the lights to a degree, but mainly, we are watching the surroundings that the lights are showing. We aren't worried about "lights" and their "placement." The mind is saying... "Where are they? And then... "You can tell the oil man is just now beginning... his office had the bed for his son, so we know he lives right where he works."

[@theconsciousobserver6829]

You're under analyzing

[@gawarlock4148]

@@theconsciousobserver6829 hahahahaha. Are you making a Jim Halpert reference?! Michael: I think you're over-thinking this... Jim: I think you're under-thinking this!

[@IrishToeRAG]

Brilliant dude

[@brandonfranzen5191]

I would’ve really loved to see this character pop back up at some point

[@michaelgarcia9306]

If you were making videos I’d subscribe. Your analysis was fantastic and you got a voice for it. Since I like this movie I’ll come back to this video. I hope you share some more scenes you like. Thanks for the good video

[@asceneilike]

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[@etherealoutlaw3740]

The only thing that I think is really of note about this scene, is the amount that he pays Paul for the information leading to the New Boston oil discovery: $500. During the bowling alley scene at the end of the movie, Daniel tells Eli that he paid Paul $5,000 for the information that he gave him. This shows Daniel's dedication to holding a grudge, he ballooned up the price that he bought the information for by 10 times, just to make Eli feel 10 times worse than if he would have told him the truth. Other than that, and maybe Daniel's eye-opening comment to Paul that if he ripped him off, he's coming to get his money back and more, the scene is really of no importance. Much better scenes to have chosen for this would have been the bowling alley scene, the entire dialogue free opening 20 minutes, the steakhouse scene, and even a couple other ones.

[@x2f01mick]

$10,000... Now he owns three wells... $5,000 a week

[@etherealoutlaw3740]

@@x2f01mick He's got his own company now! 3 wells producing, $5,000 a week.

[@thewhitepanther6052]

I always thought it was a split personality.

[@user-ju6zx3rm8d]

same

[@colinmontgomery5492]

The handshake was the best.

[@randomhereoh]

I thought I over think a lot. You take it to another level.

[@MapleSyrupPoet]

Acting is madness isn't it ...a stroke of madness, which creates gladness, or sadness 🎭🖼

[@joeytosoung4840]

I'm having a difficult time viewing Daniel as a totally evil character. A bit cold and detached but he grinded out his living in a harsh environment. He used HW as a prop but who in business hasn't used the family image for advantage? I'm wondering how most people would of reacted if they had put in the effort of organizing people and resources to drill oil only to have somebody like Eli burned it down intentionally over a slight? I'm overlooking something here?

[@kennytheclown3859]

Good stuff.

[@fernicusmaximus9282]

Great movie but over analyzing this scene too much.

[@batmanjones5202]

Jeez, I guess... Sometimes things just fall in place via good luck.

[@powerofberzerker9487]

@@batmanjones5202 That is very correct but a lot of times very good directors use framing, blocking and lighting to show certain dynamics between characters or even to make symbolic or metaphorical messages through the scene.

[@axx012]

@@powerofberzerker9487 I took cinema appreciation and what you say is very true.

[@p.g.reitsma7245]

I wonder how many people recognize the tool holding down the map. I use them at work occasionally.

[@GhettoArabSage]

What is it called?

[@p.g.reitsma7245]

@@GhettoArabSage Sorry for the delay. Didn't notice your reply. It's called a Hammer Wrench. Also called a striking wrench or slugging wrench. Been in use for about 150 years. Used to tighten/loosen nuts on studs. Mainly on pipe flanges in the oil and gas industry. Allows greater tightness than merely pulling on a wrench as a sledge hammer is used to strike the long edge of the end opposite the end that fits over the nut.

[@klassky17kingklassky81]

P.G. Reitsma it’s used for bop bolts on a drilling rig bud. My question is how many people have ever used one let alone know what it is.

[@Vanished_Mostly]

Whenever I leave a gathering or something I'm going to start saying "I want to go now."

[@jjknight5627]

Bro make more of these please, I absolutely love this concept but I would be happy to just hear you opinions/analysis of movies in general

[@karlsnow9133]

I never even realize they were supposed to be twins. Now I have to rewatch this thing...again...and again..

[@mqbitsko25]

Paul wasn't duped. Paul was paid for something that he didn't personally own. He did very well, and puts his luck and intelligence to work. He had neither the means nor the know-how to extract and sell the oil himself. He needed Daniel. Daniel drove a hard bargain, and certainly had thoughts of ripping the kid off at first. But he saw something in Paul that he liked and respected. Paul was nobody's fool. Daniel liked that. I think he responded best to people in whom he recognized himself to some degree. No doubt he could have paid more, but the point is he paid. Daniel is not entirely ruthless. He DOES have a sense of fairness. He doesn't care about people, but he cares about honor. At least his own understanding of honor. Violate honor, either his version or your own, and you incur his wrath.

[@gmshadowtraders]

Let's get this to 200k views family!

[@UvilleraMente]

This scene is brilliant because this young man introduced himself as "Paul" and Daniel states that if he found out that he was ever lying to him, he will take more than his money back. This young man "Paul" is Eli trying to play slick, and Daniel is a man of his word that doesn't like tricks or lies and that's where they rival and Daniel takes it personal when Eli tales the wood later in the camp scene. This is a very very good detail in the movie.

[@markparkinson6947]

One of the best films of the new millennium?! Damn, you are very confident in this film. 🤣

[@cheddacheese32]

its just that good

[@peteocean2848]

Lovely commentary

[@r.c.collins6513]

He should've taken Plainview's counter-offer: $100 now, and $1,000 more if the claim produces.

[@mattb2704]

Knowing DDL's character there is know way to tell whether he would be happy to pay Paul $1000 later. My guess is he wouldn't.

[@ssonicdeafmonkey]

Pretty sure he would have never given him that money. I don't think Eli ever got that $5000 for the church.

[@Harsht8]

❤

[@muniralghazali9326]

Also when Daniel pays Poul $600 but at the end of the movie when Eli's comes back to Danies house, Daniel was insulting Eli's and telling him that he drinks their oils like milkshake , Daniel mention that he pays Poul $10,000 and he actually pays him $600, in another word Daniel false both brothers or both brothers are stupid for giving their Land for almost free.

[@nicholasturner7931]

Is that Julius Caesar sitting by mr plainview

[@marrakechsportracer4170]

Really set's the tone of the movie's beginning.For an allmost 3 hour film,.yeah it's good i guess.

[@sergeigarbar1948]

Are paul and ely one single person? Cause in family dinner s ene-they did not speak about the second brother.

[@CinemaStix]

I think this channel has a great premise! What happened?

[@jb400years4]

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