20 Things You Somehow Missed In There Will Be Blood
1. The Excesses Of Oil Riches
We always knew Daniel would be hugely successful one day. Earning all that money was something he was good at it. But making a home and a family is something he missed out on in all those years. As we approached the end of the film in the year 1927, H.W. married his childhood sweetheart Mary. The two wanted to start a new life together and move to Mexico.
When H.W. gave this news to Plainview, he was less than pleased. Even though he brought him in for his own benefits - of being perceived as a family man - Plainview was reluctant to see him go. One shot was peculiar in this entire sequence. We see it just before H.W. walks into his office.
Daniel fires four shots into a random wall in his mansion. The wall, though, is perforated with many such holes. One can imagine what Daniel does all day. Are the riches really worth it, if you're going to sit around consumed by alcohol and luxurious trappings firing bullets in a wall all day?