Rewatching ‘There Will Be Blood’ made me observe the various similarities of it’s story and characters with the 2018 film Tumbbad. Both the stories in a way deal with an inner demon of the characters and it concludes in the same manner where the characters confront the reality of life beyond greed. In Tumbbad, we follow Vinayak Rao (@sohum_shah ) right from his childhood, throughout the film we become well versed with the character and his needs. In a similar way, ‘There Will Be Blood’ follows the story of Daniel Plainview who gets into oil business and steps in the business world dealing cruelly with his competitors and going all against humanity. Both these characters are driven by the sense of greed and position in the society.
They both believe that resources of the earth are for the men of the earth to uncover. Though in different times, settings, etc the conclusion remains the same, the intent of both characters and their story remains the same. And at the end, as a viewer we take up various interpretations from their stories. The inescapable cycle of greed continues until their lives come to an end though in a different way for Plainview. The emotional peaks hit up at the right places in the story and the cycle of greed and humanity continues to go on. Apart from the characters, the transition of both the countries are also highlighted through the story.
Eventually, Vinayak and Daniel are mirrored to the real life at the end, but what did they worship, wealth or power?
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