Daniel Plainview (loosely inspired by characters in Upton Sinclair's novel Oil!)
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Daniel Plainview is the ruthless, misanthropic oil prospector and central antihero of the film "There Will Be Blood," known for his obsessive pursuit of wealth and power in the early 20th-century American oil boom.
Observed surface forms (1)
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| Daniel Plainview | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
antihero
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fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | There Will Be Blood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | characters from Upton Sinclair's novel Oil! ⓘ |
| businessMethod |
exploitation of landowners
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use of deception to acquire drilling rights ⓘ |
| characterArc | increasing isolation and moral decay ⓘ |
| characterStatusByEnd | wealthy but isolated ⓘ |
| conflictType |
class conflict
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religious conflict with evangelical preacher ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | Paul Thomas Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyRelation | adoptive father of H. W. Plainview ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | There Will Be Blood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | There Will Be Blood (2007 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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period drama ⓘ |
| goal |
pursuit of power
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pursuit of wealth ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | morally ambiguous ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
antagonist to other characters
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protagonist ⓘ |
| notableFor |
conflict with Eli Sunday
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ruthless business practices in the oil industry ⓘ |
| notableQuote | I drink your milkshake! ⓘ |
| notableScene | bowling alley confrontation with Eli Sunday ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessman
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oil prospector ⓘ oilman ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
ambitious
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manipulative ⓘ misanthropic ⓘ obsessive ⓘ ruthless ⓘ violent ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Daniel Day-Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | California oil fields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
capitalism
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family breakdown ⓘ greed ⓘ loneliness ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
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Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood
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Daniel Plainview (loosely inspired by characters in Upton Sinclair's novel Oil!)
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Daniel Plainview