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the screenwriter. Daniel Day Lewis plays Daniel Plainview, Dillon Freasier plays HW, Paul Dano plays Eli Sunday. This movie shows that if you let money control your life it can make you do bad things. This movie shows that this man will kill, lie and forget everybody in his life to get more money. “No one can earn a million dollars honestly” William Jennings Bryan. “There will be Blood” is a drama, action, and mystery film. It is a mystery because you never know what Daniel will do next. He does

play, John Proctor comes to terms with his past actions, where he stands with God, and finally finds peace in the end in a way no one would expect. English actor, Daniel Day-Lewis plays the role of this complex character in the film, and he does an unforgettable job portraying Proctor as Miller wanted him to be seen. Not only is Day-Lewis actually the son-in-law of Arthur Miller, but he expresses every raw emotion Proctor was feeling and

THE FIGHT AGAINST FEAR Holly Kelleher discusses the power of fear in Nicholas Hytner film The Crucible and the impeccable representation of Arthur Miller’s masterpiece. What is life like today in the 21st century? Will we fall back into the fear and hysteria of the people of Salem in 1692? The Crucible is a 1953 play by the American playwright Arthur Miller. It is a dramatized and fictionalized story of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Province of Massachusetts Bay during 1692 and

the witch hunting and hanging of the innocent all because of some stupid lie and the lust/greed of a young girl, He and the young girl, however, are not successful and do not get what they desire. The actor Daniel Day-Lewis went to great lengths to perfect his role as John Proctor himself. Daniel as of late has “thrown in the towel” and retired from his acting career. When he was acting, he was a revered method actor and received many awards for his skill. He used this skill in The Crucible by learning

“The Crucible” 1996 Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Winona Ryder, Paul Thomas Danforth, Joan Allen, Bruce Davison, Rob Campbell, Jeffrey Jones, Peter Vaughan, Karron Graves, and Charlayne Woodard Synopsis: The crucible has been the famous play of Arthur Miller in 1953. Then, Arthur Miller got the opportunity to have a screen adaptation in 1996. The movie showed about witchcraft’s significance midst of old days, betrayal, consequences of deception, significance of religion and political power. There

about self-made oil tycoon Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis) and his son H.W. (Dillion Freasier), and their journey to drill for oil near the Western town of Little Boston. Blood represents powerful forces in life throughout the film such as wealth, childbirth, and death. Oil is seen as the blood of the land that is extracted and sold for profit and is used by people in everyday life, childbirth is a powerful life force that draws or distances characters to each other (Daniel and his son), and bloodshed

257). There Will be Bloods main character Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day Lewis) is an oil prospector that is less than admirable when it comes to doing what is right. Plainview’s main goal is to become prosperous by any means possible. He will exploit a town or people if that’s what it takes to make money. One

The Crucible, an original play written by Arthur Miller, has had a multitude of adaptations come out after its’ release in 1953. Among these adaptations are the movie, The Crucible, directed by Nicholas Hytner and starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Winona Ryder and local performances of the play, such as the one seen at the Civic Theatre. The Crucible is about the people of Salem, MA and trouble of the accusations of witchery after Abigail, the niece of Reverend Parris, has an affair with the married

historical drama written and directed by P.T Anderson. The film explores themes of ambition, loneliness, lust for power, false personas, hatred, lack of faith, mistrust and loss of humanity. Anderson explores these themes through the characters of Daniel Plainview and Eli Sunday. In addition to character exploration, Anderson uses a variety of cinematic techniques in order to subtextually portray these themes. These techniques include, contrasting lighting, long shots, wide angles and mis en scene

Justice and The Crucible While justice is meant to be directed with upmost fairness and equality, Arthur Miller’s film The Crucible demonstrates that this does not always succeed, and in many situations the forces of injustices are exposed. From different points of views, justice can be formed or destroyed. In the film The Crucible, Arthur Miller convinces his audience that reason, emotion, and character shows injustice throughout the social hardship in a Puritan community. Justice is one of the