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There Will Be Blood
thehollow:
--- Quote from: no one special on 06 Mar 2008, 21:45 ---I still have an issue with the Paul/Eli thing - where did Paul go? Plainview says that he gave Paul $10,000 up front for the speculation - when did that happen? Any why do we never see Paul again? We only see Daniel give him $500 and he runs off, presumably back to the ranch. Can someone explain the Paul thing, 'cause I an really confused :-(
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Paul Dano, who played both Eli and Paul, was originally supposed to only play Paul, and some other actor was set to play Eli. Shortly into shooting they replaced him with Paul Dano and edited the script to make Eli and Paul twin brothers. Reportedly, the switch was made because the original actor playing Eli was so intimidated by the intensity of DDL's acting, and the fact that he stays in character both on and off the set.
no one special:
I appreciate explaining the actor thing... but what about the story as well? We see Paul in one scene where Daniel gives him $500, but then at the end of the movie Daniel tells Eli that he gave Paul $10,000? When did that happen? And where did it come from that Pail is a successful oil man now? How did Daniel know that - small industry, news travels fast, i guess? Or was it just something he made up to scare Eli even more?
De_El:
I'm pretty sure it was bullshit. It was just part of toying with Eli.
borderlineangelic:
The influx of these jokes aside, I saw a simple black t-shirt on it yesterday that read "There Will Be Milkshake" in the logo font. I had a moment.
Buying this DVD tomorrow.
bwell:
--- Quote from: monkandmovies13 on 08 Mar 2008, 09:24 ---Yeah, at the end of that, he definitely shouts "I've abandoned my boy."
The 10,000 dollars vs 500 dollars Paul thing also confused me. I was convinced that Paul took the money and ran away, but I don't know where the 10,000 dollars came from
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yeah he was lying to hurt eli more. especially because 10k was the amount eli wanted for the church
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