A Paul Thomas Anderson Moment

Oil is Struck . . .

and Daniel Plainview takes his son H.W. to safety . . .

but then leaves him to take care of the fire.

“What are you looking so miserable about? There’s a whole ocean of oil underneath our feet. No can get at it except for me.”

The oil derrick collapses.

A black soul.

Plainview directs his men . . .

to place dynamite in the well . . .

and put out the fire.

Daniel consoles H.W. – for about 5 seconds.

There Will Be Blood (2007)