Man explaining “past” to his children with There Will Be Blood.
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“Daddy, why didn’t the bad man just google where the farm was, instead of paying the boy?”
“Wow, I didn’t think I’d ever have to explain this. Okay, honey, there was no such think as googling, because they didn’t even have cell phones back then.”
“You mean they couldn’t call ahead for a transport to the moon?”
“That’s right, they had to stand out in the middle of a field like a normal person and stick their thumb out. It’s called ‘hitchhiking’.”
“So then why didn’t the boy ask for more money?”
“Because a hundred dollars WAS a lot of money back then, honey.”
“Wow, really? You give me a hundred dollars to empty the power plant.”
“Aww, my dad only gives me $75.”
“That’s right, Bobby. And why is that?”
“Because my daddy’s poor.”
“Exactly. And what’s my one rule for this house, Bobby?”
“No poor people while you’re home, Mr. Moonsuns.”
“Correct! Now, sweetie, show Bobby to the airlock.”
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Film ends with man explaining economics to his daughter with the milkshake scene.
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