Today in class we began screening Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood, the 2007 Academy Award winner for cinematography and acting (male lead, Daniel Day Lewis).
I believe you will see clear connections between the oilman Daniel Plainfield and the "entrepreneur" Gatsby, as both men relentlessly pursue their version of the proverbial "American Dream." Note how Plainfield uses his "adopted son" HW as a shield to his ruthlessness similarly to Gatsby's staged parties, put-on for the purposes of snaring Daisy.
Also, there's a wonderfully grimy feel to, especially, the opening of There Will Be that proves making "dat money" is a dirty "bidness." Plainfield and Gatsby will stop at nothing to achieve.
Symbol alert: from today (1) notice Plainfield emerging from the deep, dark hole in the earth just before the dynamite goes off and (2) make note of the literal meaning of his name -- Plainfield.
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