oil prospecting

His masterpiece 'There Will Be Blood' is a profound exploration of oil prospecting, ambition, and the destructive nature of industrial capitalism in early California.

His documentary 'Burden of Dreams' and various works examine the collision between human ambition and natural landscapes, with themes relevant to resource extraction and its consequences.

His film 'Battleship Potemkin' and other works explore industrial labor and resource extraction as central themes to human struggle and social dynamics.