Today in an era of action movies with tons of CGI explosions and simple cheesy dialogue, there are very few directors who have their own signature style of filmmaking. Quentin Tarantino is one of the world’s most known directors. “Each of his films is highly anticipated, as he draws upon the subjects and themes of previous films to produce a fresh storyline” (Quentin Tarantino: The Cinematic Mastermind of the Mix and Match Genre Theculturetrip.com). His films are in my opinion, some of the best made in the past 20 years. Many say his movies are so one of a kind that you can argue that Tarantino has his own sub-genre.
One reason why Quentin Tarantino is so respected and considered to be “one of a kind” is because he is one of the few most
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This is because no matter what the film is, they all have the same or similar plot structure. All of his movies are organized in chapters, which are often discontinuous. These discontinuous films such as Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill and The H8teful 8 fall into a “non-linear narrative” format. To be specific, the film will start at a point towards the end or middle of the story and flash forward to an earlier moment. In Pulp Fiction, the plot is all over the place. The story begins towards the end of the plot, then rewinds past significant events, which are covered later in the movie. I’m not sure if I worded that well because I’m not great at describing visual arts with words, but if you have seen Pulp Fiction, you know exactly what I am talking about. This is done to trigger confusion and curiosity among the …show more content…
All of his films are related to each other, set in the same universe. Fun fact: Mr. Blonde AKA Vic Vega, the cold blooded murdering criminal from Reservoir Dogs is the brother of Marcellus Wallace’s business associate Vincent Vega from pulp fiction. Another Tarantino Easter egg is in Pulp Fiction when Vincent Vega Takes Mia Wallace, played by Uma Thurman, out to dinner she describes the plot of a pilot she starred in. The character she played was described as the deadliest woman in the world with a knife; this is also the character summary of the Bride in Kill Bill who is also played by Thurman. I also shouldn’t forget to mention that Lee Donowitz from True Romance, a film written by Tarantino, is the son of Donnie Donowitz, the Jewish-American soldier known as “The Bear Jew” and is highly feared by German soldiers. I will also mention that The Hateful 8 was originally supposed to be a Post-Civil War sequel to Django Unchained, but that never happened. There are no coincidences in Tarantino’s movies. Few directors have such an obsession with hiding homages to other films, plot clues, and Easter eggs into their movies. In an interview with The Project, Tarantino stated “There's the realer than real universe, alright, and all the characters inhabit that one. But then there's this movie universe. And so From Dusk Till Dawn, Kill Bill, they all take
In his career as a screenwriter, he wrote several screenplays that gained recognition. One of his screenplays Fanboys, written in 1998, achieved interest to be sold by
Reviewing his work, you can see he is best known for creating dark thrillers and has a reoccurring artistic style to his movies. Fincher presents interesting film techniques that make him unique from
A film genre is a motion picture category based on similarities in either the narrative elements or the emotional response to the film. While films have at least one major genre, there are a number of films that are considered crossbreeds or hybrids with three or four coinciding genre or sub-genre types that they can be identified with them and most can be filed into categories that are easily recognizable to audiences (Goodykoontz & Jacobs, 1998, p. 4.1). However, ever so seldom a film comes along that breaks free of its invisible bounds of genre and it leaves the audiences confused about the actual existence of genre. One such film is a film that most are familiar with Steven Spielberg’s classic Saving Private Ryan.
In conclusion, Django Unchained has plenty of examples for how these aspects of film can affect an audience. Quentin Tarantino’s use of obscure cut offs in non-diegetic music, a non-lineal narrative frame, and off-centered camera angles make Django Unchained a perfect example of how attention to detail in these key elements can turn a good film into a great
Quentin Tarantino has a super power. But his power is not a common and conventional power. He has the power of storytelling, and he is incredible using it. With his super writing skills, he writes scripts considered by many critics brilliant. All over the world, fans of movies admire and respect his trajectory. On the second movie of his career: “Reservoir Dogs”, in a sovereign way, Tarantino gives us a proof of his talent.
Painter is just one example of the films that he produced, however, it is also arguably the most
On a day-to-day basis, most people do not realize how much the Bible comes into play in our regular lives. The Bible makes entrances into our lives even when we are least expecting it. Even people who do not choose to practice a religion have it involved in their lives. From reading books, to watching movies and watching any sort of television, religious beliefs are everywhere. Sometimes the message is in hiding, but other times the message is right upfront, like in the movie Pulp Fiction.
Pulp Fiction by Quinton Tarantino falls into the genre of a Gangster film but has elements of other genres as well like Film Noir and Black Comedy. Pulp Fiction has a balance of drama and comedy along with hard to watch scenes like rape, violence, gore and heavy drug use. Tarantino’s style of movie making help make Pulp Fiction the classic it is today. The mise-en-scene, cinematography and other elements of movie, including sound effects and round characters leave us intrigued as well as content with the story structure as well as its ending.
Whenever it comes to genre Spike always picks the right one. He switches them around so sometimes his films will be a comedy, sometimes it will be a romantic comedy (a hybrid genre) or a drama. Spike never seems to
Reviewing his work, you can see he is best known for creating dark thrillers and has a reoccurring artistic style to his movies. Fincher presents interesting film techniques that makes him unique from other
Quentin Tarantino’s American crime film “Pulp Fiction” is organized through three separate but interrelated storylines. There is one story that constructed by three distinct stories. At the beginning of the sequences, titles are shown on the black screen which provides a recognizable source for narration.The first story-Vincent Vega and Marsellus Wallace’s wife- is about Vincent Vega (John Travolta) who is responsible for spending time with his boss Marsellus Wallace’s wife, Mia (Uma Thurman). The second story -The Gold Watch- is about the espace of prizefighter Butch (Bruce Willis) from Marsellus Wallace (Ving Rhames).
A long time ago in a galaxy far far away The Movie Brats were at the top of the film industry, producing new blockbusters every year. The Movie Brats were a group of directors who were changing the film industry with their blockbuster movies American New Wave movement in the American film industry. The directors who made the most impact during this time period were no other than Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, John Milius, Brian De Palma, Steven Spielberg, Paul Schrader. Now will we only look into these three directors Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas and also the great Steven Spielberg. All of these directors have created some of the greatest films in the film industry from “American Graffiti, Mean Streets, The Conversation, Jaws, Taxi
Pulp Fiction employs various devices such as dialogue and visual motifs that provide narrative clarity and unity along the lines associated with classical Hollywood cinema (Bailey, 52). The dialogue in the coffee shop indicates that the film has more to do with the mundane aspects of a life of crime than it does with the "glamour," "danger," and "intrigue" typical of thrillers or film noir (Howley). The film’s dialogue can range from absolutely pointless to completely captivating moments. These conversation establishes character and character relations early in the film in an entertaining fashion. This is depicted when Vincent and Jules are having a normal conversation about Amsterdam and foot massages directly before they are about to commit multiple murders. This organic conversation establishes the characters as reasonably ordinary people to the audience till they arrive at the apartment and appear stone cold. Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction clarity illustrates the style of mundane versus the extreme. A motif that remains constant in the film is the bathroom. Various of the film’s major events occur while someone is using the restroom. For a majority the film this phenomenon occurs to Vincent. When he uses the restroom in the diner, Jules has a heart-to-heart with the robbers, Pumpkin and Honey Bunny. Next, Vincent is using the bathroom at Mia’s and she comes across his heroin.
There is no straightforward answer when one asks the question of: “What exactly makes a great director?”. The truth is that it can be an array of different factors, from the director having a distinctive or original way of shooting scene, to him or her having a well-written script. But what separates a great director from an iconic one, is how their films inspires not only the current, but also the new generation of filmmakers. The well-known Quentin Tarantino is one of those iconic directors. Born Quentin Jerome Tarantino on 27 March, 1963, he is arguably one of the most famous/influential modern directors of our generation to such an extent, that his name alone can sell a movie. Just as recognisable as his name, is his directing. Renowned
Blood, gore, and a lot of language; you will find this is most Quentin Tarantino movies. Although, this is what makes him such a writer and director. Quentin Tarantino is not only a fantastic screenplay writer, but he also pushes the limit of intense plots of drama, and mostly violence. As a great director, who changes the world of filmmaking, Quentin Tarantino is one of the most unique directors/writers, today.