Quentin Tarantino Directing Style

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Quentin Tarantino Study Quentin Tarantino is a legend among legends in Hollywood, I still remember the way I felt the first time I saw a Tarantino film. I was a young boy watching one of his trademark films Inglorious Basterds It was a beautiful mixture of action, suspense, uncertainty, eccentricity, and drama. I had no idea who Tarantino was before watching the film but I was immediately his number one fan. I’m always interested in learning more about my idols and so when I was given the prompt to cover a director study I knew exactly who to choose. I believe Tarantino has perfected his craft over the years and kept his distinct directing style and made it easier for audiences to enjoy his violent and gory movies. I'm going to be covering the films Reservoir Dogs, Inglorious Basterds, Django Unchained, and The Hateful Eight. Tarantino has certain characteristics and directing styles that make his films distinctly his. If you watch any number of his films you’d find that he is a master of dialogue and is able to write a lifelike conversation that flows between the characters seamlessly. The fluid natural dialogue makes it easier to connect to the characters, and …show more content…

An example that comes to mind is the very famous torture scene in Resovoir Dogs in which a innocent police officer is mauled for no reason other than the fact that one of the sadistic henchmen derives pleasure from the act. If you fast forward 15 some years to you find films that are more lighthearted and having violence that is well deserved. Such as in Django Unchained when Django massacres the racist slave owners who held and abused him and his wife for so long. The violence is directed at the bad guys and is much easier to swallow. I believe this is another example of how Tarantino kept his style of directing while making it easier for audiences to enjoy the violence and gore of his

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