Quentin was born in 1963. Since he was a teenager, he always had an appreciation for old movies. While working at a video store, he studied film and wrote much as he could. Thirty years later he is considered one of the best filmmaker in modern cinema.
His first big hi
t was Reservoir Dogs. Premiering at The Cannes International Film Festival his movie was shown to thousands of influensial filmmakers and artists who recognized Tarantino for his execeptional work and waited for his most popular hit to soon come to fruition: Pulp Fiction.
Tarantino is one of my favourite filmmakers for many reasons. The main being his stylistic story choices. Tarantino is clearly inspired by many old fashioned genres such as western, martial arts, and gangster movies. The catch with Quentin is that he has a contemporary spin the genres, flipping the style into something memorable and enjoyable for modern audiences as shown in nearly each of his films, while staying true to the genre and paying homage in many instances with winks and nods to scenarios, tones and music.
While staying true to the classics, Tarantino is also known for his films portraying gruesome violence which has spurred some controversy over the years. Although some may argue, I don't belive the violence deters the viewer at all from the story and gives the film an enjoyable yet nerve-tingling experience.My favourite film by Quentin Tarantino is Reservoir Dogs for obvious reasons. It is his first wide feature but still packs a punch with fantastic dynamic characters, a great story and a great soundtrack. It may be a bit chilling to watch at times but it is the film the evoked the most emotion with the drive of its characters that only Tarantino himself could imagine. I'm really interested in what future stories he'll take on and I'm sure many others are as well.
Quentin Tarantino has a catalog of 8 films on his belt:
-Reservoir Dogs
-Pulp Fiction
-Jackie Brown
-Kill Bill: Vol. 1
-Kill Bill: Vol. 2
-Death Proof
-Inglorious Basterds
-Django Unchained
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I'm really glad that you decided to cover such an interesting subject in your blogs Nicholas! Tarantino has made some great films over the years. I'm not quite as knowledgable as you into the depths of his work but from what I've seen Django Unchained and Inglorious Bastards, his violent display of his stories make them all the more interesting! Can't wait to read more!
ReplyDeleteNick, I am so happy about your first choice because Quentin Tarantino is a fantastic director and also one of my favorites. I love how in every single one of his movies, is just over the top gore fest. He also makes his movies a lot of fun by adding comedy into them. I can't wait to see what other directors you will mention in your blog.
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