[deleted] - Quentin Tarantino Discussion

[–] Nicko's Nose (1651) 6 years ago

People hoping someone is a bad person because he makes movies they don’t like... Pretty sad.

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[–] Nicko's Nose (1651) 6 years ago

Alright then. People being happy someone is a bad person because he makes movies they don’t like... Pretty sad.

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[–] Washingtonnative (2613) 6 years ago

I like his movies, but his true colors seem to be showing.

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[–] Catbookss (13664) 6 years ago

Did the OP say anywhere s/he is happy someone's a bad person? I must have missed that.

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[–] TaRaNRoD (1579) 6 years ago

"People hoping someone is a bad person because he makes movies they don’t like... Pretty sad."

Indeed. It's not like if someone forced him to watch them.

I personally don't like Tim Burton as a director. Hence, I don't watch his movies and if I make the decision to watch one of his movies (knowing that usually I just don'tget into his style), well I watch it, review it and if I didn't like it well I move on.

The last thing I would do is to go on Tim Burton's page only to be the minority trashtalking a generally revered director. It would not only be a total waste of time, it would also make me look like an angry 14 years old.

Why do people spend so much time on spreading their hatred on Internet has always been a mystery to me. Why not focussing on things you love instead?

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[–] Nicko's Nose (1651) 6 years ago

“Why do people spend so much time on spreading their hatred on Internet has always been a mystery to me. Why not focussing on things you love instead?“

Yeah totally agree. It seems people on the Internet these days prefer talking about things they hate. I really don’t get it.

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[–] RazoulGoozleSmog (169) 6 years ago

I think we found the Tarantino fan.

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[–] ShogunofYonkers (71716) 6 years ago

I like his work a lot
He has made some real winners...Dogs, Pulp, Basterds...most of them really
But yes, in person he seems like a jerk
What can 'ya do?

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[–] RedSoldier (3) 6 years ago

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[–] Retromogul (1082) 6 years ago

Oh Jesus will you listen to yourselves? Where do you's get off on judging a person's whole character purely on the films they make. Are his films, using the lanaguage of facist dictators now, "degenerate art" that should be burned in the bonfire? Or any other works for that matter by those judged by whoever to have engaged in questionable behaviour?

Racism? Care to cite examples or are you a troll trying to make Liberals look stupid?

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[–] Catbookss (13664) 6 years ago

Did anyone call for his, or anyone else's work, work being burned, on or off a bonfire? I must have missed that too.

Why are you bringing Liberals (or Conservatives -- politics in general) into this, when no one else except you has, and therefore it has no relevance?

If you like his films, fine. If someone else doesn't, also fine. If yet another person is wholly indifferent to his work, that too is fine.

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[–] Retromogul (1082) 6 years ago

The OP is trying to use films as evidence to condemn a person. I had discussed this in my Tarantino OP. That's how it starts in case you missed that history and the mindset of those who engaged in the burning of books and art work.

I brought that up because some people on the net do that, although I also did bring it up out of exasperation. Funny that the racist comment is gone now.

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[–] Catbookss (13664) 6 years ago

Well, that's the OP's opinion. No one else on the thread even appears to agree, so why does it matter? It's hardly an avalanche in danger of starting some fascist book-burning movement.

There is a case to be made that one's art reflects one's character, or aspects of one's self. I say this as an artist myself, with firsthand knowledge of it, as well as having known many artists in all media. I agree it doesn't reflect the *entire* person, and therefore wholesale condemnation of a person solely based on that isn't reasonable.

Maybe you're also a fan of Tarantino, like his work, and don't like it (or him, for that matter) being referred to as "garbage."

I haven't seen any of his films because they don't appeal to me, based on what I've seen and read. Although I do have some interest in seeing Django Unchained. Anyway, that's just me, and so I don't have any strong opinion about his work, and what it may or may not reflect about him as a person.

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[–] Burk48917 (10979) 6 years ago

Are you referring to your post and yourself? Sounds about right.

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[–] RazoulGoozleSmog (169) 6 years ago

Hahahaha, sorry OP, it's funny how your thread went completely over everyone's heads.

Although I do agree, he is a garbage person. Even when I was en edgy Tarantino fan back in middle/high school, some part deep down in me always thought he was a bit immature.

As I've grown I realize his films are pretty shallow, I don't hate them now, although I never get the urge to watch them anymore. They definitely do feel immature compared to other movies, like a high schooler going "Yeah! A badass movie about a drug deal gone wrong! Haha yeah! FUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCK!"

Even Inglourious Basterds has an immature plot. (inb4 this racist just hates to see nazis get killed) But a movie about a group of American WWII soldiers going to Europe to "kill nazis" is just not that funny or compelling. Sounds like a story idea I would come up with in middle school, it would have worked better as a 70s grindhouse film. But Quentin's problem is that he has to shoot it like a masterpiece, thus making the whole thing pretentious.

In the end Quentin is just a high school dropout who one day got founded by a rapist/big political donor and has been living the easy life ever since. He really doesn't have a life outside of movies at all, even before he started film making he just worked in a video store. Most great film makers have lived lives outside of films and they can bring their realistic sense of the world into their films and have something to say about the world. Quentin on the other hand loves to make pop culture references and only makes his characters talk about movies and just leaves you feeling kind of empty.

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[–] brux (14666) 6 years ago

Tarantino can put a scene together very cleverly, and usually comedically, or sadistically. I have to admit that "Inglourious Basterds" really got me so mad. That opening scene had be so angry that I almost stormed out of the theater. It was completely sickening, and the characters were so 2 dimensional, yet so real, and with such depth. It was horrible.

Then the underground bar scene I found excellent. The tension masked by the stupid game and the unpredictable nature of the arrogant German officer. That was really well done, but the problem is, yes, he cannot really write a whole movie that has some kind of meaning other than as a joke.

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[–] brux (14666) 6 years ago

I agree with the sentiment, but this is a more nuanced conversation.
I find his movies are kind of interesting ... the one I liked most was
"Inglourious Basterds", but these movies are kind of black humor jokes.
There is something wrong with this guy's brain that he is hiding, and he
would be more honest and interesting if he just came out and dealt
with it.

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