Misconception

Rating: Null/10 (13 April 2004)

It appears that many people do not have a full grasp of the types of films that Quentin Tarantino is involved in. If some one went to see Kill Bill Vol. 1 and expected a classic martial arts film, or a serious drama, or action coated eye candy then they would not have been greeted with what they expected. Tarantino is famous for his dark humor. Sometimes it is a little too dark and too subtle. That is why the people that like him LOVE him and the people that do not like his work generally do not understand him. His humor is often so subtle, a good majority of his audience does not pick it up. I myself do not understand many things that go on in his movies or why they happened however I often find myself chuckling to myself regardless. Perhaps this is part of Tarantino's appeal in his ability to leave people in the dark about so many things and let his audience draw their own conclusions. In the case of Kill Bill there is the matter of the cheap blood, the long anime scenes, the beep over Uma's name, etc. We do not understand why these things happen but many must admit they were strangely entertained by ever odd occurrence. It is fun for things to be left for the audience to ponder and let their own imaginations run wild. That is why we all love Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, and Jackie Brown.
GO QUENTIN TARANTINO!!!