Quentin Tarantino's fantasy film

Rating: 8/10 (4 September 2019)

This is a film which is designed to show off creative directing technique. Tarantino paints such a beautiful image of 60's Hollywood in the form of Sharon Tate, and using his own imagination, presents Hollywood how it would have been had his version of events unfolded. The film is representative not only of 60's Hollywood, but the survival of it, at least from the perspective of the director.
Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio are two variable fictional characters inserted into a backdrop of 60's film culture and Manson family madness. In this sense, they represent Tarantino's imagination and how Hollywood may have been had they been real people.
Much of the film has amazing cinematography and great costume design - it is like being transported back in time into a believable 60's Hollywood era. However, as unique as it is, many people also criticise Tarantino's apparent imagination, which is depictive of over the top and unnecessary violence. I personally did not find it to be Tarantino's most violent film, but it's also not his best. It did feel somewhat lengthy, and, despite for some good scenes throughout, it did not feel very dialogue driven like many of Tarantino's previous films. Brad Pitt and his dog definitely stole the show in the end, and it is fair to say Brad Pitt was in his best form in this film.