Why I love Tarantino!!!! And this film!!

Rating: 10/10 (26 July 2019)

I am probably not going to say anything anyone else hasn't said, but this movie is the reason Tarantino is one of our most valued directors of our time. His theory of filmmaking is evident in all films - he is the the quintessential story teller. He takes his time with his film to tell a story, a probable story. My husband thought the ending of this film was a slap in the face to the victims. However, had we known who Charlie and his gang were capable of, wouldnt we all love the ending the film gave us? The same with Inglorious Basterds. Who wouldnt love to carve a swastika in a Nazi officer's forehead, on his way to "living the American dream"? Or to kill Hitler in a theater instead of his cowardly way out? A slave seeking rescue and revenge to save his wife? While the violence was pretty briefly brutal at the end, the storytelling, set direction, actors, cinematography...all of it make for a compelling, amazing, what could have been film. Though I was born in 1974, the Manson family, the era of 1969 Hollywood/LA, and the ebb and tide of cultural change taking place in the film industry, resonates with me still to this day, as this film definitely did. Excellent work, Tarantino. In case your read this, you are a reason to go to the movies!!!