Aware of itself

Rating: 9/10 (20 December 2019)

The way I rate movies on IMDb movies (1-10) is the same way the United State's average educational system rates. 1 through 5 being an F, 6 a D, 7 a C, 8 a B, 9 an A-, and 10 an A+ (perfect).
I never understood 1/10s for this film because for me that means the movie was actually garbage, meaning that the acting was terrible, there were choppy camera movements, illogical moments, etc. This movie isn't like that.
I'd say this film is great for what is, but you have to acknowledge that it's not the greatest piece of film ever.
If you have low attention span, watch movies for entertainment without it having context, or are expecting a very derogatory film, think again. This film represents a small portion of the 1960s the way the director thought it felt like.
This is shown very well through the characters actions. The conservative "toxic" male masculinity shown in this film is unintentionally portrayed fantastically through all male characters. The film does this without actually calling it out. Therefore, you get a taste of the traditional roles men and women had during the 60s.
Then you have Cliff Booth's character, a character that emits mysterious energy on him every time you see him on screen. The movie fills you with suspense in a great way because we don't ever really now his background, as we are only informed by rumors.
The film acknowledges that the problems Rick Dalton has in his career are "privileged white male problems" without having to make that a very clear distinction (for example: movies or tv shows that intentionally try to persuade the audience that white people are bad). This is reminded constantly throughout the film, and it makes the story easier to focus on with that constraint out of the way.
The director's representation of hippies is done well. Sure, it's not every person's representation of hippies during the 60s, but it doesn't deny the fact that there were people that really hated him. The hippies in this film are shown to take advantage of everything they see. This helps shape one of the clear messages of the movie: Value is being thrown in the gutters.
Foreshadowing was done well. Acting, FANTASTIC. Production, FANTASTIC. Script, okay, Directing, FANTASTIC.
You've definitely have seen better dialogue in Reservoir Dogs or Jackie Brown, but the dialogue in this film isn't BAD, it's just not BETTER or the same. This movie is more about one-liners while Quentin's previous films had taking-time-to-explain dialogue.
There is one scene that drags for very long, and while its message is clear, it doesn't make it any better for the fact that it was dragged longer than it should have.
It's also very hard to imagine you are watching 60s characters, since DiCaprio and Brad Pitt are very famous actors of the current world, but I'm sure that wont be a problem for the future generation.
So many one-take shots that were a pleasure to see.
Overall, this movie is great at telling you what is going on and what is going through the character's head without having to literally TELL you what is happening, and I feel like that is a problem for most viewers. They cant see the myriad of deeper meanings in films, and instead can only analyze on surface level stuff.
For me, 9/10.
For sruface level viewers, 3 or 4/10
I would recommend it to anybody who is ready to see a different type of film. And please, stop ruining IMDb by giving something you don't like a 1/10. That's childish. There is such things as opinions, but reasonable opinions.