Trapped in his private hell

Rating: 2/10 (13 February 2016)

I want to state a couple of observations concerning this movie, namely aspects that are not obvious the first time around and even less obvious if you have a girlfriend/boyfriend in your arms to spend time together in the cinema. Well, in this case, it is wiser to stay home and do the 1-on-1 in bed rather than to subject yourself to this insane and dumb bloodshed that is called The Hateful Eight. By the way, there are more than 8 people in this movie. Maybe Tarantino didn't like his 8th movie himself but was forced to deliver it.
Sadistic Tarantino-style was evident from the beginning of his career (Reservoir Dogs) but then, his self-hatred was not as big as now. He still had a sense of black humor. With Kill Bill it started to go downhill and every movie got worse and worse. If you open your eyes, you clearly can see that Tarantinos mental health deteriorated heavily. He camouflages the fact that he is full of passive-aggressive tension by talking a lot and describing everything, but that's not the main point although I feel sorry for him. He has his reasons. The bad point is, that he feeds it to the audience.
The first element we see in this movie – when the credits start to roll – is a cross with Jesus on it. The cross is a symbol for "the world" and Jesus represents god that incarnated as a human and was displayed to the world. Now we all know how it ended.
In my opinion, Tarantino tries to make a point, but he fails horribly. With a good movie he would have told the most important thing in existence: the sense of being and why the world is like it is. In Tarantinos viewpoint the world is hell, full of betrayal, murder, hate and evil tendencies. Just like in the bible, the world is the playground of an evil spirit. Tarantino has the power to portray his own inner turmoil but is not respecting the audience. So in a way, he is just like his characters in the movie. The trailers don't really tell what this movie is all about, so – in a way – they are even more awful than the flick itself.
Movie is not recommended. Good things though: lighting, camera, parts of the score and the 70mm format.