Why Quentin Tarantino's Movies Are So Ridiculously Violent
Quentin Tarantino has become widely known for his mastery in writing dialogue, dark humor, characters who constantly fluctuate between hero and villain, and the generous doses of blood and violence in each of his movies – but why are his movies so violent? Quentin Tarantino’s career as a filmmaker began as an independent one, with the crime movie Reservoir Dogs in 1992. Although the movie was a success, Tarantino’s big break arrived two years later with Pulp Fiction, another crime movie though this one with a non-linear narrative and characters that ended up becoming part of pop culture.
Since then, Tarantino has explored different genres through his movies – from martial arts with both Kill Bill movies to western with Django Unchained and even alternate versions of history in Inglourious Basterds and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – but all of them with his trademark narrative and visual styles. Tarantino has built a solid fanbase over the years and his works have become the subject of countless analyses, but he has also drawn a lot of controversy, mostly due to the violence in his movies, which some find to be excessive and even unnecessary to the stories.
Related: What's Up With Quentin Tarantino & Feet?
If there’s something that can’t be missing in a Tarantino movie is violence, sometimes in bigger doses and more graphic ways, but it’s always there. The movie often considered Tarantino's most violent is Kill Bill: Volume 1, mostly thanks to the scene where Beatrix Kiddo/The Bride (Uma Thurman) goes after O-Ren Shii (Lucy Liu) and her crew, though interestingly enough, that’s not the Tarantino movie with the highest kill-count. Even Tarantino’s less-aggressive movies, like Jackie Brown, have their touch of violence,
Read more on screenrant.com
