Spring Break
Tarantino Movies Worth The Wait
Greg Pivarnik
Issue date: 10/13/06 Section: Commentary
Quentin Tarantino needs to get to work, none of this four or five years between movies nonsense. His talent is distinct and cannot be imitated. He is still one of the few directors for which I am willing to pay the price of admission. For the sake of the public and movie fans everywhere he needs to start directing more often.
Tarantino restored my faith in movies. He showed me that there is still creativity and originality left in the art form, that I can still sit at the edge of my seat for every second of a two hour long film. So every time a movie such as "White Chicks" is released (or any other Wayans brothers' movie for that matter) I just think of "Pulp Fiction" and hold out hope for the future.
So far the number of movies Tarantino has directed can be counted on both hands whereas a director such as Steven Spielberg has directed almost fifty movies and produced over a hundred more. Yes, Tarantino has been a producer, a writer and an actor in other films, but he rarely gets behind the camera to be the main director of a major motion picture, which is where his true talent lies. His most notable films have been the "Kill Bill" series, "Pulp Fiction," and "Reservoir Dogs."
Whenever a Tarantino film is released it usually garners much attention with both positive and negative reviews from critics. What I find solace in while I watch one of his movies is his unique style. Tarantino takes the normal, linear story telling narratives of traditional film and turns it on its head. His films usually consist of many outlandish characters that follow different story and plotlines, but that all seem to tie together in the end. By concentrating on the characters instead of linear plotline, he is able to bring out the unusual, quirky and over the top personality traits that make his characters so memorable. Take Samuel L. Jackson's character, Jules, in "Pulp Fiction," for example. He is constantly advertising himself as a pious and religious figure by quoting the Bible, but that is only right before he ceremoniously kills one of his victims. Irony like this is littered through out Tarantino films.
Tarantino restored my faith in movies. He showed me that there is still creativity and originality left in the art form, that I can still sit at the edge of my seat for every second of a two hour long film. So every time a movie such as "White Chicks" is released (or any other Wayans brothers' movie for that matter) I just think of "Pulp Fiction" and hold out hope for the future.
So far the number of movies Tarantino has directed can be counted on both hands whereas a director such as Steven Spielberg has directed almost fifty movies and produced over a hundred more. Yes, Tarantino has been a producer, a writer and an actor in other films, but he rarely gets behind the camera to be the main director of a major motion picture, which is where his true talent lies. His most notable films have been the "Kill Bill" series, "Pulp Fiction," and "Reservoir Dogs."
Whenever a Tarantino film is released it usually garners much attention with both positive and negative reviews from critics. What I find solace in while I watch one of his movies is his unique style. Tarantino takes the normal, linear story telling narratives of traditional film and turns it on its head. His films usually consist of many outlandish characters that follow different story and plotlines, but that all seem to tie together in the end. By concentrating on the characters instead of linear plotline, he is able to bring out the unusual, quirky and over the top personality traits that make his characters so memorable. Take Samuel L. Jackson's character, Jules, in "Pulp Fiction," for example. He is constantly advertising himself as a pious and religious figure by quoting the Bible, but that is only right before he ceremoniously kills one of his victims. Irony like this is littered through out Tarantino films.
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