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Quentin Tarantino: Kill Bill

Quentin Tarantino is an American director and screenwriter known for his nonlinear storytelling and extensive use of violence, music, and timing in his films. He dropped out of high school and became interested in films while working at a video rental store. His first feature film, Reservoir Dogs, was a success launching his career. Tarantino is renowned for his Palme d'Or winning film Pulp Fiction and the Kill Bill series, known for their graphic violence which Tarantino defends as an intentional part of his storytelling style. He is praised for his strong visual style and ability to push boundaries without losing narrative or entertainment value.

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Quentin Tarantino: Kill Bill

Quentin Tarantino is an American director and screenwriter known for his nonlinear storytelling and extensive use of violence, music, and timing in his films. He dropped out of high school and became interested in films while working at a video rental store. His first feature film, Reservoir Dogs, was a success launching his career. Tarantino is renowned for his Palme d'Or winning film Pulp Fiction and the Kill Bill series, known for their graphic violence which Tarantino defends as an intentional part of his storytelling style. He is praised for his strong visual style and ability to push boundaries without losing narrative or entertainment value.

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QuentinTarantino

QuentinJeromeTarantino,borninKnoxville,Tennessee,isascriptwriterandmostnotablya
director.Sinceheloathedschool,Quentindroppedoutofhighschoolattheageof16,and
joinedhislocaltheatrecompany.After2yearshegotboredandquit,whichthenleadtohim
gettingajobatavideorentalstorecalledVideoArchiveswherehebegantoamassknowledge
onfilmsandpaidcloseattentiontowhatpeoplewerewatching.Quentinhadneverattendedfilm
ortheatreschool,insteadhewatchedfilms.WhenpeopleaskmeifIwentto

filmschoolItell
them,No,Iwenttofilms.

Atthebeginninghehadlittlesuccess,hisveryfirstfilmcalledMyBestFriendsBirthday,which
hewroteandcodirected,wasalmostcompletelydestroyedinalabfirethatoccurredduring
editing.Hisfirstfeatureneonoircrimefilm,ReservoirDogswasahit,withaboxofficeof$2.1
millionthisreallysetthestageforTarantino.

Inallhisfilms,Tarantinoisknownforhismasterfuluseofviolence,music,andtiming.The
frequentgoreandviolenceinfilmshasbeenmetwithcriticismbysome,howeverheclaimsthat
itisfuntodirectandthatheistiredofhavingtorepeatedlydefendhimselfonthissubject
(personallyIthinkhesabletopullitoffbecauseheknowsthevalueinthesceneshedirects
hesanaturalstoryteller).Musicandtimingplaysanothermajorroleinallhismovies,Quentin
himselfhasstatedhisenormousloveformusicandhesaidthathewouldlistentomusicinhis
bedroomandcreatesceneswhichcorrelatedtothemusicthatwasbeingplayed.

Tarantinohasalwaysbeenfloweredinawardsandnominationsbutoneofthemostnotableone
wasPulpFictionwinningaPalmeDOrattheCannesFilmFestivalin1994.Suchahighaward
atsuchanageisunparalleled.
AfactaboutTarantinosfilmratherthanhimselfwasthatattheverybeginningof
KillBill
s
ORenIshiifightscene,LucyLiu,inJapanese,says,Ihopeyouvesavedyourenergy.Ifyou
havent,youmaynotlast5minutes.Itisthenexactly4minutesand59secondsuntilthefatal
blowofthescene.

IrememberasachildwatchingtheKillBillseriesforthefirsttime,thewholeaffairwasso
bloodyandgoreyIdontevenknowhowIevendigestedit.UmaThurmansiconicrolereally
strucktomeandclingedalongtotherestofmychildhoodthiswasmyfirstdoseofQuentin
Tarantino.Fastforwardto2009whenIngloriousBasterds,Iwasalittlemoreconsciousofwhat
Iwaswatchingandwhoitwasby,whichevidentlyhappenedtobeQuentinTarantino.Iwas
rapidlydrawntohisfilmstyle,veryboldandunpredictable.Iadmirehisgoodsenseoffilm
judgementhisknowsthelimitsbutisabletopushthemwithoutdestroyingthevalueinhis
scenes.Hesalsoagreatstorytellerbothvisuallyandtextually,asfarasthrillersgoheknows
exactlyhowtoexhibithisshots.Ialsoreallyrespecthimasaperson,Tarantinoalwaysstrives

tofurtherhimself.

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