Quentin Tarantino: The Writing of a Rebel
As an American writer, producer, director, and actor, Quentin Tarantino can be seen as a modern day rebellious writer through his work. Tarantino is known for his violence and strict dialogue in movies such as Reservoir Dogs, Inglorious Bastards, and the Kill Bill Volumes. Tarantino enjoys writing in such a way because he feels is what the people want. He is known for taking roles or themes of films and giving them certain rebellious twists. Quentin Tarantino writes with robust dialogue and gory violence to invoke rebellious natures in his works as he appeals to the youth character. Displaying these rebellious natures is what sets Tarantino apart as a modern day rebel writer.
Born in 1963, Quentin Tarantino grew up with his mother in the Los Angeles area surrounded by the works of Hollywood. Tarantino drew attraction to the film industry at a young age, as he would frequently attend movie screenings (Gurny). Becoming a two-time high school dropout, Tarantino turned to the James Best Theatre Company as he attended classes there to become an aspiring actor. He then began working at a video rental store where he started to see more of what society wanted in film genres. He began to visually see what genre and style of film was desired by each individual persona, which eventually led to his dropout from the James Best Theatre. When asked if Tarantino attended film school, he responded with, “I tell them no, I went straight to films” (Rose). Kenneth Turan of the LA Times stated “[Tarantino]’s background gives him a gift for writing great bursts of caustic, quirky dialogue, verbal arias and ‘tough guy’ language” (Turan). Quentin Tarantino’s experience in the video store was his primary source for inspiration writing to what people desire.
Quentin Tarantino sets himself apart from other writers because he particularly incorporates what he believes a society wants into his films. Tarantino enjoys taking the genre other film writers do not usually partake, such as the old western or Japanese action, and incorporating his own rebellious twist. Many receive his work with the Kill Bill Volumes as rebellious as Tarantino takes the Japanese action film and incorporates a female lead role (Kill Bill Volumes). Tarantino is a writer who works for the audiences rather than the paycheck, as in an interview with KRON 4 news he stated, “the young want the gore, and well they’ll get exactly that” (KRON 4 News). Eric Bauer of creativescreenwriting.com in an interview compared the work of Tarantino to JD Salinger due to his rebellious writings (Bauer). Quentin Tarantino incorporates the modern day rebel actions into his writings separating his work from the rest of the field.
Born in 1963, Quentin Tarantino grew up with his mother in the Los Angeles area surrounded by the works of Hollywood. Tarantino drew attraction to the film industry at a young age, as he would frequently attend movie screenings (Gurny). Becoming a two-time high school dropout, Tarantino turned to the James Best Theatre Company as he attended classes there to become an aspiring actor. He then began working at a video rental store where he started to see more of what society wanted in film genres. He began to visually see what genre and style of film was desired by each individual persona, which eventually led to his dropout from the James Best Theatre. When asked if Tarantino attended film school, he responded with, “I tell them no, I went straight to films” (Rose). Kenneth Turan of the LA Times stated “[Tarantino]’s background gives him a gift for writing great bursts of caustic, quirky dialogue, verbal arias and ‘tough guy’ language” (Turan). Quentin Tarantino’s experience in the video store was his primary source for inspiration writing to what people desire.
Quentin Tarantino sets himself apart from other writers because he particularly incorporates what he believes a society wants into his films. Tarantino enjoys taking the genre other film writers do not usually partake, such as the old western or Japanese action, and incorporating his own rebellious twist. Many receive his work with the Kill Bill Volumes as rebellious as Tarantino takes the Japanese action film and incorporates a female lead role (Kill Bill Volumes). Tarantino is a writer who works for the audiences rather than the paycheck, as in an interview with KRON 4 news he stated, “the young want the gore, and well they’ll get exactly that” (KRON 4 News). Eric Bauer of creativescreenwriting.com in an interview compared the work of Tarantino to JD Salinger due to his rebellious writings (Bauer). Quentin Tarantino incorporates the modern day rebel actions into his writings separating his work from the rest of the field.
Quentin Tarantino writes with an emphasis on violence and gore within his films that to many can be seen as excessive from normality. In one of his films, Inglorious Bastards, scenes such as watching a solider bash the head of an enemy commander as his body flails on the ground and blood splashing around can be seen with disgust (Inglorious Bastards). Tarantino rebels against the mainstream and incorporates scenes of mass violence that appeals to the youth character. In the Kill Bill Volumes, audiences can see flying heads across the camera and epic and bloody sword fights. Tarantino incorporates such violence in his films that LA Time critic Kenneth Turan calls Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs “a comic opera of violence” quoting violence as being Quentin Tarantino’s “religion” (Turan). In Tarantino’s preview film Reservoir Dogs, Tarantino incorporates a vast amount of blood and vicious acts as actors turn against one another. In the film, Tarantino integrates characters taking part in several acts of violence such as the burning of one another and one of the characters, Mr. Orange, can be seen continually in a pool of blood throughout the movie (Reservoir Dogs). Rebellious in nature, the way Tarantino writes still draws attention from the public eye bringing audiences into his “Quentin’s Universe” (McGrath). Tarantino’s “kinetic escalation of violence” appeals to the youth due to film’s harsh culture and gore (Platt). Quentin Tarantino writes in such a violent way attracting the attention of the youth, which many see the strength of his gore to be rebellious to the mainstream.
Tarantino is known for his strict dialogue in his films bringing out the emphasis on language he puts into his writing. The way Tarantino writes, his dialogue stands out due to its originality, wit, and allure (Gurny). Tarantino emphasizes his dialogue throughout his films; often being criticized for the overstressing of his words. Yet the Orama TV Team states, “dialogue has become the film’s biggest strength” (Orama). Tarantino has often been criticized for having that over emphasized language, yet that is what makes his work rebellious against the mainstream. Tarantino believes that dialogue is what reveals more about a character than anything else (Orama). In an interview with Creativescreenwriting.com’s Eric Bauer, Tarantino expressed that “all words are free” and there should be “no word jail” (Bauer). Tarantino feels that there should be no divide when it comes to dialogue in films and many see that as rebellious due to the excessiveness Tarantino uses with his dialogue.
Quentin Tarantino believes that it is not finding a way to emulate a character’s voice, but it is to try and find that single character’s inner voice. In his writing, Tarantino drops “verbal carpet bombs” (Platt) such as in his film, Inglorious Bastards when Lt. Aldo Raine said, “Well, let's not start sucking each other's dicks quite yet” (Inglorious). Tarantino is also known for his proud use of the word ‘fuck’ in his writing as it can be seen as profane in society today. Within movies, lines such as “English motherfucker, do you motherfuckin’ speak it?” (Pulp Fiction) and “Any of you fucking pricks move and I'll execute every motherfucking last one of you!” (Inglorious) are commonly heard. Tarantino enjoys writing and using the language he respects, falling away from the mainstream and into his own Quentin’s World. This language appeals to the youth as the immature young speak the same way growing up. Tarantino rebels against the mainstream as he writes the way he pleases and not with the conventional regulations.
Quentin Tarantino, grown up in the Hollywood Hills has always been influenced by the film industry. In Tarantino’s writing he incorporates rebellious natures including strong dialogue and gory images as he rebels against the mainstream. Tarantino incorporates acts of rebellion as he takes on genres of different backgrounds and places a rebellious twist with them. Due to his background growing up, Tarantino has learned how to appeal to the youth. Tarantino writes with robust dialogue and gory violence to invoke rebellious natures in his works and that is what makes him an impactful modern day rebel writer.
Tarantino is known for his strict dialogue in his films bringing out the emphasis on language he puts into his writing. The way Tarantino writes, his dialogue stands out due to its originality, wit, and allure (Gurny). Tarantino emphasizes his dialogue throughout his films; often being criticized for the overstressing of his words. Yet the Orama TV Team states, “dialogue has become the film’s biggest strength” (Orama). Tarantino has often been criticized for having that over emphasized language, yet that is what makes his work rebellious against the mainstream. Tarantino believes that dialogue is what reveals more about a character than anything else (Orama). In an interview with Creativescreenwriting.com’s Eric Bauer, Tarantino expressed that “all words are free” and there should be “no word jail” (Bauer). Tarantino feels that there should be no divide when it comes to dialogue in films and many see that as rebellious due to the excessiveness Tarantino uses with his dialogue.
Quentin Tarantino believes that it is not finding a way to emulate a character’s voice, but it is to try and find that single character’s inner voice. In his writing, Tarantino drops “verbal carpet bombs” (Platt) such as in his film, Inglorious Bastards when Lt. Aldo Raine said, “Well, let's not start sucking each other's dicks quite yet” (Inglorious). Tarantino is also known for his proud use of the word ‘fuck’ in his writing as it can be seen as profane in society today. Within movies, lines such as “English motherfucker, do you motherfuckin’ speak it?” (Pulp Fiction) and “Any of you fucking pricks move and I'll execute every motherfucking last one of you!” (Inglorious) are commonly heard. Tarantino enjoys writing and using the language he respects, falling away from the mainstream and into his own Quentin’s World. This language appeals to the youth as the immature young speak the same way growing up. Tarantino rebels against the mainstream as he writes the way he pleases and not with the conventional regulations.
Quentin Tarantino, grown up in the Hollywood Hills has always been influenced by the film industry. In Tarantino’s writing he incorporates rebellious natures including strong dialogue and gory images as he rebels against the mainstream. Tarantino incorporates acts of rebellion as he takes on genres of different backgrounds and places a rebellious twist with them. Due to his background growing up, Tarantino has learned how to appeal to the youth. Tarantino writes with robust dialogue and gory violence to invoke rebellious natures in his works and that is what makes him an impactful modern day rebel writer.
Work Cited
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Inglorious Bastards. Severin Films, 2008. Film.
Kill Bill Volumes. Perf. Uma Thurman. 2004. DVD.
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Bauer, Eric. "Method Writing: Interview with Quentin Tarantino." Creative Screenwriting Magazine. 11 Aug. 2013.
Gurney, Harris. "Quentin Tarantino: An Analysis." The Cinemaniacs. Cinemaniacs, 20 Feb. 2013.
Inglorious Bastards. Severin Films, 2008. Film.
Kill Bill Volumes. Perf. Uma Thurman. 2004. DVD.
KRON 4. Tarantino, Quentin. Jen Thomas. KRON, San Francisco. 18 June 2009. Radio.
Mcgrath, Charles. "Quentin’s World." The New York Times. The New York Times, 22 Dec. 2012.
Orama. "Crafting Dialogue Like Quentin Tarantino - Orama." Orama Crafting Dialogue Like Quentin Tarantino Comments. Orama TV, 19 Feb. 2014
Platt, Sean. "The Quentin Tarantino Guide to Creating Killer Content." Copyblogger. 3 Nov. 2009.
Pulp Fiction. Miramax Home Entertainment;, 2002. Film.
Reservoir Dogs. Artisan Home Entertainment, 1992. Film.
Rose, Charlie. Interview of Quentin Tarantino. Charlie Rose Show. PBS. New York. 14 October 1994.
Turan, Kenneth. "MOVIE REVIEW : 'Reservoir Dogs' Is a Brash Comic Opera of Violence : SAN DIEGOs COUNTY." Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 1992.
Images:
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/QuentinTarantino
http://levonbiss.com/news/2012/12/quentin-tarantino/