The ear slicing scene.
Admit it, it really was disturbing wasn't it, especially to those who saw it for the first time, yes?
And it was here influenced by the similar scene and theme of David Lynch's "Blue Velvet" (1986), yes?
Yeah it was and it was mostly due to Madsen's performance. The only other scene I can think of that is on a similar level is in Lethal Weapon.
shareI’m sure Tarantino got the idea from the ear cutting scene in Django (1966).
shareMan on Fire also had an ear slicing scene
shareI’m sure there are many ear cutting scenes in film history, but Tarantino loved Django (1966) enough to make his own Django film so I’m sure that’s where he got the idea from. He even cast Franco Nero, the original Django, in Hateful Eight.
shareI don't remember Franco Nero in Hateful Eight, but he was in Django Unchained. Jamie Foxx tells him the J is silent and he says "I know."
shareIt's interesting that you don't actually see the ear being sliced off...Tarantino pans the camera away from it.
It's a good example of less is more...you see Madsen grab hold of the cop, holds the razor, camera pans away and them Madsen is holding the ear.
That's all you need to see, you fill in the rest yourself.
It was filmed in a similar fashion in Django, but afterwards they made the guy eat it.
shareYour quite right. 👍
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