What was the point of the random Tarantino narration halfway through?
Just ruins the surprise for no reason
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"Thats why this Chapter is called Domergue's Secret"
Lamest *beep* I've ever heard. The narration was not necessary. He loves to hear the sound of his own voice. Atleast have a western sounding dude narrating or some *beep* Not his squeaky high voice.
I actually liked the movie but that was the worst part, it was so unnecessary, I guess that was his way of interjecting himself in the movie and he prob thought the audience was too dumb to see or know what was going on.
shareIt's a pretty strong indicator that he thinks he can get away with any masturbatory act and audiences will just accept it. The sad thing is he's right.
The man made three incredible movies, all violent and stylized but grounded in reality, then proceeded to spend the rest of his career throwing red meat to the sharks. He's essentially making big-budget Roger Corman movies. Maybe that's okay for some people, but I personally think that cinema needs what few original and independent voices it has left to make movies that matter, not schlock.
actually it was very funny :)
great joke, as the entire film
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bro,
Tim Roth and Zoe Bell are just actors. There is no "i'm going to use them because they are this/or that...", at least not in this case.
The point is - you watch a film and you base it on your own expectations. And when the film doesn't meet your demands you don't like it.
So - you want Tim and Zoe to be "something" but they are not "that something" - you don't like.
The surprise is that Millie is black and has positive feedback in a racist setting. That's a surprise but i guess you don't like this one. You want the hidden guy to be a surprise.
My point is - don't watch movies based on what you want. If that's your thing, go and try making a film.
it's the same with food - people expect a certain plate to taste the way they like it every time. When it doesn't, most won't like it. But the plate can still be very good.
Just ruins the surprise for no reason
That's part of the intention (IMO).
Tarantino used to be a hardcore Godard fan (before Godard snubbed him). Nonetheless, the influence of Godard is all over Tarantino's work, and the Hateful Eight is probably his most Godardian film to date. Long political discussions, fragmented chronology, impromptu musical interludes, conversations seemingly about nothing (but really about something), all wrapped up in a derivative B-movie pot-boiler plot. Even the idea of shooting in 70mm but filming mostly interiors (and close-ups) relates to Godard's early deconstruction of convention (JLG being one of the first filmmakers to shoot intimate domestic dramas in CinemaScope; completely at odds with the perception of what CinemaScope was intended to show).
Then QT goes full Godard and breaks the fourth-wall by literally deconstructing his own narrative; turning up in voice over as "the author" to tell us exactly what's about to happen; neutralizing the tension and suspense and making it about the form (and the delivery of the form) instead of it being about the content. For me, it all tied into the theme of fiction that runs through the film; characters telling stories that might be true but might be completely made up; the malleability of storytelling as an actual device.
Again, so much of the film seemed to me to be an intentional deconstruction. I found it to be his most experimental film to date and one of his most interesting. Certainly the political commentary is new for Tarantino, although is obviously something he's building up to through his last three films.
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Basically to cement its essence as a stage play in the form of a movie.
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