Just watched Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained" again last night. Loved the way Tarantino elevated the Spaghetti Western Genre to an Oscar worthy film. That was probably Tarantino's best work since "Pulp Fiction". He did other films with various genres after that and all had critical acclaim. I remember watching his first film that launched him to stardom called "Reservoir Dogs". The song that played when they walked out of the diner was George Baker's "Little Green Bag".
For a former video store clerk with a limited budget, Tarantino came up with a masterpiece. Instead of showing a linear or traditional form of story-telling. He re-arranged the segments to make it like there were several small stories in the film. I also love the fact that the dialogue was something us guys can relate to and conversation was no different when friends would gather and talk about anything under the sun. Then there's the interrogation scene with Mr. Blonde culminating to the Mexican stand-off resulting in the deaths of three characters, I still watch from time to time.
I remember a television program where Tarantino explains why he doesn't churn movie after movie and that's because he wants to make sure that he creates something really good that people would never forget. I remember when he was here in the Philippines and before he accepted an award from the President, he commuted by riding a jeepney rather than riding some fancy car. He's a really down to earth guy who really makes great films. Despite the violence and the vulgar words, there's method to the madness and I love how that all comes together in the end. More power to you Quentin and hope you keep churning up more classics.
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