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- True Romance
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- Once again, Quentin Tarantino outdoes himself. The movie True Romance was
- excellent. It presented real issues that some people are forced to deal with
- in their lives. The title of the movie is misleading. You would think this
- was going to be a love
- tory. Actually it is, but unlike any love story I've ever seen. It's filled
- with violence, action, blood, guts and gore. Like most other Tarantino
- movies it revolves around the violence we rarely see or experience in our
- lives. He also incorporates
- rugs and racism, hate and love and his usual corny way of portraying them.
- In Tarantino films, violence is presented in a totally different approach
- than movies like Rambo or Die Hard. Although you have the same amount of
- people dying, Tarantino seems to have this perverted and gruesome way of
- presenting it to his audiences.
- He always takes violence to the extreme. In the scene with the pimp he
- doesn't just shoot the pimp in the back or chest. He goes right for the
- gusto...his balls !!!! (OUCH) Another example of this is when Dennis Hopper
- was killed. We all knew what h
- pened to him, but Tarantino makes sure he shows us the oozing bullet wound to
- his head. Some people think this is taking violence too far; however, acts
- of this nature happen in the real world every day. I guess this is his way
- of giving us a "reality
- heck." Shit like this happens to people. We are so sheltered in our
- comfortable little worlds we don't even realize this kind of stuff goes on.
- Variety. Isn't it supposed to be the "spice of life?" Well, Tarantino gets
- so damn spicy it can make yo
- sweat bullets.
- What is it about violence that is so attractive to the general public?
- There are so many people who would rather see a violent movie than a movie
- filled with romance or adventure. If you were to compare the revenues from
- box office earnings I'm almos
- positive the movies filled with blood and guts earn much more than other
- movies. (Disney is the only exception I can think of off the top of my head
- !!!) Naturally, if a person in the movie industry knows this will make them
- mega bucks , they will con
- nue to make movies like this to make more money.
- Tarantino tends to slide in a little racism in his flicks. It's pretty
- obvious it's not the main topic, but it is apparent. Hopper was unique when
- he told the Sicilian guy his great, great, great, great grandmother had slept
- with a nigger and that's
- y he had dark skin and brown eyes. I think Hopper knew he was a goner and
- wanted to insult the hell out of the guy before he died !!!!! He was so
- casual about the whole thing. He just sat back smoking the dudes cigarette
- and blasting his family.
- There are so many people who say this kind of movie affects people in a
- negative way. They think it has an impact on criminal behavior. That's
- bullshit. I have seen violence in movies and on television and I haven't had
- the smallest inkling to go ou
- and kill anyone or anything. I believe if a person has it in them to commit
- these kinds of acts they will do it regardless of what they see on T.V. or in
- the movies. Their moral upbringing or lack of one would be a bigger
- contributing factor than vie
- ng a movie.
- Movies are made to entertain. The social issues they touch on are just
- that, issues. The controversy they create comes solely from the opinions of
- the viewers. Isn't that half the fun of watching a controversial movie? It
- gives our minds food for t
- ught. It affords us the opportunity to discuss what we have seen with our
- friends. We can learn from listening to how other people perceive things.
- THAT is what makes a movie great !!!!
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