Romance 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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