Reservoir Dogs Essays

  • A Review of Reservoir Dogs

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    The movie is set within a short space of time (almost real time) in which we see Four of the Six active members of a jewelry heist gone wrong dealing with the repercussions of their crimes. Amongst them is Mr. Orange, or, Undercover Cop Freddy Newendyke, as he’s revealed to be toward the end of the movie. He is the Undercover Cop, The Rat that everyone is talking about. Orange single handedly destroys their operation and essentially Joe Cabot’s criminals-for-hire business seeing as he died by gunshot

  • Reservoir Dogs

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    "I don't give a fuck what you know or don't know, but I'm gonna torture you anyway, regardless. Not to get information. It's so amusing for me to torture a cop. All you can do is pray for a quick death, which you aint gonna get." Mr. Blonde in Reservoir Dogs, 1992 This guy was the most twisted and sickly perverted guy in the whole movie. He had no reservations about killing people. He was brutal. He loved torture and death. By his own admission he liked to see the peoples' expressions when they died

  • Reservoir Dogs

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    Reservoir Dogs Gangsters, violence, murder and corruption !!!!! If these are some of the things that you're into, then this is your kind of movie. Be ready to watch it more than once to be sure to get all the movie has to offer because it jumps from subject to subject and can be a little confusing. The movie on the whole was really great. It was filled with some pretty gory scenes and extreme violent content, Tarantinos' trademark. The way he portrays the real life aspects of crime and violence

  • Reservoir Dogs...

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    Reservoir Dogs... The first time I saw Reservoir Dogs I knew it was something different (I didn?t see any Tarantino?s films before). It was the first time I payed more attention to the characters dialogue than to the visual appearance of the film itself The dialogues in Tarantino?s films are its more powerful resource. They both tells the story and sets the mood for it. I remember I was reading Stephen King?s ?The Dead Zone? when I got hold of Tarantino?s screenplay for Reservoir Dogs. I

  • Reservoir Dogs: Quentin Tarantino

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    When people talks about Quentin Tarantino, some of his most remarkable works include Reservoir Dogs that was released in 1992, and the volume 1 and 2 of Kill Bill released in the year of 2003 and 2004. When Reservoir Dog was released, it immediately became one of the most influential films in the 1990s. The film was so influential that it inspired various stage versions and a video game. Although the film was made on a low budget, it certainly did not degrade the quality of a “Tarantino film.” The

  • Reservoir Dogs And A Space Odyssey

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    visual style and dark humour. Reservoir Dogs, directed by Tarantino, was described as the ‘Greatest Independent Film of All Time’ by Empire magazine, whilst 2001: A Space Odyssey is considered "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the National Film Preservation Board, but both films are prominent for their significant use of music within the film. This essay will look at which of these two films is more effective in its use of music. Reservoir Dogs was released in 1992 and prominently

  • Reservoir Dogs And Pulp Fiction Essay

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    Tarantino revolutionized film making through his films Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction. This essay will focus specifically on the popularization of non-linear story telling and use of postmodernism in mainstream cinema. In addition, it will examine the films’ use of cynicism and irony to speak to the disenchantment of Generation X and the responses to these films which solidified them as cultural phenomena. Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction not only impacted the beliefs and values which defined mood

  • Quentin Tarantino As An Auteur

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    Tarantino actually is, I will provide a brief overview of his childhood (Biography.com Editors,“Quentin Tarantino Biography”), state some of his awards and successes (“Quentin Tarantino Biography”) and mention some of his most well known films such as Reservoir Dogs (1992), Pulp Fiction (1994), and Django Unchained (2012). SENTENCE 2: I will bring to light that there are undoubtedly similar motifs and stylistic tendencies throughout these films that make it recognisable as a Tarantino production and with

  • Originality Essay

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    What ever happened to originality anyway? Remember when every movie was unlike the last, when every book you read was a completely different experience, when every song didn’t song didn’t sound like an electronic mess? Nowadays, originality is nothing short of a rarity, people tend not to be as original simply because it’s a risk, specifically in the media. Media being television, movies, music, video games and books. The reason originality is a risk is because of sales and popularity, things that

  • An Analysis Of Quentin Tarantino's Representation Of Violence

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    and strong artistic effect.’ And we are going to focus on two specific examples in ‘True Romance’ which Tarantino played the role Tarantino is good at using different artistic ways to shape his films. Both of the examples of ‘True Romance’ and ‘Reservoir Dogs’ could prove his skill doing that. As the screenplay of ‘True Romance’ says, ‘All the men stop what they are doing and look at Cliff, except for Tooth-pick Vic who doesn't speak English and so, isn't insulted.’ And after Cliff was killed, the

  • Juxtaposition In Pulp Fiction

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    His preceding hit film, Reservoir Dogs, also incorporates the violent with the ludicrous, such as when a hostage gets his ear cut off with a straight razor to the sound of “Stuck in the Middle with You” by Stealers Wheel. Furthermore, his later film series, Kill Bill, features gratuitous violence, more so than either Pulp Fiction or Reservoir Dogs, through unbelievably ridiculous sword fighting. Being directed and co-authored by Tarantino

  • Miramax the Downfall of Indie Cinema

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    rise of Taratino on the independent cinema Miramax changes how independent cinema evolves as a “genre” and marketing tool. Through each set of clips Reservoir Dogs (1992), Kids (1995), and Shakespeare in Love (1998) with editing and the ambiguity of narrative closure; in order to see the evolution of Miramax brand of “independent cinema”. Reservoir Dogs had an open interpretation within the plot within a certain point in the film. Within the clip it is showing a contrast between taking the police officer

  • Quentin Tarantino Pulp Fiction

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    something of a kind. After two academy awards, Golden Globe Awards and BAFTA Awards each, Tarantino is undoubtedly one of the most influential directors of his generation. He established himself as an independent director in his first few films ‘reservoir Dogs’ in 1992 as cult cinema and ‘Pulp Fiction’ in 1994 as a neo-noir crime film. Spaghetti western characters like unusual camera placement, playing with light and shadows, conflicted characters and noir themes. Long sequences, scenes and conversations

  • Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction

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    This type of story telling was toyed with in Tarantino's breakout hit Reservoir Dogs three years earlier, but by the time Pulp Fiction was released he had perfected the art. Explaining how the stories all tie together would be a disservice to those who have not yet seen it. This was a truly revolutionary way to manipulate the

  • Quentin Tarantino Essay

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    Quentin Tarantino: Digital vs. Analog Cinema Quentin Tarantino’s auteur is one that speaks of gore, racism, and certain shot techniques. Above all, the aspect that Tarantino is best known for in his long history of filmmaking is the fact that he only uses traditional, or analog, filmmaking techniques. In fact, Tarantino believes that digital cameras used to shoot film will lead to the eventual demise of filmmaking. His views and ideas of digital vs. traditional filmmaking and how his films could

  • Comparing Quentin Tarantino And Pulp Fiction

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    his films tend to be. They’re typically violent in nature, though often brilliantly casted (and acted) – and rarely come without controversial moments. Naturally, controversy typically creates waves of interest, and even since the release of Reservoir Dogs, followed by Pulp Fiction, Tarantino has been one of the most talked among directors in Hollywood – due in large part to his brash, gratuitous storytelling. And, after witnessing The Hateful Eight, that won't change anytime soon. In Tarantino's

  • Revenge of the Killer Genre

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    Revenge of the Killer Genre After years of repeated thematic motifs and unchanging, stereotypical characters, films within a genre often lose their vitality. The conventions become predictable and the underlying myth becomes boring and banal. The innovative director will seek to revitalize a popular myth through a "generic transformation" (Cawelti 520). This essay shall demonstrate how Quentin Tarantino borrows a traditional myth from the gangster genre, subverts it and subsequently installs a

  • Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction

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    In Pulp Fiction, directed by Quentin Tarantino, Tarantino uses quirky dialogue, vivid visuals, and nihilism to mirror postmodern pop culture in western society in the early 1990’s. The film artfully portrays the 1990’s as a time where action granted meaning instead of performing moral actions; where there was a social hierarchy held by mob bosses to control those who attempted to search for meaning through action, doing outrageously violent and horrible things without the slightest scruples. Pulp

  • Literally Speaking in Quentin Tarantino's film Pulp Fiction

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    Literally Speaking in Quentin Tarantino's film Pulp Fiction Quentin Tarantino’s film, Pulp Fiction, uses words to the fullest of their meanings. Words in the film amplify meaning through their duplicity. Characters call one another names wherein the names’ meanings enhance our understanding of what the character is saying. Even if the author or speaker does not consciously intend the meaning, the language that this paper analyzes contains meaning of psychological importance. Characters’ actual

  • Quinten Tarantino's Pulp Fiction

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    In September of 1994 a movie was released that would revolutionize the movie business forever, this movie was Pulp Fiction. This film was directed by a up and coming director named Quinten Tarantino, this was Tarantino’s second film ever made and it was made like no movie ever before. This movie instead of having an average story line, it would jump back and forth, characters that you had watched die would be in the next scene that takes place the day earlier. The special effects in the film are