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Schlegel chose no better film to show for the last screening in class, truly an end of an era. Considering Tarantino is a *dummy* acclaimed cult film maker, there was tons of hype about him releasing another film that wasn’t a lil’ b-movie production. I was glad to see a Tarantino film on the checklist at the beginning of the year, and that it wasn’t just Pulp Fiction (for god sakes we all get its’ status). My parents have been quoting Tarantino since I can remember, they were obsessed, even pets of mine were named after Reservoir Dogs. Saying so, it’s compelling that my generation was so amped about this film coming to theaters considering that most Tarantino die hards are now my parents age now and not as dedicated film goers.

So the movie- viscerally fantastic, in my opinion he really wrapped up his whole careers motive into Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. It was obviously a Tarantino film, his classic tropes were screaming the whole time. He had an extremely large budget, to make all his dreams come true and his imaginary world come to life. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood was his chance to pull out all the stops. Gore. Feet. Babes. Hyper stylization. Rewritten history. Drugs. Heists. Seeing actors that repeatedly appeared in older Tarantino films was a real treat for -real- Tarantino fans, and not to mention all the crazy ass cameos… um excuse me Lena Dunham? AND let’s not forget to mention all the dang hotties up in this movie, I nearly popped one. Who thought to put Leo, Margot, Brad, the hot hippie chick in ONE MOVIE and not have everyone absolutely DROOL. The gore in this movie made me want to vomit and grin as wide as I could- at the same time. I mean Tarantino tastefully filmed someone getting bludgeoned to death, in almost a humorous manner. It’s exquisite. He delves into the audiences subconscious and transports them into his own universe. SO Tarantino’s all there but why was it shown in a cult films class????

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2f7P7tZXJZI

The only real reason this movie was chosen to be screened was because of Tarantino and his cult status. He has a way of captivating an audience during a film that was unlike no other films. So again Tarantino is cult because of his straight skillz, and he’s aware of the reception, but not all Tarantino is cult! Im not denying facts stated against my point but! I do think that some of his cinematography doesn’t deserve a cult status. I understand he’s rode with the fact that he has a cult following and status in cinema, I just don’t think he should make another film. Another film would be extremely strung out and over worked. His work is done. We understand he’s a fuckin godsend to film history. Tarantino development has been insane, he went from experiencing grindhouse in the flesh, to practically making more tasteful versions of the same. Our reading states it well:

“Indeed, the venues’ shabby confines contributed to the overall viewing experience, attracting eclectic audiences of die-hard cinephiles looking for “edgier” films with controversial or sen-sationalistic subject matter.”

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