The Canvas of Quentin Tarantino

 

In modern film industry, few directors have positioned themselves in higher Hollywood echelon. Quentin Tarantino is one of the prominent ones. Born on March 27, 1963 in Knoxville ,Tennessee  Quentin  Jerome Tarantino had a passion for the art of cinema from a very young age. From Neo noir thrillers to Foreign dramas he enjoyed and lived through it all during his childhood. Be it Akira Kurshow’s “Seven Samurai” ,Bong Jong Ho’s “Memories of Murder”, ”Parasite”, Francis Ford Coppola’s  “Apocalypse Now” have all influenced his style and technique in different ways.At the age of 17,he quit school to join an acting class. But acting was not quite his cup of tea as he quit acting school saying that the art of directing intrigued him much more. He briefly worked in a video store in California during the time were he sold his first two screenplays True Romance(1993) and Natural Born Killers(1994).

                              A young Quentin Tarantino during the promotion of Reservoir Dogs

In 1992 he made his directional debut with Reservoir Dogs , a film about six criminals whose jewelry heist goes terribly wrong and their violent aftermath .The crown of the jewel in his career ,Pulp Fiction opened in theatres in 1994 in his only 2^nd directional debut.Pulp fiction played a key role in changing people’s idea about American indie films.It revolutionized the concept of non linear storytelling to general audience. It  structures the plot with tales of redemption and violence interlaced between the lives of a boxer ,two mob hit men ,a gangstar and his wife ,Diner robbers and other intriguing characters crafted together beautifully by his direction. He received the best original screenplay award from the academy in the 67^th Oscars .He was also awarded the Plam’e Dor at the Cannes film festival.This film swept the awards show as it well as it won over the critics.Generations refer to it as a film school must.

His 1997 classic “ Jackie Brown “ revolves around a flight attendant who gets himself involved in a series of criminal activites.He adapted the story from a Elmore Leonard novel.Fast forward  in the new decade after a break of 6 years he  wrote and directed Kill Bill vol.1(2003) and Kill Bill vol.2(2004) subsequently .The   plot revolves around an assassin starring  Uma Thurman who sets herself for a revenge tour. In 2007 Death Proof  came  to the cinemas which another action thriller gifted to the audience. After the release of Death Proof Tarantino used a new different approach in his filmography.He reverted to the history books for subsequent  storylines. His next 3 films all followed the same route . 

                                                                   Uma Thurman in Kill Bill Vol 1& 2 

His next film is coined as one the finest history adaptation in the form of Inglorious Bastards(2009).The Story is set during the World War II which follows a group of Jewish American Soldiers who are set to kill the Nazis in the then German occupied France. He collaborated with his famous film partner Samuel El Jackson for Django Unchained (2012).It is classic western starring Jamie fox,Christopher Waltz,Leonardo Di caprio as it shows the surprising duo of a slave and German bounty hunter as they head to Mississippi for a common interest. It certainly did numbers in the box office as it remains his most successful financial one.He also received the Academy award for screenplay for this one.His next project focuses on the post-Civil War western Hateful Eight (2015) as 8 outcasters gets trapped in an inn in the Wyoming winter.The touch of classical Tarantino violence is off the charts in his work. After a long break of 4 years he returned in Hollywood scene with his much anticipated high budget mega cast film Once upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) starring the lights of Leonardo Di Caprio,Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie and countless other top Hollywood icons over the years. The synopsis of the film revolves around a washed up actor and his stuntmen as they cross paths with Charles Mansen in 1969,Los Angeles.The real life murder of Golden Age actress Sharon Tate by Mansen’s Cult was rebranded and recrafted with an everfamous Tarantino twist.

          Leonadro Dicaprio and Brad Pitt as Rick Dalton and Cliff Both in Once Upon a time in Hollywood (2019)

This film received a huge standing ovation in Cannes Film festival the following year.As all good things come to an end he considers not making more than 10 films in his career which leaves only 1 more left under his belt in the upcoming years.The whole world awaits for his final curtain call.Be it his unpredicted non linear plots,natural dialogue style or his magnificent building techniques contrast and the right color palette he has revolutionized the game with toying of the usual structure.With all his masterful works he has already cemented his place among Hollywood’s one of  finest creative geniuses.

For a span of over 30 years he has crafted some masterpieces throughout all genres with a heavy influence from wide range of film cultures around the globe. His signing off from the gallery of motion pictures will truly mark the end of an era.