Controversial Themes In Quentin Tarantino's Film

Quentin Tarantino is renown worldwide for his particular style of screenwriting and directing. A self proclaimed “movie expert”, Tarantino possess an “encyclopaedic knowledge of movies and popular culture from a variety of eras and genres” (Dawson, Woods, 2000, pg.20) (Chumo, Woods, 2000, pg.75.) His movies consist of pop culture references, complex characters, jumping plots and a whole lot of violence. A self thought director, it is his screenwriting that delivers his best talent. It is the dialogue between his characters and their development that give his film’s that particular edge. The controversial themes dealt with in his film’s provide us with an interesting viewpoint on subjects that many of us would find a taboo. Despite a backlash of criticism, these risqué topics open up room for discussion amongst the audience. …show more content…
Many of his films have strong female leading characters that embody a contemporary attitude towards women. He has stated that his “most personal film” is Kill Bill, a film centred around the female protagonist (Tarantino, 2004.) His female protagonists are amongst some of the most rebellious and memorable women in contemporary cinema. I believe that he supports feminist ideologies and shoots women in positive and active roles, equal to men. I thoroughly believe that many of his movies empower women as he does not discriminate from race nor age. As he includes women of multiple ethnicities, ages and various backgrounds one can say that he represents women in a post feminist light. In this chapter I am going to explain how Quentin Tarantino has a contemporary attitude towards women on screen and how he deals with controversial topics like racism and sexism. I am briefly going to discuss the excess use of violence in his films, as it is often