Inglorious Basterds And Django Unchained By Quentin Tarantino

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Quentin Tarantino's camera work, audio and ideas are a work of art. He is a distinguished director who is easily identified by his well-known trademarks. His trademarks include brutal violence, revenge and psychopaths. Tarantino is an award winning director of both films I have chosen and is famous for his unique style. Some characteristics of Tarantino's successful films are the high angle shots, overpowering sound effects, use of long shots and slow motion. I have chosen his 2009 film, Inglorious Basterds and Django Unchained (2012) to analyse one of his scenes in each film. I am doing the dog scene in Django Unchained and the shoe scene in Inglourious Basterds. Tarantino's purpose for Inglorious Basterds is to rewrite the history of World

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