James Powell

Quentin Tarantino shot to stardom in 1983 when his first film Love Birds In Bondage was released. Quentin would later go on to become on the most iconic gangster film directors of his generation. His array into the crime genre began in 1992 when the film Reservoir Dogs was released. The film revolved around a gang who suspects one of their members to be a police informant after a jewellery heist goes terribly wrong. The film broke new grounds and became and instant hit for its bold new directing style and extremely character driven narrative. But perhaps the most notorious thing about Tarantinos chosen directing style was his choice to use extremely graphic violence and language. Many critised Tarantino for this claiming that the media violence would have a profound affect on society. But it also gained the film and incredible amount of and hype to promote the film and critics claimed that it made the film even more immersive and unique. In addition the extreme graphic violence and use of swear words Taratino made famous has now become a typical convention due to Reservoir Dogs success.

Tarantino Did not back away from high uses of blood within the film

Tarantino wanted to create extreme realism within his films and felt he could not do that without realistic bullet wounds and language Another reason for Reservoir dogs success was the dialogue and interactions between the characters. They would often talk about things not necessary to the narrative and have banter combined with the realistic dialogue and consistent use of swear words helped make the film incredibly immersive

 Tarantinos crime film success peaked when he

released Pulp Fiction in 1994 this time the film revolved around 3 different characters and narratives that intertwined at certain points in the film. The film was praised for its As on of the character s narrative especially as the story was not told This scene is an example overdoses on cocaine Tarantino chronologically and switched between the chose to play upbeat music in of Tarantinos use of three stories regularly but never became the background. This was a contrapuntal sound confusing or construed in the process. feature that had never been used before and while it Another thing Pulp Fiction was praised for was All of the shocked many it became a the way each of the three stories interweaved characters are signature of Tarantino and a with each others whilst also being completely wearing typical feature used throughout crime costumes for relevant in their own rights in combination films for years to come each gender. with all being incredibly interesting and (Men- Suits, unique by their own standards. Pulp Fiction Womanalso utilised the use of dark comedy by dresses) juxtaposing his extreme violence to incredibly comedic moments and excellent use of On of the things Pulp contrapuntal sound in these graphic scenes. Fiction was praised most Pulp Fiction not only became a cult hit but for was its characters and also grossed over 4,000,000 in its opening story. Both were incredibly engaging and have weekend. Many consider it Tarantinos best become iconic within work and one of the best mob films ever made. cinema history

 In October 2003 Tarantino released Kill Bill.

This was one of Tarantinos first divergences from the crime genre. Kill Bill revolved around a woman waking up from a coma and seeking revenge on her past team that stole her child. But his didn't mean Tarantino scaled down the violence, in fact it was his bloodiest film yet. However there was less emphasis on complicated and intertwining stories. But that didn't mean Kill Bills story was not still original and intriguing. Instead Kill Bill acted as an extremely stylised action film. Kill Bills main attraction was the incredibly intricate and choreographed fight scenes used within the film. During this fight scenes Tarantino heavily utilised editing tools such as slow motion and long shots in order to show of the fight scenes and effects used throughout the film. Tarantinos film also broke new grounds by using an incredibly strong independent female lead. This was a very modern representation and paved the way for complicated female leads in the years to come.

The use of this style of This an example of how editing helps the audience Tarantino has utilised long take in and appreciate the shots and slow motion in action sequences whilst order to show off this also contributing to the choreographed fight scenes films incredibly stylised theme The violence Tarantino made famous in his early films is taken to the next step here but again in an incredibly stylised way making the film feel unique and bold