Inglourious Basterds 2009 And Pulp Fiction: Film Analysis

Among the best American filmmakers to emerge in the 1990s, Quentin Tarantino is one of the most controversial and intriguing director in recent history. Tarantino’s films are well known for his distinguish aesthetic of violence and the unique style of blending the “Spaghetti Western”, made by the famous Italian director Sergio Leone in the 1960’s with an emphasis on meticulous dialogue and satire (Anon,2017). It is evident that the use of Spaghetti Western reflects in his cinematic styles and tenancy to gravitate towards violence with the justification of revenge. Due to this, I will be discussing Tarantino aesthetic in order to explore his most controversial works, Inglourious Basterds, 2009 and Pulp Fiction, 1994 and analyse the film technique

The themes of vengeance and revenge reign supreme over the characters as their meet their defeat of everything that has opposed them in their journey, generally ended with a Mexican standoff at the final scene where one will live and one will meet their end. Tarantino’s utilise the Spaghetti Western style through the soundtracks, recognisable by its used of the multiple musical instruments in the coalition as opposed to mainstream music. He also uses overly dramatised noises such as the gunshots to place a larger influence towards the combat and his unapologetically way in toying with his audience emotions that are highly effective such as the R-rated violence scenes have been achieved through the use of the camera angles. In Pulp Fiction, 1994, Tarantino uses the satire and revenge to justify the mob violence. Similar to Inglorious Basterds 2009, Tarantino rewrites the history of World War 2 to incorporate the revenge of the Jews against the Nazis. However, the level of the satire and the dialogue in his films can make the audience oblivious to the explicit nature of the plot. In both films, the use of sadistic vengeance to justify the eye for an eye mentality has almost been overshadowed with humour (Rennett,2006). The idea can be viewed as inaccurate and immoral, Tarantino's anti-historical Inglorious Basterds provides a genius plot blending satire with historical