Tarantino
surprises time and again…
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Brian: The ending wasn’t what happened in real
life.
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Leo: You went expecting a documentary of the
Charles Manson murders in a Tarantino movie? Once Upon a Time in Hollywood?
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Brian: I went to see it, aware there was an
alternative ending of the real life story.
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Leo: As it certainly was. You wanted a happy
ending? [SPOILER ALERT]
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Brian: As with most of Tarantino’s films, the
drama is bizarre black comedy, the ending unexpected. I mean, using a flamethrower on
a woman in the pool while she’s firing a gun at the sky?
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Leo: Classic Tarantino. Conversations almost
disconnected from the action. Go back to Pulp Fiction see Jules quoting Ezekiel
25:17 as he and Vincent shoot multiple rounds into the hapless Brett. "The path of the righteous man is
beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil
men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the
weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and
the finder of lost children...”
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Voice-over
Quentin Tarantino’s knowledge of films built up
over the years makes his latest a treasure hunt of movie scene replays stitched
into a gruesome comedy, it’s his retelling of the Manson murders against a 1969
Hollywood backdrop. The contrast of casting the murderers as inhumane,
celebrating the victims Sharon Tate and her friends as angelic. There’s so much
to talk about in this film, the real life story, the superimposition of the
fairy tale on that, the cast, the locations, the retro feeling the nostalgia
for the 60s, the references to other films. A rich tapestry, a fruity cake mix.
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