Tarantino has been hailed a genius in the eyes of Hollywood. After the success of his latest film, The Hateful 8, in 2016 he has been solidified as one of the greatest directors in cinema history. His unique storytelling with deep layers and amazing characters in each film really help define his movies. So it isn’t surprising that fans like us are just gnawing at the bit to watch his new movie when it come out later this year. To help ease our impatience Quentin gave us a little teaser from the 9th film in his cinematic career… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood takes place during the late 1960’s in Los Angeles. This is when cinema was at a golden age. The movie industry was booming, actors were becoming the face of Hollywood and directors were being hailed as geniuses. There is a reason why Tarantino decided to have his newest film take place in the golden era of movies. Quentin has always been a cinema geek. He’s an expert on filmography and loved to watch films growing up. But over the past few years Tarantino as expressed his concern about the movie industry dying. His reasons for this is because of the new stream service options that are available for everyone. Companies like Netflix and Hulu have taken over the entertainment industry. With so many movie options available to watch from the comfort of your home, why would people bother to go to the theaters? Quentin isn’t the only director who has expressed his concern about this. Steven Spielberg and Alejandro Iñárritu have also stated how companies like Netflix are allowed more budgets in their films and therefore have more freedom when making their original movies. This is the truth as we’ve seen less high grossing movies and higher streams on Netflix year by year. Since Tarantino noticed this, he wanted to make a movie to show his special connection with the movie industry. With Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, this will be Quentin’s love story to Hollywood.
As most know Tarantino loves to use the same actors in his movies and creates the characters for those specific actors he’s worked with. With returners like DiCaprio and Pitt there is a lot of hype swirling around these new characters Tarantino has created. Leonardo will be playing an actor named Rick Dalton and Brad Pitt will be playing his stunt double, Cliff Booth. In addition to these well known actors we will see Margot Robbie, Al Pacino, and Kurt Russell. We will also see Mike Moh play the famous Bruce Lee in the film. While it is unknown who Al Pacino and Kurt Russell will be playing as we do know Margot Robbie will be playing Sharon Tate. Now if anyone has any idea who Sharon Tate is then you would know that she was a victim of the Tate murders committed by the Manson family. The Manson Family was a major cult back in the 1960’s and committed many foul acts and murders in the film. Tarantino has stated that while this will be featured in the film it will not be a main emphasis in the movie.
Overall many fans (including myself) are very excited to see how Tarantino handles this new film of his. It will be interesting to see how he mixes in the life of Hollywood as well as the infamous Tate murders. He has come out and stated that Once Upon a Time in Hollywood will be the closest movie to Pulp Fiction. Now let me tell you, if it's anything like Pulp Fiction this movie can have the potential to be an instant classic.
As most know Tarantino loves to use the same actors in his movies and creates the characters for those specific actors he’s worked with. With returners like DiCaprio and Pitt there is a lot of hype swirling around these new characters Tarantino has created. Leonardo will be playing an actor named Rick Dalton and Brad Pitt will be playing his stunt double, Cliff Booth. In addition to these well known actors we will see Margot Robbie, Al Pacino, and Kurt Russell. We will also see Mike Moh play the famous Bruce Lee in the film. While it is unknown who Al Pacino and Kurt Russell will be playing as we do know Margot Robbie will be playing Sharon Tate. Now if anyone has any idea who Sharon Tate is then you would know that she was a victim of the Tate murders committed by the Manson family. The Manson Family was a major cult back in the 1960’s and committed many foul acts and murders in the film. Tarantino has stated that while this will be featured in the film it will not be a main emphasis in the movie.
Overall many fans (including myself) are very excited to see how Tarantino handles this new film of his. It will be interesting to see how he mixes in the life of Hollywood as well as the infamous Tate murders. He has come out and stated that Once Upon a Time in Hollywood will be the closest movie to Pulp Fiction. Now let me tell you, if it's anything like Pulp Fiction this movie can have the potential to be an instant classic.