Reservoir Dogs
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Submitted by Shazaaming on 06/30/2008 05:21 PM
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Reservoir Dogs
Quentin Tarantino's gruesomely violent film, Reservoir Dogs, examines conflicts of personality and ethics while increasing tension in a non-linear story. Like Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs has an unconventional structure, cleverly shuffling back and forth in time to reveal details about the characters, experienced criminals who know next to nothing about each other. It is a movie about honor in the midst of thieves.
Many critics have criticized this film for being overly vulgar and violent. However, the drama in this film is enhanced by its vulgarity and violence. The language and conversation is realistic throughout, holding back no punches. The dialog is fast and exceptional. Conversation even becomes the determining factor allowing Mr. Orange into the operation. He must sound and act like one of them to pull it off. Likewise, Tarantino is able to make this film work by using believable language. The violence in this film is also a way to mount tension in the viewer.
Like "Pulp Fiction,ETarantino employs a non-linear story to both maintain the audience's attention and to reveal the characters of Mr. White, Mr. Blonde, and Mr. Orange, more in depth. The film is inter-cut with flashbacks in which the characters are explored in more detail. The flashbacks are quick and come at just the right time to enrich the story. However, it is the character development that is really important. The acting is uniformly terrific. The viewer suspects a doomed ending for all of the characters but at times strangely pulls for them. This is only by the shear talent of the actors that creates this sympathy.
Tarantino utilized camera movement and editing to structure the drama. As mentioned before, the film would not be what it is without its flashbacks. A shot technique Tarantino often used was long shots. Many of the intense scenes are seen from this locale. Conversely, close ups, oftentimes gradually...
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