Assignment 17 - Pedersen

     For my director, I chose Quentin Tarantino (big surprise). The two movies which I watched were Django Unchained and Pulp Fiction. Both movies keep you on your toes, looking out for twists and random action scenes. This was a little more prevalent in Pulp Fiction, but there were surely some of these scenes in Django as well. One scene that particular fits this description is when Bruce Willis (portraying Butch) is fleeing town when he comes across the man trying to kill him, Marsellus Wallace, who is crossing the street. Without any ramp up, Butch slams on the gas and hits Wallace. This sudden change in tempo is seen very little in movies, but is seen in both Django and Pulp Fiction. The scene in Django that comes to mind is at the very end. Django is chained up and being brought to a new plantation when he convinces his captors that there is a bounty ready to be claimed in his past plantation. After lots of contemplation, the captors decide that they would claim the bounty with Django and set him free. Once free, Django asks for a gun to protect himself with, but once he gets it he immediately turns on his slavers and shoots them all without hesitation. This quick change of pace is evident in many Tarantino films, and I will be sure to look for it when I re-watch my favorite films. It is interesting how Tarantino films can carry such different plots all the while having the same overall feel.