Director Quentin Tarantino: Defending "film violence"

"In the past 20 years, people have been asking me about the effects of violence on film in real life. My answer is like 20 years ago, not to change a little. I think the two are not related to each other, "said the veteran director.
Violence has become a familiar backdrop in the cinematic works of the famous director of "talent and eccentrics" since the 1990s. Tarantino started his career with the Reservoir Dogs (1992) and new films such as Inglourious Basterds (2009) or Django Unchained (2012), both of which featured violence.

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That's what makes Tarantino tick. And he never apologized even when real life massacres were thought to be a consequence of the film. The main reason is that he does not need to apologize.
But, after the mid-December massacre at American elementary school Sandy Hook, the violence in the movie once again heated up. In a sense, Hollywood feels guilty, media, cinema tends to limit violent images and guns.

Limitations of violence in movies

Tarantino's latest film, Django Unchained, is in theaters. The film tells the story of a former slave (Jamie Foxx) linked up with a bounty hunter (Christoph Waltz) to save his slave wife (Kerry Washington) from the plantation owner (Leonardo DiCaprio).
The film was directed by another veteran director, Spike Lee, who accused him of racism and violent torture.
"What happened during the slave-possession period was 1,000 times worse than what I had on screen," Tarantino said. "So if I increased the level of violence to 1,000 again, There is nothing wrong with it. It must be. If you do not, then that's your job. "
"There are two types of violence in this film (Django Unchained): the violence that slaves have suffered in the 245 years of history, and the violence that Django used to be," said Tarantino. revenge. And that is cinema violence, a wonderful and entertaining thing that can be enjoyed, which the audience expects. "
The director himself has determined, in his own words, what violence is in film and beyond limits.

"Bad things are really out there"

In the case of Django Unchained, the violence does not make Tarantino confused. He was more worried when writing the lines of racist white characters or directing the acting of African American actors in scenes depicting the harshness of slavery. The anxiety was so great that he intended to film scenes of torture abroad.
At the end of the script, Tarantino goes to dinner and tells the story in the movie with Sidney Poitier, a veteran Hollywood actor. He also expressed his intention to avoid domestic anger by going overseas for filming. But Poitier advised: "Do not. He is a little scared of his movie, and what he needs to overcome is that fear. If you want to tell this story, you must not be afraid. Everyone will understand you. "

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This is not Tarantino's first defense against Django Unchained before the criticism of the film. Prior to the Sandy Hook massacre, he had "posted" to explain the use of violence in the film.
"We are all aware of the cruelty and inhumanity of slavery," Tarantino told reporters after the screening on December 7, 2012 - "But after you study it is not just one. not just the numbers of history, you will feel that deep in your body. That truth makes you angry and wants to do something. I'm here to tell you that a movie can be very bad, but a lot worse is happening out there. "

However, that does not mean that the audience is boycotting or stopping the violence. Or, the goers did not vote. By January 3, the film grossed $ 86 million in North America alone and was on track to become Tarantino's most successful commercial.