The Cinema of The Eyes:

As the title suggests, this blog will be all about cinema. It's flaws, advantages and intricacies. Sometimes an analysis of how a movie could have been made. And sometimes just a plain appreciation of cinema irrespective of it's time and age.

A CINEMA REEL. A VESTIGE IN TODAY'S TIME.

Since this would be first attempt at blogging, I'd rather talk about something and someone who is a personal favourite.

Quentin Tarantino : The Man, The Movies and The Big Kahuna Burger.

Quentin Jerome Tarantino is an American director, producer, screen writer and actor. Born on 27th of March 1963 in Knoxville, Tennessee, Tarantino's cinema has always been classified as non linear and by some in slang as 'Trippy'. His unconventional style of story telling and compelling narratives exponentially changed the way Hollywood perceived cinema. 

In the initial stages of his career, Tarantino was led by his godfather Robert Rodriguez who in-a-way inspired Tarantino's thirst for unconventional cinema. Rodriguez even gave him a small part to play in the 1995 action revenge saga Desperado despite the fact Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction had already established Tarantino's reputation as a director.

Tarantino as the wimp cool guy in Desperado.

    

Reservoir Dogs:

In the year 1992, Tarantino finally began his career as an independent film maker with Reservoir Dogs

which went on to become a cult classic as far as heist-gone-wrong cinema was concerned. The plot revolves around a group of professional con and heist artists  and how a diamond heist went wrong and all hell broke loose.

The cast boasts of Harvey Kietel, Michael Madsen, Tim Roth and Steve Buscemi among others.

Reservoir Dogs - The famous poster.

Of course, we Indians had our own version of this movie which was a classic film in it's own realm and of course it's infamous song which changed way we smoked our cigarettes.....

'Collar ko thoda sa upar chada ke.......'

Pulp Fiction :

The year 1994 was going to be the most important year of Tarantino's life as his second directorial project Pulp Fiction released and received critical acclaim in the form of The Palme D'or Award at the Cannes Film Festival and also the Best Screenplay Award at the Oscars as well as BAFTA.

The plot consists of two gangsters, a mob boss, a boxer struggling to make ends meet and a super sexy wife of the mob boss. How their lives and stories intertwine forms the storyline of the movie.

This cult classic stars big names such as John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson and Bruce Willis with Harvey Kietel playing a small yet significant role as Mr.Wolf.

The movie despite being released alongside Forrest Gump was able to carve a niche for itself and also give way to an alternate line of cinema.

Inglorious Basterds :

This WW2 saga does not tell heroic tales of martyrs and soldiers, does not pay obeisance to all those who laid their lives down for the country. This WW2 saga can be described as Tarantino-ish at best.

Despite it's controversial title, the film became a massive success (perhaps because of Brad Pitt) and also received critical acclaim at the Oscars, BAFTA and of course Cannes.

The story is about a group of guerilla warriors living deep behind enemy lines known as The Basterds. As ruthless as it gets, the Basterds are led by Lt. Aldo Raine (Pitt) on a bloody conquest which demands 100 Nazi scalps.

However, the real deal in this film is actor Christoph Waltz who plays the suave and sophisticated Col. Hans Landa also known as The Jew Hunter. The first five minutes into the film and you know who not to mess with.

The scene where he lights up his pipe in response to Monsieur LaPedite's permission to smoke and the example of a rat and a squirrel sends shivers down the spine. Along with Samuel L Jackson's narration style makes this flick a delight to watch.

And then finally comes the surprise package Lt.Archie Hicox (Michael Fassbender) a British soldier who plays the suave sophisticated rogue Gestapo officer. 

'There's a special rung in hell for people who waste good scotch. And since I may be rapping on the door momentarily.....I must say......Damn good stuff sir"   

Django Unchained :

Tarantino has recently developed a taste for Westerns and this particular taste resonates all throughout Django Unchained....

In my personal opinion, when I saw the movie it had a typicla Hindi film twist and turn to it. Villain kidnaps Heroin. Hero searches for Villain. Hero finds Villain. Hero defeats Villain and takes the Heroin.

Set in the late 1850's with the American civil war as the backdrop, Django Unchained is the story of a bounty hunter Dr.King Schultz (Christoph Waltz) who is looking for the Brittle brothers and needs Django's (Jamie Foxx) help to find the sick basterds. In their search they develop a relationship of friendship and camaraderie and then finally The Good Doctor helps Django in finding and releasing his wife Broomhilda from the claws of the evil and menacing  Calvin Candie (Leonardo Dicaprio) in the garb of businessmen.  

All hell breaks loose when Stephen (Samuel L Jackson of course, who else were you thinking?)

tells Calvin about the true intentions of The Good Doctor and his free nigger.

That is all I have to say this time.....

Next Time most likely I would discuss the complex cinema of Mr. Christopher Nolan.

"You had my curiosity......Now you have my attention'