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**Knillagrarp** · 09-01-2009, 10:16 PM

Are you simply not aware of postmodernism in film? Seriously? Homages and direct references to other movies and movie tropes are part and parcel of that (among other things designed to reiterate the artificial nature of story and prevent the viewer from being emotionally attached to the subject matter as in conventional film).

A simple plargiarist would hope you don't get where the inspiration is coming from. Those who are engaged in homage or pastiche are expressly hoping that you DO understand where it is coming from and think about those works (it is no accident that Enrico Morricone does a few songs in "Inglorious Basterds") while watching their work.

Regardless, Tarantino is absolutely brilliant (and hence why he's been rated so highly as a director).

09-01-2009, 10:16 PM	#20
Knillagrarp Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 538 Senior Member	Are you simply not aware of postmodernism in film? Seriously? Homages and direct references to other movies and movie tropes are part and parcel of that (among other things designed to reiterate the artificial nature of story and prevent the viewer from being emotionally attached to the subject matter as in conventional film). A simple plargiarist would hope you don't get where the inspiration is coming from. Those who are engaged in homage or pastiche are expressly hoping that you DO understand where it is coming from and think about those works (it is no accident that Enrico Morricone does a few songs in "Inglorious Basterds") while watching their work. Regardless, Tarantino is absolutely brilliant (and hence why he's been rated so highly as a director).
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