I first became interested in Tarantino after watching Pulp Fiction. I may not have known all the characters but when it came to the diner scene, there were very few that I didn't recognise. After that I decided to do more research, the first thing I thought about Tarantino as a writer and a director is that he poaches characters and dialogue from other films and icons in the 20s. I then did a research on IMDB on Pulp Fiction connections where I came to realise that there are many references throughout the film.
The second film from Tarantino that I watched was The Hateful Eight (2015), I went to the cinema to watch this. I noticed that I was in a special studio instead of a normal size cinema screening room. I did not pay special price which means that the seats should not be this big and comfortable. I then noticed that the screen size in Hateful Eight was not a usual screening size. The screen is wider which is why it was in a special screening room. After watching more films by Tarantino, I noticed he only uses a certain screen size for all of his films.
Because this was the second film that I watched by Tarantino, the first thing I noticed was that the blood scenes are the same, it explodes. It also has extreme fight scenes and killing scenes. It reminded me of many Japanese films that I have watched. Although I am not a person who would be interested in extreme fighting and killing scenes with blood exploding everywhere, it made me curios about the style of films that he makes. It made me think that he is unique in his own way and that is what he is known for, he created a community of people who loves what he creates. His filming style and contents.
I then watched Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003) and Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) also by Tarantino, it is very clear that he is a lover of old films but it has made me question whether he poached it for the reason of loving it or poached it to make it unique in the Western world where his works originates. The style may not be new to Japanese or Chinese films that I have watched however it will be new to Western.
The reason I chose to do this research on textual poaching and fandom is because I question, to what extent would a person have to be involved in a certain community to be classed as a fan and to what extent could a person who uses the existing content to be classed as a poacher.
Because this was the second film that I watched by Tarantino, the first thing I noticed was that the blood scenes are the same, it explodes. It also has extreme fight scenes and killing scenes. It reminded me of many Japanese films that I have watched. Although I am not a person who would be interested in extreme fighting and killing scenes with blood exploding everywhere, it made me curios about the style of films that he makes. It made me think that he is unique in his own way and that is what he is known for, he created a community of people who loves what he creates. His filming style and contents.
I then watched Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003) and Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) also by Tarantino, it is very clear that he is a lover of old films but it has made me question whether he poached it for the reason of loving it or poached it to make it unique in the Western world where his works originates. The style may not be new to Japanese or Chinese films that I have watched however it will be new to Western.
The reason I chose to do this research on textual poaching and fandom is because I question, to what extent would a person have to be involved in a certain community to be classed as a fan and to what extent could a person who uses the existing content to be classed as a poacher.
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