tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151797788134204232.post5237432616011837462..comments2013-03-20T13:09:27.243-07:00Comments on Replacing the Gazette, One Post at a Time: Django Still ChainedColin Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01731981716739473818noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151797788134204232.post-51812460061431242682013-01-15T14:35:33.099-08:002013-01-15T14:35:33.099-08:00Bookending the review was definitely nice--though ...Bookending the review was definitely nice--though I kind of wish I had seen the push and pull in the review. You seem to contadict yourself when you say that "they don't end up in a single theme other than revenge" when you follow it with "he succeeds in portraying racism, along with its bastard cousin phrenology, as ridiculous." Or are you being meta?<br /><br />Why was it sensational? Was it the grindhouse aspects? The attention to these things is nice, though I wanted it to extend into those realms you spoke of. Espo Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08650297284581144462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151797788134204232.post-3485008040363831962013-01-15T08:06:11.895-08:002013-01-15T08:06:11.895-08:00Hi Colin,
I think you did a great job of covering...Hi Colin, <br />I think you did a great job of covering the basic elements of a film review as well as saying something more within your piece. As Quentin Tarantino becomes more "mainstream" I constantly question whether he is using violence for the sake of violence (and because it's signature) and letting the complexity of his earlier films slip. Your review answered that question for me and I appreciated how you contextualized the gore and brutality in terms of the senseless violence committed throughout history and in wake of recent events. Great first review!<br />-BrittanyBrittanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15070295694294740505noreply@blogger.com