Quentin Tarantino on the Western Genre

Quentin Tarantino on the Western Genre
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[diegojames]

I wish i could drink a beer with quintin and talk sergio leone

[bryansteele]

I think he said it beautifully. The western is fascinating because it's about as old as film itself. From "the great train robbery (1903)" to the "the hateful eight (2015)". Through all of those years it's different yet familiar, and all of it can be enjoyed and appreciated.

[c.c.lilford]

1:22 That quote sums up what I love about the genre so much.

[coach]

"Johnny Guitar" is pure FIRE.

[Whaddayamean]

Westerns are mythology for Americans. The Cowboy is the Western God. In a lot of ways the superhero is the new cowboy. They move with us and reflect back who we are at a given time. You have the old John Ford cowboys which grew into the Clint Eastwood types of cowboys. Superman in 1938 became The Death of Superman in the 90's. Batman of the Golden Age of the 40's became The Dark Knight Returns. Just an interesting comparison I thought of.

[spinnact]

This is fantastic, thank you. Any idea who this interviewer is, or where one can find it?

[MariRSS]

Hello, I'm doing a monograph about Tarantino and I desperately need to know when and where this took place!!! Do you happen to know??? =D
This interview it's perfect for what I need hahaha

[NoBody-kvyd]

He showed how gritty a western can be. I loved Django and H8. Both, out there and a bit violent, but people eont go see a Tarantino movie for the scenery or the usual cup of tea. They want bloody, dirty, mean, gross and above all, real. John Wayne wasn't real. He was fictional in every way. He played heroes and saviors. Same with Clint Eastwood. He played undefeatable gunslingers. But what he did was add what those old movies couldn't. The gore of that era. When you're in a gunfight, it's not clean. Its bloody and raw. And that's what Tarantino does best.

[peterdixon]

Culpepper cattle company, , , great cowboy movie

[geraldking]

The Killer Inside Me...All the Pretty Horses...Deadwood

[rickjensen]

The ballad of buster scruggs is now one of the greatest western of all time. I was born 1962 and seen things.

[luishenriquezanolla]

Which western actor of 1950s he mentioned besides John Wayne and Randolph Scott??

[spb]

1:35 - more than *gangster films*, too?

[christofrip]

John Ford is ten times the director Quentin Tarantino will ever be

[minqwenopinyana]

Anyone know where to get the full interview?

[michaelkaminski]

Somebody hearing Tarantino say his films are a reflection of today compared to old movies being a reflection of their decades can hardly come to the conclusion that we are evolving as a species. Devolving, yes, perhaps. Make movies great again a tad less violent and vulgar. Is the egg following the chicken or vice-versa?

[anonymousperson]

Everything Tarintino did turned into a shit show

[omarboulah]

Tarentino's work is nothing but a remembrance of movies seen. Remakes depreciated without originality or art to respect.
Sorry but truth is hard to hide.