What Quentin Tarantino learned about SUBTEXT when he was younger

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[chillimayo]

"I wanna deal with the robbery"

*makes a movie about everything but the robbery*

[catchywatchy]

This is why his movies are more honest...and rewatchable

[amendtheman]

This version of his explanation/answer to this question is a little more clear on when that back and forth happened, appreciate this upload love it

[Daiblix]

"I'm my own boss and you want to give me homework? Get the fuck outta here!" Is what he said.

[BloodSugarSXMajik]

I hate when outsiders try to tell you how you need to be formulaic with every film. My writing teacher in college told me I can’t write a feature about an antagonist unless he realizes his mistakes in the end. Where I feel so many movies don’t have that and don’t need that. It was really annoying.

[richarddavis]

This is great. I always wonder if they wrote it so deeply.

[JuanRamosNCWrestling]

This explains why so many movies are irritatingly repetitive.
"I've seen this movie before"
"It just came out"
"I know"

[TheText]

Everything is designed to take you off course, unless you are wise enough to select what you need and ignore what you don't.

[coldenhonner]

I’ve felt that whenever I get concerned about consciously trying to make my story something (or at least more than what I already intended to say) my creative process grinds to a halt and it gets really boring

[abbeykroeter]

Great stuff from Quentin, once again. Not the first time his hurried thoughts and the editing made me need several rewinds to make sure I kept up with the right pronouns, etc… but great info that isn’t often shared. He’s great and I’m not even a diehard fan, I just like parts of his films (and I think a couple truly are masterpieces) very much.
Meanwhile, I didn’t know directors need to think “how do I make this my own?”
Well, obviously some think everything is “theirs” and needs their stamp on it, but films are collaborative art, and if ANYBODY should get the benefit of the doubt of who the film “belongs to” or should get respect for it being “their own”, it should be the writer.. hands down. They get it started. Especially if the story came
from one writer and it’s not several writers we’re talking about, cobbling changes to somebody’s original idea.

[jacksobrooks]

On the other hand you have Jordan Peele, who works entirely on subtext while the surface level content is busted and neglected.

[davidlacinski]

Tim Roth was the "son" and Harvey Keitel was the "father"?

[buckleygeneration]

Didn’t see the full title and thought it said “subtlety”, but then I realised that’s impossible, since we’re talking about Tarantino.
(This is a joke. I like Tarantino. But he is not a very subtle filmmaker.)

[saturnosiris]

QT really is one of the gr8est filmmakers ever. Possibly the best ever.

[leaffinite]

This makes sense, because the issue with trying to create intentional subtext is that subtext is found via interpretation, meaning even if you try to add intentional subtext some people wont see it. Just make something thats well made and people will find subtext in it themselves

[MelIssa-rbmq]

"Fuck Subtext!!" (The soul of QT)

[mrduckeatsbread]

I was watching a youtube essay about how once upon a time in Hollywood is seemingly influenced by Tarantino and his relationship with Harvey Weinstein. I doubt tarantino thought twice about it but like he says here the subtext is doing the work. I'm not saying he did write once upon a time about that but its very interesting that theres subtext going on that he doesnt realise

[thejet]

I felt deaf there for a second when I only had my right headphone it…

[MJ-hlkk]

My most fav film maker ever! WHAT a guy! i really can't make out if he's a misogynist, but if he is one, at least he shows the women taking full and satisfying revenge on the raper, more than I could even imagine, which I cannot say about ANYBODY else, so he deserves full credit for that!