Reservoir Dogs (1992) WK

Reservoir Dogs (1992)

The film Reservoir Dogs (1992) directed by Quentin Tarantino portrays many to the directors traits, is uniquely edited and extremely violent.  There is a lot of cigarettes, guns, blood, swearing, and violence throughout almost every scene in the movie.  It reminds me of his other films and other classic American films.

The opening scene, followed by a long segment of credits at the start of the film is a very effective way to start the movie.  Following the credits is a gruesome scene of Mr. Orange (Tim Roth) bleeding out in a car. Essentially the movie is backwards.  This is very interesting way to edit because it requires the audience to think more than in a film that edited linearly. The film becomes a puzzle. This type of editing is very classic trait of Quentin Tarantino.  For example the film’s Pulp Fiction, and the Kill Bills. Every scene keeps my attention because each one is so extreme.

            Each scene is so extreme. Many scenes include extremely gruesome violence, such as when Quentin Tarantino crashed the car and Mr. White (Harvey Keitel) shot up the two cops in the car or when everyone is dying from gun shot wounds after the three way standoff between Harvey Keitel, Lawrence Tierney, and Chris Penn. An extremely intimate and deeply emotional scene often follows this violent scene.  For example after every one was shot Mr. White and Mr. Orange talk to each other as they slowly die together.  Following a sensitive scene is often a scene that is extremely inhumane and repulsive, for example the film shows a scene of Mr. Orange and the cop talking about dying, and later on in the film the cop is killed as if his life doesn’t matter.  This makes the audience feel realistic pain and for me I felt sick and disgusted because the cop was innocent. This utter disregard for life portrayed in the film makes any person with morals feel sick.

Overall I thought that Reservoir Dogs (1992) pertains mostly towards those who enjoy watching a lot of violence, for example Americans.  The film is a classic Tarantino movie and just shows that he is a crazy person, but even more importantly also shows that Americans are sick minded.