Hateful Eight Controversy

[oscarnerdjulief]

Quentin Tarantino's movie has done relatively well with critics and viewers, but it's also getting criticized for excessive violence and language.  Your thoughts?

www.awardsdaily.com/2015/12/27/the-hateful-eight-tarantino-and-that-misogyny-word

It seems there has been a bit of a misunderstanding about the word “misogyny” as it relates to Quentin Tarantino’s polarizing new winter western, The Hateful Eight. Some criticisms of the film have stopped just short of labeling the film misogynist.

(I keep trying to cut and paste the whole thing, but it won't)

[jln]

Have they never seen a Tarantino film before? I thought it was well known that his films are incredibly violent, it doesn't sound like this one is any different.

[oscarnerdjulief]

I don't have an opinion one way or another, not having seen the movie. I thought about seeing the early showing, but that's hard when you get up at ten. :-)

I would tell what's different about this movie, but it would be a spoiler, so I can't. I already read about it. That reminds me; there might be spoilers in the article.

[LoveTrains]

I watched the movie and I'm a feminist. I disagree with the article and think Daisy is a strong character. I think she is treated as a male gangster and disagree with several points in the article. I can't really say more without spoilers. There are spoilers in the article.

[picksthemusic]

Um, it's Tarantino. The usage of language and gore should not surprise anyone.

[LoveTrains]

Dec 31, 2015 17:40:15 GMT -5 picksthemusic said:

Um, it's Tarantino. The usage of language and gore should not surprise anyone.

The n word usage was totally over the top IMO.

[picksthemusic]

Dec 31, 2015 17:41:14 GMT -5 LoveTrains said:

Dec 31, 2015 17:40:15 GMT -5 picksthemusic said:

Um, it's Tarantino. The usage of language and gore should not surprise anyone.

The n word usage was totally over the top IMO.

In Hateful Eight or Django?

[Deleted]

We're about to see it. It's a Tarantino movie. I feel like I pretty much know what I'm in for.

Also, I've loved him ever since he did an NPR interview in which he said he would never abuse an animal and his goal is to never see fear in an animal's eyes while filming. Quentin is my boy.

[omgzombies]

Dec 31, 2015 16:12:32 GMT -5 @koko said:

Going to a Tarantino film and being shocked at the violence and language is like going to a Michael Bay film and being shocked at the amount of explosions.

QFT.

This is too good not to be repeated.

[LoveTrains]

Dec 31, 2015 17:41:47 GMT -5 picksthemusic said:

Dec 31, 2015 17:41:14 GMT -5 LoveTrains said:

The n word usage was totally over the top IMO.

In Hateful Eight or Django?

Hateful eight. I found it jarring but maybe that's a good thing? Idk. It is certainly period appropriate.

[Deleted]

I haven't seen it yet, but I did see Django Unchained.

The trivia on IMDB said this:
Django Unchained (2012)

During the filming of one of the dinner scenes, Leonardo DiCaprio had to stop the scene because he was having "a difficult time" using so many racial slurs. Samuel L. Jackson then pulled him aside telling him, "Motherfucker, this is just another Tuesday for us."

www.imdb.com/title/tt1853728/trivia?item=tr2021228

[darnkatz]

[cinnamoncox0]

Haven't seen it but it looks pretty good. He uses a lot of the same actors film after film.
I'll likely see it when it's on demand not in theaters.

[cinnamoncox0]

Jan 1, 2016 1:31:00 GMT -5 @nofucksgiven said:

I haven't seen it yet, but I did see Django Unchained.

The trivia on IMDB said this:
Django Unchained (2012)

During the filming of one of the dinner scenes, Leonardo DiCaprio had to stop the scene because he was having "a difficult time" using so many racial slurs. Samuel L. Jackson then pulled him aside telling him, "Motherfucker, this is just another Tuesday for us."

www.imdb.com/title/tt1853728/trivia?item=tr2021228

I always wondered about this in general, how actors can reconcile using that word to costars they like and respect.

[Deleted]

After seeing the film I disagree with the misogyny criticism. Daisy is treated like everyone else in the film. She's never in danger of being sexually abused that I could see. She's never coddled because she's a little woman or treated as incapable because of her gender. She's just another person in the cabin who is seen as being just as dangerous as anyone else.

I also disagree on the violence. Yes, it was violent but IT'S TARANTINO. Whoever says this was excessive obviously never saw Django or either Kill Bill. Or Reservoir Dogs. Or Inglorious Basterds. No right to be surprised here.

The use of racial slurs was over the top. I do agree with that. DH and I made the "Can you say that on film?" face at each other several times. That was the only part that made me uncomfortable.