Tense, violent, over-the-top thrillers on Netflix that will have you rooting for the worst
Author: Robert Skuch Published
Quentin Tarantino was first announced in 2012 while working on Django Unchained, He said he only planned to write and direct 10 films before quitting filmmaking as a way to get ahead. From there, I slowly started working on the rest of his work. I’ve seen every entry so far. When he made the announcement, I was depressed for a while because I could only see a few more movies in my life and I wanted to savor them as works of cinematic art. I finally sat down to 2015 The Hateful EightTarantino’s eighth film, and by far my favorite film in his entire catalog.
I hate long movies. I absolutely despise them. In most cases, I feel that feature films can be re-edited to tell a more compact version of the same story in 90 to 120 minutes. This is not the case The Hateful Eightwhich clocks in at 168 minutes, just under three hours. The film has zero fat, and the tension comes from its meditative pace as everything slowly escalates to the point of no return. It’s an absolute carnage, but it chooses its moments carefully, relying heavily on dialogue and telling facial expressions while letting its claustrophobic surroundings chew up the viewer and break them down with saliva to ensure proper digestion.
Until I finally got around to watching once upon a time in hollywoodI’m happy to admit I’ll probably visit again The Hateful Eight There’s been a few more waits before Tarantino’s filmography continues, while we all wait for his tenth and final film to take shape and see a proper release.
These eight people are really hateful!
A modern classic detective novel in every sense of the word, The Hateful Eight Centered on a group of the most terrifying people you’ve ever seen, who are trapped in a claustrophobic environment that deliberately mirrors the story of John Carpenter matter. On the way to Red Rock, Wyoming, we hid in a cabin and met bounty hunter Major Marquis Warren (Samuel L. Jackson), “The Executioner” John Ruth (Kurt Russell), “Crazy” Daisy Domergue (Jennifer Jason Leigh), Sheriff Kerry Mannix (Walton Goggins), Mr. Bob (Demian Bichir), Osvaldo (Tim Roth), Joe Gage (Michael) Madsen) and General Sanford “Sandy” Smithers (Bruce Dern), also known as the Confederacy.
If you haven’t seen it yet The Hateful Eightthe less you know about its plot, the better. There’s really nothing to spoil, so I have no reason to spoil anything here. All you need to know is that the eight men sought shelter from a relentless snowstorm at Minnie’s Department Store on their way to Red Rocks. They both know each other because they know each other’s reputations, but they have to rely on instinct to decide who is telling the truth. Since we’re talking about bounty hunters, executioners, so-called sheriffs, and thieves, or worse, it’s clear that most of these eight men relied on deception and betrayal as a means of survival in post-Civil War America.
Deception as a means of survival
Fully aware that he is a black man living in the white Wild West, and knowing Minnie, Marquis is immediately suspicious of her absence and begins to sense that something is not right. To make matters worse for Warren, John Ruth knew of the bounty on his head, but the two men reached a temporary truce on the stagecoach to the Haberdashery. With the storm raging and fires raging, all seems well for the eight at first, but it’s not long before paranoia sets in as each begins to reveal their true nature.
Using confrontation as a form of communication, guns are drawn, coffee is poisoned, bounties are argued, and eventually, we learn everyone’s backstory as they slowly turn on each other in the name of self-preservation. It’s a buildup of tension that culminates in the kind of excessive violence found in a Quentin Tarantino film. No one is who they say they are, and when the truth finally comes out, things get ugly quickly.
Shot wide and scored well
have clear similarities matter In a Western environment, The Hateful Eight Tarantino decided to enhance the quality of the film by shooting on Ultra Panavision 70 with restored lenses and Kodak Vision3 film with a 2.76:1 aspect ratio. The experience is further enhanced by Ennio Morricone’s score, his first Western soundtrack in 34 years, which also includes three unused tracks from his productions matter: “Eternity,” “Beastiality,” and “Despair.” Since the film already echoes the tone and paranoia of Carpenter’s snowy masterpiece, the addition of Morricone’s music was a perfect finishing touch.
As far as I’m concerned, The Hateful Eight It’s worth every minute of it because it’s so beautifully shot and not wasted on unnecessary filler. Its setting and characterization need time to breathe for the story to have maximum impact. It’s this tension that makes this film a suspenseful film worth your serious exploration. It’s designed to make you feel uncomfortable and unsettled, but Tarantino’s twisted sense of humor forces you to laugh at the worst moments, because no one can turn cinematic violence into black comedy better than him.
The Hateful Eight Currently streaming on Netflix.
