Quentin Tarantino Is A DJ

In the article “Quentin Tarantino Is a DJ”, Bailey (2014) expresses that Tarantino use sampling and references from other movies to create his unique iconic movies. I choose to respond to this article because it is talking about Quentin Tarantino in a interesting point of view. Tarantino only makes a few films, but he is definitely one of the best and the most talented directors. And I just watched his new film “The Hateful Eight” during the winter break. This amazing of story and the shocking shots make me curious about him. And the article describes him as a DJ which attracts me.
In the article, Bailey (2014) argues that Tarantino treats his films just like how DJ treats the music, by sampling and then create own pieces of work. There are many people like his style because it does not bring visual enjoyment but it is also able to remind the audiences
However, I think it will offer more meaning to the film by understanding those references. In that way, it encourages the audiences to think, not just about the movie itself but also about the society. Tarantino does just sample from others film, but also from his preview or even future work. He states that he has two universes in his brain, one is the universe that all those characters inhabit, and the other one is the universe that exists in his movies. Thus, all of those characters in his film can be seen as real persons. And then the movie is not just showing a ridiculous story but more importantly reflecting our world and society. To that point, if the audiences recognize more of the samplings in the film, they would understand more about Tarantino’s real intention and to know what he really wants to say through the film. To that point, Tarantino is also like a cook who takes ingredients from other’s farm. But when audiences recognize the ingredients, they can have a deeper understanding of his