I have seen the film! And I am
happy that I got courageous at the end. I perhaps made too much of a deal out
of my little dilemma. The Revenant was difficult
for me to such an extent that I lost perspective for a while. Maybe it makes
The Revenant a good film, definitely a powerful one, but I did not like it.
Tarantino is different, maybe not everybody’s cup of tea and there is a lot of
blood in his films but he is definitely my cup of tea, however strange it seems
and blood in his films does not seem
real, so it does not bother me, strangely enough.
I have seen The Hateful Eight in the
Ultra Panavision 70mm Roadshow. A lot about such screening is more technical than
I would like to spend time on to fully understand, but the big screen made an
impression on me. It seems strange that in the 1950s and 60s some films were
made using this technique and then it was stopped. I also liked the musical overture
to start the show, an intermission between the acts and a souvenir program. And
no ads or shorts before screening. They are all features of an old fashion
roadshow.
Since it is rather hot in Sydney midday
session to cool off in an air-conditioned cinema. The cinema was not full, but
there were more people than usually at such an early time and the audience was
somehow different to what can be seen other times. A number of young men who
came on their own was rather unusual to see, but for some reason I liked it.
What about the film? Fantastic
story with almost Agatha Christie suspension right up to the end. Sense of humour that resonates with me. I only
wished for subtitles as I missed some dialogues delivered in strong accents. The
performance of all the actors was absolutely splendid; I cannot even pick who I
liked best. Maybe Samuel L. Jackson? Really hateful. Or Jennifer Jason Leigh?
Really awful. Or The Hangman – Kurt Russell?
I know that I may seem a bit strange to some
and I understand it, but it looks that I am really converted to Tarantino’s
ways. There was not a moment in the three hours of the screening that I would feel
bored. And the music of Ennio Morricone! Brilliant.
During the credits displayed at
the end of the film Tarantino teases us with Orbison’s song There Won’t be Many Coming Home and the song fits so well the ending of the film.
I have been thinking about the film quite a
lot, it left a strong impression on me and a desire to see it again. Maybe even
more than once. I also read some reviews, most of them very complimentary.
Obviously Tarantino has many followers of his unusual talent even if film
industry does not spoil him with awards.
In addition to Tarantino’s special sense of
humour, great acting, fantastic story to the last scene full of surprises,
music and photography the film carries also a profound message. Using terms
from some of the reviews it places a mirror in front of America
My very subjective rating 10 out of 10.
