Correction appended.
I’ve only seen one Quentin Tarantino film all the way through.
I led with that so all of you Tarantino fans can gasp in horror and either stop reading or continue on to see if I’m some type of alien.
But here’s a newsflash: Not everybody likes Tarantino.
I watched Pulp Fiction for the first time in the past months — I’m 21, by the way — and it wasn’t bad. It definitely didn’t live up to the hype, but it wasn’t a terrible movie. But the only reason I watched it was because I was told, “You have to watch Pulp Fiction.”
So I sat on my couch for its 2 hour and 34 minute-duration, impressed by the dialogue but underwhelmed by everything else in the movie. Some scenes in the movie lulled, and others packed intense action. And I don’t care for multiple storylines and chapters in any movie I watch, which are signature elements of Tarantino films.
I even tried watching some of his more universally appealing films. I didn't make it through the first half hour of Inglourious Basterds, and I fell asleep during Django Unchained.
It’s not because of the goriness — I actually like that component. I just can’t sit through a three-hour movie that is not made in the style I prefer. I know everyone says the endings really tie the whole movie together and I should really try to watch the whole film, but watching a movie is like reading a book. If I don’t like the first few pages of a book, why should I suffer for 400 pages just to get to the good part?
Honestly, Tarantino is overrated. And here is a message to everyone who worships his films: Watching them does not make you edgy or cool. And your looks of exasperation when you meet a person who doesn’t like Tarantino are annoying.
Georgia Davis is a junior studying journalism at Ohio University. Please note that the views and opinions of the columnists do not reflect those of The Post. Do you dislike Quentin Tarantino too? Tell Georgia by tweeting her at @georgiadee35.
Correction: A previous version of this report misspelled the name of Inglourious Basterds. The article has been updated to reflect the most accurate information.
