Hey John,
Thanks for the elaborate reply!
- It is indeed Tour De Force… I grew up speaking french and english is my 3rd language and still I managed to somehow mess the only french idiom out of 3000 words.
- The points you mentioned about Tarantino’s authority on his production and cuts are valid but are not too relevant- The essay deals with his ability, albeit he is given artistic freedom (or because he is), to shock and subvert anymore. So, it is true that technically he is able to do whatever he wishes, and I have mentioned that in the essay, but he is not able to say or convey what he wishes to convey… he knows that he is so ‘cool’ that whatever he does gets automatically incorporated and accepted.
- It is indeed Michael Parks and that’s mentioned in the essay as well
cheers,