Tarantino's supposedly "weakest" movie Death Proof has mixed opinions and reviews from audiences and critics alike. But personally, there's something very poetic to the Death Proof movie that not a lot of people see.
This movie, being a tribute to the exploitation era of cinema has a lot more to say that meets the eye. It presents the theme of Missing your own previous time. The fact that presence is constantly changing and you can never travel back in time. Stuntman Mike is the most important character in the film as his story and motivation is incredibly unique. He misses the old days and his job and lifestyle has been rendered useless, Mike desperately tries to cling on to his past. This may easily be a self-insert for Tarantino himself.
This isn't a complete tribute to Exploitation cinema, for the female characters that appear in the film are completely different to the ones audiences view in older movies. There are clear differences, proving Quentin didn't just watch a few Exploitation movies, take some notes and just make a movie out of it. He had interesting things to say about the "death of cinema" and having progressive, unique and interesting female characters compared to the ones feautured in the movies he was parodying. These women aren't objects or eye candy, they're characters you care for and become interested in. Whenever they're sexualised it's out of satire and mocking the strange nature of Exploitation cinema.
This movie, being a tribute to the exploitation era of cinema has a lot more to say that meets the eye. It presents the theme of Missing your own previous time. The fact that presence is constantly changing and you can never travel back in time. Stuntman Mike is the most important character in the film as his story and motivation is incredibly unique. He misses the old days and his job and lifestyle has been rendered useless, Mike desperately tries to cling on to his past. This may easily be a self-insert for Tarantino himself.
This isn't a complete tribute to Exploitation cinema, for the female characters that appear in the film are completely different to the ones audiences view in older movies. There are clear differences, proving Quentin didn't just watch a few Exploitation movies, take some notes and just make a movie out of it. He had interesting things to say about the "death of cinema" and having progressive, unique and interesting female characters compared to the ones feautured in the movies he was parodying. These women aren't objects or eye candy, they're characters you care for and become interested in. Whenever they're sexualised it's out of satire and mocking the strange nature of Exploitation cinema.