Death proof is a film that tries to replicate and parody car exploitation films from days now gone.
It attempts to show two isolated incidents, one of a group who fall victim to the supposedly death proof car, and one of a group who choose to fight back. The films main real issue is that the first group of characters managed to be much more interesting than the second. Death proofs second group isn't bad per say, just not as interesting. Especially since they get much more time develop. The first crew is shown going about there day and hanging out in a bar. The second group gets some dialogue, we learn one of them has a gun, then we abandon one of those characters and enter a fun yet predictable climax.
I think you can enjoy this film without knowledge of what it tries to parody, but it immediately becomes a much better and more rewatchable film when you have insight. I give this film a 6/10.
It attempts to show two isolated incidents, one of a group who fall victim to the supposedly death proof car, and one of a group who choose to fight back. The films main real issue is that the first group of characters managed to be much more interesting than the second. Death proofs second group isn't bad per say, just not as interesting. Especially since they get much more time develop. The first crew is shown going about there day and hanging out in a bar. The second group gets some dialogue, we learn one of them has a gun, then we abandon one of those characters and enter a fun yet predictable climax.
I think you can enjoy this film without knowledge of what it tries to parody, but it immediately becomes a much better and more rewatchable film when you have insight. I give this film a 6/10.