Quentin Tarantino and Philosophy (29 page)
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Authors: Richard Greene,K. Silem Mohammad
Tags: #Philosophy, #Non-Fiction
duck-rabbit as
in
Jackie Brown
Jackie Brown
aspect perception
Baudrillard, Jean
on America
on “historical centrality,”
on hyperreality
on simulation
BB (character from
Kill Bill
)
Kill Bill
)
Beatrix Kiddo (character from
Kill Bill
)
Kill Bill
)
as agent of God
Bill and, duel between
break from Bushido by
Buddhism and
Budd on revenge of
as child
as cowgirl
“death list” of
discovery of BB
as Eastwood
ECDS of
empowerment of
encounter with God
enlightenment of
ethical egoism of
moral justification for
as “natural born killer,”
nature of
as receptacle
rejection of masculine notion of power by
resurrection of
revenge by
and self-defense
“Texas Funeral” of
training of
transformation from pussy, to receptacle, to cock by
vengeance of
virtues of
Beaumont Livingston (character from
Jackie Brown
)
Jackie Brown
)
murder of
Bentham, Jeremy
Bergson, Henri
Bergsonism
(Deleuze)
(Deleuze)
Bill (character from
Kill Bill)
Kill Bill)
Beatrix Kiddo and, duel between
break from Bushido by
on Clark Kent
death of
as father
humanization of
power of
logos
in
logos
in
on Superman
The Birth of Tragedy
(Nietzsche)
(Nietzsche)
Nietzsche on
blameworthiness
Blondie (character from
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
)
Bono
Boorman, John
Boss Matsumoto (character from
Kill Bill
)
Kill Bill
)
Bowen, Michael.
See
Mark Dargus
See
Mark Dargus
The Bride.
See
Beatrix Kiddo
See
Beatrix Kiddo
Brown, Jackie
Brunette, Peter
Buck (character from
Kill Bill
)
Kill Bill
)
Budd (character from
Kill Bill
)
Kill Bill
)
on Beatrix’s revenge
cowardice of
death of
emasculation of
Karma and
Buddha Nature
Buddhism
emptiness concept of
impermanent concept of
interconnectedness concept of
schools of
two-fold truth of
The Buddhist and the Terrorist: The Story of Angulimala
(Kumar)
(Kumar)
Bunker, Eddie.
See
Mr. Blue
See
Mr. Blue
Buñuel, Luis
Buscemi, Steve.
See
Mr. Pink
See
Mr. Pink
Bushido
Beatrix Kiddo’s break from
Bill’s break from
Butch (character from
Pulp Fiction
)
Pulp Fiction
)
Butch (character in
Pulp Fiction
)
Pulp Fiction
)
loyalty of
McGuffin of
mercy by
values of
“Butterfly Effect,”
Carradine, David.
See also
Bill
See also
Bill
Carroll, Noel
Categorical Imperative
character flaws
Chiba, Sonny.
See also
Hattori Hanzo
See also
Hattori Hanzo
Cinema One: The Movement Image
(Deleuze)
(Deleuze)
Clarence (character from
True Romance
)
True Romance
)
ECDS of
“classical aesthetics,”
A Clockwork Orange
Conolly, Oliver
Coppola, Francis Ford
courage
Crazy
Creative Evolution
(Bergson)
(Bergson)
Cusack, John
Dalai Lama
Deadly Viper Assassination Squad
code of honor
ethics of
Death Proof
car chases in
car crashes in
disclaimer in
filmic references in
revenge in
rewriting cinematic history with
as “simulation,”
dehumanizing strategies
Deleuze, Gilles
on Bergson
Deliverance
DeNiro, Robert.
See
Louis Gara
See
Louis Gara
deontology
Derrida, Jacques
Dick Ritchie (character from
True Romance
)
True Romance
)
Dionysian power
Dionysus
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
car chases in
sexual car/body dialogue in
Divine Comedy
(Dante Alighieri)
(Dante Alighieri)
divine intervention
Drexl (character from
True
True
Romance
)
)
Driver, Elle
duck-rabbit
as aspect-change
Eastwood, Clint
Beatrix Kiddo as
ECDS.
See
ex-convict’s dilemma
See
ex-convict’s dilemma
Einstein, Albert
Elijah, story of
Elle Driver (character from
Kill Bill
)
Kill Bill
)
blindness of
cowardice of
as male porn fantasy
on regret
Elliot Blitzer (character from
True Romance
)
True Romance
)
enlightenment
of Beatrix Kiddo
compassion and
happiness and, difference between
sudden
Esteban Vihaio (character from
Kill Bill
)
Kill Bill
)
excess
Nietzsche on
ex-convict’s dilemma (ECDS)
of Alabama
of Beatrix Kiddo
of Clarence
co-operative solution to
of Dick Ritchie
of Elliot Blitzer
external events coming into
of Honey Bunny
of Joe Cabot
of Jules
in
Kill Bill
Kill Bill
of Lee Donowitz
of Mr. Orange
of Mr. Pink
of Mr. White
of Nice Guy Eddie
in
Pulp Fiction
Pulp Fiction
of Pumpkin
in
Reservoir Dogs
Reservoir Dogs
Tarantino’s treatment of
in
True Romance
True Romance
of Vernita Green
of Vincent Vega
exploitation cinema
expression
“Ezekiel 25:17,”
as meaningless vehicle of intimidation
new interpretation of
family honor
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
father
Bill as
as God
as hero
killing
Fistful of Dollars
“Five Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique,”
interconnectedness and
Fonda, Bridget.
See
Melanie
See
Melanie
For a Few Dollars More
Formula of Humanity
Formula of Universal Law
Forrest Gump
Forster, Robert.
See
Max Cherry
See
Max Cherry
Fox, Vivica A.
See
Vernita Green
See
Vernita Green
Game of Death
The Gay Science
(Nietzsche)
(Nietzsche)
Gerstad, Harry
Gibbard, Allan
Gibson, Mel
Gladstein, Richard
Glaucon (character from
Republic
)
Republic
)
Glover, Jonathan
Go-Go (character from
Kill Bill
)
Kill Bill
)
qualities of
utilitarian perspective on
“golden rule,”
Gone in 60 Seconds
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Mexican Stand-off in
Gordon Liu.
See
Pai Mei
See
Pai Mei
gravity, law of
Grier, Pam.
See
Jackie Brown
See
Jackie Brown
Grindhouse
Grosse Pointe Blank
Hammurabi’s law code
Hannah, Daryl.
See also
Driver, Elle
See also
Driver, Elle
Hare, R.M.
on morality
on universal prescriptivism
harm principle
Hart, H.L.A.
Hattori Hanzo (character from
Kill Bill
)
Kill Bill
)
homosexual overtones of
as moral conscience
on punishment
on revenge
Henry and June
High Noon
Hitchcock, Alfred
Hobbes, Thomas
on mercy
on vengeance
Hogan’s Heroes
“Hollywood ending,”
Honey Bunny (character in
Pulp Fiction
)
Pulp Fiction
)
ECDS of
hostages/hostage takers
human nature
Hume, David
on existence of God
on miracles
on morality
on virtues
hyperreality
Baudrillard on
imitation
Inferno
(Alighieri)
(Alighieri)
forest in
It’s a Wonderful Life
Jackie Brown
aporia in
aspect-change in
money switch-off in
punishment in
rationalization in
Jackie Brown (character from
Jackie Brown
)
Jackie Brown
)
pragmatism of
rationality/reason on
Jackson, Samuel L.
See
Jules; Ordell Robbie
See
Jules; Ordell Robbie
James, Apostle
Jesus
Joe Cabot (character from
Reservoir Dogs
)
Reservoir Dogs
)
ECDS of
Jonah, story of
Jules (character from
Pulp Fiction
)
Pulp Fiction
)
anomaly of
ECDS of
on foot massages
“free spirit” of
identification and
loyalty of
McGuffin of
mercy by
on miracles
“moment of clarity” of
as Nietzschean superman
on philosophy
religion and motivation of
“transitional period” of
on undue punishment
values of
Jungle Julia (character from
Death Proof
)
Death Proof
)
Kant, Immanuel
on beautiful and sublime
on “contradictions,”
on deontology
on murder
on punishment
on retribution
Karen Kim (character from
Kill Bill
)
Kill Bill
)
Karma
Budd and
Keaton, Michael.
See
Ray Nicolette
See
Ray Nicolette
Keitel, Harvey.
See
Mr. White
See
Mr. White
Kelly, Gene
Kill Bill
Eastern orientation of
Volume 1
Volume 1
East-West dichotomy in
ECDS in
gender expectations in
as Greek tragedy
Japanese poster for
mercy in
moral crisis in
murders in
Oedipal act in
orphan story in
revenge in
stereotypes in
stories-within-stories in
as story of Bruce Lee getting revenge for Americanization of Asian culture
as therapy session for Tarantino
Thurman on
transition from pussy to cock in
vengeance as central theme to
Western orientation of
Volume 2
Volume 2
Kumar, Satish
Kung Fu
Kuriyama, Chiaki.
See
Go-Go
See
Go-Go
Kutcher, Ashton
Lance (character in
Pulp Fiction
)
Pulp Fiction
)
language games
of “giving information,”
reason in
Lee, Bruce
Lee Donowitz (character from
True Romance
)
True Romance
)
Leonard Shelby (character from
Memento
)
Memento
)
Leone, Sergio
Lloyd, William Forster
Locke, John
on revenge
on vengeance
Los Angeles Times
Louis Gara (character in
Jackie Brown
)
Jackie Brown
)
prisoner’s dilemma of
loyalty
of Butch
of Jules
of Marsellus Wallace
luck
Mackie, J.L.
Madonna
Madsen, Michael.
See
Mr. Blonde
See
Mr. Blonde
Mallory (character from
Natural Born Killers
)
Natural Born Killers
)
The Maltese Falcon
Mark Dargus (character from
Jackie Brown
)
Jackie Brown
)
Marsellus Wallace (character from
Pulp Fiction
)
Pulp Fiction
)
loyalty of
mercy shown to
revenge of
Marvin (character from
Reservoir Dogs)
Reservoir Dogs)
masochism
of Stuntman Mike
Masochism
(Deleuze)
(Deleuze)
The Matrix
Max Cherry (character from
Jackie Brown
)
Jackie Brown
)
maxim
universalization of
McGuffin
of Butch’s story
of Jules’s story
of Vincent Vega’s story
Melanie (character from
Jackie Brown
)
Jackie Brown
)
perceptions of
Memento
mens rea
mercy
as act of wrath
by Butch
as common practice
considerate
forgiving
Hobbes on
by Jules
in
Kill Bill
Kill Bill
in
Pulp Fiction
Pulp Fiction
Metaphysics of Morals
(Kant)
(Kant)
Mexican Stand-off.
See also
exconvict’s dilemma
See also
exconvict’s dilemma
in
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
in
Pulp Fiction
Pulp Fiction
in
Reservoir Dogs
Reservoir Dogs
Meyer, Russ
Mia Wallace (character from
Pulp Fiction
)
Pulp Fiction
)
on facts
Mickey (character from
Natural Born Killers
)
Natural Born Killers
)
Mill, John Stuart
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