3 22 12 Jackie Brown Tarantino an auteur Writes and directs his won scripts even if adapted Makes his own films not a director for hire They are representative of his own style and vision Success early on with Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction Famous for films that revolve around dialogue as opposed to large spectacular representations More traditional but the subject matter is quite contemporary Long meticulous and very involved Gives him a very unique identity akin to filmmakers of the 1960s and 1970s An artist Not rooted in spectacle but rooted in dialogue cultural references and his own personal style Jackie Brown A mainstream Hollywood film The star is a middle aged African American woman whose stardom began in the 1970s Tarantino created the character for Pam Grier Long term fascination with her and Blaxploitation of which she was one of the stars Queen of all Women This role evokes her role in the 1970s Follows his habit of casting celebrities whose fame had faded So many references to pop culture that in recognizing these references you are rewarded for your knowledge Like a game Style influenced by the cultural changes existing in American during the time of the film s release Also influences by hip hop and digital culture It is not coincidental that Tarantino s own success coincided with the rise of these cultures Example the opening of the film when Jackie is walking through the airport A mash up reflective of sampling The song Across 110th Street by Bobby Womack In New York has nothing to do with LAX or Jackie brown The theme song of a Blaxploitation movie in the 1970s Refers to crossing into Harlem the criminal underworld Tarantino takes from other worlds to create his own Walking through the airport Indicative of The Graduate 1960s Mike Nichols film mashed up with a song referencing Blaxploitation in a film about a female flight attendant in the 1990s Appropriation of images and sounds that follow no rules Tarantino as an auteur is allowed to break rules that usually govern film He can use the theme song from another film These breaking of the rules also follows for his progressive casting of Pam Grier in the role of Jackie Brown Blaxploitation Political upheaval of the 1960s created many changes in culture and society A movie released Sweet Sweet Setback s Badass Song Black nationalist power and politics Extremely popular with urban African Americans Hollywood would appropriate the success of this film and release its own versions Low budget films that produced huge profits exploitive Starred black actors but were directed by whites Criticism because there was an idea that these characters were blown up into stereotypes Became cult classics Blaxploitation sustained the film industry during a time when it was lacking financially Until the mid 1970s when Lucas and Spielberg came along Evoked by rappers who came of age during the Blaxploitation era Foxy Brown One of Pam Grier s most popular roles Biggie Smalls Put back in circulation a number of images and characters that had been forgotten So incredibly over the top that it becomes a style itself and is valued Tarantino has also brought back this era and these films Infatuation with the genre Almost nerd like Or can be regarded as cool Pam Grier in the 1970s Films in which the narrative dealt with sexual women in prison The main movie star in a number of movies An icon for a number of different groups Appeared both on Playboy and a feminist magazine Ms She would have to take on the evil white powers to help the poor black community She used her body as a form of seduction and then pulled out a weapon Pam Grier in Jackie Brown The role is different from her roles in the 1970s but it is reminiscent Inspired by those roles The white men are infatuated with her What is significant about her role is that she outsmarts all and is intellectually superior to all Her intellect does what she used her body for in the 1970s Intelligence not physicality Samuel L Jackson Became famous through these types of films Developed his persona through his performances in these Tarantino films Controversy He has crafted characters inspired by the Blaxploitation era In dialogue and actions Namely the n word Tarantino has offended some people because the N word is used too often and should not be used at all Appropriateness of using the word and in particular who uses the word Tarantino as a character in Pulp Fiction uses the word repeatedly As a director he gave himself a role that allowed him a usage of the word Married to a black woman almost as a justification By the time Jackie Brown is released Ordell uses the word with impunity Controversy with whether or not he uses it too many times Words are representative of actions and ideas This word is rooted in America s racial and racist past This word more than any other symbol came to reflect the racism of this nation in l legal and overt ways Became toxic those who used the word were ostracized It is not the word itself but the idea It is representative of racism People point to the word because it is tangible No one ever points to what is behind it In a culture where the word is consistently circulated it is difficult to tell people you cannot say it Used by the oppressed to turn it against the oppressors Ordell s repeated utterance of the word is in keeping with the authenticity of the character A black man of a certain class status who belongs to a criminal underground His use therefore is actually justifiable Context relative to the history of the individual to take and transform the meaning of such words Some may still find it offensive But what is at the root is an intimacy that exists between the individuals in that group which allows certain things to take place Like families They can say certain things to each other but if an outsider were to come in and say the same things they would be ostracized because they do not share the same intimate history