𝙊𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙐𝙥𝙤𝙣 𝙖 𝙏𝙞𝙢𝙚… 𝙞𝙣 𝙃𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙤𝙙 — I am a huge fan of Quentin Tarantino's work, and so I was looking forward to his ninth film. I watched it when it was released a few months ago and liked it. Unlike "Django Unchained", or even "The Hateful Eight", I didn't immediately fall in love with it though. It was very well made, but it was after watching it a second time that I liked it more. I never wrote about it earlier so thought I'd do it now, accompanying this sketch that's actually part of my Best Movies of 2019 roundup.The movie is set in 1969, with aging TV star Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) undergoing a time of self doubt. His stunt double Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) is his friend and anchor. His neighbour is director Roman Polanski, whose wife is Sharon Tate (Margot Robbie). In real life, at this time, Tate was murdered by the cult of Charles Manson.The reason I like Tarantino's work so much is that I feel he invests so much in them, it's almost like a part of him goes into his works. Because of this, absolutely no one else can make the kind of movies he makes, and the same is true of this one. One can make out that it's so lovingly crafted. Like "Pulp Fiction", this one does not have a clear storyline, and because of that I had this odd feeling – it was always interesting but I was wondering what they were building up to. It has a very satisfying ending. But a clear single story is not the intent of this film, and this becomes clear once you watch the entire thing and you can appreciate it better on second viewing.As always, the cinematography by Robert Richardson is beautiful, and the movie has great acting from everyone. Leonardo DiCaprio is already known as an amazing actor but his performance here in my opinion exceeded whatever high expectations one would have. It's simply outstanding. Margot Robbie didn't have much to do in the movie though.A very made movie and a labour of love, it's a must for Tarantino fans, though personally I like some of his other movies better.This one inch frame is from the fictional film "The Fourteen Fists of McCluskey" starring Rick Dalton. Drew it with Prismacolor pencils and Gelly Roll.
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