Reservoir Dogs

Reservoir Dogs is not a film that a studio would have done due to the fact that there is no protagonist. There is no “good guy” in the whole movie. Instead, we are shown a handful of characters with both good and bad traits, both relevant and irrelevant to the situation itself. The movie shows that loyalty is not always rewarded, and

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This film certainly falls into the “White Males Living Outside the Mainstream” category, yet it is not the type of minority that we are taught to distinguish.

Reservoir Dogs has equilibrium, disruption, and more disruption, but absolutely no restoration whatsoever. The lighting was sufficient, the cameras didn’t shake, and while there were no big special effects or stunts, the viewer is caught more in the story than explosions. The viewer leaves knowing that everyone is dead or captured, but there is a sense of wondering why, since there was no happy ending for anyone. All of the characters are white, male and middle class. Each displays emotion that the viewer has experienced throughout their life. All except one are lifelong, professional criminals. They are violent, jaded, but still human. There are no black, Hispanic, or Asian characters.

Quentin Tarantino got his start in the movie industry by working in a video store, and became a movie expert before writing his first script, True Romance, hoping to finance Reservoir Dogs. Reservoir Dogs was made and introduced at the 1992 Sundance Film Festival, where it did not win any awards, but did achieve a significant buzz. this is certainly not a value traditionally portrayed in Hollywood cinema. The ending is resolved, but nothing was accomplished. The nonlinear timeline also added to the suspense of the movie.

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