Quentin Tarantino
6 episodes touching this theme- Strongly exploredReservoir Dogs – Just the Tip
Feb 2022 · raised by Brent
"You read Brent's story of his grandmother walking out; Oti says the word lands differently for an African but Tarantino uses it far too easily, and KT says it had no place here."
Cross-refThe DepartedGet Out - Strongly exploredPulp Fiction – Big Gimpin’
Feb 2022 · raised by Brent
"You hear it dropped plenty, mostly by Tarantino's own character with the hard R, about six times in one rant. Oti says hearing it in front of Samuel L. Jackson made him more uncomfortable, not less."
Cross-refReservoir Dogs - PartiallyJackie Brown – Top Grier
Feb 2022 · raised by Brent
"KT notes the n-word barely matters this time: only Ordell uses it, where white characters like Michael Keaton's could have and didn't; Oti calls it proper usage for Ordell."
Cross-refDjango Unchained - Not exploredKill Bill – All Bride Out
Feb 2022 · raised by Brent
"KT says Brent's theme isn't relevant here: as far as you could tell the n-word isn't used, which she notes some might say fits the lack of black characters."
- PartiallyInglourious Basterds – Miniature Strudel
Feb 2022 · raised by Brent
"KT hears the n-word when the French characters talk, subtitled as 'Negro', while Oti missed it; you agree it made sense in that scene, unlike the car talk in Reservoir Dogs."
Cross-refReservoir Dogs - Strongly exploredDjango Unchained – Nuts & Schultz
Feb 2022 · raised by Brent
"Oti says the whole movie is about racism so the n-word is expected for the period; KT called a nondescript townsman saying it before he did, and notes Christoph Waltz says it with an 'a'."
Cross-refThe Harder They Fall