“Don’t cry in front of the Mexicans” that was one of my favorite lines in the whole movie 😂😂😂😂

Interesting take. There's another scene with that "meta" dimension: when the Manson assassins are in the car explaining that because of the violent roles Rick Dalton played, they're justified to kill him. This sounds a lot like a nod to the many criticisms Tarantino received for the violence in his films and how it can spur violence in real life, showing it as a BS excuse for preexisting death drives.

As great as Brad Pitt was in this movie, I really think Leo's acting is severely underrated in this film. Pitt played the cool real life action hero, while Leo played the multilayered star who is grappling with his place in Hollywood and an unknown future.

5:47 That's a stretch. At the time he didn't know she was under-aged. She was an attractive female showing obvious interest in him. Once he did find out her age he immediately distanced himself & had appropriate interactions.

"if you love movies enough, you can make a good one" ~ Quentin Tarantino

Idk if it’s just me but Brad Pitt was so fucking good in this movie

The scene where the Manson assassins justify their motive to kill Rick Dalton due to his violent roles always gives me chills. People can interpret things so differently.

I have to say I was treading the end of this film, I knew of the Manson family murders & knew that Sharon Tate was heavily pregnant so I really didn't want to see the inevitable. I was literally cheering when that door opened to show high as a kite Cliff stood there. Brilliant ending.

Tarantino provides the fictional history we wish was true. Of course.

2:42 "Tarantino has been playing with cinema history his whole career. But, now that his own work has become canon, he's begun playing with himself." That must have been fun to write!

this ending might be the only time Tarantino almost made me cry

My favorite bit of the movie has to do with Brad Pitt. At the end of the movie, Pitt is, i guess, "disarmed" because he drops acid and it hits him hard. We as the audience have grown to love this character, because one, it's Brad Pitt, and two because he's shown great patience and care for his best friend, even though it almost seems like he gets nothing out of it. Also, we know he's a full blown bad ass, and audiences love a good bad ass. At the ending sequence, it seems like we, as the audience, are going to get another taste of the classic archetypal "tragic hero", where the coolest, our favorite, character, dies. So, Brad is "disarmed" and facing three highly dangerous and malevolent criminals, one of which he already wronged before, so it seems like the ideal time for that character to collect his revenge on Pitt. Pitt is loose and care free, and even funny, and in the climax of the scene, when it looks like Pitt is done for, he whistles and proves, yet again, just how f*cking cool he is. And this is my favorite part of the movie, because it brought everything together, in terms of the title of the movie. The title of the movie is "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood", which comes from the classic childrens fairy tail "Once upon a time..." and generally speaking, those classic childrens fairy tales are, at the end, brought together with the old adage, "...and they lived happily, ever, after." Thats what Tarantino did, his audience thought they were going to lose their favorite character, but in the end, he lived happily ever after. Even Rick Dalton, who felt like his career was coming to an end, finds a new foothold in his career with his famous director neighbor. Tarantino cleverly brought back the classic happily ever after story type, but he did it in such a way that left the audience feeling like "Oh thank God!" and they go home feeling content and happy, as opposed to what most people think audiences will react when served that type of film of "oh wow, how predictable". This is my take as a layman that didn't see any of the deep and complex layers Tarantino expertly inserts into his films, which i think makes Tarantino that much better, because he satisfied the more savy movie goer/buff, and the less informed movie watcher, which i would consider myself. Truely great director.

That last scene is heartbreaking...If only it could've ended like that in real life...If only.

I loved Cliff Booth. I want more crazy adventures with him and his dog.

This film is Tarantino having fun with and paying respect to the whole film industry while using callbacks to things he has done in his previous films. After watching it many times, I think it's his best work. I love the way he uses the music in the film as well. The radio plays a huge part in the film, and his use of old recordings of radio DJ's in between the songs is great.

Every scene with Margot was so emotional and hard to watch. Making the ending just so wonderful. Brilliantly done.

There was NEVER a more satisfying scene of violence ever recorded on film than that last scene when Cliff and Rick subsequently and justly dispose of the killers. I cheered. I clapped. I cried at the end. Quentin gave Sharon a "happily ever after". This is his best movie EVER!

I had an Aunt who was brutally murdered in 1980, A severely disturbed man with obsessions of religion and cleanliness drowned her in a bathtub and carved crosses into her chest. I watched this movie with my father last night, I had already seen it before, he was enjoying it up until the end when he saw Tate pregnant and Tex driving up with his car, he said to me "I don't think I can watch the rest of this", I told him to trust me and continue watching. That end scene was a big Fuck You to my aunt's killer, a big fuck you to real life killers who get glorified by Hollywood and the media. They focused on Tate, the victim, not the killer, this movie said those victims were real people, so many people don't even know who Sharon Tate was but everyone knows Manson. It's kinda crazy that this message is coming from Tarantino but he also wrote the script for Natural Born killers. He's saying glorify fictional killers all you want in my films but Fuck You to those who do it in real life. It was an experience watching this film with my Dad last night, one I won't soon forget.

Set 32 years before I was even born and this film instills so much nostalgia for a time that not even my parents knew. Incredible movie, director and actors. The movies ending is just as bittersweet as being born in the 2000’s.

“Don’t cry in front of the Mexicans” 😂😂🤣

I just re-watched Pulp Fiction for the hundredth time to show a friend who had never seen it before. The entire time, he kept getting close to the screen to look for flaws, continuously kept asking what someone was saying and broke in the middle of the dialogue to either give some stupid trivia unrelated to anything or to talk about some bullshit he was reminded of by the film. I told him that we can never watch a movie together ever again.

"Anything we can do about that heat?" When he uses it at the end of the movie he's soaked in water.

This was my favorite Tarantino movie, I loved every second of it.

Dude this is the best video essay on a movie I've ever seen/ listened to. All of your points are so beautifully illustrated with the examples you use. This was amazing 100/100!

Tarantino also makes use of Hidden Exposition: When you see the flamethrower in the fist 15 minutes you just know it will make an appearance later. Same for Cliff Booth's(Pitt) dog. Booth feeds his dog better than he feeds himself but the dog won't make a move until given the O.K. The dog hasn't been introduced for nothing, you know he(the dog) will play some part later in the film.

One of my personal random takes from the film: When Cliff is walking back to his car to leave Span Ranch and all the hippie girls are yelling at him reminds me of how some vets coming back from Nam were treated in real life. I realise Cliff was a Green Beret who served in a previous war, but it still had that vibe to me.

Woe, what a video. Thanks for this!!

This is hands down one of the best video essays I’ve ever watched. Brilliant

Brilliant breakdown and analysis. In my opinion, this movie was a masterpiece. A future classic.

CLIFF: That was a smooth leap. RICK: Thank you.

This was an awesome video essay! So well done, ought to super proud. The cuts in the editing that you do paired with your extensive knowledge are fun to see in one place. Thanks for sharing some of the nuance! Easily my favorite Tarantino movie that I've seen (of the 4 or 5 of his that I've watched).

Not just one of my favourite QT films but one of my favourite films of the last few years for sure.

The beep at Beatrix's name legit got me. Goddamn good!

This is almost exactly how I interpreted the movie the second time I saw it. Never noticed how the opening dialogue foreshadowed the ending

This is such a well done editorial. Beautifully done from beginning to end.

There’s something about Tarantino’s characters monologues & dialogues that just resonates with you like you can see yourself having a seat with them and having a conversation with them. And then the action looks so intense and surreal you wanna just rewatch the scenes over & over again

poor easy breezy, im almost crying and i havent even read it.

I am positive everyone who has seen this film has only 2 words on their brain. IF ONLY

Saw this film in TJ on 7gs of mushrooms and 2 tabs once Cliff said “don’t cry in front of the Mexicans” the whole cinema erupted in cheers and laughter felt like a 4th wall break and throughout the whole film I was mesmerized by the set pieces and vibes!

I very much enjoyed this youtube video. It exposed me to some aspects i had misssed in his latest movie and others. Well written, well presented and well edited. Top stuff. Thank you

No one mentioning that Cliff getting off his nuts on acid and acting goofy is a throw back to Floyd in True Romance.

Tarantino is absolutely genius , he makes an ending totally unexpected....even though we all are like ....yes I know how it will end ( based on the history) then he surprises us all , he’s the man

Excellent breakdown. I never would’ve been able to put this into words myself.

I think this is one of the best edited and informative KZfaq Video i ever saw. Thanks for this

11:00 Tarantino making his own 60’s vibes on set wearing the dashiki 😂😂😂

This may be a controversial opinion. But this is so far my favorite of Tarantino’s films. I’m not calling it a perfect film. But it’s still a great film in my opinion. And a great look back at the golden age of Hollywood. And Leo and Brad are just so likable to watch The one issue I’d have with Leo’s character, is that he is a bit underdeveloped when they try to give him an arc, but it still doesn’t really kill Leo’s great performance and charm

This was a great break down and the editing was perfect. I’ve peaked on KZfaq today so I’m done on the Internet for the rest of the day. Thanks for your efforts

What a video man, great work!

I would never have been able to appreciate all of that on my own. This was great. Thanks for posting.

Slowly becoming my favorite Tarantino film

The cuts to the various scnes are absolutely incredebl!

Wow! This was amazing! I normally don't like this kind of video. But you are really great at your research and knowledge and how you put it all together for the regular layman. I loved it! Super smart!

Quintenen & Tarantined by WRITTEN DIRECTINO

The greatest video essay I've seen about any Tarantino film!

excellent video essay. You have a very unique point of view and the work that you have put into this really shows. Well done!

Very insightful there’s a lot of points and direction that I hadn’t picked up on before good work mate the film just gets better the more you think about it and reveal more of the layers to it

Anyone else notice the stuntwork career of the character in Rick's book is finished when he hurts his ass, then later Cliff takes a knife to his for Rick, like a good stuntman would? Then Rick goes on to, presumably, jumpstart a new life without stuntwork/Cliff.

You forgot the Ultimate Meta, watching this film in his movie theater which is in the film, so you're watching a film with a scene of the seat you are in watching someone watch a film lol he also had candy from that year, trailers of films from that year and a radio station playing from that month at his theater. Also its extra Meta when you eat and drink at the restaurants that are in the film as well. One of which is literally across the street lol

This has to be the best analysis on what makes this movie so good. It's more than just Hollywood & cinephile references, this tells a whole other layer to what Tarantino did that i've never been able to put my finger on, but here it is. Well done

BRILLIANT video essay mate keep up the good work

I really enjoyed the movie, but it left me with a lot of questions and mixed feelings. I know its not always about understandig a film but rather feeling it, still, this video/essay definitely helps clear a lot of things that I really didn't find meaningful.

One of the most artfully produced videos I've watched by a cinephile for cinephiles about a cinephile.

Brilliant movie of the time of '69. The character personalities unfolding slowly, I found so fascinating and true to Hollywood actors. The final scenes brought me to the most sad feelings of the times and brought me to tears, as to saying "if only this were true". it really got to to me. I have watched it over and over for the character study that were so wonderfully played by Leonardo and Brad. And the song that was tuned into the radio by Cliff Booth at the most crucial scene in the movie''You Keep me Hanging On" by the Vanilla Fudge who I saw in person at a concert and got to meet ---I wonder who picked that song to be played at this moment---it was perfect. And the color yellow, very popular in the late 60's.

This is the best video essay i have seen in a long while. Bravo.

Such a beautiful and well crafted film , not everyone got this movie the way I did , a lot of my friends were just waiting for the action and the gore but that’s really not what this films about you’ve got to appreciate it for what it really is and not everyone understands the beauty of tarintinos ways when it’s on this level

I CRIED at the end. Little shits next to me didnt get since they didnt know the history behind the real life.

this video is a work of art on its own. great editing and commentary!

great essay man. seriously underrated channel

I’m pretty sure cliff didn’t know those girls where underage, like he even asked one later

spoiler: at 2:17 Cliff Booth played by Pitt, he actually portrays two factual characters rolled into one: Dennis Wilson (beach boy) and Shorty Shea (Hollywood stuntman) when Pitt character was at the ranch, I was waiting for him to be murdered by the family. Tarantino change the outcome of the Shorty Shea character.

This was done really well! Hats off to ya.

Hearing the hype and then watching brad Pitts performance in this movie, it’s safe to say he’s the clear front runner for the best supporting actor Oscar

Love the way you edited this together. As always, I enjoy you’re insight and perspective on film

5:46 in contrast, he didn't take advantage of them unlike one of the other famous peripheral characters in the movie. Tarantino has shown himself to be a moralist, which means he's still a Hollywood rebel

Well you sure made me appreciate this film more than I did when I first watched it. This was the first Tarantino that I didn’t really enjoy so much, mainly as there wasn’t the typical dialogue scenes that I’ve been so captivated by before. This was something else. I can’t wait to watch it again now thanks to your video. Great job.

Incredible presentation of one of Tarantino's best films. Well done.

so that's why the film went completely over my head...

I saw the movie on opening night, and my theater gave out these awesome fake magazines with shots from the movies, pages about the characters, and 1960s advertisements. I still have mine and I think it's pretty meta.

Wow that was really really good, well done!

Very good analysis. Great video.

Great vid, thank you. I just watched it last night and I was "feeling" all of the meta when watching, but I didn't know what I was feeling. It's like I had all of this on the tip of my brain but I'm too dumb to put it down on paper, haha. So thank you for doing so in such a clear and concise manner.

wow. you just gave me an entire different meaning to the movie. looks like i'ma give it a third watch with the images you provided in my head. Thank you for this.

This is a really well thought out analysis. Thanks.

Excellent video. Really enjoyed this!

Big thank for releasing such an amazing QT analysis vid on legit my fav film of the year right on my birthday; best gift I could ask for!

Tarantino has begun playing with himself!

I love how Tarantino answers the social issues of a given era by addressing the underlying thoughts and feelings and the different mindsets and life situations behind the narrative of the time moreso than engaging the arbitrary nonsense of the discussion. That's why his movies are so timeless

Bravo! That was such great insight and summation. It really enriched what I already regard as great cinema of Tarantino. Thank you!

Thank you SO much for this analysis! I didn’t draw the parallels between Leo and Brads characters like that ! I totally wondered how Brad got into more real life danger but didn’t even think of the other side of that coin Leo In dramatized danger, amazing, and how he really was his double doing all his stunts so to speak , that blew my mind

One of the best video essay i have seen till now someone send this to quntin

you had my curiosity... now you have my attention - SUBSCRIBED.

Great video thanks for making it

Ive seen this movie 4 times already, talk about replay ability

You just made me love this movie even more then I already did , thank you. I had the pleasure of seeing his in 35mm grainy glory. One thing that caught my eye was the reel change marks look like they were done with a sharpie pen on the right side unlike the classic cigarette burn in marks.

My favorite “meta moment” is probably when on the television it says, “now for the moment you’ve been waiting for” before the climax starts off. It’s talking to us directly letting us know that the over the top violence we love is coming.

This is some of thr most concise movie analysing I've seen in some time.

“Quentin at his Tarantino most META” is how I would read the title

This movie was absolutely amazing, And your video reminds me of every single reason why I think so. Ty for that

Great work. Thank you!

A movie I love & have watched dozens of times already & am still wanting to watch more is now more faceted & fleshed out thanks to your insights, wow! I'm impressed, thanks.