Quentin Tarantino: A Reflection On His Movies and His Opinions

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007HallY wrote: »

I understand directing films is hard going, especially if you're a bit older (and by older I mean that in relative terms - I don't think even 60 is old for a director, at least as an individual number). I think the only reason to retire is if the artist genuinely feels they've done what they needed to and want to start a new stage of their life beyond film (so someone like Daniel Day Lewis, although even he's come out of retirement based on the right project). Tarantino seems to have created this arbitrary goal based on the idea that he doesn't want to be making bad movies as an older man (and keep in mind plenty of older men have and continue to make great movies - Martin Scorsese is an example, and directors like Kurosawa made great films well into the later stages of their career. Hell, directors like Michael Haneke and Nicholas Roeg started their careers midway or even more into their cinematic careers starting in different departments, and even Alfred Hitchcock's masterpieces came into the mid/later stages of his directing career).

Yes, good thoughts. I respect what Tarantino is trying to say, but at the same time I would think someone as creative as him would find it hard not to be involved in this age of Netflix films, making there even more need for auteur-driven projects. Add in that an older, wiser Tarantino could have a different perspective with the wisdom he's gained over the years it would seem a missed opportunity if he didn't.