Part II: Reservoir Dogs a film by Quentin Tarantino

The delivery of the first scene at the coffee dinner, where all the “coloured” men [alias names assigned to each of the thieves i.e. Mr White, Mr Orange]. Communicate as if they have been accustomed to each other for some time but this is given away to the positive and negative responses and reactions of one character to another. This leaves the viewer wondering on just how well they know each other.

The part that of the film that relates to my sewer experiences is that actioned pack black scene…following the credits scene at the films beginning.

“When the credit sequence is finished, we FADE TO BLACK:

Over the BLACK we hear the sound of SOMEONE SCREAMING in agony.

Under the screaming, we hear the sound of a car HAULING ASS, through traffic.

Over the screams and the traffic noise, we hear SOMEBODY

ELSE SAY”

(http://www.cthulhu.org/resevoir.txt) This short black fade out captures just a small part of a typical robbery shootout scene, which sees the thieves trying to get away with the prize and their well being.

The tempo is set all with out the use of visual and the result is a short sharp high pitch sequence of sounds that follow on with a man groaning in pain [Mr. Orange] and the other trying to comfort him [Mr. White]. In reflection one can make sense that it’s the auditory senses rather then visual that heighten one’s apprehension. Consider any horror movie; what is more likely to make one react, Sound or Sight?

Reservoir Dogs from the outset sets a dialogue of opinions, general discussion and anything else relevant to any given point of the film. It is clear from this point [maybe not as a first time viewer] that dialogue will prove paramount to the digestion of the film.

Quentin Tarantino’s film deliberately deprives the viewer of a visual sense just like my sewer expeditions the movie challenges the viewer to work outside of sight and to gain understanding through dialogue [auditory]. The follow on from here is, for every thing we See, Touch, Feel, Taste and Hear we experience and emotion, a feeling which ultimately is processed and stored subconsciously for future reference. Posted by hOuSE on 11:33 AM
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