----------------------------Original message---------------------------- In article <[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] writes: >> A variation on Tarantino's violence might be Peter Jackson's _Braindead_ and >> _Bad Taste_..., yes, he directed _Heavenly Creatures_, just down the road >> from here. >> >> So let's use the net for global discussion, ok? >> I would say that TArantinian and Jacksonian violence is considerably different. Both might be said to compose parodies to a certain genre, although I think it doesn't do Jackson much justice to describe his films as mere parodies (I haven't seen _Heavenly Creatures_, but am especially referring to his extremely delightful _Meet the Feebles_). However, every single image of Jackson's films (the ones I've seen) carries the message "fun!", and I don't think the same could be said with reference to Tarantino. To put it bluntly: Jackson makes fun all over the place, and this stretches out through the violent scenes, as well, whereas Tarantino does make a lot of fun, but not in the violent shots. Birgit Kellner Institute for Indian Philosophy University of Hiroshima