160 IQ my ass
show me the IQ test he took.
shareHis movie IQ is pretty high. As for normal intelligence, who knows?
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High IQ's are mostly about how well you are at taking tests. Whether that ability translates into anything practical can be another matter.
shareYeah, I was about to say that. Also you can excel in some areas and fail miserably at others. I tend to memorize everything music, can't do the same for history and geography (I wish) I just don't absorb it well
shareI dare anyone to find a source to confirm his IQ is 160. It's the same level as Einstein and Newton; they both achieved major scientific discoveries before 30!
shareMost of them famous people never took an IQ test because they know being dumb would hunt them for the rest of their life. Sadly, we also live in a world where most people seem to believe that wealth equals intelligence.
shareHe’s definitely on the autism spectrum. Look at how weird he is on late night TV interviews, and his knowledge of vast obscure films feels like autism. You ever ever met someone with autism who could just rattle off every obscure fact known a man, and they’re loud, flail their arms wildly while talking, and don’t seem to pick up on social queues? That’s basically Tarantino. But high functioning autism can translate to high IQs.
shareYou can find any 'tard at a comic con that can rattle off a bunch of shit, doesn't mean they have a 160 IQ.
shareHow weird he is in interviews could be just cocaine.
shareI agree he is Autistic.
shareCelebrity IQs are one of the most commonly believed hoaxes on the Web. As far as I know, no high IQ organization (Mensa, Triple Nine, Mega etc) has ever released any of their test scores publicly and psychologists are likely prohibited by law from doing so. There's a few that's been verified over the years (James Woods, Kate Beckinsale) but most of the time, they are just bogus rumors propped up by magazines and tabloids for clickbait.
Unless if there is definitive proof somewhere, as far as we know, most celebrities have never even taken an IQ test. Tarantino is a genius in my book, but in the traditional IQ sense? I'm not so sure about that. Intelligence is an incredibly rich, multi-faceted concept that transcends beyond something you can measure in numbers. To quote RedLetterMedia, "I would say he is a genius. Maybe not an engineering genius, maybe not a mathematical genius, but a FILMMAKING genius."
Sure but the IQ test measures logics and mathematical problem solving not something related to social sciences.
shareSomething tells me you didn't read what I wrote. As I just said, I DON'T think Tarantino has an IQ of 160, but that doesn't mean he isn't intelligent or insanely gifted. What I meant is that IQ doesn't take the full spectrum of what human beings can mentally accomplish into account. Especially when one is discussing something as subjective and personal as the art of filmmaking, of which there is no actual objective measure in assessing quality of (a lot of critics think there is, but there really isn't).
As far as MY personal, subjective opinion is concerned, however, Tarantino is a genius. His films are incredibly entertaining, well-made, creative, and far more multi-layered than what most folks give them credit for (check out Rob Ager's analysis of Pulp Fiction if you're not convinced). If having a verified IQ score was the only way a person can be deemed as intelligent, then we may as well just not the use word "smart" on anyone that doesn't have their IQ stamped on their head.
Contrary to popular belief, Albert Einstein never actually took an IQ test, and he is widely considered one of the smartest people ever lived. Is he not intelligent either just because he doesn't a verifiably high IQ?
Genius filmmaker is an exaggeration. He takes pop culture inspiration from the 70s and injects it in his movies.
shareHe's only among the elite move makers of all time, completely sui generis (much like Kubrick, another run o the mill dude) - anyone wid an IQ over 100 could do that...
right ?
being passionate about movies doesn't mean you have an IQ that rivals Einstein.
shareIn the context of the wide reporting of his high iq (155-160), and his virtually unsurpassed accomplishment, upon what basis do you discount that he is, indeed, a very smart fellow.
shareThe burden of proof is on YOU to prove that he has a 160 IQ
shareNo. Its out there, you choose to disbelieve it. He is demonstrably extraordinarily creative & talented. Its more likely true than not true (unless everyone, aside from his obvious massive record of accomplishment in a difficult demanding creative field, is lying).
Its a question of judgement. You have taken the position that he isn't that smart. It seems a weak one. Do you consider him a great director ? Do you have personal issue with him, his style, his opinions ?
The real question is, what makes you think otherwise ? He's not just some nebbishy actor, mouthing other people's lines. He CREATES stories, writes them, casts them, shoots them, works with the actors. Starting from nowheresville, with no formal education, no connections, no money. And look what he has wrought.
You don't commonly find directors that aren't highly intelligent. This is, at bottom, common sense. Does he HAVE to be a genius ? No. But he DOES have to be pretty damn smart & capable, and the word is out all over the place that he's got a high IQ.
So... what's your beef with that assessment. Why WOULDN"T he be a genius ? Is everyone lying, has he acted like a dummy ?
Or, BD, we can leave it like this - I, for those reasons, have no trouble with an expectation that he is a superior intellect and you, for reasons of your own and despite the evidence in view, do not.