Why did the film scratches stop for the second part of the film?
I'm sure most of you all haven noticed this, but why would the scratches stop? Is there any significance to it?
shareIt's an in-joke that works on two separate levels. Either it implies that the first reel of the film is more damaged than the second, meaning that the second reel was a replacement, or it implies that the fictional distributor or drive-in movie owner edited the film from two different features.
This was common practice in the days of drive-in theatres and independent cinemas, where the owners might take two movies (the original and its sequel; for example Death Proof and Death Proof Returns) and re-edit them into a third feature, especially if one reel from either movie was too badly damaged to play.
It could also be a nod from Tarantino that the first half of the film is the tribute (Tarantino's attempt to copy exploitation-level filmmaking) while the second half is actually Tarantino's own exploitation movie (no longer a tribute so delivered in his own customary style).
Oh wow! That makes much more sense now. Thank you so much for clearing that up. It's seems like those are very plausible scenarios. Thanks a bunch!
shareWell...I am not sure what the actual intent for the "Movie" was, but...
I know that the goal was to make a Exploitation/Car Chase movie like what was made in the 1970s that travelled to every theater until the film fell apart...
The first half of the film exhibits all the scratches, dust, and other damages, as well as, missing reels and major edits and so forth...
Considering it was most of the boring (talk talk talk) part of the film, which most of the moviegoers did not care for, that was the best place to showcase all that.
The second part of the film, features the big car chase scene, which was the most expensive and spectacular part of the film to make.
Major Films like Vanishing Point and other Famous Car chase movies, which are available on DVD and Blu-Ray are very HQ. They don't look like they have been dragged through the mud. So why should that part of Death Proof look like it has. Besides those chase scenes are what most viewers remember about the films so...
That part of the film is what most of us went to see. I know I would not have been happy if any of that switched to Black N White, or was so scratched up that all you could see was scratches, or if there was a slice in the film or had audio errors!
Tarantino and his stunt team did an amazing job on that scene, and I bet they were really proud of that. I can't see why they would want to dirty all that beauty down. So I would bet that it was decided to keep that part nice and clean for the viewing audience.
The second part of the film, features the big car chase scene, which was the most expensive and spectacular part of the film to make.Yep! I think that's the simplest reason and the one that makes most sense. QT is smart enough to realise that fans would not take two kindly to the spectacularly exciting car chase being interrupted with fake damage/missing reels B.S., so in terms of "film quality", there's a relatively sudden improvement in the second part.🐭 share
Oh wow. Now I need to see Death Proof yet again.
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