I thought this film was very disrespectful to hippies
It made them out to be, like, murderous psychos or something.
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I find it refreshing. Tarantino wants to reveals that the flower child culture of the 1960s was not as innocent and peace-loving as popular culture often portrays. Instead, it also contained childish, destructive, violent, and nihilistic elements. Generally, Tarantino is known for his humor that critiques various groups, so there’s no reason why the hippies should be off the hook.
shareHe also took Bruce Lee down a peg or two. Another sacred cow. You gotta love that, if you're not into sacred cows.
shareAs a Bruce Lee fan, it's entertaining and fun scene but a little uncomfortable to watch :)
It should be remembered that Tarantino directs films to entertain, not to educate. The so called sacred cows are not meant to be upset but because he imagines the scene as something cool and fun.
There was something slightly bogus in the Bruce Lee mystique, which I grew up enveloped in - the guy was 5 foot nothing, made into a culture god, a warrior king - which was, of course, precisely his schtik. An irony here is that this was set in his days as a side-kick to the Green Hornet, beaten by a side-kick to Rick Dalton, Bounty Lawman.
shareAs viewers, we cannot fully determine how closely the myth aligns with reality. However, as mature individuals, we understand that these are primarily movie actors, with their roles as fighters being secondary. Bruce Lee achieved this balance in the most compelling manner, earning his place as one of the greatest ever. That is what truly matters.