On Quentin Tarantino's Violence Aesthetics

Quentin Tarantino is one of the directors who get the most attentions in today's movie circle. He formed highly stylized Violence Aesthetics when creating movies. His Violence Aesthetics won the audiences' loves and critics' praise, as well as being followed by many new directors with its deep influence all around the world. This thesis systematically discusses the original background and artistic features of Violence Aesthetics by combining with Quentin's creating practice. At the same time it analyses the aesthetic value which is contained in his works in order to better understand Quentin's art innovation in movies and his important role in the progress of movie Violence Aesthetics.This thesis summarizes the theoretic idea and artistic style of Violence Aesthetics and show the violence element in Quentin's movies. It expresses the background and origins of Quentin's Violence Aesthetics from cultural and social level. It discusses the features of Quentin's Violence Aesthetics in various aspects by combining with movie scripts. It analyzes the view of violence hiding behind Quentin's Violence Aesthetics and discuss Quentin's attitude and concept of violence. And it finds out the value of Violence Aesthetics, explain its aesthetic meaning and show its matching and explanation to the aesthetic popularization and the culture of post-modernism.This thesis attempts to clean and decode Quentin's Violence Aesthetics in a clear and detailed form through the theoretically and systematically elaborating about the parts above.