So far the casting of Margot Robbie in the role of Sharon Tate in the upcoming Quentin Tarantino movie isn’t what has people kind of raising their eyebrows. It’s more or less the fact that Tarantino is known for altering history in his period pieces and enjoys slathering on the fake blood and gore for effects since that’s been his M.O. since he first got started. There hasn’t been a film yet by Tarantino that hasn’t devolved into a bloodfest at some point, and his most recent ventures throughout the past decade have proven that point quite well. Anytime a bullet strikes a target in a Tarantino movie it draws the kind of blood you might see from a burst balloon filled with crimson fluid rather than a real body. And the last time we saw a person’s head explode from a shotgun round as happened in Django: Unchained, was likely never. That could be why people are a little skeptical so far.
The cast isn’t the problem at this time. Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt, and Leonardo DiCaprio are all on for the movie at this point and that trio is enough to make anyone interested in seeing just what Tarantino has to offer. But taking a moment in history such as the murder of Shannon Tate is something that a lot of people seem to think should be taken with a little more grace and a lot less aplomb. It could be argued that Tarantino might ease back a bit on the bloodshed and allow it to simmer for this one, but most people would agree that such a thing isn’t likely to happen. Tarantino has already been very adamant about how he wants to run his set and won’t generally bow down to the wishes of anyone unless he absolutely has to. Once Upon A Time In Hollywood is likely going to be more about the seedier part of Hollywood and the fading fame of its celebrities, or so people are thinking, but any chance that he has to add in a liberal splash of gore should be expected.
The other aspect that is disturbing a few people is that the movie is set to come out on the 50th anniversary of the murders that were committed. That alone seems a little disrespectful and not at all necessary, but again, it’s Quentin Tarantino. That’s not an excuse, but it is an explanation. The guy might be brilliant in how he gets people to come and see his movies, and he might deliver a gorefest unlike many others, but his lack of respect at times for history is something that’s kind of appalling. It’s entertainment pure and simple, there’s no doubt of that, but for something like this it seems kind of morbid to release the movie on the very day that the murders took place.
Be it a lack of good taste, respect, or something else, Tarantino is who he is, and little if anything is going to stop him from going ahead with this movie as planned.
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