Quentin Tarantino Hates Everyone's Favorite Detective Series: ‘It Was Really Boring’
Well, it's probably just not his cup of tea.
Everyone knows that Quentin Tarantino didn't go to film school – he went to the movies.
But he hasn't always left the movie theater happy. Like any movie buff, the director not only watches movies, but also TV series (obviously), and even projects that are now considered modern classics were not to Tarantino's taste. Take the first season of True Detective, for example.
Tarantino Didn't Appreciate True Detective At All
In a lengthy interview with Vulture, he shared his impressions of the cult series, and they will definitely not please devoted fans of Nic Pizzolatto's anthology:
“I tried to watch the first episode of season one, and I didn’t get into it at all. I thought it was really boring. And season two looks awful.”
The fans of True Detective should not be upset: the specific taste of the author of Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill has been known for a long time, and it is thanks to them that we have his masterpieces, full of ironic references not only to the golden classics, but also to all kinds of B-movies, forgotten horrors and westerns.
And such a disparaging assessment by Tarantino of one of the most sensational TV projects of recent times is unlikely to prevent anyone from eagerly awaiting the appearance of his tenth and final film on the big screen.
Despite Its Flaws, True Detective is Still a Modern Classic
To be fair, the first season of True Detective does have a few things to criticize, especially for those who expected a consistent investigation from a project with such a name. True Detective is not a detective story in the usual sense of the word.
Sure, the main characters are on the trail of a mysterious murder, they receive clues and fragmentary information in a strictly dosed order, they think a lot, make assumptions, question witnesses and victims, but all this investigative fuss cannot be compared to the classics of Agatha Christie or Conan Doyle – the killer in their works rarely turns out to be as faceless as he is in the HBO series.
But even with all its flaws, you have to admit that True Detective is, if not a work of a genius, very close to it. Brilliant direction, a masterfully written script from idea to dialogue, fantastic acting – this combination makes Nic Pizzolatto's series one of the gems of modern television. Sorry, Quentin Tarantino.
Source: Vulture