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I didn’t like Quentin Tarantino’s latest film – and a lot of people don’t like me because of it

There is a difference between disagreeing with me, and attempting to force me into silence. I stand by what I said about Tarantino’s film

Clémence Michallon
New York
Thursday 22 August 2019 00:49 BST
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Last week, I wrote a comment piece on Quentin Tarantino’s latest film, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood. In it, I expressed my disappointment with Tarantino’s portrayal of Sharon Tate as a flat, perpetually cheerful doll, and with the film’s overall male-gaze-y approach. Oh, and I called the movie boring – read all about it here.

It was an opinion, based on my expertise as a seasoned culture reporter. I expressed it. I detailed it. I acknowledged Margot Robbie’s laudable performance as Tate, as well as Tarantino’s apparent artistic intent (to paint a nostalgic picture of late-Sixties Hollywood). I failed to find the film engaging, even as I acknowledged these positive points.

The article was met with dozens of incendiary comments on social media. I always expect comment pieces to generate some reaction – it’s the whole point of even having opinion pieces in the first place, really. They’re thought-provoking and people can use them as a sounding board to develop their own stances. There’s nothing like disagreeing with someone to determine where you truly stand on a given matter.

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