Quentin Tarantino's debut
feature Reservoir Dogs is considered by many to be classic neo noir film. The shedding
of blood and the vulgarity of the crime scenes continue to inspire similar
genre filmmakers, as was itself heavily influenced by other film noirs.
The film revolves around a
group of professional thieves who organized a botched jewelry store robbery. From
the start of the film, we learn that things have gone terribly bad, as one of
the outlaws screams and squirms in agony from a gunshot wound.
As the film unfolds, we
learn more about what has gone wrong during the robbery. We also learn that
these men use aliases like Mr.White and Mr.Pink, because they do not know each other
outside of their crime circle. We learn that one of the thieves was an
undercover cop and his identity was uncovered later on when the police stormed
at the warehouse.
Reservoir Dogs also played
with the chronology of the story, revealing things slowly from different
characters' perspectives. It was also characterized by the presence of profuse
profanity, disreputable characters, and violent crimes.
