Sometimes the book has more answers than the movie. Quentin Tarantino has been hyping up the release of his Once Upon a Time In Hollywood novel to go along with the movie. He did the talk show circuit and even released a trailer for the book, and it finally arrived on shelves today. Mine was dropped off at my doorstep by my trusty mail carrier, and I sat down to devour it. Among the many insights and nuances present on the page, I found something I did not expect. The direct answer to whether or not Cliff Booth killed his wife. As you remember in the movie, this was an ambiguous detail that forced us to make our own judgment call about the characters and specifically Cliff's redemption arc. But in the novel, there's no room for misinterpretation. Tarantino writes, “The minute Cliff shot his wife with the shark gun, he knew it was a bad idea.” The passage continues, saying the spear “hit her a little below the belly button, tearing her in half, both pieces hitting the deck of the boat with a splash.” Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 29 June, 2021