/lit/ - Literature

>>10176243
I'm not trying to elevate Tarantino to Shakespeare's level, just saying that they have similar tendencies and are both exemplary of the limits of their respective mediums.

You could even argue that a Tarantino film is actually more unified than a modern production of Shakespeare, because it will have been directed by the same person who wrote it, and he will have had intimate relationships with everyone involved (cast, DP, producers, etc.).

Again, Shakespeare is better than Tarantino by a long shot, but they're both constrained by their mediums. The overall point is that a novel, because the author has absolute control over everything but the cover and the font size, has more potential for breadth, depth, and unity than any play or film.