Thank you for defining the difference between story and plot. That is the hardest thing for me to get people to understand. In the worst case scenario is they tell me the entire film.

As a recovering alcoholic and stutterer who used to live in LA. bravo.

His name is Dalton...i learned to cry!

I am not a Tarantino fan. Nor a fan of Pitt or DiCaprio but I LOVE this film. I stumbled upon it by accident on tv and was instantly hooked enough to hunt down the next broadcast. The details are incredible and every time I watch it I see something else. Hope Q puts out an edition with all the edits returned.

OUaTiH has much happening with it & the “becoming a man” theory is interesting. I focused on the Actor (popular Celebrity) vs. Stuntman (unknown) dynamic that transferred in to Rick & Cliff’s personal lives. Cliff is confident, physically skilled, able-bodied, but isn’t ambitious in his career. Rick is an emotional wreck, timid & is professionally driven. Rick gets into make believe trouble on a current movie set, while Cliff gets into a real danger with ‘the Family’ at a former production set. Cliff lives like a celebrity, driving a bitchin’ Coupé DeVille & scooping up a chick, while Rick gets dropped off at work, has a nervous breakdown & threatens his own life. Cliff seems to live the glamorous life, while Rick struggles. I’m reminded of the show ‘The Fall Guy’ that I used to watch when I was a kid. the theme song says, “I’m the unknown stuntman that makes Eastwood look so fine.” this stayed in my mind throughout the 2nd viewing I made. Rick & Cliff are a great team, because they have different skills, talents & vulnerabilities. that’s what makes a team a great team. I don’t think that Rick’s plan to cut professional ties with Cliff actually transpired, after the Cielo Drive. I think that experience showed Rick how much he needs Cliff & meeting Sharon, Jay & houseguests plugged him in to a bigger network with the director of Rosemary’s f’n Baby. Brandy may find herself in a few features of her own, after saving All of Their Asses. the Cielo Dr. event will put Rick back into the spotlight & he’ll get Leading Man work & secure a future for Cliff…that’s how I Want to think the guys will proceed. maybe we’ll see the guys again, after Kill Bill 3.

I just watched this movie for the first time and i thought it was weird lol but not bad. With your analysis though i will watch it again. I already thought i would like it better on the 2nd watch. Idk why i thought it was weird.

I very much love once upon a time in Hollywood.

Great analysis man, you nailed a central aspect of the narrative...…..absolutely love this movie.

I am very impressed in U responding to all comments. Cool

Great breakdown!

Thoroughly enjoyed your review. Thanks. Am a huge fan of Tarantino's work as well.

Interesting take, good insight. You know, I thought it was more of a surface level transformation, not one of a transcendence into being a man but rather..and you'll think this is dumb.... but one of Rick embracing method acting. Now to be fair this is taking into account both the movie and the book, but prior to his Lancer shoot, Rick Dalton is basically Rick Dalton in every role he plays. Rick Dalton: Nazi Killer, Rick Dalton: Bounty Hunter, Rick Dalton: FBI wanted criminal. In the book you see this in the sense that he is willing to pretend and read lines, but never truly embrace things. For instance, in the book he asks Cliff about what killing feels like and is happy to fantasize about it but when given the chance to take up Cliff's advice on attaining that feeling for real by killing a live pig, he never does. He's always on the cusp of becoming a character but never does defaulting instead to being Rick Dalton: character of the week. But when forced to be in the hippie get up at the Lancer set, being unrecognizable visually and spurred on by Trudi to embrace the Method approach, he does. He becomes the villain, improvising and immersing himself into the person. He's no longer Rick Dalton: Lancer antagonist, but rather is a wholly developed bad guy. But the becoming a man theory works a lot better.

Fantastic analysis. I've actually been having a problem with a screenplay I've been working on and something you touched on here just made it all fall into place so thank you!

About the pushing of the chair.

"Here put these on, don't cry in front of the Mexicans." I love this film!

Nice work! Love how in depth this is.