What if Quentin Tarantino sent out Christmas cards? Would they be naughty or would they be nice?

Here’s a little celebrity Christmas cards tale for you. Would you believe me if I told you that the Christmas cards Quentin Tarantino sent out last year had a cute little puppy on them? The puppy, with a red and green plaid bow around its neck, was looking up at a beautifully decorated Christmas tree. There were loads of presents spread out beneath the tree including a shiny new bicycle and a red Flexible Flyer sled. In the background, a man sitting on a sofa with his arm wrapped tenderly around his adoring wife, his loafered feet entwined with hers, glances at his wife a knowing smile that makes it almost voyeuristic. Two adorable children, one a toddler reaching for the puppy’s wagging tail and the other displaying the Barbie doll she has just unwrapped round out the characters on his Christmas cards design.

You can’t help but feel something is missing from the design. You search for the dark character; the one with a samurai sword dripping with blood that you know must be in the other room waiting for the right moment to enter this picturesque scene and turn it into a bloodbath. Perhaps he is waiting on the other side of the front door which can be seen at the top left of the card and the bell is about to ring bringing this fairytale to an end. Come on, this is Quentin Tarantino I’m talking about! The cult classic writer-director of Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill, and my all-time favorite, Pulp Fiction.

Then you open up the Christmas card figuring what’s inside will be more in character for Quentin and will explain the contradiction of the card design. But the inside simply reads, “Wishing you peace, love and laughter this Christmas and throughout the New Year.” You still don’t get it. The card is signed, QT. Now you are really confused. Are you missing the dark joke?

The truth is, Quentin hates violence and drugs yet his films are always filled with both. Could QT really be an average guy? Why am I disappointed? I myself detest violence in real life yet I love Quentin’s outlandish style of violence in his films. People are judged by their associations but as QT himself once said, “Violent films don’t turn children into violent people. They may turn them into violent filmmakers.” I guess a part of me wants him to be a sick $*&%, but as long as he keeps making sick $*&%@! movies he can be anything he wants to be.

Tags: Christmas cards, Kill Bill, Pulp Fiction, Quentin Tarantino

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