Uploaded May 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
How does Quentin Tarantino keep in audience invested in the drama of the Lancer TV pilot within Once Upon a Time in Hollywood? A story within a story can be a tricky thing to execute without lowering the stakes of the primary narrative, so how does Tarantino pull it off? This video essay digs into the psychology of Rick Dalton as a character and his arc throughout the course of the film culminating in his performance as Caleb the heavy in Lancer.
You can see my breakdown of every reference, homage, and connection in Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood right here: youtu.be/NXZ7p0awJ6k
Check out my Quentin Tarantino Tier List to hear my thoughts on all of his movies: youtu.be/biIpWFwI9gA
My novel 'The Fall of Polite' is available in paperback and on Kindle at amazon.com/dp/B084V2CKGQ
My serialized western 'Sins of the Father' is available to read for free at amazon.com/kindle-vella/product/B094N2WWGB
Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/Brickwall_
Twitter @BrickwallFilms — Instagram @brickwall_pictures
Ghosts I-IV by Nine Inch Nails is used under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license
Interview clips used from Entertainment Weekly and Vanity Fair.
How does Quentin Tarantino keep in audience invested in the drama of the Lancer TV pilot within Once Upon a Time in Hollywood? A story within a story can be a tricky thing to execute without lowering the stakes of the primary narrative, so how does Tarantino pull it off? This video essay digs into the psychology of Rick Dalton as a character and his arc throughout the course of the film culminating in his performance as Caleb the heavy in Lancer.
You can see my breakdown of every reference, homage, and connection in Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood right here: youtu.be/NXZ7p0awJ6k
Check out my Quentin Tarantino Tier List to hear my thoughts on all of his movies: youtu.be/biIpWFwI9gA
My novel 'The Fall of Polite' is available in paperback and on Kindle at amazon.com/dp/B084V2CKGQ
My serialized western 'Sins of the Father' is available to read for free at amazon.com/kindle-vella/product/B094N2WWGB
Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/Brickwall_
Twitter @BrickwallFilms — Instagram @brickwall_pictures
Ghosts I-IV by Nine Inch Nails is used under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license
Interview clips used from Entertainment Weekly and Vanity Fair.
