AFI's Top 100 Films

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Originally Posted by mousepod

I like Tarantino, too. In the context of this discussion of great films, I wonder where Tarantino fits, though? Is he an innovator, a thief of greatness, or something in between?

I'll defer to my more filmgeeky friends on this, but I figure Tarantino is a lot like Lucas in that regard. Lucas is a thief on many levels, but the innovation comes in putting the influences together in a new package that the current generation connects with. I have no problem calling both Tarantino and Lucas innovators. The film world would be far different without them.