The Semiotics of Violence in Quentin Tarantino's Films

The study is dedicated to investigating violence in Quentin Tarantino's films from the perspective of semiotics and postmodern aesthetics. The research examines the director's ideology and worldview, as well as the sources of influence on his work. The primary focus is on how Tarantino uses violence as an expressive tool and to reinterpret genre clichés. Various acts of violence, their targets, and the system of functioning of these acts through the lens of the relationship between the perpetrator and the victim are analyzed. Methodological foundations include Christian Metz's film semiotics approach, Jacques Lacan's structural psychoanalysis, and immanent methods of narrative discourse analysis. The research encompasses key Tarantino films and reveals the characteristics of his use of violence within the context of postmodern aesthetics.