Not exact matches
The burial sequence exists only because Tarantino really likes The Vanishing, and it
handles that
element of the
plot about as badly as that film's English - language remake.
with the various
elements that are part and parcel with comedies
of this ilk, including wacky misunderstandings, quirky supporting characters, and histrionic third - act
plot developments - with the latter
handled particularly well by Jones (ie such interludes aren't nearly as painful and eye - roll - inducing as they could've been).
The details
of the this
plot as it unwinds in the film would be most fascinating
elements if they weren't poorly
handled as the film moves along.
The supernatural
element introduced into the
plot, that
of the cursed but curative properties
of eating human flesh, are
handled with clever edits that dance around any expensive and time - consuming effects: when a mortally wounded Boyd caves and takes a few bites, for example, the image immediately leaps from his spoon - wielding hand to a close - up
of his previously bloody face fully restored.
The rest
of the game followed this fragmented trend
of lazily peppered story
elements, lacking any genuine character development with our hero - which is one
of the worst ways to
handle the Amnesia
Plot Device.