A Touch of SIN-Ripoff of TaranTINo

The Chinese film, A Touch of Sin, steals blatantly from the styles & subjects that originate with the talented Quentin Tarantino.  The Chinese speaking film, directed by Jia Zhangke, is a hodgepodge of pulp fiction, gore & interwoven story-lines.  Zhangke won for best screenplay at this year's Cannes Film Festival.  The cricket, Zhangke, has learned from the master story tellers, David Cronenberg for Crash, Alejandro Zonzales for Babel and Quentin Tarantino for his Kill Bill films.  However, little cricket has not surpassed these masters.  A Touch of Sin is graphically violent and despairing on the value of human life.  It is stylishly shot.  The scenes depict corroded, bleached landscapes and vibrant colors in striking contrast. Perhaps, Zhangke "borrowed" from Japanese filmmaker, Kurosawa.  The overall sense of the movie is that of a hopeless society where life holds little value.  Money is the driving force and corruption runs rampant.  Money bestows power.  Power entitles the affluent to treat others as property, particularily women.  The over populated masses are fully consumed with endless drudgery to sustain themselves.  Animals are beaten mercilessly.  "Did you know animals commit suicide?"  There is little kindness, warmth or civility to be found.  The distinctions between men & animals are indistinguishable.  This Chinese film is an imitation of America's Quentin Tarantino's movies.  Jia Zhangke, you inglorious bastard!