Reservoir Dogs Themes

Violence is a major feature of Reservoir Dogs, , as it is with most Tarantino films. The movie is centered around a failed armed robbery and its disastrous consequences. People get shot, killed, an...

Whether habitual criminals like these guys are just bad or seriously mentally ill has been hotly debated. Some criminals can be psychotic, out of touch with reality—we're thinking Blonde. Most fa...

For such a suspenseful movie, there is actually a surprisingly small amount of action in Reservoir Dogs. Think about it. We see Pink's escape. We see White and Orange's escape. Then there's the sta...

Trust is a big deal in Reservoir Dogs. From the very beginning we can see that knowing who's honest and who's not is going to be a real struggle. Joe and Eddie trust Blonde because he went to priso...

Even criminals have principles. Ever hear the expression "honor among thieves?" It's why Mr. Blonde didn't rat on Joe even though it meant four years in the slammer. Loyalty has always been the fir...