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12. Warren Was Probably Lying About Smithers Son - The Hateful Eight

The Hateful Eight is another classic from Tarantino, and while the runtime could have used some trimming, the fantastic dialogue and performances kept viewers hooked. A big plot element of the film involved Sam Jackson’s Major Warren – a bounty hunter – carrying around a fake letter from Abraham Lincoln to make white people feel at ease around him.

During the story, Warren meets an old nemesis in Confederate General Smithers, who is a notorious racist and killer. He can’t just shoot the unarmed old man dead, so instead he tells him the disturbing story of what he did to Smithers son; it isn't pleasant.

The story enrages Smithers so much he reaches for a gun, only to be shot down by Warren. In the scene before this Warren explained why he made the fake letter, and given that he knew Smithers son was missing it’s heavily implied he made up the story just to goad the General into action.