Pulp

In the first seconds of Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, 2 definitions of “pulp” are shown on the screen. “1. A soft, moist, shapeless mass of matter. 2. A magazine or book containing lurid subject matter and being characteristically printed on rough, unfinished paper,” and both describe the movie well. The movie is shapeless, being told non-linearly, and is a mass of pop culture references and imitation of movie genres. The movie is stylistically the latter definition by being rough around the edges through simple, low budget production, while being littered with adult themes and crass humour. However, the film uses it's identity as “pulp” in the best way, transforming crass jokes and genre imitation into a statement on film itself. Though the film consists of an erratic nonlinear narrative, there are 3 protagonists, each given character arcs through their own vignette. The first protagonist is Butch Coolidge, a dead-end boxer being hunted by the gang boss Marsellus Wallace. Vincent Vega and Jules Winnfield, two of Marsellus's hitmen are the second and third protagonists. Their vignettes comprise the loose overall narrative of the film, but each one has a wildly different tone and imitates different genre tropes, ranging from deadly action to darkly humourous farce.…

Pulp Fiction is a film directed by Quentin Tarantino. This film contains nonlinear storyline between criminals and gangsters in the location of Los Angeles.It follows the story of Butch and the goold watch story, he receives a gold watch which has been passed down four generation and as a child he is told from a friend of his dad about his familys war history and hand him the gold watch and we see the symbolism of war to his current affairs.While another story line include Jules Winnfield and…

It is impossible to think of a list of great films without including Pulp Fiction (1994). With its striking cinematography and its non-scored soundtrack, Pulp Fiction was a revolutionary motion picture because it popularized non-linear storytelling in film, and borrowed elements from postmodernism, genre films, and arthouse films, and blended them into something completely unique to Tarantino’s personal style (Berg, 2006). From many influences of foreign and niche films, Pulp Fiction was born,…

Pulp Fiction is Quentin Tarantino's most revered film, debuting in 1994. It features a series of disjointed stories surrounding a crime boss, Marsellus, and his hitmen, particularly, Vince Vega, a loyal, but sloppy and inept man who is assigned to various tasks ranging from taking care of Marsellus’ wife, to assassinating a boxer, Butch, who double crossed Marsellus. However, he is only one of many different fully flushed out characters in the film. The film aims to explore these different…

Pulp Fiction Is Incredibly Popular With Film Critics Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino 1994) is an iconic film widely viewed and applauded by critics in its time. The interweaving stories of the hitmen, the diner thieves, the boxer, and the mob boss’ wife continue to be entertaining and relevant to this very day. Throughout their tales of murder, drugs, double crossing, and love, the character’s stories mesh to create the film masterpiece widely viewed and enjoyed by critics. Today,…

but depth of why people are violent. Mark Conrad wrote an essay entitled “Symbolism, Meaning, and Nihilism in Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction” which explores the idea of a deeper layer underneath the violence in these films. Tarantino creates a world full of violence in ways to show morality, power and because it’s simply entertaining, and that’s why he’s one of the best directors of this generation. Nihilism is a term that describes loss of value in life. Conrad believes that nihilism…

Pulp Fiction, Quentin Tarantino’s film is violent yet comical, modish and filled with thrilling different plot twists making it hyper-real as Henry A Giroux has stated. The elements of hyper-reality helps the audience distinguish reality from imitation making us question and think on how to perceive the film. At the beginning of the film Pulp Fiction defines pulp giving the audience two definitions but the second one is clearly the more relevant one. Pulp is defined as “A magazine or book…

Stone states that clichés of violence are typically associated with masculinity and that violence is used to instill fear. In many movies, violence is usually only used to instill fear. However, Tarantino’s use of violence does not follow the typical pattern, and he deheroicizes some violence in his movies. In Pulp Fiction, the use of violence is very casual in some scenes. This can also lessen the effect on the audience, allowing them to better cope with intense scenes. For example, after Jules…

however, are accurate portrayals of the reality of the situations featured in the given film; in those cases, the work reflects a version of the truth altered by the filmmaker and accepted by the audience. In Quentin Tarantino’s film Pulp Fiction, the use of hyperreal violence and racial stereotypes reflects upon the attitudes of modern American society. By the 1990’s, a number of filmmakers had taken to hyperreal violence for use as a critical cinematic device. Though Tarantino was not the…

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