Pulp Fiction is a 1994 American neo-noir black comedy crime film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino that tells several stories of criminal Los Angeles. The title refers to the pulp magazines and hardboiled crime novels popular during the mid-20th century, known for their graphic violence and punchy dialogue.
Pulp fiction gets its name from the paper it was printed on. Magazines featuring such stories were typically published using cheap, ragged-edged paper made from wood pulp. These magazines were sometimes called pulps. Pulp fiction created a breeding ground for new and exciting genres.
/ˌpʌlp ˈfɪk.ʃən/ books about imaginary characters and events, produced in large quantities and intended to be read by many people but not considered to be of very good quality: She was reading a pulp fiction thriller with a lurid cover.
With its interlocking story structure, looping time frame, and electric jolts, “Pulp Fiction” uses the grammar of film to explore the amusement park of the Tarantinoverse, a stylized merging of the mundane with the unthinkable, all set in a 1970s time warp.
Pulp magazines (also referred to as "the pulps") were inexpensive fiction magazines that were published from 1896 until around 1955. The term "pulp" derives from the cheap wood pulp paper on which the magazines were printed.
Ezekiel 25:17. "The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who in the name of charity and good will shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children.
Vincent turned to the backseat to ask for Marvin's opinion, but they hit a bump and Vincent accidentally shot Marvin in the face. Despite its themes, Pulp Fiction only has seven deaths, but they were graphic and shocking enough to cause controversy.
Why Pulp Fiction Isn't In Chronological Order. While Quentin Tarantino's decision to tell the Pulp Fiction plot out of chronological order was partially stylistic, as he had just done so for the timeline of 1992's Reservoir Dogs, the nonlinear format also has a purpose in making the entire story more compelling.
Reservoir Dogs is a slang term for someone who snitches to the cops, similar to the slang term, rat. The movie is about who's the rat (which ends up being undercover cop, mr. orange) who snitched and gave their heist up to the cops, which caused everything to go awry.
A story can be Pulp Fiction and not be Hardboiled (science fiction is a good example of this). But a Hardboiled story like Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer series could also be considered Pulp Fiction. It's dark, it's gritty, it's not something you read in polite company.
The film Pulp Fiction by Quentin Tarantino belongs to the genre of dark comedy. It uses humor to depict four intersecting stories of violence, corruption, and redemption. The film's combination of comedic elements and dark subject matter creates a unique and often satirical portrayal of crime and its consequences.
A theory suggests that Brett's associate actually had a fake gun but didn't know it, which explains why he “missed” all his shots and why the revolver on the gun didn't move when he shot – plus, he was too close to Jules and Vincent to completely miss them.
Apparently, The Gimp is a hitchiker who fell victim to Maynard and his brother. Plus, Tarantino intended for the poor guy to die by the end of the film: “It doesn't quite play this way in the movie, but in my mind when I wrote it, the Gimp's dead. Butch knocked him out and then when he passed out he hung himself.
O'Shannon concludes that we only see the true Mia after she overdoses on heroin and is resurrected by Vincent. She is resurrected with new perspective allowing the audience to finally see her unmasked.
Why does Mr. Orange wear a wedding ring? There is no clear answer to this one, and fans love to debate about it. The leading theories are that the ring is a good luck charm, or that it is a prop for Orange's cover story about his life.
The criminal themes and violence (most notably the torture sequence) in Reservoir Dogs had therefore to be revisited in the light of potentially harmful effects – particularly to younger viewers – in the home viewing environment. In fact, the BBFC concluded that these issues could be robustly defended at 18.
The film has received substantial criticism for its strong violence and language. One scene that viewers found particularly unnerving was the ear-cutting scene.
Marsellus wanted Butch dead, but after going through a series of unexpected and traumatic events together, Butch saved Marsellus – and a theory suggests it's because he was honoring the story Captain Koons (Christopher Walker) told him about his father.
Tarantino's originality stems from his ability to focus on small details and follow them where they lead, even if they move the story away from conventional plot developments. Perhaps no screenplay has ever found a better use for digressions.
Uma Thurman was only 24 years old when she starred in Pulp Fiction as Mia Wallace, the wife of gang boss Marsellus Wallace who seamlessly dances the twist, overdoses on heroin and takes a shot of adrenaline straight to the heart all in one night.
Pulp Fiction deals with themes of redemption and karma. Thus, when Jules and Vincent narrowly miss being shot, Jules decides to retire from his bad business, but Vincent chooses to carry on. Jules' character faces a redemption arc, whereas Vincent does not, resulting in his death.
Butch accepted a bribe from Marsellus to lose the fight, but he double-crosses him and arranges for the money to be bet on him, and goes on to win the fight. On his way back to the motel, he learns that he beat his opponent so badly that he died, and plans to escape to another place the next morning.
The special edition U.S. DVD contains the following deleted scenes: Lance/Vince drug deal is longer and Lance delivers a monologue about being given wrong directions. The extended Butch/Esmerelda cab scene. Longer Monster Joe's Truck yard sequence.
Ironically, while these themes are all present in other areas of the Bible, the real Ezekiel 25:17 only deals with God's vengeance and fury. Tarantino likely added the additional text to make sure it included all the themes relevant to Jules (and to make for a better monologue).
