Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction is a thriller/indie genre film directed by the great Quentin Tarantino. Hearing the right off the bat one should realize that they’re in for an emotional and intellectual rollercoaster. Being known for his bizarre filming methods and extremely elaborate plot twists, I believe Tarantino out did himself with this move. Pulp Fiction can be described in many different ways, but in the easiest terms I can put it in, it is the intertwining stories of six different people all tied together by some bizarre event. The movie follows mobsters, small time criminals, an athlete, and an extremely allusive and infamous mob boss, Marsellus Wallace. The overall idea is the Marsellus is an extremely powerful man and no one disrespects him or the things he worked so hard for. To keep this man’s position clearly higher than everyone else’s, Tarantino doesn’t show his face till well into the movie, although you hear his name said numerous times before you meet the infamous man. That however, is not totally what separates this movie from many others like it. This movie is very different than many others for one key reason, the scenes are not in the right order. The movie jumps through sequences of time that aren't actually how the events occurred in real life. In one, very famous scene, you see Vincent (Travolta) get shot while coming out of the bathroom, a few scenes later they show why exactly he was there at that exact time. The movie shows the outcome, before the buildup. To anyone that’s seen a Tarantino film, you know the importance of paying attention to the story line, because if you miss one small detail you could be confused for the duration of the movie. This movie is certainly not an exception.  I believe that if the movie had unfolded in a more "traditional" way the entire feel of the movie would be completely different (not to mention that it wouldn’t be a Tarantino film if it was too predictable). A lot of the amazing aspects of the film came from the mild confusion of the story line, while capturing the real feelings of the actors. It's a movie you have to pay attention to, but draws you in so easily that you forget you're watching a movie. I believe the "non-traditional" way Pulp Fiction plays out is really what makes it one of the best movies made. I personally would rate this movie an A for so many reasons. Beside from this always being my favorite movie, the action mixed with confusion with the always present hilarity makes a beautiful string of events. The cast in the movie is seriously incredible, John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Samuel Jackson, and Bruce Willis, for starts is quite the cast of amazing actors. They all have such a diverse palate of acting that the dynamic of the movie came out indescribable. The plot of the movie in every way draws the viewer in to find out what happens to all of these people and why all of there are stories relevant to the final scenes. The unraveling of the plot throughout the movie doesn’t give away too much, while foreshadowing (subtly) the events waiting to come. Are all of these factors really important? Yes. Tarantino tries to show all of his viewers that even when you think sometime is trivial, it could play a bigger role to your plot than you could have ever imagined.