Pulp Fiction Narrative

“A Bronx Tale” is a film about directed by Robert Di Nero about a boy named Calogero an Italian American male, and his life as he grows up in a town occupied by the mob in the 1960’s. Calogero has two strong influences in his life. They are his father Lorenzo a proud middle class bus driver and a mob boss named Sonny. In the film there are three scenes that especially demonstrate the influence Sonny and Lorenzo have on Calogero.

Here in this scene of Pulp Fiction, we see John Travolta & Samuel L. Jackson as duo-ed hitmen with deep and philosophical conversations throughout the film. I think this scene after Travolta's character accidentally shoots a man, an intense scene, best displays Travolta and Jackson's contrasting styles as they clean up the bloody mess. Travolta, who studied method acting for years, always plays an easy-going and laid back type of character in his films ("Grease", anyone?). Samuel L. Jackson on the other hand, is famous for playing a very rumbustious character with colorful language in many of his films, and Pulp Fiction is no different. I feel that such differing styles, as both are playing main characters, works because it brings balance to

Compared to normal action films, this film is “progressive” throughout, such as in scenes mentioned above, and does not overly engage in classic action film conventions of spectacle. Instead, the film takes a more methodical and low-key approach, only using a degree of spectacle fighting when absolutely necessary. Ultimately, while the film makes recognition

The film Pulp Fiction has, since its 1994 debut, quickly become a cult classic, with millions of devoted fans following their believed director, Quentin Tarantino. With a slew of notable actors, like Uma Thurman, John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, and Bruce Willis (just to name a few), the pieces start to be set for a good film, at least acting wise. This film is not for the faint hearted, filled with gangs, blood, murder, and drugs, the whole spectrum of crime/drama films is covered to the greatest and very gruesome extent. If you are into that kind of thing, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Natural Born Killers, and The Boondock Saints should be added to your list, after of course watching their inspiration first.

Pulp Fiction is unique in it’s own creativity, for the movie can be sometimes a little difficult to understand if one was looking for a straightforward plot. Some may say it is about two hitmen and a boxer, but the truth is that there is no specific story behind the film. The director, Quentin Tarantino says, “I always hope that if one million people see my movie, they see one million different movies.” Quentin Tarantino, inspired by many influential movies of the past, he uses many styles in filming. From documentary to surrealism, this film leaves no movement out.

Quentin Tarantino’s American crime film “Pulp Fiction” is organized through three separate but interrelated storylines. There is one story that constructed by three distinct stories. At the beginning of the sequences, titles are shown on the black screen which provides a recognizable source for narration.The first story-Vincent Vega and Marsellus Wallace’s wife- is about Vincent Vega (John Travolta) who is responsible for spending time with his boss Marsellus Wallace’s wife, Mia (Uma Thurman). The second story -The Gold Watch- is about the espace of prizefighter Butch (Bruce Willis) from Marsellus Wallace (Ving Rhames).

Therefore this movie was strongly respected by well known movie critics, for example Ian Freer commented on the well written screenplay, “Brilliantly written and unfathomably cool, this would make a good case for the most quotable crime movie of all time”. Tarantino created a film that was so enticing you could watch it over and over and still not remember what happens next. When I first viewed the film I had to watch it twice just to capture the whole experience. “Pulp Fiction” is split up three sequences, each part focusing primarily on each of the three protagonists. Furthermore using this technique of sequences Tarantino is able to have multiple leading roles where he can focus on each one in their very own scenes unlike some of his other films. For example, his

The fight scenes and action scenes are choreographed to the T, with the added special effects. Deadpools’ offbeat sarcastic comments through each fight scene top it off.

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) is a compelling tribute to its predecessors, but George Miller intensifies the madness of this sequel to a whole other level. The thirty-year gap in the original Mad Max trilogy to this new sequel allowed for Miller to create a thrilling action movie with very little CGI. Computer-generated imagery, CGI, is commonly used in many sci-fi and action films but Miller brought in cinematographer John Seale to contribute to making this film authentic. Together Miller and Seale brought to life a desolate waste land created by mankind’s own greediness and thirst for power. This type of post-apocalyptic genre has been done before involving zombies and aliens, but the fear that this movie gives the viewer is not one of fiction,

Narrative is a spoken or written account of an event – it’s mainly how the story is told or composed chronologically. For example, in Pulp Fiction - the movie is about one story as directed by Tarantino but he chose to narrate the story in a completely unconventional sequence. Jayna mentioned Memento, which is a very good example since it also followed an unconventional sequence - in a reverse order.

Quentin Tarantino - a director well known for it’s violence and bloodshed content in his movies, was not only a great director, but also a legend of it’s time. Quentin Tarantino turned his studio from an art house studio to a national studio in Hollywood and created a genre of it’s own. Why is he such a remarkable figure in the film industry? It was due to his success in this industry, clearly. At the age of 31, he was made almost a hero among young filmmaker and audience with the release of “Pulp Fiction” (1994), which shows a significant development in his work. Quentin Tarantino is a huge fans of the Asian Cinema as it is reflected on most of his works. Numerous elements from the asian culture can be found among his work, as Quentin Tarantino

Today in an era of action movies with tons of CGI explosions and simple cheesy dialogue, there are very few directors who have their own signature style of filmmaking. Quentin Tarantino is one of the world’s most known directors. “Each of his films is highly anticipated, as he draws upon the subjects and themes of previous films to produce a fresh storyline” (Quentin Tarantino: The Cinematic Mastermind of the Mix and Match Genre Theculturetrip.com). His films are in my opinion, some of the best made in the past 20 years. Many say his movies are so one of a kind that you can argue that Tarantino has his own sub-genre.

The first criteria believed to be necessary for a successful action movie is momentum and suspense. There has to be a balance of these to ensure that the viewers are kept on the edge of their seat, but also that it is not drug out so long that momentum and interest are lost. The movie, Rage, poorly portrayed this criteria, for the movie was slow moving and had little suspense throughout. It started out with suspense because the identity of the kidnapper was unknown, but the suspense is quickly killed with the reveal of the daughter’s death. Also, there was a lot of time between the few action scenes that killed the momentum of the whole movie.

As the adrenaline shot was punched into Mia Wallace’s chest by Jules in Tarantino’s movie Pulp Fiction, audiences were transitioned from an almost stressful and melancholy scene to being thrown into the blatant violence of the adrenaline shot being punched into Mia’s chest. This is where Tarantino’s “adrenaline shot” was originally coined. Tarantino is defined as using his “adrenaline shot” by having an almost ordinary scene be quickly cut to short scenes of violence. For example, in Pulp Fiction, he uses it for the scene when Buck goes back to his house to get his watch and finds Jules in the house with him. The scene goes quickly from Jules walking out of the bathroom, to the toaster pastry jumping out of the toaster, to Buck massacring Vincent with his Uzi machine gun. This how a prime example of how Tarantino depicts violence in his movies.

“If a million people see my movies, I hope they see a million different movies.” (Quentin Tarantino) Quentin Tarantino is notorious for creating in depth films that captivate audiences’ imaginations and establishes dialogue about the deeper message behind ideas. In Inglourious Basterds (2009), Tarantino’s story generated a great story with a remarkably bravado ending, which can hold in one’s memory long after seeing this film, while still maintaining the story’s true meaning in the moment. Inglourious Basterds is presumably fitting to the Aristotelian structure of film because as the film goes on it is clearly becoming more and more intense with each scene. Tarantino utilizes this structure to keep his audience aware of the danger that is taking place in the film while still keeping the real action behind closed doors appropriately. His choice of cast also helped to solidify the themes within: danger is just around the corner, fighting for a cause greater than yourself, and that no one can be trusted.