Pulp Fiction

When I first saw this clip of Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941) my first instinct was that it was comic relief. The extremely frustrated director, Jedediah trying so hard not to fall asleep and of course Bernstein reclining back in his seat more interested in playing with the playbill then watching Susan on stage. While this scene may be rather humorous a lot about both Susan and Kane is revealed through emotions and actions of the two. As the clip progresses it begins to become less and less humorous and then more and more painful. The singing soon becomes irritating and us the viewer becomes as sick of it as the patrons do. Then when it’s all over and we see the expression on Kane’s face, and hear Susan’s heavy breathing that we finally

One of the reasons that so many marriages today end up in divorce today has to do with the interpersonal personal relationship principle known as fatal attraction. When most people think of fatal attraction, they right away think of the popular definition represented in the movie “Fatal Attraction”. This paper will define the principle of fatal attraction from an interpersonal relationship perspective. Along with a definition of fatal attraction, I will explore some of the causes of fatal attraction. I will discuss my experiences with fatal attractions.

In the film Juice, there were four black teenage boys named Que, Raheem, Steals, and Bishop. They lived in Harlem, New York, were poverty has been an issue the past few decades. In Harlem there was a lot of crime, gang activity, drug abuse, shooting, and homicides among the black community. Each of the young men were living in a single parent household in a worn down neighborhood where they faced conflict with other local gang members from different racial backgrounds. Que was a local disc jockey trying to become known in the music industry. He and his friends would frequently skip school and go to a local hang-out spot where criminal activity took place. All four young men were involved in some form of petty/property crime around Harlem. They so much as skipped class to steal music albums from a small record store in their neighborhood. Bishop is one of Que’s best friends; they were so close people knew them as brothers around the hood. Out of all the four men, Bishop was the only one with two parents in the household. Even with both parents, Bishop was mostly involved in crime. He did not have a very strong bond with his father which took a toll on his relationship with other people. Bishop used his time at the hang-out spot to sell drugs; he made sure to carry a weapon and was always fighting with other gang members, he had a hard time fitting into society. In the movie Bishop stated, “I’m tired of running from police, I’m tired running from Chris (which

1. Brian is a perfectionist when it comes to school. Only once has he got any grade under an “A”. Brian’s parents but a ton of pressure on Brian to perform exceptionally in school.

Sociology is known as the study of the development, structure, and functioning of human society, so there is no surprise that it is so common to see the basic principles of sociology in everyday life. The 80’s film, Sixteen Candles, is a perfect example of how sociology is portrayed. Sixteen Candles is an entertaining story about sixteen year old Sam who’s family forgot about her birthday due to the distraction of her older sisters upcoming wedding. Throughout the movie, Sam wishes to be with Jake, an older student-athlete, and the audience is taken on a two day adventure which is concluded when Jake kisses Sam over a birthday cake lit with sixteen birthday candles. The movie shows many sociological elements such as deviance, race, gender

Another famous star in the movie is Uma Thurman played as the hitmen wife along with many other characters that make this film so iconic. It is interesting to analyze this film to see how it manages not only to preserve the thrill of a gangster’s life, but how the intentions were not all bad. Pulp Fiction is known as an iconic crime and drama film. Along with the unique cast of characters, there are many connections to pop culture and also shows the transformation of the character especially “Jules” and “Butch”.

Flannery O’Connor’s short story, A Good Man Is Hard to Find, shares many similarities with one of the most critically acclaimed and praised cinematic works of our time: Pulp Fiction. Some of these similarities can easily be seen on the surface if you are familiar with the two opuses; however, if one sits down, digs deep, and analyze each piece, they can definitely discover one thing in particular. Both A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Pulp Fiction present the beauty of divine grace through the usage of dark and violent themes.

Pulp Fiction, a film where every 1950’s pop culture icon is on display from Zorro to Buddy Holly. Quentin Tarantino 's 1994, Pulp Fiction, went on to win an Oscar for best original screenplay, and gained a cult following. This report will examine the film 's relationship with Nihilist theory. The film is centered around Jules Winnfiel’s [Samuel L. Jackson] transformation, from someone with no sense of what to believe in, to someone who experiences ‘Divine intervention’ and rethinks his system of values, which is a prominent idea expressed in Nihilist doctrines. Jules is the vessel in which Tarantino uses to exhibit Nihilistic theory in the film. This report will be on how the film is centered around the struggle to find an sustainable objective framework , that can judge morals and beliefs, through Jules Winnfield. Which is a fundamental conjecture in regards to Nihilism .

Emrose Bhalesha Critical Summary Paper: Pulp Fiction Mark Conrad examines the movie, “Pulp fiction” written and directed by Quentin Tarantino by looking at the metaphysical quirks lurking within the film through the use of character transformation and comedic dialogue. Conrad argues that this film’s intention is to describe the loss of value and meaning in people’s lives, specifically American nihilism. He introduces the article by explaining nihilism to the reader and then explains the term in a biblical sense, he claims that once the “…moral code is lost and not replaced, we are faced with the abyss of nihilism: darkness closes in on us, and nothing is of any real value any more; there is no real meaning in our lives. ”(Conrad). He describes

Pulp Fiction, Breathless, and Old Boy have each had strong and impactful ways of shaping the crime genre of films. They had done this by implementing their own creativity within each of the films to bring a new light to the genre. Each director was not afraid to step outside of the boundaries of the genre and, as a result, created multiple different approaches to the crime genre of films.

I’ll be honest, I really don’t have many goals. I usually just try to live in the moment, as cheesy as that sounds. I do whatever makes me happy, like watching Pulp Fiction while writing this. Samuel L. Jackson is an amazing actor; you want to know who his inspiration was along with mine? Bernie. Freaking. Mac. Now back to this essay, a lot of my classmates’ goals are probably better than mine and I’m okay with that. My goals pertain to me and they may even change in the future whether or not I achieve

Driving Miss Daisy depicts a strong friendship that progressively builds between an elderly Jewish widow named Daisy Werthan and an African American chauffeur named Hoke Coleburn. After crashing her car into a neighbor’s property from pressing the reverse peddle too hard, Miss Daisy Werthan lost her privilege to drive on the road. Since she cannot drive, her son hired Hoke to be her personal chauffeur. At first, Miss Daisy refuses to let Hoke drive her anywhere out of fear of losing her independence but out of necessity; she began to accept his offers. From driving to a local Piggly Wiggly to Miss Daisy’s brother’s 90th birthday party in Alabama, the two characters begin to appreciate and respect one another that gradually forms a loving

Tarantino likes to focus on scenes most directors would cut out of their movie entirely if it was running a little long for example the Hotel scene in Pulp Fiction. In this scene Butch (Bruce Willis) and Fabienne (Maria de Medeiros) have lengthy conversations which are exclusively focus the character development of Butch. Tarantino even says “I wanted him to be a bully and a jerk, except that when he’s with his girlfriend, Fabienne, je’s a sweeetheart” (Tarantino & Peary 2013 pg. 50). Tarantino Chooses to film a scene like this over a big action packed scene that the run-of-the-mill director would focus on. A perfect example of this is the boxing match in which Butch literally kills his opponent.

The movies that Tarantino makes are not just violent, but have a great storyline, which he writes. His most famous movies include: Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, From Dusk Till Dawn, Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2, and the newest one, Inglourious Basterds (IMDb). Other, less famous ones are: Jackie Brown and Grindhouse (a double-feature consisting of Planet Terror, and Death Proof) (IMDb). To this day, people still talk about how great of a movie Pulp Fiction is. These movies are well known for their graphic violence, and sometimes profanity.

The love story between two different teenagers that come from completely different worlds is the most remarkable. The Notebook is about two young teenagers who fell head over heels with each other. They got separated by Allie’s upper-class parents who insist that Noah isn’t right for her. But that obstacle didn’t stop these two young lovers from being together even if it took years. This beautiful tale has a special meaning to an older gentleman who regularly reads the timeless love story to his aging wife to help her remember what they went through and that the story that he’s reading to her was their love story. The story he reads follows two young