Pulp Fiction Essays

I would like to state the importance of an actor performance and mise-en-scene of the male hero to portray the representation of masculinity in this film. Connells (1995) addresses that Bruce Wayne’s character is the definition of the hegemonic representation of masculinity which embraces and exploits the over exaggerated standards of masculinity of them being serious, unnaturally strong, wealthy and cool. His facial expressions also help contribute to this

At the beginning of the movie, the audience is showed someone who doesn't seem to be an alpha male; however, as the movie progresses it becomes more concise. At the beginning of the movie the viewer is shown a brief summary of the

A common action movie consists of a physically and mentally equipped male lead who often saves himself and his attractive female supporting lead. The status quo for a man in Hollywood is quite simple; strong and handsome. BBC: Culture wrote an article about the blandness in actors these days. They said that men in the media are always set to play one specific role, and it is hard to break out of that category that Hollywood has cast them as. For example, Daniel Radcliffe will always be Harry Potter in the eyes of it’s fans. Ryan Gosling will always play a bad-boy heartthrob, and is ostracized when he doesn’t. The article says that these categories are pushing young actors into divisions based on their looks, not necessarily their talents. This is also known as type-casting, or when an actor becomes known as only being able to play one role.

The film included interviews with a wide variety of individuals, both male and female, as well as clips of conversations men have with each other about masculinity. One of the more jarring and interesting clips included in the film was the conversation between a discussion leader and a group of inmates. Each of the incarcerated men ruminated on how their perceptions of being male or feelings of emasculation may have contributed to their

What inspired Tarantino to create Pulp Fiction was old movies not real life. The name Pulp Fiction is perfect for the movie because it is derived from pulp magazines which are inexpensive fiction magazines are best known for their lurid, exploitative, and sensational subject matter. Tarantino describes pulp mags as cheap, disposable entertainment that you can roll up take it with you anywhere, but can’t wait until you take it out and read it again which is exactly how the movie is like. No matter how many times you watch it, you will still be fascinated by its series of events.

“Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get.” Forrest Gump is the portrayal of a man that has been alienated from society, not because he is unintelligent or dimwitted, but rather because he is not restricted by the conventional ideals which are embedded within his culture; thus, Forrest challenges the conformities and principals that most people are accustomed to. The contrast that Robert Zemeckis, director of the film, is attempting to convey through the character of Forrest Gump is how most people are too smart for there own good; and thus, try to escape the realities and actualities of life. While other characters in the story are suppressed by society’s conflicts, Forrest remains blinded

Like in the film, a majority believe that men are more dominant, powerful, and aggressive, which match the societal expectations of them. Culture, a pattern of expectations behaviors and beliefs, is a key to this problem. Part of society's culture is creating stereotypes about gender expectations. In the film, they discuss that a higher percentage of violence in America is done by men, people need to think about why this occurs? The expectations and stresses that men face, even at a young age, is disturbing. In order for a man to feel masculine, he needs to be tough, wear certain clothes, talk and act a certain way, and have a certain body image. This stereotype about what it is to be considered masculine is causing society and families to “train” males on how they should act, feel, and think, which is known as a gender schema. This is done through the media, as shown in the film, but also the way young men are raised and how they interact with their peers. When a boy starts to grow up and experiences bullying, what are they most likely to do? Usually, they would throw a punch or some rude words at the person who is hurting them. In both cases, the bully is trying to act dominant and powerful, while the other boy acts aggressive and tough. Parents are nurturing and raising these young men to act this way so that they can fit in with societies expectations about

People such as Kate Moss, Winona Ryder, and Milla Jovovich held the desire of the public, while male stars such as Jared Leto, Leonardo Di Caprio and Justin Timberlake infatuated the public without the normative display of masculinity (Milestone & Meyer, 2012). With the context of the contemporary popular culture in mind, it becomes obvious that the two films were targeted at a completely different audience. Luhrmann embraced contemporary views of gender and presented this view in his film, while Zeffirelli adhered to a much more traditional presentation of the masculine and feminine elements of his characters, including the selection of actors to tell the story.

The film sets a certain viewpoint on gender. It labels men and woman a certain way. Women in the film are set to be delicate and sex-driven. Men are set to be tough, brutal, workers. Marla was played by a thin, attractive, petite actress. Her clothes were always feminine. Tyler was played by a fit, muscled man that fit society's definition of attractive. The movie made it clear that men are masculine, and women are feminine. Basow said, “Gender is constructed by every socializing agent and force in society: parents, teachers, the media,

I wonder who the target audience was. Why is there only one female character in this movie, and why is she just a love interest and used to show the power struggle between the two men? Do other character represent masculinity? How does this movie influence and impact its audience? Positive or negative messages? Why do the men need to fight? How does this reinstate their masculinity? Are Tyler’s acts of violence due to masculinity or anti-capitalism? What does the narrator find in support groups for diseases he doesn't have that subdues his emotional state?

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).

The relevance of romantic/sexual conflict is indicated by the dynamic role played by such conflict in cinematic storytelling. A film's point of view may be identified according to four characteristics. The first involves identifying gendered reference in the titles of the films. For example, in the title Indiana Jones: The Last Crusade (Paramount, 1989) the reference is clearly male. The second involves identifying the sex of the leading character, or "star," of a given film. If a film gave equal billing to actors of both sexes, then both sexes are recognized and no clear point of view is acknowledged. However, the third characteristic clarifies such situations by identifying the sex of the leading character upon whose image the film opens. For example, in Titanic, it is the leading female character, an elderly survivor of the disaster at sea, to whom the audience is first introduced. The fourth, and perhaps most directly relevant characteristic, involves the relative amounts of screen presence given to leading female and male characters when they are not interacting with each other. In other words, when the leading woman is not interacting with the leading man, whom does the camera tend to follow? (

The film appeals to its target audience by many different features. For men there

Strong, Independent, Intimidating, Powerful, Strong, Independent, In control, Rugged, Scares people, Powerful, Respected, Hard, A stud, Athletic, Muscular, A real man is tough, Tough, Tough” These are the responses of young men when they were asked what they believed what being a man was in the movie Tough Guise. This is a movie by Jackson Katz who is an anti-violence educator. The media that is taken in by the young men in our society is a very violent one. The men in most movies are portrayed as violent, tough, powerful, and criminals. The roles played by these men create an image for these young men making it seem ideal to be like them. The media influences the men and makes them have the negative portrayal of what a man is supposed to be. Masculinity reaches many people by influence through others.

This movie is mainly about a narrators search for meaning and the fight to find freedom from a meaningless way of life. It setting is in suburbia, an abandoned house located in a major large city. Ed Norton, plays the nameless narrator, Brad Pitt, is Tyler Dunden, and Helena Boaham Carter is Marla Singer, the three main characters. David Fincher directs this film in 1999, which adapted it from the novel written by Chuck Palahnuik.