Why Is Pulp Fiction Popular

This essay will be discussing the centrality of both the transgression and the reception of the audience to Cult Cinema. This essay will also be focusing on two Cult films: Donnie Darko (Richard Kelly: 2001) and The Room (Tommy Wiseau: 2003). Donnie Darko is about how a teenage boy named Donnie (Jake Gyllenhaal) starts having visions about how the world is going to end in 28 days. This leads him to eventually trying to stop the imminent event. The Room follows the story of Johnny (Tommy Wiseau), a banker whose fiancé is cheating on him with his best friend.

Pulp Fiction by Quinton Tarantino falls into the genre of a Gangster film but has elements of other genres as well like Film Noir and Black Comedy. Pulp Fiction has a balance of drama and comedy along with hard to watch scenes like rape, violence, gore and heavy drug use. Tarantino’s style of movie making help make Pulp Fiction the classic it is today. The mise-en-scene, cinematography and other elements of movie, including sound effects and round characters leave us intrigued as well as content with the story structure as well as its ending.

An outstanding movie called Trumbo created by yourself and several others that opened my eyes to a new genre of television after the initial view in my English class. My normal interests lie in the past, I prefer to watch historical documentaries and bloody war movies. The movie Trumbo with a great plot a decent cast and the perfect setting cast my interests into a new genre that of historical drama such as Trumbo. Initially I believed that your blood, sweat and tears would not hold up to my expectations, but your movie proved myself and others very wrong. The creation of a movie such as Trumbo was a perfect idea and it is a shame that the box office only brought in 11 million of the 15 million consumed in the creation of this movie.

One of the primary objectives of a filmmaker is to create a world that immerses the audience into the story. This world allows creativity to roam free, and helps achieve the creator’s story. The combination of intense dialogue and interesting story about the life of the mafia in America creates this exceptional movie filled with drama and action in Goodfellas by Martin Scorsese. I have seen the movie at least five times, and each time creates a memorable experience on the screen. The music, actors

The genre theory is used in the study of films to categorize and give a general idea of what the film will be like. There are several factors that determine what genre a film will be in including but not limited to who the director is, the storyline, as well as audience expectation. As stated by Goodykoontz and Jacobs "A genre is a type, or category, and genre films are usually easily recognizable as part of a certain genre. This is because they tend to use familiar story formulas, character types, settings, and iconography (visual imagery with symbolic implications), all of which leads viewers to have certain expectations about what the movie will be like before actually watching it" (2014). This essay will discuss the Gangster film The Godfather. Gangster films are more like a subgenre of crime movies; however they can stand alone as a major category in film today. According to Goodykoontz and Jacobs The Godfather "graphically depict the extreme violence that is routine in the world of organized crime, as well as various other gang-related criminal activities, (2014) placing it directly in the

Pulp Fiction has also been compared to Tarantino’s other movie Reservoir Dogs. This movie is also based mainly on great dialogue between the characters. Mr White that is a professional criminal is an obvious reminder of John Travolta’s character in Pulp Fiction. Tarantino is not afraid of using same actors again in his movies, which is something most directors might shy away from. This also indicates that his movies are intertwined in some mysterious ways. In true Tarantino fashion this movie is happens to play out of order. The Reservoir Dogs story is about six guys committing a bank rubbery but their plan goes all wrong when one of the guys gets shot. In Reservoir Dogs the main characters spend the most part of the movie is spent trying to

In the film Pulp Fiction, Quentin Tarantino creates a nonlinear plot by writing several scenes out of order to create a film that ultimately assembles into a comprehensive and exciting conclusion. He does this by delivering an important briefcase to the protagonist’s boss. The briefcase acts as a McGuffin, or a device/thing that’s sole purpose is to push the plot along. As a result, the movie is split up into three different stories, which on their own could not be long enough for a movie, but when put together, they make a full-length feature film. Tarantino also manages to add small chunks of symbolism in a majority of the scenes in his movie. Therefore, with Tarantino’s unconventional approach to developing plot lines and devices to move

Tarantino develops an array of crooks and gangsters who work in a business of money and drugs. He makes them indulge in little conversations to express their perspectives on life and what exactly goes through the minds of these so called ¨bad¨ men. Hitmen Jules Winnfield and Vincent Vega (played by Samuel L. Jackson and John Travolta) do some pretty terrible things but still manage to have conversations that normal people have on a daily basis. For example they were driving to kill a bunch of boys for screwing over their boss and on the way there all the talked about was what European countries call their hamburgers at McDonalds. I found this very comical because they are literally driving to an apartment to hunt down these men and that is what is on there mind. Even right before they walk in they talk about the deeper meaning behind giving a foot massage. They are so nonchalant about everything they do and I almost admire that. Of course what they are doing is wrong but the way they make light of the situation infers the fact of their perspective on life. People don't need to be serious and stern all the time and Vincent and Jules prove that. That's how the movie kept me entertained because I could relate to the characters. There weren't just hit men with no interior but men who could be normal. I also really enjoyed the character Mia Wallace (played by Uma Thurman). Although she was addicted to drugs she gave the audience an inside to her mind and what she thought of. Like in the movie she talked about how if two people were so comfortable with one another then they can sit in silence and it wouldn't be weird. She quotes ¨That's when you know you've found somebody really special, when you can just shut the f*** up for a minute and comfortably share a silence.¨ I find that to be very true. If you truly are comfortable then not talking should just be normal. Pulp Fiction does a great job composing

Pulp Fiction is shown in non-linear fragments instead of the traditional three act structure. A title screen divides each fragment, which gives the illusion that each part display separates story. There is no singular focus character, love interest and supporting actor. All the characters, including insignificant characters, seem self-dependent and cross paths due to coincidence rather than to progress the story line. This creates the film as a mix of genres, one fragment may present a film noir film, whereas a separate fragment presents a drama.

This is not the case in Pulp Fiction. We leave the opening scene in a

Pulp fiction, a modern day legacy of a film was written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, in 1994. It first premiered at the Cannes Film Festival to surprisingly rave reviews. The films approach is atypical; it is a choppy set of scenes that create a connection of characters that is far from the traditional chronological Hollywood story line. The plot is uniquely arranged, around and between the ideas of revenge and redemption which best fit the Independent Film category due to the combination of genres it reaches including: comedy, (indie), thriller, crime, gangster, black comedy, and drama. The twisty way the movie unfolds brings forth the elements of romance, vulgarity, violence and humor in a way that is so surreal it keeps viewers entertained and wanting to keep watching like a bad Jerry Springer Episode. No matter how bizarre or disturbing the films reviews were, it happened to be deemed the first independent film to gross more than $200 million dollars,

Although films are a relatively new form of art, they have shaped the modern world more than any other. It is true that visual art is equally compelling, but films appear as persuasive and capture the viewer’s emotions and interests. This effectiveness is on account of a movie’s magic, which is simply the cinematography techniques that filmmakers apply. These techniques are esoteric, and so hidden from the eyes of an ordinary viewer. Only trained eyes can detect the filmmakers’ approaches and judge whether or not they are relevant. When evaluating a film, one resorts to two objects. As it were, the first is to assess the film’s magic, which refers to the ability of a film to capture and demand a viewer’s attention. Design, costumes, and lighting often appeal to this quarter. The second object is the film’s content. In other words, the story matters more than the representation. Through the story, the filmmakers can postulate an argument, which the viewers can subtly engage (Winkler 13). In many cases, the audience can forget the set designs and the costumes, but not the words and actions of the characters. “Troy” is one of the movies with a powerful argument.

The journey of taking Film 1 has been very eye opening when it comes to analyzing film. I myself have always been a very harsh movie critic, however through taking Film I have been exposed to many different art styles of film. Resulting in me being more appreciative of different genres of film. Although my knowledge and criticism of films have matured throughout taking this course, there is still one director that I find to be a level above the rest. With knowing Tarantino has worked on a film , the audience can be rest assured that they will be in for a treat. Quentin Tarantino has consistently proven that he is in the top echelon of film making. Spanning from the start of his director career to now, Tarantino has released the highest tier of films to date. Films like Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Django Unchained, and my personal favorite Kill Bill 1 and 2.

Pulp Fiction is a crime, drama film starring John Travolta, Uma Thurman, and Samuel L. Jackson. The film was directed by Quentin Tarantino and also written by Quentin Taratntino and Roger Avary. Pulp Fiction was a production by A Band Apart, along with Jersey Films and distributed by Miramax. The film in 2013 was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". (SOURCES: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110912/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/movies/library-of-congress-announces-2013-national-film-registry-selections/2013/12/17/eba98bce-6737-11e3-ae56-22de072140a2_story.html?tid=hpModule_ef3e52c4-8691-11e2-9d71-f0feafdd1394)

Quentin Tarantino became one of the most talked about film directors in the 1990s. Most notably from his films Reservoir Dogs(1992) and Pulp Fiction(1994). Reservoir Dogs a caper film had a modest budget of 1.2 million dollars as an Independent film.