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    reconfigures this narrative style with his 1994 classic Pulp Fiction. This film not only presented itself as a completely new and innovative take on what a film could be, but also created a foundation for which many films since have built their narratives from. These aspects will be analyzed through reference to specific scenes and elements within the film, and expanded upon in order to demonstrate their effectiveness. With its nonlinear narrative, Pulp Fiction

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    Pulp Fiction was an instant sensation; making 107.93 million. It was written by Quientin Tarantino and released in 1994. Pulp Fiction is about two hit men Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson) and Vincent Vega (John Travolta) who are in charge of picking up a brief case stolen from Marsellus Wallace (Ving Rhames) their boss. (Plot Summary) Vincent is suppose to take Marsellus’s wife, Mia (Uma Thurman), out on a date so she doesn’t get lonely while he is out of town, but at the end things do not go

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    Q. Tarantino's Use of Different Film Elements in Kill Bill and Pulp Fiction Quentin Tarantino has used the lightning, colour, sound, camera, mise-en-scene, iconography, speed of editing and special effects in Kill Bill and Pulp Fiction to make the audience want to carry on watching. These film elements have been used very effectively by the director in the openings of both films to build audience interest. The first aspect – lightning

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    Pulp Fiction: Hyperreal Violence and Postmodernism Pulp Fiction is an iconic early 1990s film directed by the unparalleled Quentin Tarantino. The title of the film pays homage to mid-20th century crime novels. In this way and others, the title is revealing of the content of the film. The film follows a very postmodern style that often distracts the plot to focus instead on developing the characters. The cinematography of Tarantino further highlights the characters, at times not allowing the

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    extent the postmodern style is characterized by pastiche, intertextuality and nostalgia by referring to Quentin Tarantino’s most talked about, controversial, and black comedy crime film: Pulp Fiction (1994). The films title refers to the American pulp magazines that had graphic violence and punchy dialogue. Pulp Fiction has led critics to describe it as a prime example of homage and pastiche, with plot trends that emerged from the post-classic movie era such as neo noir. There are many critical positions

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    hands of whom the plot revolves around. Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino not only thoroughly understood this concept, but also embraced it whole-heartedly, making the dialogue and those delivering it the focal point of his 1994 cinematic masterpiece, Pulp Fiction. Long-standing barriers were annihilated as usually stereotypical, side characters were given dimension and granted stories that had yet to be explored by anyone else. But while some were given voices, others remained the secondary characters

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    Pulp Fiction is a gangster film, both written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. This 1994 production is an action packed crime film, that also contains some very dark humor, as well as many thrilling and impactful moments. The story starts off with two hitmen, Vincent Vega and Jules Winnfield, who had been assigned to retrieve a case full of money for their boss, Marcellus Wallace. The film switches plot lines, to a man named Butch Coolidge, a boxer, who was also connected to Marcellus. Butch finds

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    dictionary). Over time a set of narrative conventions were adopted by Hollywood in the 1950s and have become common practice in contempary Hollywood. This essay will focus on Quentin tarantino’s 1994 film Pulp Fiction, conducting an analysis on its use of narrative and whether or not Pulp Fiction subverts or conforms to Hollywood’s modes of narration. One of the most common modes of Hollywood narration is the three act structure. Although Hollywood screenwriters often champion and follow the three

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    They all describe that brow literature, PULP FICTION. The pulps, magazines and paperback novels, were North America's favorite form of escape for nearly sixty years. From the 1890s to the 1950s, pulp fiction delivered lavish cover art, fantastic illustrations and action packed stories for the public. Although entertaining, the majority of the population that bought these publications thought very little of them; they used and discarded pulp fiction like a dirty condom. It was not quality art

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    It's always been difficult for me to pick a favorite movie. There are so many out there that I enjoy. I chose to talk about Pulp Fiction. I started hearing things about it a couple of years ago. Some didn't like it but most had very good things to say about it. I decided to give it a try. The first time I watched it I got about halfway through, got confused, and shut it off. But my friends kept telling me what an awesome movie it is so I decided to try again. This time I really payed attention

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