PULP FICTION: D ITS CULT FO
The air of mystery that surrounds Quentin Tarantino and his cultinspiring films is not one to be questioned. His style of portraying the more violent aspects of life as we know it is often described as hit-ormiss: critics don’t hold back from bashing Tarantino’s excessive gore, while impassioned fans harp on the necessity of his storylines to the otherwise jaded industry. For aspiring filmmakers and those with a penchant for the big screen, Pulp Fiction does indeed live up to the hype provided by its crazed fanbase.
The movie opens in a seemingly mundane setting -- a Los Angeles diner. Viewers glimpse into a conversation between “Honey Bunny,” also known as Yolanda (Amanda Plummer) and “Pumpkin,” aka Ringo (Tim Roth), who discuss how robbing a liquor store could potentially be more lucrative than other typical spots. The two decide to rob the diner right there, but the opening credits play before the entire robbery can take place. Already with the opening scene and electric theme song, audiences are drawn into the captivating world of “pulp fiction.”
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The magic of the movie is in its cleverly crafted storyline. After the pause of the opening scene and past the end of the credits, audiences are drawn into a plot web. Namely, multiple stories that fall in place under the same, witty, timeline. It’s divided into three ‘episodes’: “Vincent Vega and Marsellus Wallace’s Wife,” “The Gold Watch,” and “The Bonnie Situation.” The out of order scenes allow audiences to grasp a new bit of information in every plot line -- from a different perspective.
