

The film's title refers to the pulp magazines and hardboiled crime novels popular during the mid-20th century, known for their graphic violence and punchy dialogue.

Considerable screen time is devoted to conversations and monologues that reveal the characters' senses of humor and perspectives on life. Jackson and Uma Thurman.ĭirected in a highly stylized manner, Pulp Fiction connects the intersecting storylines of Los Angeles mobsters, fringe players, small-time criminals, and a mysterious briefcase.
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A major critical and commercial success, it revitalized the career of its leading man, John Travolta, who received an Academy Award nomination, as did costars Samuel L. Just as repetition is a key element to pulp fiction, the movie repeats important dialogues and anecdotal scenes to emphasize their relations with the central themes of desire and ethics. Director Quentin Tarantino Writers Quentin Tarantino (stories by) Roger Avary (stories by) Stars John Travolta Uma Thurman Samuel L. It was also awarded the Palme d'Or at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival. The lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption. The film was nominated for seven Oscars, including Best Picture Tarantino and Avary won for Best Original Screenplay. The film is known for its eclectic dialogue, ironic mix of humor and violence, nonlinear storyline, and a host of cinematic allusions and pop culture references. The Internal Logic Of The World Is Inconsistent. Rather than employ a traditional cause-and-effect plot, writer/director Quentin Tarantino sequences Pulp Fiction out of order, on purpose.If each scene is a card, it’s safe to say Tarantino shuffled his deck. One reason I dig this movie is its non-linear narrative style. It wasn't even the best movie of its year.

Then when they say that Pulp Fiction is the best movie of the 90's lol. It's just crazy how people hype up Pulp Fiction. Pulp Fiction is a 1994 American black comedy, crime film directed by Quentin Tarantino, who co-wrote its screenplay with Roger Avary. I don’t think I’m alone in thinking this. Better acting, better characters, much better plot, better pacing and much better filmmaking. Freebase (1.50 / 2 votes) Rate this definition:
