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Reality in Pulp Fiction Pulp Fiction is a movie that strives to be different. The way the director, Quentin Tarantino, uses camera effects and dialog really portray a different view of gangsters and their criminal activity. The movie tries to show depth to the characters, and leads you to believe these characters are not just in a movie, but that they are real people. One of the most interesting things about the movie is that it doesn’t show heroes necessarily, it tries to stay true to life. The movie beings with a couple sitting in a coffee shop discussing where they should perform a robbery. They are depicted as being very unsure and unskilled in their planning, yet they decide to rob the coffee shop they are in, to be unpredictable. The scene freezes when they stand up and proclaim they are robbing the place. The movie cuts to the opening credits, leading you to wonder what will happen in the coffee shop. After the credits, it goes to a scene with Jules Winfield and Vincent Vega in their car, a ’74 Chevy Nova. They are discussing differences between how Europeans and Americans order a quarter pounder with cheese and other random things. We find out when they get out of the car that they are going to make a hit for their boss, Marsellus Wallace. They’re dressed in black suits with black ties. What makes the scene interesting is that these hit men are not just killers; they are people with emotions who discuss things like anyone else. This is the second time this “regular people” idea is presented. They continue to converse as they head to the apartment where they meet their victims. Vincent Vega, played by John Travolta, is arguing with Jules, played by Samuel L. Jackson, about whether a foot massage means something sexually to a woman. The reason they are arguing about it is that Marsellus Wallace severely hurt a man who supposedly gave his wife a foot massage. This puts Vincent on edge because Wallace has asked Vincent to take his wife out for an evening while he is away. So Vincent and Jules get to the apartment and find a group of three young men, probably not older than 20, at breakfast. Jules carries out a long conversation which leads to the question of why these men “screwed over” Mr. Wallace. Vincent collects a briefcase from their cupboard which he opens away from the camera. All the audience knows is that it is glowing, which could mean anything, whether it is something real or abstract. Jules proceeds to kill the two white men in the group, along with Vincent, after reciting the Bible verse Ezekiel 25:17 “The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee.” The scene changes to Marsellus Wallace in a bar talking to Butch, a prizefighter played by Bruce Willis, who is going to throw a match for a large sum of money. Marsellus is telling him to ignore the feeling of pride he will have.
Approximate Word count = 2354
Approximate Pages = 9.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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