Pulp Fiction - Film (Week 23)

Crew:
Director - Quentin Tarantino
Writer - Quentin Tarantino & Roger Avary
Producer - Lawrence Bender
Editor - Sally Menke
Cinematographer - Andrzej Sekula

Cast:
Vincent Vega - John Travolta
Jules Winnfield - Sam L. Jackson
Pumpkin/Ringo - Tim Roth 
Hunny Bunny/Yolanda - Amanda Plummer
Marsellus Wilson - Ving Rhames

Genre:
Crime, Drama

Themes:

Violence, death, crime, guilt, redemption, selfishness. 

Running Time:
154 minutes

Year:
1994

Budget:
$8 million

Box Office:
$213 million

Narrative:

Pulp Fiction has a non-linear narrative, the story does not go in chronological order, as it follows different characters in their perspective at different times. 

Two hitmen, Jules and Vincent are tying to retrieve a suitcase for their boss Marsellus, who also asked Vincent to take his wife out for dinner. 

Themes Analysis:

Selfishness - Selfishness is a main theme within Butch's story, as he steals Marsellus' money and run away with it after they made a fair deal. Marsellus also paid Butch, a boxer, to lose his next fight. All of their unrelated stories get woven together in a series of funny, bizzare and uncalled for incidents. 

Microfeatures:

Cinematography - The cinematography is very unique within this film, whenever Vince and Jules have scenes, the camera is sometimes at a low angle, showing how much power the two of them have. They also know they have power within the film, because they work for Marsellus. However, they are not the only characters that are shown from a low angle. Many characters that have guns and hold the power within their scene are shot from a low angle, for example, Ringo, who robs the restaurant at the end of the film, is shown from a low angle because he holds the power within the scene as he is the only one with a weapon.