The film consists of six independent and closely connected stories, each of which tells a different event, but all of them have the same dramatic attributes to closely connect them. The fate of a boxer, two thugs, a gangster and a mandarin duck thief met in just two days, and this black and humorous criminal group drama was staged. In the narrative structure, Talentino, as always, does not use the common time sequence structure, but tells the whole story with a subtle structure of nested flashbacks in a cycle. At the same time, the film tells different stories about Los Angeles gangs, Boxers, mysterious suitcases, accidental fires and hotel robberies, and they meet each other as the film progresses. In addition, the film also retains some stylized factors used in other black humor films, such as paying tribute to classics and other innuendos and quotations.
Another major feature of this film is the overall character-centered style, which can be reflected in a large number of dialogues and monologues in the film. A large number of meaningful lines promote the development of the whole plot and characters, show the inherent attributes of humor and philosophical speculation of the characters in the film, and also tell the director his own ideas to some extent.
The film began in a small restaurant. A pair of thieves "pumpkin" and "rabbit" had an epiphany and had the idea of robbing the restaurant. After a brief exchange of views, they neatly pulled out their pistols, jumped on the dining table and began to rob. Then the film turns to Vincent and Jules, two thugs, and tells the story that they killed someone, got a suitcase, accidentally killed a younger brother in the car, then handled the messy scene in the car, went to a restaurant for dinner, and accidentally met the first two players for robbery. Vincent was ordered to play with his first wife, and then Vincent was sent to the west by the later boxer during his missionary period. Of course, this series of stories are not told in this chronological order in the film, but the contest between the two thugs and the Yuanyang thief in this clue is placed at the end and beginning of the film, echoing each other and forming a complete ring structure.
In addition, in The Boxer's Clue, it tells the story that the boxer played by Bruce Willis accepted the bribe from the mafia boss but failed to lose the boxing according to the contract, which led to the gang's pursuit. On the way to escape, the boxer got rid of the gangster Vincent and accidentally met the gangster. They scuffled in a second-hand shop, but the owner Huangque took them with him, ready to share with gay friends. Then the boxer fought bravely and saved the boss in danger, and the feud between the two men was written off.
Pulp Fiction includes three stories: the wife of Vincent and Martha, the situation of the gold watch and Bonnie, and five parts: preface and conclusion.
The thieves "Little Pumpkin" and "Little Rabbit" are a couple. At breakfast, they suddenly decided to rob the restaurant where they were eating and many customers inside, and immediately pulled out their guns and started to act.
Martha Wallace is the underworld boss in Absolute Monarch. Recently, several young people led by Brett stole a suitcase full of gold, so they sent their men Jules and Vincent to get it back. In the morning, Jules and Vincent arrived at their destination and broke into their room. The three young people who are having breakfast are very scared. After Vincent found the box, Jules killed two young people except Marvin, the insider. As usual, before killing, he recited a favorite Bible.
First of all, Vincent and Martha's wife
In a secluded bar, Martha is talking to Butch, a boxer, asking him to deliberately lose to his opponent in the next boxing match so that he can get a lot of money. When Butch left with the money, Jules and Vincent, who had finished the task, came back with suitcases to work with Martha. Because he had something to go out, Martha gave Vincent a new task to spend the night with his wife Mia.
After leaving Martha, Vincent, an addict, bought a pack of heroin from Lance, a drug dealer. In the evening, he picked up Mia from Martha's house, and they went to * * * for dinner. After dinner, Mia and Vincent won a dance competition through tacit cooperation and returned home contentedly.
When Vincent went to the toilet, Mia accidentally found the pack of heroin in Vincent's coat and began to take it. After coming out of the toilet, Vincent found that Mia, who had overdosed, had passed out. Horrified Vincent drove Mia to the home of drug dealer Lance. After some crazy rescue, Mia finally woke up.
Vincent breathed a sigh of relief when Mia was safely sent home.
Second, the gold watch.
Butch, a boxer, has an ancestral gold watch, which is also a relic left by his father who died in Vietnam, so he cherishes it all the more.
In order to get more income from gambling, Butch broke his promise to Martha. After catching his opponent alive in the boxing match, he quickly fled the scene. Martha was furious when she heard the news and vowed to kill Butch. At this point, Butch successfully returned to the pre-booked motel and flew away with his girlfriend Phoebe the next morning.
But the next morning, Butch found that Phoebe forgot to bring her gold watch in her panic, so he had to venture home to get it. In his own house, Butch killed Vincent, who was squatting, and got back the gold watch. On the way back, Butch met Martha unexpectedly. They all stumbled into a grocery store during the chase. The shopkeeper Maynard knocked them unconscious and tied them up. Maynard called a partner Sadr, who was a homosexual and a lover of sexual abuse. They took Martha to a dark room and raped her. Butch took the opportunity to break the rope and escape, but decided to go back and save Martha. So he killed Maynard with a knife, and Masha, who broke free, seriously injured Sadr and decided to torture him. Finally, on the premise that Butch kept a secret, Misa released Butch.
Third, Bonnie's situation.
When Jules and Vincent shot Brett, one of his accomplices was hiding in the toilet. The man suddenly rushed out and shot Jules and Vincent, but he missed a shot. After killing the unlucky boy, Jules thought that this survival was not only a "miracle" of God, but also an Oracle to him, so he decided to quit the gang and wash his hands of it. Vincent doesn't think so. Later, they left with Marvin and went to work with Martha.
On the way, Vincent accidentally killed Marvin sitting in the back row, leaving the car in a mess.
In order to avoid being found by the police, they had to go to their friend Jimmy's house nearby for help. But "henpecked" Jimmy told them that his wife Bonnie would come home from work in more than an hour. If she sees this scene, she will definitely ask him for a divorce angrily. Jules had to ask Martha for help. A little later, Mr. Wolf sent by Martha came to Jimmy's house. Under the command of the shrewd Mr. Wolff, Jules and Vincent quickly cleaned the car, put on clean clothes, and properly handled the problem before Bonnie went home.
After saying goodbye to Mr. Wolf, Jules and Vincent went to a small restaurant for breakfast. When talking about the "miracle" in the morning, Jules intends to give up the life of a killer and prepare to pursue the truth and wander around like an ascetic. While Vincent was going to the toilet, Jules, who was alone, caught up with the robbery in the restaurant at the beginning of the movie. Jules gave the wallet to Pumpkin, but Pumpkin was more concerned about the suitcase around Jules. At the moment of opening the suitcase, Jules subdued the pumpkin and stabilized the frightened rabbit and Vincent who had just come out of the toilet. Jules recited the familiar Bible again, but this time he didn't kill anyone, but told everyone about the philosophy he learned from the Bible. Finally, he let the thief go and left with Vincent.
[Edit this paragraph] Wonderful comments
A girl like me won't invite anyone like this!
You won't know the truth unless you have read the novel.
From the creator of Love Actually. "Reservoir Dogs"
I don't smile for taking pictures.
Just because you are a character doesn't mean you have character.
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About movies
"Pulp Fiction" is a fusion of film noir, gangster films and other film genres. Quentin tarantino, the director, combined his favorite characters, plots, dialogues, props, songs and other popular cultures according to his own preferences, and made this strange film full of wonders. Since this film, independent films have been fully recognized by mainstream films. Pulp Fiction won a box office myth of $200 million at a cost of $8 million, and won the Palme d 'Or in Cannes, which won unanimous praise from critics all over the world. Milla Latin America was completely acquired by Disney from an independent production company and officially entered the ranks of mainstream film production companies.
"Pulp Fiction" refers to the novel whose content and binding are simple and popular. 1935, Allen Ryan of Britain founded Penguin popular literature reading, which is often made by mixing various discarded newspapers and books into pulp. Quentin used this name to imply that his films are a mixture of many other films and literary works. He makes all serious things, such as violence, sex, politics and national wars, as easy as fast food. He turned himself into a postmodern movie hero with the movie Pulp Fiction.
Several incidents in Pulp Fiction were related to the underworld. But these things are irrelevant in themselves, and there is no connection between each story. Pulp Fiction completely beautifies or stylizes violence. It makes the audience realize that at this moment, you are entertaining by watching movies. Talentino turned violence into a joke, sex into a joke, politics into a joke and history into a joke. Through the scene of john Travolta and uma thurman dancing in a nightclub, Talentino easily reviewed the history of American movies, music and dance, coupled with the indifference to violence and evil in black movies and tough guy novels, the character design and mode of robber movies, and the fierce action of Hong Kong movies. The confusion between the miracle of magical realism and reality makes Pulp Fiction's postmodern splicing reach the carnival level. Talentino himself said, "I copy every play from east to west, copy it everywhere, and then mix them together ... I just copy it everywhere, and great artists always copy it." It is also a flowery and meaningful language, and it is also a gangster who casually talks about trivial issues. Pulp Fiction is more of a seemingly random collage, but in fact it is a very skillful narrative structure, and the outlook on fate revealed in those smooth and sliding plots.
Pulp Fiction's handling of violence is one of the important reasons why movies can shine brilliantly. Jules argued with others about which hamburger was delicious before killing people. He wanted to read a Bible. Vincent and Jules are cleaning the car and arguing about who should clean the brain in the back seat. The stylization of violence was not initiated by Talentino. What distinguishes quentin tarantino from his predecessor is not his boldness and frankness. He deeply understood the characteristics of his time and skillfully combined social fashion with criminal reality. Talentino never talked about postmodernism, but he understood its essence. Quentin seems to be telling us that life in the 20th century is developing rapidly, speeding and changing without value. Life and death are unreasonable and unfair. Movies are nothing but trivial things and jokes, and they are "Pulp Fiction".
About the director
Quentin tarantino is a well-known movie urchin. Before becoming a film director, he used to run a video rental company and was a die-hard movie fan. He watched many movies on videotape. This is also an important reason for the rapid rise of post-modern films. Ordinary movie audiences see more movies from different countries and regions through video tapes and movie channels, and their movie experience is beyond the reach of old-fashioned cinema audiences. Talentino's film Nutrition is a video and American pop culture. He is also the work of Hong Kong directors such as John Woo, Lin Lingdong and Wong Kar-wai. Of course, he also likes Godard's Exhausted and martin scorsese's Taxi Driver. Pulp Fiction is Quentin's second film. The success of this film declared that postmodern film has finally become a powerful trend in the end of the century. His greatest contribution is to make a "shallow" postmodern film into an epic.
Talentino became famous with Reservoir Dogs in the1990s, and changed the whole movie history with Pulp Fiction, which is only his second feature film. /kloc-The diversity of independent films after the 1990s, as well as Bruce Willis, john Travolta and uma thurman, three out-of-date stars, are all inseparable from Pulp Fiction's influence, and Talentino, from an unknown video store owner, has become an omnipotent director, inspiring countless fans to embark on the film road.
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Quentin tarantino hesitated in choosing the role he would play: Jimmy or Lance. In the end, he chose Jimmy because he wanted to stand behind the camera in the scene where Mia passed out.
Quentin tarantino originally created Jules for Samuel L. Jackson, but after a very successful audition, he almost gave it to Paul Cadelon. When Jackson heard about it, he immediately flew to Los Angeles and auditioned again, showing a more convincing vote for his role. Cardron finally made a guest appearance in the movie and became a bartender named Paul.
The roles of "Rabbit" and "Pumpkin" are specially tailored for Amanda Palma and Tim Roth.
John travolta pulls out the needle when Vincent pierces the syringe into Mia's chest, and then plays the film backwards.
Mia called Vincent a "cowboy"-john Travolta starred in the film "City Cowboy" (1980). In response, Vincent called Mia "Cowboy Girl", while uma thurman starred in the movie Cowboy Girl is Melancholy, Cowboy Girl is Melancholy (1993).
The big Kahana burger also appeared in the movie Dawn from Dusk to Dawn (1996) and was eaten. His first appearance was in Reservoir Dogs (1992).
The place where Butscher met the matchmaker and his great-grandfather bought the gold watch at that time, Knoxville, a city in eastern Tennessee, was also the place where quentin tarantino was born.
The innocent bystander killed by marcellus Wallace is the same as the actress dragged out of the car by Mr. Pink in Reservoir Dogs (1992).
In the first scene in chronological order, Vincent and Jules in the movie are talking in the car on their way to work. The last scene in chronological order is that Butscher and Fabini escape from the hotel and ride a motorcycle modified by Butscher (then the last sentence of the movie should be "Zidd is dead, dear; Zde is dead "). In fact, the first scene should be christopher walken's character (Colonel Kuhns) visiting young Butscher and giving him his watch.
In one scene, Vincent tells Mia that he once fantasized that he was defeated by Emma Peel in The Avengers. Later 1998, uma thurman really played Emma Peel, and the film was The Avengers (1998).
Director's Label: (quentin tarantino) (Barefoot) uma thurman was barefoot most of the time in the movie.
The design of uma thurman's role Mia Wallace is based on the actress anna karina in the film Bande à Part (1964). This is quentin tarantino's favorite movie.
Uma thurman initially refused to play Mia Wallace, but quentin tarantino still wanted her to play Mia. He waited for Uma to finish the script on the phone and finally persuaded her to accept the role.
The word "Cao" appeared 27 times/kloc-0 times.
In real life, Vincent Vega's1964 Chevelle Malibu convertible belongs to quentin tarantino and was stolen during filming.
In the opening paragraph of Rabbit and Pumpkin, Jules can be heard talking about giving up "life".
Guest: (Steve Busmy) As the host of Jack Rabbit Slims. But in Reservoir Dogs (1992), Mr. Fan refused to give it to the waitress.
Samuel L. Jackson auditioned for the role of Mr. Orange in Reservoir Dogs (1992), but the role was given to Tim Roth. Talentino likes Jackson's works very much, so he specially created the role of Jules for Jackson.
The correct chronological paragraphs in the movie should be Vincent and Jules, Bonnie's situation, the restaurant (the same two paragraphs), Jack Rabbit Slims and the gold watch.
The film has an eternal mystery. All the time is set at 4: 20. Obviously, all the clocks on the pawnshop wall are set at 4: 20. But there are two exceptions. In Bonnie's example, when Jimmy, Vincent and Jules are drinking coffee in the kitchen, the clock shows 8: 00 15. On another occasion, when Vincent drank Jules and got the box back, it was Ou who wrote "7: 22 am". The meaning of 4: 20 is that it is slang for smoking marijuana.
Director's Label: (quentin tarantino) (Looking at the corpse) After marcellus was hit by Butscher's car, we can see the camera shift from marcellus's "corpse" to the passers-by who are looking at him.
Director's Label: (quentin tarantino) (Long shot) Jules and Vincent get out of the elevator and argue about their "foot massage". We followed them through the maze of corridors until Britt's door, through Britt's window and finally back to Britt's door. All this is just a shot.
Director's Label: (quentin tarantino) (Red Apple Cigarette) When john travolta and uma thurman sat down at Jack Rabbit Slims, she took out a pack of cigarettes.
Quentin tarantino wrote the play in a hotel and coffee shop in Amsterdam. He stayed there for several months and left the video store with an unpaid bill of $65,438+050. This can explain the Dutch culture and etiquette at the beginning of the film. In addition, the cover of the screenplay also includes some conversations between Vincent and Mia-from a photo of a bar where both of them have been, he realizes that she is a "girl in a cowboy hat". This bar called Cobra is located in Amsterdam.
The font and color of the credits are the same as those used in the movie "Invincible is more deadly than policewoman" (1974).
The shooting cost is $8 million, of which $5 million is used to pay the actors' salaries.
[Edit this paragraph] Wonderful dialogue
Misha: In the fifth inning, your ass will fall. Say it.
In the fifth inning, you fell on purpose. Say it again.
Butch: In the fifth inning, my ass fell down.
Butscher: In the fifth inning, I fell down on purpose.
Mia: I believe Martha Wallace, my husband and your boss, told you to take me out and do whatever I want. Now I want to dance, I want to win. I want that trophy, so dance well.
Mia: I think marcellus Wallace, my husband and your boss, told you to take me out and do whatever I want. Now, I want to dance and I want to win. I want those prizes, so dance well.
Vincent: Do you know what they use instead of ketchup to make French fries in Holland?
Vincent: Do you know what they use instead of ketchup to make French fries in Holland?
Jules: What?
Jules: What?
Vincent: Mayonnaise.
Vincent: Mayonnaise.
Jules: Damn it.
Jules: Damn it.
Vincent: I've seen them do that, man. They drowned them in that shit.
Vincent: I saw them do it, man. They fucking drowned themselves in that shit.
Pumpkin: Now the situation is that you are taking the same risk as robbing a bank. The greater the risk you take, the easier it will be for the bank. You don't even need a gun at the federal bank. I mean, they have insurance. Why should they care? I heard of a man who walked into the bank with his mobile phone. He gave the phone to the cashier, and a man on the other end of the phone said, we have caught this man's daughter, and if you don't give him all your money, we will kill her.
Pumpkin: The problem now is that you are taking risks, just like you are robbing a bank. You face more dangers, and it's easier for banks. You don't even need a gun to rob a federal bank. I mean, they have insurance. Why do they want to die? I once heard that a guy walked into a bank with a mobile phone. He gave his mobile phone to the cashier, and the guy on the other end of the phone said, we have caught this guy's daughter, and if you don't give him all the money, we will kill her.
Yolanda: Does it work?
Yolanda: Does this work?
Pumpkin: Damn right, it worked. That's what I'm saying. A fool walks into a bank with a phone! Not a pistol, not a shotgun, but a fucking phone. Clean this place up without even lifting a finger.
Pumpkin: Great, it really works. Just like I said. A fool walked into the bank with a phone! No pistol, no shotgun, just a fucking phone. You can clean up the site without even lifting a finger.
Yolanda: Did they hurt that little girl?
Yolanda: Did they hurt that little girl?
Pumpkin: I don't know. Maybe there was no little girl in the first place. The point of the story is not the little girl. The point of the story is that they robbed a bank by phone.
Pumpkin: I don't know. Maybe there is no little girl at all. The story is not about the little girl. The point is that they robbed the bank with their mobile phones.
Yolanda: You want to rob a bank?
Yolanda: You want to rob a bank?
Pumpkin: I'm not saying I want to rob a bank. I'm just saying that if we do, it will be easier than what we have been doing.
Pumpkin: I didn't say I was going to rob a bank. Let me give you an example to illustrate that if we do this, it will be much easier than what we did before.
Yolanda: No more liquor stores?
Yolanda: Is there no drink shop?
Pumpkin: What have we been talking about? Yes, there are no more liquor stores. Besides, it doesn't giggle as before. There are too many foreigners who own hotels now. Vietnamese, Koreans, they don't even speak fucking English. You tell them to empty the cash register. They don't know what the fuck you're talking about. They take it too personally, and one of these Vietnamese bastards will let us kill him.
Pumpkin: What are we talking about? Yes, there is no drink shop. Moreover, it is no longer the silly one who was laughed at by it. There are too many foreigners opening drink shops now. Vietnamese, Koreans, they don't even speak fucking English. You tell them to empty the refrigerator. They don't even know what you are talking about. They took it as a private matter, and some fools in Southeast Asia forced us to kill him.
Yolanda: I won't kill anyone.
Yolanda: I don't want to kill anyone.
Pumpkin: I don't want to kill anyone either. But they may put us in a dead or alive situation. If it weren't for the Vietnamese, but these fucking old Jews, who have opened 15 generations, you can see grandpa Owen sitting behind the counter with a fucking big bottle in his hand. Try to walk into those places with only the phone and see how far you can go.
Pumpkin: I don't want to kill anyone either. But they will put us in that position, either us or them. And if it weren't for these Southeast Asian children, but for the fifteen fucking generations of these old Jews who opened stores, you would let Grandpa Owen sit behind the cashier with a big fucking bottle in his hand. You will find it difficult to walk into these places and buy a mobile phone instead of something else.
Jules: Your life. I'll give you money so that I don't have to kill you. Have you read the Bible?
Jules: Your life. I gave you money so that I didn't have to kill you. Have you read the Bible?
Pumpkin: Not regularly.
Pumpkin: Very few.
Jules: I remembered a passage. Ezekiel 25: 17. "The path of the righteous is surrounded by the inequality of the selfish and the tyranny of the evil. Blessed are those who lead the weak through the valley of darkness in the name of charity and goodwill. Because he is really the guardian of his brother and the discoverer of the missing children. I will strike at those who try to poison and destroy my brothers with great hatred and anger. When I take revenge on you, you will know that I am God. " I've been saying this for years. If you've heard it, it means your ass. I never really questioned what it meant. I think it's just a cold-blooded thing to say to a son of a bitch before you pop a hat on his ass. But this morning I saw some shit that made me think twice. Now I'm thinking, this may mean that you are the evil person. I am a just man. At this point, Mr. 45 is the shepherd who protects my righteous body in the valley of darkness. Or it may mean that you are a righteous man, I am a shepherd, and this is an evil and selfish world. I like that. But that's not true. The fact is that you are weak. I am an evil tyranny. But I'm trying. I try very hard to be a shepherd.
Jules: I remember a passage in it. Ezekiel chapter 25 section 17. "The path of the righteous is surrounded by the selfishness and barbaric injustice of the wicked. Bless him with sympathy and kindness. He led the weak in the Valley of out of the dark. He is the guardian of his brother and the seeker of the lost child. I will kill those who try to poison and destroy my brother with great anger and hatred. When I take revenge, they will know that my name is Jehovah. " I have said this for many years, and everyone who has heard it is dead. I never thought about its meaning. I just took it as a cold-blooded declaration to the bastard I was going to kill. But something happened this morning that made me think and think. Now I think it may mean that you are an evil person and I am a just person. This 9mm pistol is my guardian in the dark valley. Or you are a just person, I am a guardian, and the world is full of selfishness and tyranny. I prefer the latter. But none of this is true. The truth is, you are weak and I am evil. But I'm trying to be a guardian.