Friday, 13 November 2015

G321 Thriller Research - Pulp Fiction Review.





Cold blooded killers to heavy drug use, in this review I will be talking about the most popular Quentin Tarantino movie “Pulp Fiction”.

Pulp Fiction is a 1994 movie that was directed, written and even starred Quentin Tarantino. The movie is about the lives of two hit men Vince (Played by John Travolta) and Jules (Played by Samuel L. Jackson), a boxer known as Butch (Played by Bruce Willis), a gangsters wife Mia (Played by Uma Thurman) and two diner bandits named Ringo and Yolanda (Played by Tim Roth and Amanda Plummer).

The movie uses many professional and creative camera shots in the movie the most notable being the shot from the boot of the hit men’s car in the first part of the movie, the constant use of close ups and focus shots makes us ‘focus’ on a certain character or event that is put on the screen. The locations of the film make it a top quality thriller film for example tight corridors in Butch’s old apartment, the basement in the gun store, and the busy streets.

Pulp Fiction uses the elements of a thriller movie (like dangerous locations, a realistic setting which comes through drug barons and locations, cramped locations such as corridors and rooms and boot of vehicles).

The film also mixes black comedy and dresses it within a thriller movie, the funny moments include the hit men (who are displayed as two laid back and sarcastic men) especially when Vince shoots Marvin the reactions of the two just make the situation worse which combines the genres together (the guns and violence promoting the thriller, and the reactions of the men which lastly promote black comedy).

Overall, the movie is ambitious, the use of professional and effective camera angles really empathise the power of the hit men (boot of the car scene when we look up the hit men connoting authority and power) and the black comedy which gives the movie a dynamic and ambitious feel.
 
Pulp Fiction "I shot Marvin in the face" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBBni_-tMNs
Pulp Fiction "Ezekial 25:17 (Brett's death scene) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2WK_eWihdU
Pulp Fiction "A Shot of Adrenaline" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOoJoTAXDPk
 

1 comment:

  1. Indeed a great movie, and your commentary reflects your enthusiasm for film. Enjoyable to read.

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