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    Pulp Fiction

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    You ever watch the fashion channel and see a thin model in a beautiful, but weird-looking dress and then discover that the designer made it out of garbage? That’s what “Pulp Fiction” is: a series of trashy, lurid, exploitative and sensationalist stories about tasteless, dirty people you would never want to meet in person and completely deserve the fate they receive… in the hands of a man who treats it like it was a fine piece of English literature. It’s off-putting, shocking and unforgettable.
    Divided into a number of different, short stories, “Pulp Fiction” features (among others) Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson) and Vincent Vega (John Travolta), a couple of hitmen that occasionally hit their mark; Butch Coolidge (Bruce Willis), a boxer who decides to double cross his gangster boss (Ving Rhames as Marsellus); a couple in love (Tim Roth and Amanda Plummer) who decide to rob a diner; and Marsellus’ seductive wife Mia (Uma Thurman) who is being taken out on a “date” by Vincent.

    This picture does everything to prepare you for what you’re about to see. It opens up by explicitly saying that you'll see material that wouldn’t be worth printing on good paper. Even with this warning, “Pulp Fiction” shocks by disregarding all decency in order to tell its story. Gory murders, seedy characters, misinterpretations of biblical passages, sleazy discussions by slimy people, even drug use, and sexual violence are fair game. Since it’s inception the film’s been imitated and referenced many times – but it’s lost none of its edge. It's all the better for it.
    The quality of filmmaking is the key. What would be traumatic normally is merely the weirdest day in somebody’s life here. The way characters are presented mean that people you’d never want to associate with become your favorites. There’s so much good dialogue that you can’t wait to hear more. When the vulgarities (verbal or visual) pour in, you remind yourself that it’s just a movie. You move past it instantly to devour what comes next. Normally, being pulled out of a film like that would be a flaw. Here, it serves to make the juxtaposition of ultra-violence and comedy that much funnier. If I want to hear what a nice person thinks, I can talk to a co-worker. What does a man who kills for a living think of fast food, or God? That’s something you can only find out in the movies; that’s the reason we go to the movies.
    From the get-go, “Pulp Fiction” is exceptional. It only gets better from there. Repeat viewings allow you to focus on other aspects of the film and truly appreciate the craftsmanship or camerawork. There’s so much to be said about “Pulp Fiction”. You could analyze it all day, but really, you’d be better off just watching it again. (Theatrical version on the big screen, February 6, 2017)

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    adamwatchesmovies@  20.2.2017 age: 26-35 2,867 reviews

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