Pulp Fiction

Pulp fiction is a very well known movie because it has a cast with A list movie stars, lesser known actors, and a phenomenal director. Quentin Tarantino, who routinely creates movies in a non linear storyline where things are portrayed not in chronological order, have large amounts of violence, and references to pop culture. Pulp fiction is considered a “black comedy crime fil” because of it mixture of violence, humor, and its non chronological storyline. The movie is very iconic and got excellent reviews from critics. The movie is different compared to other crime movies l because of its unconventional storyline how its basically three different storylines in one movie.

The sequence of the plot of the movie definitely gives the movie texture but, since the movie is out of order understanding the tone of the movie may be difficult to understand for someone seeing it for the first time. Throughout the movie I think the audience will see and begin understand the texture that Tarantino is trying to portray because even though there are different storylines it all ties together at the end

The movie begins with a prelude and takes place in a diner with a couple who are contemplating to rob the diner or robbing a bank. The couple ultimately decides to rob the diner and announces they are robbing the diner and demand everyone to put their wallets in the trash bag. This is the first part of the movie. It then goes to the main characters of the movie Jules and Vincent (Samuel L. Jackson and John Travolta). They play as hit men that work for Marcellus Wallace (Ving Rhames). They are sent to an apartment building to retrieve a valuable briefcase belonging to Wallace that was stolen by crooks. There are 3 men in the apartment and, one of the men is in the back and runs out to shoot the hit men. Jules then recites a bible verse (a very key part to the movie) and they execute the man.

The next scene (story 1) is at a strip club where Vincent and Jules are seen in raggedy gym clothes which I will elaborate on why later. They get to the strip club a few hours after the first scene. Marcellus is in there with Butch (a boxer) where they are discussing on Butch throwing his next fight for Marcellus as a debt owed. In the meantime, Vincent and Butch take a dislike to each other which is relevant in a later scene. Marcellus is going out of town and assigns Vincent to take his wife Mia out on a date. Marcellus specifically reminds him to treat her right and show her a good time. They go to a restaurant where they seem to be attracted to one another and enter in a dance contest. The two go back to Marcellus’ mansion and Vincent goes to the bathroom to talk himself of trying something with Mia in the meantime, she overdoses on cocaine. Vincent panics as she is going into cardiac arrest and takes her to a friend’s house. She does not end up dying but this extremely scares Vincent hoping his boss does not find out and they swear to secrecy.

The next story is a prelude (“the gold watch”). Butch has double crosses Marcellus since he wont the boxing match. Butch and his girlfriend are laying low in a motel she then reveals that she has misplaced “the gold watch” which is extremely important to butch since his father had given it to him.

Butch goes to retrieve the watch at the last motel they were staying. He parks blocks away and proceeds with precaution because he is being hunted by Marcellus and his goons. He notices a gun on the kitchen counter and hears the toilet flush. He grabs the gun and shoots Vincent in the head who is coming out of the bathroom. Butch is then driving and is waiting at a red light and sees Marcellus walking across the street and tries to run him over which he fails to do. He runs into a pawnshop and Marcellus follows. They begin to fight in the pawnshop but held at gunpoint by the owner. The two wake up in the basement tied up and gagged where are then raped by the owner and his cousin who are redneck serial killers. Butch eventually gets free and knocks the one out while the other is raping Marcellus. Butch uses a samurai sword to help Marcellus and he agrees to forget about the money and betrayal. Butch leaves while Marcellus stays, and butch leaves to get his girlfriend and flee town.

The last story to this movie is a flashback to just after they executed the guy in the first scene. There was a guy they took with them because he tried to unload a clip on them at the apartment but every single one misses. Vincent thinks it’s a miracle and Jules says its not. In this scene they are driving in a car with the guy and Vincent is asking if he believes in miracles and ends up blowing his brains out. They take him to a friend of Jules (the director of the movie). They get all cleaned up by a man sent to them by Marcellus and everything is taken care of.

The beginning scene comes back where they are in the diner getting breakfast. Vincent goes to the bathroom and comes back in the middle of the heist. This is where Jules has a change in attitude because doesn’t want the gangster life anymore. He tries to talk down the burglars while Vincent just wants to shoot them. He then recites the bible verse he normally says before killing someone. He believes he has had it wrong this whole time and states it again this is only one part though “The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men”. He always thought it was cool to say before killing someone but he realizes maybe he is the the evil man and needs to change his lifestyle. They let the couple go before he gets his wallet back and they leave with the briefcase and go to the strip club and that is how the movie concludes.