Tuesday, 28 January 2014

Postmodernism - Pulp Fiction

Now those who have watched Pulp Fiction know that this film kind kind of an action thriller/comedy; mainly because of Samuel L. Jackson. This film is actually postmodern simply because the film is not split in chronological order like most films that are made today. This is simply because (Spoiler's if you haven't seen the film) coming near the end of the film we see that John Travolta dies but when we actually get to the last scene of the movie we see that Jules and Vincent actually walk right out of the diner that we could see in the beginning of the film. We are constantly reminded that the film is not in chronological order by the fact that the story doesn't run straight through and we see the film through different people's eyes.
There is also a mix of genres in this film because I believe that it is a mix of thriller/comedy/drama because its a thriller since there is a lot of killing with guns and threatening with you kind of expect from a thriller film. While on the other hand, it is kind of a comedy because of when Samuel L Jackson starts killing people but just before he does, he begins to quote to Bible to make it seem that he is the righteous person in this situation. He quotes 'The path of the righteous man is beset on all side of the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he, who in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who would attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee...'
In this film you could say that there are many different endings as you see they story from different eyes. For example, we know the Vincent dies so that can be counted as one ending. We see Bruce Willis' character ride off into the sunset with his girlfriend and then there is the final ending of what happened with Samuel L. Jackson where he walks out of the diner with John Travolta even though we already know his fate later in the film.

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