One of the few perfect movies ever made.

Rating: 10/10 (1 September 2007)

Pulp Fiction is one of those movies that comes along every once and a while that just shocks everybody because people sometimes can't explain the reason the film is so good. It is a landmark film in terms of style, screenplay, and story structure. In the beginning scene in the film we see two seeming normal people who are talking so calmly about robbing banks, drug stores, coffee shops etc...this is one of the best cold openings ever conceived on film. It opens up on a beautiful long shot and you just assume 'Oh here are our films stars' and you don't know any better for the first few minutes because the dialog is so detailed that this must have to tie in with the story it must. At first you are confused you're simply like 'What is going on' this is a pretty random conversation. But as it escalates you start to understand a bit more. When they start talking about how easy it would be to rob a coffee shop and the reasons it is so simple you stop and think to yourself 'Wow they are so right' and as the scene progresses you get drawn in more and more and by the end of the scene you're just hooked and wants to see what will happen next. Then after the opening credits we see John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson and you're just like 'What where did the other people go' but soon you get so wrapped in the dialog of these two hit men about such random amusing things that you forget about that and get wrapped in the conversation of these two guys with some of the best dialog ever written. After we see them discussing gossip about Tony Rocky Horror and Mrs Mia Wallace and it it is so amusing to listen to this conversation despite the explicitly of the dialog. You listen to them gossip and argue and you know you've had a similar conversation as this sometime in your life and you are easily wrapped up in the story even more. Once they go in to the apartment you see exactly how these guys work and you're thinking 'Are these really the same guys that they were two minute ago?' Then you hear Jules' Ezekiel 25:17 in the context which is going on which is just brilliant followed by the gold light when they shoot and kill their victim. Now lets jump ahead to the date with Vince and Mia and once again we see some great dialog which is just your everyday chit chat, everyday date. With the exception of some cocaine snorting in the bathroom. I think that this scene is the one John Travolta is best in because you can just tell exactly how high he is and how good he feels. After Mia ODs we are once again just amused by the arguing Vince and Lance are having despite the fact that a woman is dying right in there bedroom. This is one of the most dramatic, adrenaline rushing scenes in the movie as well as one of the funniest. Lets now jump ahead to Butch's story where we get great dialog in the cab driver who is simply curious about Butch and in the hotel room with some everyday boyfriend girlfriend love talk and goofing around. When Butch goes to get his watch he kills Vincent coming out of the bathroom and runs into Marcellus on the way home and from there the adventure continues with the rapist storyline. And the incredible use of music when Butch gets his katana and saves Marcellus. Now we find ourselves back in the room from the beginning of the film with Vince and Jules and we see them killing Brett from a different point of view followed by tons of humor between the Divine Intervention and Marvin's head. We get more great dialog for the remainder of this section and then we end up back in the diner from the beginning and all starts to make sense. Then in the dramatic conclusion Jules gives one of the greatest speeches ever on film and we finally understand the message of the film, redemption. Everyone with the exception of Vincent has been given a second chance. Mia, Marcellus, Butch, Jules, Pumpkin and Hunny Bunny. Now looking back on Vincent we notice that he ignored the divine intervention and thought Jules was crazy, therefore being stupid and ignoring his chance for redemption then each time he goes to the bathroom something bad happens: He comes out in the restaurant and there are robbers, he goes to the bathroom at Mia's he comes out she ODs and he comes out of the bathroom at Butch's and Vincents life comes to an end. Pulp Fiction is so simple and yet at the same time one of the most complex films ever made that is open to so much interpretation I don't think we will ever catch every little thing in the film. Between the pop-culture references, the unbelievable dialog we can all relate to, the simple yet complex story lines, the complex story structure that finally starts to come together piece by piece near the end. And the films overall message of redemption. Pulp Fiction is one of the greatest achievements in motion picture history and will be a timeless classic for generations and generations.