The (Hidden?) Moral message of Pulp Fiction.

Rating: 10/10 (23 February 2013)

Without naming character names, I have to point out a few plot conclusions that many people seem to miss amidst the overwhelmingly stylish cinematography and the clever time jumps. Two of the main characters consciously decide to get out of a life of crime. Tarantino lets them get away, and those characters get to live.
The people who stay in the life: bad things happen to most of them. Very bad things. And being killed is only one of the nasty outcomes.
As for the drug taking, from the cinematography point of view, it's hilarious AND stylish. BUT right in your face is also the picture of drugs completely interfering with two people being able to connect. Even on a date together they are too out of it to relate in any way or form a bond.
Not to mention the stunningly impactful finish to the drug outing. Oh yeah, that's a great filmic high for the audience. But YEEAARCH. The underlying message is clearly: "Drugs are bad, M'kay?"