Pulp Fiction is a brilliant film on more levels than just one

Rating: 10/10 (27 October 2003)

First thing's first when it comes to a movie like Pulp Fiction, or any GOOD movie for that matter. Being a movie buff myself, I can't stress enough to people to actually listen to the dialogue in a movie, and pay attention to what's going on! Some people that have seen this movie dislike it because all they see is some violence and crude language. A few of these such people I have taken it upon myself to force them to watch it again and this time WATCH it. Needless to say, they now think it's a great movie.
Pulp Fiction is basically the events that take place over three days involving two hitmen, a ganglord and his wife, and a boxer. First of all, I must praise Tarantino for his brilliant directing and writing, the way he pieces the story together is superb, his use of "time jumping" has never been utilized better. I must also acknowledge what most people appreciate about this movie, that it perfectly displays realistic reactions to extreme situations, or "hyper-realism." But what I love most about Pulp Fiction is how the plot develops because of the characters, rather than because of the situations that are presented before them. The characters themselves lead the story to where it goes, because of their characteristics, a rareity in many movies. Despite the fact that I believe without Tarantino this movie would not be nearly what it is, the cast is dynamite. Samuel L. Jackson definatly takes best actor for this movie, and although John Travolta perfectly nailed his part, Jackson simply had a more dramatic role and therefor leaves more of an impression. In the last scene Jackson is brilliant, and Tarantino could not have written a better ending to a superb movie. Pulp Fiction is a brilliant combination of "Tarantino style" with a "Murphy's Law" theme thrown into the mix. It's hard to even describe why I think Pulp Fiction is so great, so much symbolism can't be described in only 1000 words, but all I can say is that this is my favorite film of all time, and is well deserving of such a title.