Typical Tarantino (Not My Fancy)

Rating: 1/10 (18 September 2017)

Pulp Fiction, which was released in 1994, is one of those movies that is said to be a staple movie for any aspiring movie maker to see. So naturally, I decided to watch it. This film is directed by none other than Quentin Tarantino. I can say with certainty that the script and shot style is a trademark of his films. The log line goes like this "The lives of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster's wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption." Tarantino's films always leave me feeling rather disturbed. This was no exception. Tarantino follows a much different direction when it comes to directing that I would. His shot style is usually "life like," with minimal close up shots and lots and lots of long shots that hang with one choice of framing (usually cowboy to long shots). The content was very Tarantino-esque filled with cursing, drug-use, and disappointing life choices for most of the characters involved. It concerns me to some degree that Tarantino's films perpetuate both a negative view of and violence towards women. All the women in this film were anti- heroic and good only for sexual arousal or companionship. Not once did a woman positively contribute to the good of the plot line. She was typically being used or abused, and the men in the flick were allowed to justify their violence against these women. The dialogue was also pretty standard of Tarantino with lots of verbal assaults, threats, and shouting. I didn't find much to engage in in terms of cerebral availability. To wrap it up- I could have in fact gone my entire film career and not watched Pulp Fiction, as blasphemous as that may seem in the movie industry. Just my two cents.