Tarantino's dark comedy (somewhat of spoiler)

Rating: 8/10 (19 March 2011)

The movie Pulp Fiction is a film by Quentin Tarantino (1994). The film host a tremendous amounts of Hollywood talent notably; John Travolta, Samuel Jackson, Uma Thurman, Bruce Willis, Ving Rhames, Harvey Keitel and even a brief cameo by Christopher Walken. The Hollywood star power comes together to create a very unique filmed based on the very bizarre lives of a couple hit men, a boxer, a man who takes care of problems and a mob boss and his wife.
Pulp Fiction is a very dark humored film that focuses on the misadventures of several seemingly unrelated characters whose attempts to resolve issues in their bizarre worlds only to find themselves even deeper into trouble. Sam Jackson and John Travolta know in the film as Vincent Vega and Jules are a couple of hit men who carry on very humorous banter about such worldly items such as how Big Mac's are referred to in London. The banter between Vega and Jules adds to the dark motif of the film as the characters are presented in a very likable light even after they execute a man.
One of the most significant characteristic of the film has very little to do with the actual characters but yet instead is on the way the film is edited. Bucking traditional movie flow Tarantino starts the movie with a scene from the end of the film. Much like the Tarantino film Reservoir Dogs the film jumps forward and backward at will and introduces characters throughout the film that seemingly has not tied in to each other or the plot if they ever do at all.
While the film is set in relatively modern times in California the movie has a very old fashioned feel to it. The costumes worn throughout the film are dated to the seventies, Vega and Marcellus' wife go to an old fashioned shake and burger shop and the film's soundtrack also creates a retro vibe throughout the film. The dark theme that I mentioned early in the dialogue and action is carried forward in the lighting throughout much of the film.
The dark vibe of the film however is clearest seen in the scene sequence where Marcellus and Butch who are held hostage in the basement of a red neck gun store. The lighting in this scene is very dark as it is in an old basement. A character is dressed in an all black gimp suit and Marcellus is taken off screen and sexually assaulted by the redneck store owner. While this event all takes place off screen the sounds creates a horrible visual image of the abuse going on.
The Movie Pulp Fiction is a fantastic movie both in regards to entertainment and cinematic value. The movie creates suspense in the way it is edit and scenes are shown out of order and the dialogue is very witty and entertaining in a very dark and humorous way. This film is by far the best that I have ever seen of all Tarantino creations.