"I want you to go in that bag, and find my wallet."

Rating: 10/10 (8 December 2014)

Essential viewing. This film is an absolute heavyweight. I must have seen it dozens of times by now, and it doesn't really ever stop being entertaining. A lot of the most well made movies don't really allow themselves to be fun. They try to be more of a statement, and I love that, it brings me an immense joy to watch a classically structured, no-nonsense, beautifully artful film. But Pulp Fiction is just so much fun that it managed to infiltrate the ranks of the elite, and when it got there it decided to throw a party.
What's not to love about Pulp Fiction? Every aspect is built like a roller coaster; the film is just a big, crazy amusement park. Most important to me, though, and I'm sure many others, would have to be the story's structure. Have you ever seen a chronological timeline of the film? It's crazy. It's like when the film is in the correct order it doesn't make sense anymore. It wouldn't fit the film because it's too much fun for an A to B. The way Quentin Tarantino weaved the film's content together is so extremely impressive because it works so well. The film just flows. The transitions are so fluid. And the story itself is just so interesting that the way it shifts around itself creates so much intrigue and makes it so thrilling.
Just as integral as the way the story is presented is the characters that present it. Vincent, Jules, and Butch are really just normal people in the world of Pulp Fiction, but to the viewer they're so much larger than life. Not only do Vincent and Jules have an unforgettable chemistry as partners, but what was really incredible to me was the chemistry Vincent and Butch had as enemies without even really knowing each other. The conflict between them created by just two encounters is astounding. Jules, though, Jules is excellent. A great character played by a great actor. Samuel L Jackson steals every single scene he's in. His monologues are legendary. This man must have needed some great vengeance AND furious anger to be able to deliver those lines the way he did. He was one bad mother.
I remember seeing parts of the film as a kid and wondering what the rest of it would be like. I thought seeing the whole movie would be like opening pandora's box on my concept of what a movie could be. Looking back, I think I was right.