Example of Affirmative Human Nature

Rating: 7/10 (21 May 2015)

As I type this out in 2015, I cannot help but wonder why Tarantino's widely acclaimed "Pulp Fiction" has stuck to my mind to this day. I spared myself two possibilities:
1) Pulp Fiction is indeed a masterpiece and sticks to people's minds the way any yummy gummy masterpiece should. 2) Pulp Fiction is overrated, and even riding the hype train from Indianopolis to Columbus engraves its apparent perfection into my helpless mind.
I was lucky enough to view the film before exposure to reviews and ratings, and mediocrity had wafted my opinionated mind. Admittedly, the film felt shorter than three hours, but I felt those three hours left no impression at all. But just like any modern Pulp Fiction viewer does, they hop on to the good 'ol WWW in desperate attempt to find that special someone who felt the same way they did about the film, and - surprise surprise - not a single soul to be found. A mere Google search reveals Pulp Fiction's apparent brilliance, with analysis down to the bones and sky-high raves all packed into the idealistic masterpiece search engine first page.
But I held my ground. If something is too good to be true, it probably is.
Think about this: if a mediocre (and I mean Captain America, Spiderman, gimmicky comedy mediocre) film is torn down to its very core, analysed, and then publicly published as a superb masterpiece, people WILL take a look at the film (in other words, riding the hype train) themselves. They already have unrealistic expectations going in, so no doubt their opinion coming out will deviate from a pure viewing. Any mediocre film (hold your shirts, I am not placing any labels yet) has its strong points; once affirmed and amplified, the film becomes a left-field sensation before the duck gets to quack. Point is, human nature is to fit in and feel secure, and there is no better way of doing this than by adhering to others' views on something which they haven't tasted themselves.
However, I give Pulp Fiction credit for its grandeuresque feel that has clearly sparked uneducated reviews by teenage boys looking for sophisticated attention, and outlandish comedic situations which prevent staleness bread and butter.