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To be perfectly honest, my thoughts of Pulp Fiction before I saw it was that it would be just another crime gangster mafia film but this is no ordinary crime film. In fact, this is no ordinary film! Pulp Fiction is a masterpiece of utter genius that is mixed with violence, sex, drugs, suspense and dark comedy. It is known worldwide as the "coolest film of all time" and there is absolutely no denying that fact! It is perhaps one of the very few films that I think everybody loves; even people who aren't very passionate about film which makes it a landmark.
Pulp Fiction cracked me up when I first saw it. Yeah, it is black-comedy but it is very noticeable comedy whereas in some black-comedies, you can't spot that very well. I think the main thing about this film has that makes it so famous is that is just so random and as the characters say from the script, they mostly just babble random conversations but despite that, it makes sense and flows with the stories. Pulp Fiction probably should have won Best Picture over Forrest Gump despite that is a close favourite also but at least Quentin Tarantino rightly won Best Original Screenplay (like he should have with Inglourious Basterds).
Vincent Vega and Jules Winnfield are two hit men on the hunt for a briefcase whose contents were stolen from their boss, Marsellus Wallace. They run into a few unexpected detours along the road. Marsellus is out of town, and he's gotten Vincent to take care of his wife, Mia. That is, take her out for a night on the town. Things go smoothly until one of them makes a huge error. Butch Coolidge is a boxer who's been approached by Marsellus and been told to throw his latest fight. When Butch ends up killing the other boxer, he must escape Marsellus. Pumpkin and Honey Bunny (not their real names) are two lovebirds/thieves who have decided to rob the restaurant they're currently eating at. But the restaurant doesn't turn out to be as easy as the other places they've robbed.
John Travolta was amazing as Vincent Vega!! Travolta is one of those extremely rare actors who have a talent of playing a character in almost every single genre. Vincent is a hit man who works for gangster Marcellus Wallace but starts to jeopardise his job and even his life by slowly falling for his wife Mia (which you will have to see what happens as you watch it). Vincent's fellow hit man accomplice is Jules Winnfield. I believe that Jules ties with Tyler Durden and The Dude as the coolest film character of all time. Jules is an absolutely brilliant character because he is a real cold-hearted killer just like Vincent but Jules tries to make his victims suffer but in a cool way. He is also the one with all the punch-line quotes; like in the breakfast scene, in the car and in the café too. He was robbed of the Best Supporting Actor Oscar which makes that the biggest mistake the Academy have ever made regarding acting. Uma Thurman's performance as Mia Wallace was awesome as well. She collaborates well with Tarantino especially in Kill Bill: Volume 1 and 2 and I just love the Mia-Vincent scene in the restaurant. She seems like a nice woman but is a bit of a drug addict and seems a bitch as well. Bruce Willis isn't in this film THAT much, really. Despite this, he is absolutely awesome still as Butch. Butch is a boxer who owes Wallace a debt. During a confrontation with Wallace, they get themselves into an awkward and uncomfortable situation. Quentin Tarantino plays a supporting role in the Bonnie Situation storyline with Vincent and Jules. He portrays Jimmie and, to be honest, Quentin is actually a really great actor as well as a legendary, genius director and screenwriter. Shame he hasn't done that much acting. I mean, John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, Bruce Willis, Christopher Walken and Quentin Tarantino as actor, director and co-writer? Get any cooler than that? Hmm... no perhaps not.
Quentin Tarantino and Pulp Fiction match absolutely perfectly because they are both mean one word: cool. This film is so original and it is genuinely unique! It is perfectly made because it is acted, directed and produced perfectly! I am fascinated by the way Tarantino involves food, dance and music in this film and it mixes brilliantly well with the characters and the dialogue of the separate stories. He uses at least one of those in pretty much every film he has made. I also like how all three stories are in random order and change at different times and on a few occasions, some storylines are left abandoned and then return towards the end of the film which stretches the suspense a bit further by the audience thinking ''What now?''. Tarantino has become an icon for making this film because I think this is a favourite from most people. The script is out of this world. In my opinion, Pulp Fiction has the best script of all time because it sticks perfectly to what it is aiming, what its purpose is for the viewers of the film and also it shows that Tarantino is a self-taught filmmaker especially for Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs and Inglourious Basterds but also for the rest of the films has has directed and written. In many ways in many scenes, Pulp Fiction didn't feel scripted at all! It just felt like a group of people ranting and raving which makes it even better.
Overall, Pulp Fiction is one of the best films ever made, hands down! It is a very close favourite of mine and deserves its rightful place there with some of the other landmarks. I may be smooching up to it too much but I seriously cannot think of any flaws that I spotted in Pulp Fiction. It is for me the best film of the 1990s so Pulp Fiction isn't only the best film of that decade but the best film from the best decade of cinema. Quentin Tarantino, you are a f***ing God and I hope you keep on creating films like this! Flawless acting, flawless script, flawless direction and strong characters! Now THAT is perfect!
