It’s a distillation of Gen X apathy where it collects all the stuff you know and like and combines it into a cynical picture. Every teenager loves Pulp Fiction because when you’re a teen, you also hate everything and want to watch a movie where average people do crazy stuff.
Damn. As someone who WAS a teenager when Pulp Fiction came out, that's a brilliant summation of why it seemed to be so popular amongst what would later come to be known as "edge lords."
It's kind of shocking to me that so many people seem to be saying that the film is devoid of meaning when it feel like it wears the whole redemption thing on its sleeve, to the point where i feel like that very obviousness could be its own criticism of the movie. It's been more than a decade since I've seen this movie, but coming back to Vincent after his death felt less like "Oh, he's alive, it's fine" and instead made Jules's redemption all the more powerful and poignant: Vincent has been given multiple chances to chose a different path, but he never did.
Absolutely, the movie ends with Jules' big speech, the sentiment of which Vincent never once takes seriously when arguing about it with Jules, and it's clear who we are meant to side with.
People will say “it’s only violence” when the ending is literally about avoiding a violent shootout. And it doesn’t happen. Tarantino IS a gorehound but he’s more intelligent than people give him credit for.
I think critics look to all movies as 'film' as to say art...high brow art, evoke something. But Tarantino grew up in the age of VHS, he can absorb film, binge it, be influenced by it and most importantly, entertained. He was able to say "I love that, I want to do that" and he did it better than most. He created art for entertainment's sake from the POV of a fan. We want to make movies with our favorite scenes, he did it.
All of the films Tarantino ended up loving were films his mother and her black boyfriends took him to see when he was young. He never really had a choice. And that's according to him in his book Cinema Speculation.
Honestly, the only people I’ve seen turn on it actually seem to be more angry with the people who like Pulp Fiction than the film itself. The type of people who call it a “filmbro movie” without really engaging with it or looking at it further than it confirms their presuppositions about its fans. Admittedly, those people do exist, but allowing the fans of a work to dictate how you feel about the work isn’t really constructive.
Pulp Fiction may be the most 90s movie ever. It encapsulates everything great about the ideas of the time, and as time goes on it also encapsulates the ideas from the time we would like to leave in the past.
I don't think there was a single point that I didn't agree with your assessment of the film. Tarantino made the art of film cool for me as a teenager as well, and pulp fiction was the gateway to enable a deeper exploration. However, I also found the redemption theme of the film to be, ironically, what redeems the film from being little more beyond great acting performances and a stylistic charcuterie board. The film is still one piece of work that I want to emulate aesthetically, but avoid substantially, hence my struggles haha
I was on a podcast a few years ago where we discussed the final point about how the 80s was a dividing line between Pop Culture Immigrant and Pop Culture Native the way people divided Digital Immigrants and Natives in the early 2000s. Having VCRs, which allowed us to RE-consume media over and over again, led to us creating a language around that media. There was something exhilerating about hearing someone say, "Does Barry Manilow know that you raid his wardrobe?" and knowing that you have a connection with that person. It didn't need informational content because it had relational content.
The reason he cast Travolta. You're too young to get it. It was an appeal to Gen X nostalgia. It was the first time most people back then had seen Travolta since the late 70s. Seeing him as a sleezy 40-year-old instead of a young god was mind blowing.
Pulp Fiction is a popcorn movie inspired by other popcorn movies while knowing it's a popcorn movie and at the same time in its key moments subverting the tropes of the said popcorn movies. Also it's a sophomore indie movie. That thing was revolutionary for its time. I watched it as my first tarantino film and thought it was good. Now watching his other films I realized his best film is Kill Bill vol.1 where he is simply paying homage to martial arts cinema while also being kind of a wixuia film I guess. Also it's taking direct inspiration from Lady Snowbird. So his films do have merit in that they repackage the old and present in a new form while commenting on the genre he is packaging. They don't really offer commentary on the themes or the stories.
The heels-in-bed reveal, nice. Personally I think both films have aged VERY WELL. There are issues for sure, but they have that "90s feel" that so many people miss with modern cinema.
Interesting, thought provoking video. You are clearly aware of the hurdles average viewers face when confronting the topic of postmodernist discourse - still I myself struggled to follow some of the ideas discussed the video at times after the disclaimer. Especially the discussions around the character of Marvin felt a bit "underexplained" I did not see a convincing line of argument or flow of ideas. maybe a bit more elaboration on the underlying assumptions of the debat could have helped me there. P.S. The editing and the inclusion of your commentary scenes were on a really high level. You managed to successfully navigate the fine line between cringe pseudo-cosplay and overly ambitous artsyness there. Nice work!
Watch this video made me wonder what Q. Tarantino thought after watching the movie “Blink Twice” because Zoe kravitz also wrote that screenplay paying a lot homage to other films scenes and themes that she loved watch in the past.
I'm here crazy early. Shoutout to multiple monitors in work. Wild to see the view count just fly up as you watch a video. I maybe am not tapped into film discussion as much as I thought though since I genuinely didn't know people had turned on Pulp Fiction (bar it being coupled with Fight Club as the Film Bro movies). I can see why people wouldn't like it and you explain it well in the video. As for Tarantino taking inspirations and constant homages, I can see why it drives people mad but I just have never minded it at all. Probably because he's a good writer who knows how to do it right. I enjoy writer's wearing their inspirations on their sleeve (unless they refuse to admit those inspirations and pretend it is all their ideas). And a final point about "the meaning" and what you said about sometimes no meaning is the meaning. That is an idea Keith Haring speaks about and something I always agreed with (it falls in line with Death of the Author ideas). Keith says "Art has no meaning, so it has infinite meanings". I've always liked that.
every time i see uma thurman as mia wallace i just want to completely take over her look. what an absolutely iconic character. also maia, you look stunning too but jesus christ i hope your back is alright after filming in that position LOL
I think its fans have turned people off from it, and this is coming from someone who likes the movie (for my sins, I am a teen male), though its actually far from my favourite to Tarantino movie. It (and Tarantino’s work in general) has kind of gained a reputation for young white male nerds who think violence is the pinnacle of cinema. These people do exist, and they are very weird, but it’s sad to see people decrying the films for this, because Pulp Fiction is actually a lot deeper and more surprising than people give it credit for, in my view. Sure, it is a violent movie, it does have sexy women, and it does wear its post-modernism on its sleeve, but something I remember being shocked about, is just how laid back the movie is. It’s not really an action movie, most of the film is just people talking. And it’s not even plot stuff. They talk about McDonald’s and TV. It’s a comedy more than anything.
I largely agree with almost every single point, but, I must say I saw pulp fiction in a packed theater full of all types of people of all ages last year, and I saw it entrance teenagers, middle aged hipsters and the elderly. More than half of the audience raised their hands beforehand and said they haven't seen it before when asked by a presenter, kinda rare experience probably. It works, it's aged very well and audiences certainly have not turned on it, IMO. Pulp fiction is definitely a massively-to-blame influence on the postmodern "shrug" leaving many of us, myself included, largely unsatisfied when watching movies, but I can think of many other similarly problematic nihilistic/postmodern movies/TV that are much, much less fun. :) great video
I haven’t seen Pulp Fiction since I was 15, but I never “turned” on it, I guess. Same with movies like Fight Club, etc. didn’t rewatch them but have a very fond memory of it
Pulp Fiction brought having an interest in who the movie makers are into the mainstream or at least popularized its importance outside of the cinephile circles, critics, etc. Before this, for the most part in the nineties, actors had overwhelmed the attention given to the craft, its draw and appeal. I think now we have entered the era of the production co. taking its turn at the center of this kind of focus, in America at least.
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the idea that a movie needs to "say something" or be political in order to be great or meaningful is so stupid. seems like that's the only reason why people don't like the film anymore
Amazing video as always. You are so good at what you do. I also love you and hannah's podcast! I really liked pulp fiction as a teenager and still think of it positively. I really liked your thoughtful analysis, especially how it fits into postmodernism and how it treats race. You did a great job speaking on the major issues and criticisms of the movie as well as what makes it special and good. Also I gotta say, you looked damn GOOD in this video.
I am here for postmodernism. When you started discussing the apparent lack of context which lends to the quotability of the film, I immediately thought: “It’s not a true lack of context; it’s a juxtaposition, highlighting the banality of both Quarter Pounders AND dead young black men in the lives of these criminals,” which is very postmodern. I see strong parallels to Camus’ L’Étranger here.
QT is clearly a very talented film maker, he's a master of writing and shooting scenes that are individually great. But his obsession may be his downfall. It doesn't feel like he takes inspiration outside of movies themselves, making his overall filmography feel too inward and self satisfied. I find David Lynch more inspiring as a guy who isn't really a film buff, but conjurs up ideas through painting and meditation and considers the process of transfering the ideas into a film. Plus QT trying to micro-manage his legacy with the 10 movie thing is kinda interesting in some way but also feels a little immature and cringe.
So that woman is super pregnant, right? Fabienne is possibly the only 'pregnant-coded ' character I've ever seen. Certainly one of the few where you don't get to see the baby. I was going to say "where you don't get the pay off," but that whole quarter is about Butch becoming a father and creating a space for tenderness for a violent man with a violent family history.
Banger video 👏👏👏 The Forrest Gump one too. After watching them I feel like I better understand the template current popular media is working from. That sort of cynical, self aware, shallow feeling that's gotten so tiring. I really appreciate you pointing out what about these movies is still genuinely appealing though and how they won so much favor and influence. We are not immune to well made art even if it's flawed!
I rewatched Forrest Gump a few years ago for the first time in 25 years and it really isn't as good as i thought it was when it came out. Pulp Fiction however, top tier (although i always skip through the hotel scenes with Bruce Willis and his French gf, it's just really boring to me) *forgot to add that i dig your famous Mia pose on the bed, nice touch👌
The irony is that John Travolta was originally going to play Forrest Gump, but his schedule was too busy specifically as he was cast for his role as Vincent in Pulp Fiction. Honestly, he made the wise choice.
i paused on the title screen to say that i am a pulp fiction hater. i hadnt seen many movies when i first saw it so i thought it was a great movie, over time, it's dropped more and more to a point where i think anyone who ranks the movie highly would also enjoy a 2hr compilation of curated youtube shorts. it's kitsch and thats some of the appeal, cool people doing cool things in a cool place. it lacks a human story; it is written for a psychopath, u will feel nothing besides disappointment that the guy gets shot, becaus there's half the run time left, this isnt an icarus story or a well done moment, it's anti climactic and takes place after 2 good moments. the most captivating parts of the movie, are the longer conversations, i think theres 7 or 8 in the movie, and 6 or 7 of them are irrelevant to the plot, they are window dressing, key jangling. i think where u see the movie ranked is an indicator of what the popular audience for movies is, psychopath teenagers and young men.
Thanks for the video-there's a lot to digest. I saw Pulp Fiction when It came out. And my thoughts then are pretty much the same now. It is a very entertaining, well written, audacious movie. I have the same criticisms too, one of which is the scene where Quentin as Jimmy uses that racial epitaph. I remember being uncomfortable. But then I thought, I don't feel uncomfortable when a white person saying it in the movie is an unabashed racist. It seems perfectly acceptable. Is that correct? What if the person saying it is not a racist. Or are you a racist if you do say it? Anyway it comes off very callously in that scene. In the movie maybe it was meant to be that way, to Jules who has brought this situation to his home but also to the audience. Also what takes away from the scene, I think, is the acting by Tarantino, I never thought it was that convincing in that scene. After I saw it that first time I always said Buscemi should have played that role. Only later did I discover that was the intention but scheduling conflicts meant Buscemi could only have the bit part as the waiter in Jack Rabbit slims. I have other criticism too but, 30 years later, It is still on of the best and most influential movies. PS did you narrate the whole video in that position?
What...? I don't get it. How is a Black man who's famous for making Black art and film an honorary Black man? Especially compared to QT who simply used the n-word a lot, almost fetishistically.
Pretty much everything Tarantino has done or said since PF came out (except Jackie Brown) has made me like him less. But somehow I can’t not still love it. It’s almost impossible to overstate the impact it had on cinema, and probably culture more broadly. He’s still a jerk though.
i'll have to rewatch as an adult when I initially watched it I was much younger and the n words, and assault scene took me out...besides Mia Wallace and the Bruce Willis shower slip I didn't enjoy much of the film at all.
Sorry but the detractors are still right. If your only defense boils down to a superficial thematic throughline found in the most mediocre literature then that doesnt help much. The whole "Tarantino is good because people get the references" is also incredibly shallow, its something on the level of todays sub-films like Deadpool and such. To this day, the criticisms against Pulp Fiction seem to prove to be right considering the horrendous state of American cinema (or just mainstream cinema in general) thats more concerned with being tied to other media (products) and having a barebones thematic excuse to present recycled stories devoid of meaning and examinaton of form/story. The way Tarantinos work also got worse and worse while others followed him was also another blow at the critical/cultural state of cinema. He truly is the anti-Godard.
All great cinema needs to be fetishistic. However they don't need to be shallow revelry in kitschy pastiche. But they can be. And still be authentically great. Comes down to conviction, deftness, and panache.
I did a Movie Hall of Fame. 105 people voted. Pulp Fiction was the second mpst voted movie. I don't know where people have turned on Pulp Fiction. Not in Portugal, for sure
Ooh, edited by Ben From Canada! He must have finally overpowered James and Mason. Anyway, Ive been waiting 30 years for people to agree with me that Pulp Fiction is derivative, cynical, superficial, and mean-spirited; meanwhile, Forest Gump is actually a much darker examination of America than many give it credit for. But the mid 90s, as a whole, kind of had its head up its own butt, culturally speaking...
@@hanitra Unified coherent veracity that properly dispenses disreputable sources of chaos and confusion in order to bolster confident articulated definitive language expression in agreed upon aptitude, acumen and erudition that accurately reflects conditions of observable reality - doesn't matter to you? Weird. Spells the total cratering of civilization - but far be it for me to intervene in your charlatan shouted charades. Because that'd be weird.
@@Geronimo_Jehoshaphat Holy shit, your word choice actually has the opposite effect than you think it does. You do not sound smart. And respecting the way a person chooses to identify is a positive thing and should be encouraged.
33 mins of Tarantino talk and no feet mention, is it a post-modern choice?
Because that joke is so done to death. Yes, he likes feet, we know. Next thing you’ll tell me he enjoys violence and the N word.
At least in Pulp Fiction he mostly kept his foot thing under control. It wasn't prominent enough to stand out, anyway.
“33 minutes? Should’ve got it down in 10.”
@@jasonblalock4429 it was very obvious from the weird foot talk in pulp fiction
I did it. I’m the first person to comment on something significant ever. Thanks for syncing your upload schedule with my work bathroom schedule
Ey, good job buddy!
(Also not me at the bathroom woken up at 2.30am with awful period cramps, just in time for the video)
Hope you had a nice poop
Badass
In the bathroom?
Meanwhile…. The sound of a toaster is heard.
You did it fam! And you did that other thing too! 🎉🎉🎉
It’s a distillation of Gen X apathy where it collects all the stuff you know and like and combines it into a cynical picture. Every teenager loves Pulp Fiction because when you’re a teen, you also hate everything and want to watch a movie where average people do crazy stuff.
Damn. As someone who WAS a teenager when Pulp Fiction came out, that's a brilliant summation of why it seemed to be so popular amongst what would later come to be known as "edge lords."
i first watched pulp fiction when i was 14 and i wanted to turn it off 30 minutes in, i just didn’t get anything from it
That was the same for me with Natural born killers
It's kind of shocking to me that so many people seem to be saying that the film is devoid of meaning when it feel like it wears the whole redemption thing on its sleeve, to the point where i feel like that very obviousness could be its own criticism of the movie. It's been more than a decade since I've seen this movie, but coming back to Vincent after his death felt less like "Oh, he's alive, it's fine" and instead made Jules's redemption all the more powerful and poignant: Vincent has been given multiple chances to chose a different path, but he never did.
Absolutely, the movie ends with Jules' big speech, the sentiment of which Vincent never once takes seriously when arguing about it with Jules, and it's clear who we are meant to side with.
People will say “it’s only violence” when the ending is literally about avoiding a violent shootout. And it doesn’t happen. Tarantino IS a gorehound but he’s more intelligent than people give him credit for.
I think critics look to all movies as 'film' as to say art...high brow art, evoke something. But Tarantino grew up in the age of VHS, he can absorb film, binge it, be influenced by it and most importantly, entertained. He was able to say "I love that, I want to do that" and he did it better than most. He created art for entertainment's sake from the POV of a fan. We want to make movies with our favorite scenes, he did it.
All of the films Tarantino ended up loving were films his mother and her black boyfriends took him to see when he was young. He never really had a choice. And that's according to him in his book Cinema Speculation.
To be fair, a lot of critics love Tarantino, especially Roger Ebert who defended Pulp Fiction especially.
@@samuelbarber6177 Ebert did a shot-by-shot analysis of it. It's worth watching.
Thank God, a new Broey Dechanel upload just as I reached my fill of following the news for the day (it is 11am. Send help)
Came to say that only a takedown of "The Shawshank Redemption" is left, the other other movie from 1994 that lost to Forrest Gump.
Oof, that’ll be difficult, ‘cuz it’s the best one.
Nobody I know has “turned” on pulp fiction
anyone that i’ve heard hate on QT is due to everything but his movies
For real
@@crablegs.the crazy thing is that Tarantino is undoubtedly a huge weirdo, but very tame in the context of Hollywood weirdos as we know in 2025
Honestly, the only people I’ve seen turn on it actually seem to be more angry with the people who like Pulp Fiction than the film itself. The type of people who call it a “filmbro movie” without really engaging with it or looking at it further than it confirms their presuppositions about its fans. Admittedly, those people do exist, but allowing the fans of a work to dictate how you feel about the work isn’t really constructive.
Out of all the twenty somethings I know, they’re all still pulp fiction truthers. I don’t know anyone who has turned on it either.
Pulp Fiction may be the most 90s movie ever. It encapsulates everything great about the ideas of the time, and as time goes on it also encapsulates the ideas from the time we would like to leave in the past.
Getting the Mia Wallace bob is a rite of passage for any vaguely artsy alternative teen girl born in the 90s
Your comment makes me want to get one again (I've been meticulously growing out my hair for the past 3 years)
I don't think there was a single point that I didn't agree with your assessment of the film. Tarantino made the art of film cool for me as a teenager as well, and pulp fiction was the gateway to enable a deeper exploration. However, I also found the redemption theme of the film to be, ironically, what redeems the film from being little more beyond great acting performances and a stylistic charcuterie board. The film is still one piece of work that I want to emulate aesthetically, but avoid substantially, hence my struggles haha
I was on a podcast a few years ago where we discussed the final point about how the 80s was a dividing line between Pop Culture Immigrant and Pop Culture Native the way people divided Digital Immigrants and Natives in the early 2000s. Having VCRs, which allowed us to RE-consume media over and over again, led to us creating a language around that media. There was something exhilerating about hearing someone say, "Does Barry Manilow know that you raid his wardrobe?" and knowing that you have a connection with that person. It didn't need informational content because it had relational content.
The reason he cast Travolta. You're too young to get it. It was an appeal to Gen X nostalgia. It was the first time most people back then had seen Travolta since the late 70s. Seeing him as a sleezy 40-year-old instead of a young god was mind blowing.
Pulp Fiction is a popcorn movie inspired by other popcorn movies while knowing it's a popcorn movie and at the same time in its key moments subverting the tropes of the said popcorn movies. Also it's a sophomore indie movie. That thing was revolutionary for its time. I watched it as my first tarantino film and thought it was good. Now watching his other films I realized his best film is Kill Bill vol.1 where he is simply paying homage to martial arts cinema while also being kind of a wixuia film I guess. Also it's taking direct inspiration from Lady Snowbird. So his films do have merit in that they repackage the old and present in a new form while commenting on the genre he is packaging. They don't really offer commentary on the themes or the stories.
loved your uma thurman fit 😌💌
I once attended a party where Spike Lee was present, while wearing a "Directed by Quentin Tarantino" shirt. Fun
The heels-in-bed reveal, nice. Personally I think both films have aged VERY WELL. There are issues for sure, but they have that "90s feel" that so many people miss with modern cinema.
Interesting, thought provoking video. You are clearly aware of the hurdles average viewers face when confronting the topic of postmodernist discourse - still I myself struggled to follow some of the ideas discussed the video at times after the disclaimer. Especially the discussions around the character of Marvin felt a bit "underexplained" I did not see a convincing line of argument or flow of ideas. maybe a bit more elaboration on the underlying assumptions of the debat could have helped me there.
P.S. The editing and the inclusion of your commentary scenes were on a really high level. You managed to successfully navigate the fine line between cringe pseudo-cosplay and overly ambitous artsyness there. Nice work!
Watch this video made me wonder what Q. Tarantino thought after watching the movie “Blink Twice” because Zoe kravitz also wrote that screenplay paying a lot homage to other films scenes and themes that she loved watch in the past.
I'm here crazy early. Shoutout to multiple monitors in work. Wild to see the view count just fly up as you watch a video.
I maybe am not tapped into film discussion as much as I thought though since I genuinely didn't know people had turned on Pulp Fiction (bar it being coupled with Fight Club as the Film Bro movies). I can see why people wouldn't like it and you explain it well in the video.
As for Tarantino taking inspirations and constant homages, I can see why it drives people mad but I just have never minded it at all. Probably because he's a good writer who knows how to do it right. I enjoy writer's wearing their inspirations on their sleeve (unless they refuse to admit those inspirations and pretend it is all their ideas).
And a final point about "the meaning" and what you said about sometimes no meaning is the meaning. That is an idea Keith Haring speaks about and something I always agreed with (it falls in line with Death of the Author ideas). Keith says "Art has no meaning, so it has infinite meanings". I've always liked that.
every time i see uma thurman as mia wallace i just want to completely take over her look. what an absolutely iconic character. also maia, you look stunning too but jesus christ i hope your back is alright after filming in that position LOL
I think its fans have turned people off from it, and this is coming from someone who likes the movie (for my sins, I am a teen male), though its actually far from my favourite to Tarantino movie. It (and Tarantino’s work in general) has kind of gained a reputation for young white male nerds who think violence is the pinnacle of cinema. These people do exist, and they are very weird, but it’s sad to see people decrying the films for this, because Pulp Fiction is actually a lot deeper and more surprising than people give it credit for, in my view. Sure, it is a violent movie, it does have sexy women, and it does wear its post-modernism on its sleeve, but something I remember being shocked about, is just how laid back the movie is. It’s not really an action movie, most of the film is just people talking. And it’s not even plot stuff. They talk about McDonald’s and TV. It’s a comedy more than anything.
I largely agree with almost every single point, but, I must say I saw pulp fiction in a packed theater full of all types of people of all ages last year, and I saw it entrance teenagers, middle aged hipsters and the elderly. More than half of the audience raised their hands beforehand and said they haven't seen it before when asked by a presenter, kinda rare experience probably. It works, it's aged very well and audiences certainly have not turned on it, IMO. Pulp fiction is definitely a massively-to-blame influence on the postmodern "shrug" leaving many of us, myself included, largely unsatisfied when watching movies, but I can think of many other similarly problematic nihilistic/postmodern movies/TV that are much, much less fun. :) great video
Absolutely no one is "turning," on "Pulp Fiction."
It's considered an essential 90s film... perhaps *the* 90s movie.
I haven’t seen Pulp Fiction since I was 15, but I never “turned” on it, I guess. Same with movies like Fight Club, etc. didn’t rewatch them but have a very fond memory of it
Pulp Fiction brought having an interest in who the movie makers are into the mainstream or at least popularized its importance outside of the cinephile circles, critics, etc. Before this, for the most part in the nineties, actors had overwhelmed the attention given to the craft, its draw and appeal. I think now we have entered the era of the production co. taking its turn at the center of this kind of focus, in America at least.
Great video! And as a long time Nebula member, I cannot recommend it enough for anyone thinking of signing up. So many brilliant creators on there, and you get to see their work as intended, without all the Please UA-cam Don't Demonetize Dancing they must put into any video on this platform.
the idea that a movie needs to "say something" or be political in order to be great or meaningful is so stupid. seems like that's the only reason why people don't like the film anymore
And even so, it’s not like the film isn’t meaningful. People just get blinded by the entertainment factor.
Amazing video as always. You are so good at what you do. I also love you and hannah's podcast! I really liked pulp fiction as a teenager and still think of it positively. I really liked your thoughtful analysis, especially how it fits into postmodernism and how it treats race. You did a great job speaking on the major issues and criticisms of the movie as well as what makes it special and good. Also I gotta say, you looked damn GOOD in this video.
I am here for postmodernism. When you started discussing the apparent lack of context which lends to the quotability of the film, I immediately thought: “It’s not a true lack of context; it’s a juxtaposition, highlighting the banality of both Quarter Pounders AND dead young black men in the lives of these criminals,” which is very postmodern. I see strong parallels to Camus’ L’Étranger here.
mia talking abt mia is what i wanted today
QT is clearly a very talented film maker, he's a master of writing and shooting scenes that are individually great. But his obsession may be his downfall. It doesn't feel like he takes inspiration outside of movies themselves, making his overall filmography feel too inward and self satisfied. I find David Lynch more inspiring as a guy who isn't really a film buff, but conjurs up ideas through painting and meditation and considers the process of transfering the ideas into a film.
Plus QT trying to micro-manage his legacy with the 10 movie thing is kinda interesting in some way but also feels a little immature and cringe.
Just as i was getting ready to clean the dishes 🤝
So that woman is super pregnant, right? Fabienne is possibly the only 'pregnant-coded ' character I've ever seen. Certainly one of the few where you don't get to see the baby. I was going to say "where you don't get the pay off," but that whole quarter is about Butch becoming a father and creating a space for tenderness for a violent man with a violent family history.
Banger video 👏👏👏
The Forrest Gump one too. After watching them I feel like I better understand the template current popular media is working from. That sort of cynical, self aware, shallow feeling that's gotten so tiring. I really appreciate you pointing out what about these movies is still genuinely appealing though and how they won so much favor and influence. We are not immune to well made art even if it's flawed!
Ok this was a clever way to show us that beautiful exposed brick. Love you girl.
I rewatched Forrest Gump a few years ago for the first time in 25 years and it really isn't as good as i thought it was when it came out. Pulp Fiction however, top tier (although i always skip through the hotel scenes with Bruce Willis and his French gf, it's just really boring to me)
*forgot to add that i dig your famous Mia pose on the bed, nice touch👌
The irony is that John Travolta was originally going to play Forrest Gump, but his schedule was too busy specifically as he was cast for his role as Vincent in Pulp Fiction.
Honestly, he made the wise choice.
seems pretty fitting they said to go easy on the drug scene but not the r*pe.
New upload yayyy
The Desch is back
Most influential movie of the 90's like it or not 😁
Jackie Brown>Pulp Fiction
thank you for putting into words why i dont like tarantino now i can go off on film bros
Oh man, Pulp Fiction video! Nice!!
Love the outfit you're so pretty
i paused on the title screen to say that i am a pulp fiction hater. i hadnt seen many movies when i first saw it so i thought it was a great movie, over time, it's dropped more and more to a point where i think anyone who ranks the movie highly would also enjoy a 2hr compilation of curated youtube shorts. it's kitsch and thats some of the appeal, cool people doing cool things in a cool place. it lacks a human story; it is written for a psychopath, u will feel nothing besides disappointment that the guy gets shot, becaus there's half the run time left, this isnt an icarus story or a well done moment, it's anti climactic and takes place after 2 good moments. the most captivating parts of the movie, are the longer conversations, i think theres 7 or 8 in the movie, and 6 or 7 of them are irrelevant to the plot, they are window dressing, key jangling. i think where u see the movie ranked is an indicator of what the popular audience for movies is, psychopath teenagers and young men.
How is nobody here pointing out your talking head? It's literally the poster. Well played ma'am
Thanks for the video-there's a lot to digest. I saw Pulp Fiction when It came out. And my thoughts then are pretty much the same now. It is a very entertaining, well written, audacious movie. I have the same criticisms too, one of which is the scene where Quentin as Jimmy uses that racial epitaph. I remember being uncomfortable. But then I thought, I don't feel uncomfortable when a white person saying it in the movie is an unabashed racist. It seems perfectly acceptable. Is that correct? What if the person saying it is not a racist. Or are you a racist if you do say it? Anyway it comes off very callously in that scene. In the movie maybe it was meant to be that way, to Jules who has brought this situation to his home but also to the audience. Also what takes away from the scene, I think, is the acting by Tarantino, I never thought it was that convincing in that scene. After I saw it that first time I always said Buscemi should have played that role. Only later did I discover that was the intention but scheduling conflicts meant Buscemi could only have the bit part as the waiter in Jack Rabbit slims. I have other criticism too but, 30 years later, It is still on of the best and most influential movies. PS did you narrate the whole video in that position?
Will you ever make a video on Hedwig and the Angry Inch ? 🥹
A+ video but I wish you would do them all cosplaying as Mia Wallace
can you make a video on david lynch please
I know pulp fiction is a great movie, because eveybody who tries to discredit it always sound insufferable.
Cool tattoo!
I think Spike Lee felt his place as an honorary black man was threatened by Tarantino. 😆
What...? I don't get it. How is a Black man who's famous for making Black art and film an honorary Black man? Especially compared to QT who simply used the n-word a lot, almost fetishistically.
What...? How is an actual Black man an honorary Black man? Only a non Black person would think to say something like this smh
@EternityxForever If you make propaganda for the NYPD you get automatically traded to The Whites™️. Sorry, I don't make the rules.
Think he was trying to compensate for something?
Pulp Fiction didn't comment on culture. It BECAME culture.
Brutalist video when? )
Hell yeah!
The problem with the N word in this movie is that Tarantino doesn't know how to deliver it. He's not a very good actor so it just seems weird.
Pretty much everything Tarantino has done or said since PF came out (except Jackie Brown) has made me like him less. But somehow I can’t not still love it. It’s almost impossible to overstate the impact it had on cinema, and probably culture more broadly. He’s still a jerk though.
Lets go
i'll have to rewatch as an adult when I initially watched it I was much younger and the n words, and assault scene took me out...besides Mia Wallace and the Bruce Willis shower slip I didn't enjoy much of the film at all.
Sorry but the detractors are still right. If your only defense boils down to a superficial thematic throughline found in the most mediocre literature then that doesnt help much. The whole "Tarantino is good because people get the references" is also incredibly shallow, its something on the level of todays sub-films like Deadpool and such.
To this day, the criticisms against Pulp Fiction seem to prove to be right considering the horrendous state of American cinema (or just mainstream cinema in general) thats more concerned with being tied to other media (products) and having a barebones thematic excuse to present recycled stories devoid of meaning and examinaton of form/story. The way Tarantinos work also got worse and worse while others followed him was also another blow at the critical/cultural state of cinema. He truly is the anti-Godard.
Inglorious Basterds, Hateful 8, Once Upon are objectively great movies.
Pulpfiction or Falsefantasyfurious 5
I love pulp fiction and u nailed this essay! Also… You are so beautiful holy moly!
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Pulp fiction is probably Tarantinos weakest film imo. Pure spectacle.
All great cinema needs to be fetishistic. However they don't need to be shallow revelry in kitschy pastiche. But they can be. And still be authentically great. Comes down to conviction, deftness, and panache.
I did a Movie Hall of Fame. 105 people voted. Pulp Fiction was the second mpst voted movie. I don't know where people have turned on Pulp Fiction. Not in Portugal, for sure
Ooh, edited by Ben From Canada! He must have finally overpowered James and Mason. Anyway, Ive been waiting 30 years for people to agree with me that Pulp Fiction is derivative, cynical, superficial, and mean-spirited; meanwhile, Forest Gump is actually a much darker examination of America than many give it credit for. But the mid 90s, as a whole, kind of had its head up its own butt, culturally speaking...
I could not concentrate on what you are saying in the shots you were in.. for obvious reasons.
Israel supporter. Tarantino is done to me.
sorry for the chauvinism but we'll never call you insufferable in heels
Pulp Fiction is the only Tarantino film I still like.
My life be like pulp fiction sometimes…
I too enjoy some $3,000 heroin from time to time
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Can we actually NOT say heroin and coke? Asking as a 24 year sober person?
Not on a UA-cam video
Yeah, it's an avoid getting demonetized by youtube thing, not a societal or cultural thing.
Junk & coke wouldn’t add any risk.
19:54 = ROBERT Arquette
I don't care what lies HIS Wikipedia page states.
Someone else’s gender identity really matters that much to you huh? Why? That’s weird
@@hanitra
Unified coherent veracity that properly dispenses disreputable sources of chaos and confusion in order to bolster confident articulated definitive language expression in agreed upon aptitude, acumen and erudition that accurately reflects conditions of observable reality - doesn't matter to you? Weird.
Spells the total cratering of civilization - but far be it for me to intervene in your charlatan shouted charades. Because that'd be weird.
@@Geronimo_Jehoshaphat Holy shit, your word choice actually has the opposite effect than you think it does. You do not sound smart. And respecting the way a person chooses to identify is a positive thing and should be encouraged.
@bornagainstraightedge
Your reading comprehension is emblematic of your detrimental chime ins.
loved your uma thurman fit 😌💌