Pulp Fiction - What it all Meant
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- A thematic analysis of Pulp Fiction. If you have a question please ask below and I will get back to you as soon as possible. If you disagree with my interpretation please be polite and state your case with examples. This is a learning experience for everyone and I am happy to be proven incorrect if that be the case. Thank you!
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The way I interpreted the movie is that all the characters are given a second chance at life somehow. Mia almost died from an overdose. Butch saves Marcellus Wallace and is forgiven by him, thus both of them getting a second chance. Vince and Jules survive point blank gun shots. And Jules forgives the two robbers at the end having learned his lesson. Vince is the one who directly says his second chance was a mere coincidence, and dies later because he didn't learn from his experience.
I was about to say that
Same with the Bonnie situation
Hmmm excellent analysis.
Absolutely brother. In life there really few times you get a third chance.
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funny thing about when Vincent is talking to "Paul" about his impending date with Mia (its not a date), he says he's gonna mind his own business, chew with his mouth closed,and laugh at her jokes, when , at dinner he intrudes by asking about the Tony Rocky Horror/foot massage debacle, DOESN'T chew with his mouth closed, actually, talks with his mouth full, and then promises Mia that he won't laugh at her old, corny joke...
Haha good one
damn, tarantino with the 5d directing
Yeah, a big ol shot of China white tends to throw a wrench in your plans for proper etiquette.
wow I never noticed that!that's a brilliant observation honestly. I love subtle details
He is cool; he just wanted to try to entertain Mia by saying something interesting and special instead of uncomfortable silences..
Butch went back to save Marsellus because he remembered the story of his father and Captain Koontz as POWs and how "when you're in a situation like that, you take on certain responsibilities"
Dang, that's a really cool observation; I hadn't noticed that
I always thought he came back because he thought that even Marsellus doesn't deserve what is happening to him
I love and hate that basement scene at the same time.
Butch and Marsellus getting their revenge on the rapists is so satisfying.
I think it's because bitch thought if Wallace were to ever escape the rapers , he would still be after butch but knew if he saved Wallace , he would forgive him
Honor among thieves. No one deserves to be raped imo
this video didnt explain much for me.
You were already aware of his interpretation on this movie?
+bob polo not exactly. I just found this video a little hard to follow. and that's considering i just watched pulp fiction.
Shavone Granville he basically laid out the theme of respect running through the film
I gonna watch the video again.
Shavone Granville cool, come back and we'll discuss it
My film-teacher said the premise of the movie is that it pays to follow your inner truth, because there are a lot of characters who decide to change and follow what they know to be right for them and it works out for them, while there those who ignore their deepest will and try to choose the smart path come to bad ends.
you raise more questions than you answer
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A good analyser should do that. This is why the stereotypical English teacher is bad, just making claims that "the blue curtain symbolised the depression blah blahbla..." while the director just thought "it's just fucking blue because it is". An analyser's job shouldn't be to accurately explain what the director thought; It should be to explore the theme and motif the creator wanted to share, and relating them to the perspective of the story, but also our society in this time.
@@Jstar2k10 Maybe you should be more respectful
GogL0L you almost made 0 sense
@J D It made perfect sense to me and im dumb as fuck.
I think what pulp fiction really all means to me (imo) is just an endless Cycle of People Interacting, Influencing Each Other, then Parting Ways. It’s like a flow. The coincidences of events and the characters affecting, influencing and flowing into one another weather it’s the dialogue or just plain luck says a lot. What truly entice me is the style in which it was told. The Music, dialogue, setting (Soap opera effect). It’s all blend together so well.
Also, Everytime Travolta mentions Gods acts, someone dies..
And everytime he goes to the bathroom something bad happens
Not trying to be mean but you should really try to have more personality in your narration
@Harold Haroldson I like it cause I haven't been able to get to sleep easily recently
@Harold Haroldson I'm kind of embarrassed :-)
"And personality goes a long way" ;)
its so chill tho
Yes, you seemed bored when narrating. No energy whatsoever
Also sorry it's been awhile since I last posted. I didn't like this video at first, my job got slammed with business, I moved, and something else I won't go into happened.
Could you do punch-drunk love? Or maybe Boogie Nights?
vincent byas Both eventually
hope all is well. Excellent video once again. Your intuitive nature will guide you through whatever struggles are going on in your life.
Yo dude your my favorite channel and will you make a oldboy analysis would be fuckin dope as shit
I hope your talking about the Korean original and not that shite remake!
I like this one just fine. I wasn't really confident about it at first, but after reading other peoples analysis/reviews, I felt I was at least saying something different with the regular amount of evidence. So feel free to disagree, I just really picked up on the motif of respect and rolled with it.
This was really good. Most people talk about the redemption theme or the causation factor threaded into the narrative, but you found another interesting way to look at it. That's the best thing about this channel: refreshingly new ways to perceive popular movies
That's all I can hope to do, thanks
Love your work. Could you do my favorite movie Prisoners. I'd most appreciate it.
Brian Rosado I've been meaning to get to it
Personally, I feel tarantino hasn't matured completely as a writer. I don't mean as a filmmaker per se, I mean strictly as a screenwriter. His 90's work had more substance imo
I think there is no explanation for Pulp Fiction
Ridiculous.
There a fuck shit ton of explanations out there. Number one being that Pulp Fiction is mainly a critique of the endless cycle of American violence from which nobody seems to be able to get out of once they’re in and the absurdity of it all.
The structure is actually way more simple than people think : beginning, middle and end of parallel stories are exchanged, with the exception of the restaurant scene cut in half, obviously.
What’s interesting is normally a film beginning with scene X and ending with scene X have nothing but one big flashback in between.
Which isn’t the case of Pulp Fiction.
The whole point is :
- Jules swear he gonna changes because of God; he doesn’t. They both walk out of the restaurant perpetuating the same violence with their guns in their pants.
- Marcellus still never wanna see Butch again even after he saved both their lives and risked his own to save him knowing he wanted to kill him.
- Butch is the more gentle male character yet he killed at least one person.
- Mia knows very well that Marcelly threw her friend out of thw fourth story window because he touched her (feet or otherwise).
- Vincent don’t care about Marcellus’s rules and he is the only one that Marcellus will tolerate doing that because Vincent is just as violent as him.
- The depiction of the classiest gentlemen present him as a fucking corps dealer.
Damn.
All in all, if this isn’t a satire of American violence, then I dunno what is.
Stop trying to overthink this movie.
It is what it looks like.
Jas Bataille I like your opinion but im trying to make sure you are not underestimating the movie, it is really great. Also Jules did change, that’s why Vincent was alone when Butch killed him, he was already retired.
Movie is about one man (Jules) realizing that he can be the shepherd since that makes him feel better than being the tyranny of evil men. Also, there's some awesome 90s LA culture along the way with very memorable characters.
Also it's about a gold watch
It's about how standardized human-on-human violence is in movies and about bad guys getting a redemption.
Great work. Ever considered making a What it all meant: Jack and Jill? I think it's a masterpiece that is truly underappreciated and deserves some recognition. Truly a flawless movie....
I think it was symbolism for Adam Sandler's crumbling career and how he's trying to escape into a fictional world where he has a twin sister.
+Simmons Productions Now thats deep
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Pacino's greatest performance. Ever.
the godfather al pacino?
I was so pumped to see this! I've been trying to figure out this movie for years! Thank you, I loved the analysis. By the way, I got a teacher's assistant job in an English course at my college and I use your gone girl analysis in private tutoring sessions all the time to help students look deeper into narratives and fiction. Works like a charm!
Good to hear! Hopefully it continues to grow a desire for that sort of thing in people who may not have otherwise.
There should be a chanel about explaining what 'What it all Meant' meant.
I dug this. No pretention, just a simple attempt to figure out some of the themes. Good job.
Holy shit! Did you just make Vincent the hero and Butch the villain? Seriously? You have it exactly backwards. Every decision Vincent made was self centered, even saving Mia. Butch, on the other hand, chose to save Marcello when he was totally clear to leave.
I think when you say "respect" you really just mean "fear".
I in no way implied either. Possibly unintentionally, but I only talked about what's inside the film.
Mike Smith
Vincent was definitely a seedy character but Butch was no angel, either.
Butch willingly took Marcellus' money and also agreed to his terms
(ie, take a dive in his fight).
Sure, that may have gone against Butch's creed as a fighter...
but!!... he took the money anyway and not only blatantly
disrespected and insulted Wallace... but also ripped him off, too.
So that makes Butch a liar, swindler, deal-breaker and a thief.
So while Butch saving Wallace was no doubt a good deed...
it should not go unnoticed that he made sure that he and Marcellus "were cool"
(that is, Butch not having to look over his shoulder or having to worry
if his next bowl of rice will pop a cap in his ass).
Mike Smith truthfully, there is no such thing as good & evil in the film
If thats what you got after this video and the movie, well. I'm sorry for you.
I'm late on this but I actually thought Vincent was one of the most likable characters in the film.
Despite he and Jules being a criminals, they had a lot of redeeming qualities and it shows throughout the entire movie. Butch isn't a criminal but he threw a fight and practically stole Marcellus' money. It also doesn't help that he deliberately _killed_ a boxer and said he didn't feel bad about it. And Vincent obviously cared for Mia, it's not like that Marcellus was the ONLY reason he saved her. Otherwise that entire diner scene and their conversations were meaningless.
So, if we are supposed to be "rooting" for Butch, than count me out. There is supposed to be no protagonist in this film anyway, so you technically got it all wrong.
Hey! I just found your channel, and am really enjoying it! I'm trying to watch as many classic movies as I can recently, and channels like yours really help to appreciate what makes them great! Keep doing what you're doing! A few cool ideas would be The Godfather, The Shawshank Redemption, or Full Metal Jacket!
Glad to be of some service! They're all on my list, so eventually
Amazing as always. I was happy to receive the notification when your account posted it, and happier to watch it after seeing it was Pulp Fiction. Still very excited to see future videos. Cheers mate!
4:11 "Maybe it's simply trying to be a better person one step at a time" in conjunction with "... and I am the tyranny of evil men. But I'm trying..." reminds me of something Kirk said in "A Taste of Armageddon": "We can admit that we're killers, but we're not going to kill today." In both cases it's starting at the bottom, but at least insight and motivation are there to become a better person.
hey man this was awesome, don't let other simple minded people take away from your understanding of the directors really subtle yet profound message of the movie. I loved this video
the message from the film is:
When you play a big boss by humiliating others like Butch, your wife will not be fucked, you will be fucked personally.
in my opinion, this ain't the best film but it sure is a memorable one. it'll keep you searching for interpretations as to what this film is really all about.
I honestly think the film is just about knowing who you are and making sure the right forces are guiding you properly. Part of the reason the characters live in such dark worlds is because they come from poor backgrounds that keep elevating them into deeper holes until one loses their life. Even the ones who seem like they had it good couldn't resist the temptation of darkness.
I always felt Vincent was wrong regarding the foot massage. Way too much intimacy.
That exactly was his Downfall, too much intimacy with Mia, caused the downward slope of his character.
Pride(ego) only hurts, it never helps.
I genuinely think this film has nihilistic point to prove. All this chaos, but doesn’t mean anything. Killers kill, but can be killed. Gangsters can be fucked, literally .
Robbers spoils can be worthless.
I love it when you inject humor into your film essays
Yeah, I've done really morose subjects. I'm hoping to do more lighted hearted fare more often.
I watch quite a few film essayists and it's always interesting because film has such depth that everyone has their own unique perspectives on similar topics
I hated you when this video began but I loved you by the end, great shit mang never stop you're hella creative
Love this one, it's different. Wow, I totally see how respect is a big part of this movie. Thanks for opening my eyes about it. I can't for the next one.
Yeah, I had always remembered it as this big redemption story. Yet when I rewatched it, there was so much dialogue and situations using respect.
Good job! i really like your general insight in your videos. Just a couple of points, I always pause the video to read your notes, i believe you can maybe elaborate more on those points. I also think that some good editing can make your work tighter and easier to follow. Keep it up!
fantastic video. one of my all time favorite films. thanks.
I like your videos man, keep up the good work :D
Love your videos, keep up the good work 😊 have you ever thought of doing videos for certain eras or fads in cinema (the French New Wave for example) and trying to find an underlying message or meaning in its movies? Just a thought 😊
Thanks! It would be a different series, but yeah, I've thought about something like that or talking about a group of films all at once.
Great work man really like what your doing!
I bet a lot of people find this to find some kind of closure that people expect. This is a film that doesn't provide that closure. One of our gangsters is known to be dead at the end. it leaves a lot of open ends, and some very, very closed ends through death. It reminds me of so many people I know that think a story isn't a story unless it wraps itself up in some kind of fine point ending that tells how it went for everybody.
I believe sometimes a director views the world through a certain lens (respect), and without even realizing it project that onto the work. I'd say it's even money on whether or not Tarantino even realized he was creating with this layer of meaning, but it's there.
I would not disagree. Having read a bit on his intentions for the film, I'm not sure respect was intentional fully. At least he never said the word specifically while detailing its use.
Suggestions:
- The Social Network
- Goodfellas
- LA Confidential
- La Dolce Vita
- Citizen Kane
I love your analysis, man. I've also seen and enjoyed other videos of yours. I just hope you can speed up your point a bit so your point is more clear
Awesome analysis dude keep it up
My theory is that when Travolta went into the diner bathroom, he teleported (or something on those lines) to the apartment. That's why he was confused, then when he died he woke back up in the diner. Idk, it's just what I came up with. Watch closely, and also he has the same book when he goes to the bathroom in both scenes
although he was wearing different clothes
This channel deserves far more subscriptions.
If only...
Really nice one, keep up the good work!
Glad I found your channel, big fan
I really enjoy your work. Ever thought of doing an analysis on Mr. Nobody? It's one of my all-time favorites.
Great video. Awesome movie. Interesting point of view+ only now I got the idea of life being a shapeless mass of everything expressed in the title!!
You do a good job bro...glad I found your channel..
Dude great perspective. Totally right bro
I think the whole point of pulp fiction is that there is no deep meaning behind the movie. I mean, it's literally called pulp fiction.
It’s about separate characters living out their moment of fate. Some learned from the moment which changed their path, others didn’t and the path came to an abrupt end. What if Marvin had an opinion? He’s be alive.
Can you do an episode on Chinatown ? Also nice vid, bud !
Soon? Maybe?
favourite movie of all times
Yoyi Meldo why?
Tomowenazin Because it’s fucking fantastic
How is this your best movie of all time i fought 2 of my brothers over this movie I DONT FUCKING GET IT AT ALL 😭😭😭😭 help a nigga please
Chris 247 you serious? Just think of it as 4 own stories, that are connected and put them in chronological order, then it will be way easier
Do "the Machinist" with christian bale
That movie.... fuck...
i ate a weed gummy worm and watched that fucking movie, ALONE. lol. yeah. huge mistake!
what's to explain in that. The guy killed a kid accidentally and the guilt literally ate him up.
Moral of the story, Vince should have learned to hold it in
cool, now i need a video titled "(pulp fiction - what it all meant) - what it all meant"
Great video!! It's a perspective I never really considered myself, and it makes it all the more interesting. Maybe you could read your comments on the evidence aloud instead of writing them on top of the video? By incorporating them into your script, it might flow a bit smoother. Thanks for creating this!
I'm trying. Most of the text this time was only there because I would have cut to something, but the cut would have been pretty long
Yeah, I noticed there were a lot less :) fantastic content!
Infos lying around:
1. According to Quentin Tarantino, Jennifer Aniston narrowly missed out on the role of Mia Wallace to Uma Thurman.
2. Alfre Woodard, Halle Berry, and Annabella Sciorra auditioned for the role of Mia Wallace.
3. Sylvester Stallone was briefly considered for the role of Butch.
4. The word "fuck" is used two hundred sixty-five times.
5. Upon receiving the 159-page screenplay to read after TriStar dropped the project, Harvey Weinstein remarked, "What is this, the fucking telephone book?"
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND. ITS AN AMAZING MOVIE. JIM CARREY. KATE WINSLET. ITS AWESOME. PLEASE DO.
awesome dude😁💪
Nice review man, love this movie. So legendary
this video was uploaded on my bday and this is my fav movie
you actually sold that to me. Although I think escape is also a big theme
One of my favs!
A couple suggestions:
Seven
District 9
Jessica Jones (Netflix Series)
Alien
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Birds
Fargo
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More like:
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The Kid District 9 was amazing
Nathan W you have terrible taste
I think the message is about choosing they way you want to intepret and perceive it as in what lense you decide to see it from both cinematographically and correlation to life itself - Luck/Fate/Divine intervention/Good will/Logical approach/2nd chance-mode-of-operation/Jules/Mia/Butch/Marcellus Wallace VS Randomized chain of events/coincidence/Bad intentions/Ego/Pride/lack of awareness and emotional intelligence/Vince
All of these videos are great
Dude, Where's My Car? would be golden. Great Job on this one btw
Never actually seen it, I always hear widely different reactions to its quality
Have you done or thought about doing Big Trouble in Little China?
I am french so my English is kind of dreadful. Maybe it did not mean anything. Why each single action must mean something? I think this video should more be called «My interpretation». That said, I really like your videos. You did a lot of them on films that I watched.
And do something about the movie Magnolia please.
Awesome job! Can you do Lolita?
Great stuff. Keep it up
Great analysis!
Pulp fiction means no shit , just an exciting series of events with extra flavors
I recommend creating your own logo and training you narrator voice. Just friendly feedback. Great job!!!
I don't know if it's because you dumbed it down, but this is one of the few videos you've done which I can actually follow lol. It seems that your pace and flow has really improved. Keep up the good work!
I tried to cut out the text as much as possible and try to flow through points a little easier. Glad to see it worked!
Thanks for not talking while the text is up too!
When I think of what a movie means, I like to think that it's telling me about how to go through life. A good movie should change, or at least influence, how I live my life. From your video I understand it's about the origin of respect, but what does that mean for the viewer?
Dangerous to trust in fiction to teach one how to go through life. Manipulation is the essential nature of fiction.
great video man keep it up
Keep up the good work !
So how did that copyright thing clear up? Are you able to continue making vids again?
I just accidentally rejected my appeal so that company makes money off of the Taxi Driver video only. There was no big problem or anything like a strike. It still sucks, but my channel is in good standing.
NAPOLEON DYNAMITE! !
Really cool insight
AWESOME!!
Can you do the big short? your commentary is intriguing
I would like to
The respect angle is a an entirely new one for me and its really refreshing.
A beautiful mind.
Can you do the Three Colors series?
From my POV, the moral of Pulp Fiction is straightforward: You never know who you are fucking with -- so be careful.
Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of the darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy My brothers.
If anyone interested on more break down of this fill..... Polariznation, Jason James... Pretty full on.. But he brakes a lot of films down... Truly a great mind.... If your head can accept it.....
The real Pulp Fiction is the friends we made along the way
I thought this would have hidden details to the movie but I knew most of it
A great date that went terribly wrong, Mia was going to do whatever she wanted to him till she OD. A thankful Vincent ends up the "friend zone". Every man wants to stay away from the friend zone, but in this case friend zone = alive zone.
I had a discussion with a college professor that was majoring in art and told me it was a movie about gangsters He was either being so arrogant that I couldn't analyze a movie because I didn't have a degree in anything or that's what he really thought and that's scary if colleges are producing this.
My understanding was similar to yours except that I would add the spiritual not religious essence to it. Ultimately isn't it true that everyone knows the difference between right and wrong
Guy sounds like the DJ from K-Billy's Super Sounds of the 70's, lol.
Can you do an episode on Terminator 1 and 2? Please?
Possibly, they're on my list somewhere
yeah that would be intresting as well
It’s an interesting point.
Also great video!
Not a lot but it’s fun as hell to watch
Butch looked up and picked up a katana "above" instead of a baseball bat, a hammer or a chainsaw from the "ground" in the shelves and counter, where these can be easily picked up. wonder why?
Do one of these on perfect blue!!
Can you do a video on the depression trilogy
Subbed. Please do more.
Keep it up!
You should do The Shawshank Redemption.