This is another kind of movie that you have to watch the full way through (of course all movies should be like that) in order to.. Fully understand the plot. At first, I thought all the characters separate stories weren't really in connection with each other, but towards the resolution of the film they all tie together. For me it was a very dark humor movie. Some of it could have been perceived as humorous while other parts could have been serious. It really depends on the viewer. The thing that drove me crazy was the pauses. Tarantino has a few pauses and drawn out segments that really instill a sense of urgency and really pushes you to the edge of your seat. And it works too. He did it purposefully, yet subtly and it doesn't ever seem too over the top to the point it gets silly.
He frames a lot of his shots very differently. A lot of them were like... Establishing/action shots that help move the story along and give the movie some emotion and feeling to it. I found some of the sound choices interesting. Because this recently came up in class, I paid a lot of attention to when some parts of the movie audio were overdubbed and when some parts were simply raw shot. When characters become distant from each other (there's one scene where Samuel L. Jackson is in front of John Travolta and they're both speaking.) Jackson's audio is overdubbed while Travolta's audio is raw and has an echo to it to make him seem more... In the back. It's a little detail that gives the movie a better sense of realism. I am not sure whose decision that was (director's, sound designers, etc.) but I liked the decisions that were made.
As anyone else could plainly tell you, Pulp Fiction is a masterpiece and highly recommend seeing it. It is enjoyable by both the causal movie watcher as well as the film junkie.
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