Movie Analysis: Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction was originally magazines with tales about bigger than life characters solving crimes or rescuing a damsel in distress. The stories were written on “pulp” which was the cheapest paper available in the 1930’s and 40’s. The low price and exotic new stories drew in readers like moths to a flame. The stories were filled with violence, risqué scenes with women, and drug use all too off the wall to be published by the major outlets of the time. But some authors like H. P. Lovecraft and Ray Bradbury gained popularity off of these magazines (“What is Pulp Fiction”). The 1995 film Pulp Fiction comes back over half a century later with non-linear storytelling, witty dialogue, and raw unadulterated violence which makes it a truly thought
According to IMDB user and film critic, kylopod, the dialogue in the film is not only witty it is also comedic. On top of that, in some instances it tends to be very different than what some viewers might expect from a crime movie. Pulp Fiction is also a very quotable film. From dorm rooms, to parties, to lunch rooms across the United States, you are bound to hear at some point “Say what again. I dare you. I double dog dare you.” When this line is said in the film it is both scary and hilarious at the same time. The quotable nature of the film has given it a very high re-watch value, easily earning it a place in the top 100 movies of all time according to the American Film Institute ("AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies - 10th Anniversary Edition."). Dialogue from Jules’ bible verse to Jimmie’s (played by Quentin Tarintino) lines about “dead nigger storage” are both extremely shocking and fresh. Few movies are able to combine the freshness of banter between characters as well as the quotability. Many of the lines in the film make a viewer step back and look at what is being said and why. The creative dialogue adds to the value of this