narrative structure and the portrayal of the characters. One film I believe illustrates these ideologies is Quentin Tarantino’s film Pulp Fiction. Released when postmodern films were at its peek. Pulp Fiction has to be one of cinemas most iconic films of all time. Due to the uncertainty of the characters and the stylised yet ambiguous nature of the plot‚ Pulp fiction is not only to be branded intriguing but also a great example of postmodern. Work by theorists such as Fredric Jameson‚ will be looked
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it’s put together: no flashbacks‚ just chapters” (Peary‚ 7). Pulp Fiction employs that same style and brings it to greater prominence and complexity. While the story is disjointed in it’s composition‚ it is well organized and makes sense. Much like novels use chapter titles‚ Tarantino uses title cards as markers for a shift in story or time. In Reservoir Dogs they mark character pieces or stories that the characters tell. In Pulp Fiction these
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Pulp Fiction is an American crime film directed by Quentin Tarantino‚ who cowrote its screenplay with Roger Avary. The film is known for its rich‚ eclectic dialogue‚ ironic mix of humor and violence‚ nonlinear storyline‚ and host of cinematic allusions and pop culture references. The film was nominated for seven Oscars‚ including Best Picture; Tarantino and Avary won for Best Original Screenplay. It was also awarded the Palme d’Or at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival. A major critical and commercial
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Identifying Heroes: The Godfather and Pulp Fiction The form of Classical Hollywood films is‚ first and foremost‚ invisible. In a Classical Hollywood film‚ the narrative is foremost‚ and style serves the narrative. Camera angles‚ lighting and editing patterns such as the shot/reverse-shot pattern aim to give us the best possible perspective on the unfolding events(1). These events are arranged in a strongly causality-oriented linear narrative‚ with one event causing the next. This narrative is
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the late 1980’s.One of his latest achievements is his film Django‚ which grossed an astounding $425 million worldwide. However‚ his most iconic films are those that kick started his career such as: Pulp fiction and Reservoir Dogs. Although both movies are similar in content and dialogue‚ Pulp Fiction differs in its complexity‚ plot‚ budget and high profile cast. Tarantino’s first movie‚ Reservoir Dogs‚ had a lower budget than his other films at $1.5 million. The movie is about a group of professional
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In this article‚ I am going to compare and contrast the narrative structures‚ generic codes and conventions of film noir with more recent neo-noirs; the films I’m going to use to do this are Double Indemnity and Pulp Fiction. I’m also going to investigate the relationship between original film noirs and the Hollywood studio system and contemporary production contexts in the North American Film Industry. The first film I’m going to be looking at is Double Indemnity‚ a classic noir film which follows
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Some are blessed with speed‚ some with height‚ a lot with comedy‚ but a man known a Quentin Tarantino is someone blessed with a different kind of talent. The talent to be able to start with a blank sheet of paper and have a story with a fantastic ending and an extremely good storyline. Also‚ the ability to find old stories and movies and correct them to make another great film. The story behind Quentin is a very interesting story itself. Ever since Quentin was young his mother said that he hated
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portrayal of realistic situations. He is mainly known for his excessively violent films and is hailed as a director/film writer that creates masterpieces recognized as his due to its unique creativity. Some of his works include Pulp Fiction and Django Unchained. Scenes from Pulp Fiction will be evaluated for its depiction of violent acts and imagery‚ as well as substantial amount of blood and gore. Django Unchained will also be used to evaluate
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director makes every moment of the film work hard. There were some rumblings about this production suffering‚ as it is the first of QT’s feature films not edited by Sally Menke‚ but I found it to be very impressive and certainly on a par with Pulp Fiction and Inglourious Basterds (which I adored). There is masses of laugh-out-loud humour and Christopher Waltz’s character is so charming that it makes for an easy watch. Jamie Foxx takes a while to grown into his part but this may have been deliberate
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Pulp Fiction is a film focused on sex‚ drugs and rock n’ roll which in itself is a convention. He exposes many issues that most people believe to be “hush hush” subjects. Another subject that is taboo to some‚ that Tarantino uses‚ is explicit violence or exaggerated
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