'Pulp Fiction' (Quentin Tarantino, 1994)

Title: 'Pulp Fiction'

Release Year: 1994

Director: Quentin Tarantino

Cast: John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, Uma Thurman.

Plot: Jules and Vincent are two hitmen under the orders of Marcellus Wallace. The story, narrated in a non-lineal way, tells how they accomplish two missions; recovering a valued briefcase and the dangerous task that Vincent has of taking care of Marcellus' wife, Mia.

Review: In many ways, Quentin Tarantino is a visionary. After creating 'Pulp Fiction' he doubtlessly proved it. With a top-notch cast and a smart and intertwined script, 'Pulp Fiction' has become a cult movie over the years.

The film has three parts. The first one is my favourite. The odd chemistry between Vincent and Mia (my favourite character) is delicious and their story is as intelligent and funny as it can be. Focusing especially on their characters, Vincent is a disaster. Later in the film he will kill a man just because he wasn't careful enough. It's not a strange thing that he leaves his heroin with Amy when he goes to the bathroom and doesn't realise that she has mistaken it with her cocaine and she's almost dead because he's convincing himself that he must leave the house before he tries to overstep the mark with the boss' wife. Hers is a brilliant composition. Different, with an electric style (am I the only one who laughed at her joke?) and some amazing dancing moves, I would've loved the movie with those two as the leads all the time; their chemistry is palpable at the end of their 'date'.

The famous dancing scene that Mia and Vincent share is one of the best moments of the film

The problem is that the movie continues without them and in every part, I lose interest a little bit more. This way, willis' part was still entertaining (very funny and weird). The status of the situation changes constantly between "you're a dead man" and "you're the boss". And although the sodomizing scene was kind of strong for me, the change of roles between lethal enemies and occasional companions that Willis character and Marcellus experience is a refreshing plot twist. At the end, not even I (a happy ending lover) can understand how the lucky man has escaped from such a situation alive. Even at the last moment, when his girlfriend spends too much time to jump on the motorbike, you're all nerves thinking something bad is going to happen again. Another great mark for that part two.

The attempts of Willis character to escape with his girlfriend are the main plot of the second part

Then we reach the flashback with a third part. I strongly believe that this one was not necessary. Yes, it connects the beginning of the film with its first part and it features the 'enigmatic briefcase' once more (the golden light coming from inside but no revealing its content adds more intrigue to the situation), but the scenes featuring Tarantino (a good actor, by the way) and the cleaning of the bloody car and Jules' revelation are not that appealing to me as the first parts. Moreover, as the film ends with the beginning, it leaves you with a strange feeling and with the spectator wanting to see more about Travolta and Thurman unquestionable chemistry (an unrealistic possibility; he's murdered by Willis character).

Although I didn't find it especially appealing, the third and last part left us this famous shot with Travolta and Jackson pointing their guns at the screen