Pulp Fiction (1994)

If Reservoir Dogs was the perfect movie, Pulp Fiction was the vessel that launched Quentin Tarantino to super stardom, revitalised Bruce Willis and John Travolta's careers as well as made household names out of Uma Thurman and Samuel L. Jackson. It won the Palme de'Or at Cannes Film Festival as well as nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress (Uma Thurman), Best Actor (John Travolta), Best Supporting Actor (Samuel L. Jackson) at the Oscars clinching an Oscar for Best Screenplay. The dialogue was absolutely 100% brilliant and was a stand out in the film alongside the amazing cast of characters inhabiting Tarantino's world where people debate upon foot massages and the taste of murder. In essence, the film follows a non linear plot which integrates a couple of stories together. First up, the movie starts off with Honey Bunny (Amanda Plummer) and Pumpkin (Tim Roth) robbing a restaurant which would later act as the vessel to carry the restaurant scene at the end of the movie. Pulp Fiction then introduces two hitmen working for gangster Marsellus Wallace (Ving Rhames); Vincent Vega (John Travolta) and Jules Winfield (Samuel L. Jackson) who have a task at hand, to acquire a briefcase from college boy Brett. In this first vid, I present one if the most memorable scenes from Pulp Fiction the breakfast scene.

Right afterwards, the film coverts into another story arc, the Vincent and Mia Wallace (Uma Thurman) arc where Vincent is asked by Marsellus to take his wife out for dinner. Hilarity ensues from a drug overdose courtesy of cocaine. This is where the movie turns into the romance sub genre building the mutual friendship between the two characters. The audience is soon introduced into another storyline, one that involves Butch (Bruce Willis) and his Gold Watch. This scene is my favourite scene EVER in any movie. Christopher Walken! I fucking love that guy!

In light of events, Butch is a boxer who is supposed to throw a fight at the request of Marsellus Wallace. Of course he doesn't and walks away with the betting money. The Gold Watch will play an important part in this storyline as it acts as a coincidential meeting between Butch and Marsellus Wallace. What happens between Marsellus Wallace and Butch will have you literally shouting; WHAT THE FUCK! Hey, its a dark comedy. The story then snaps back to Jules and Vincent as they just got the briefcase and also Martin. The discussion that takes place is the result of the Godlike miracle that Jules had witnessed and brings about his decision to leave the hitman profession and start anew following the path of God. This starts off the Jules Winfield's transition and bears about one of the greatest character development ever. In this particular video, accidents do happen. And happen they do in a bloody exploding mess.

So, this accident has resulted in an unexpected detour. A detour to Jules friend Jimmy's (Quentin Tarantino) house. This sets in motion the introduction to my favorite Pulp Fiction character, Winston Wolfe. Seriously, I have this kind of attraction to coolness. Not in a gay way. Fuck no. Admiration if you must. Wolfe just comes in and takes over with such style and class it would make even James Bond shudder in his pants.

After the cleaning up, we arrive at the restaurant scene which is my second favourite part of Pulp Fiction. Here in this video, we see the direct explanation towards the Ezekiel 25:17 and how it can be interpreted in different ways based on different perspectives. A truly philosophical scene and the showcasing of the to die for wallet. I FUCKING WANT THAT FUCKING WALLET! Bad ASS Motherfucker!

Why is this film the absolute definition of awesomeness. It is the film that has so many memorable scenes and quotes, it will stick with you for the rest of your life. It is the film that has influenced the way the independent film industry is shaped and pulls that fact that films such as these can reap in huge profits. It is the film that has created the standard for all films to come and all films to come by. It is the film that will challenge your definitive thinking and philosophy. It is the film that will change the way you talk. It is the most enjoyable and funniest film you'll ever see in this genre. It is the film that is deemed the greatest of the 90's decade. It is PULP FICTION. So, get off your asses and find this movie and fucking watch it as it is the movie you need to see before you die.