Pulp Fiction: Molding a Movie through Dialogue

 This week's post will be a review of the movie Pulp Fiction (1994).  Pulp Fiction (1994) is a indie/drama film directed by Quentin Tarantino, one of the more revered movie directors of the 90s and 2000s, and is still making films today.  Going into this film, I expected a lot of mafia/crime action within the film, but to my surprise I did not get that.  However, that didn't make the movie less enjoyable at all.  The dialogue in this film, especially the dialogue between characters, is what elevates this film the most.  Within most of the character interactions/conversations in the film, they talk about a lot of obscure topics which I won't get into to avoid any spoilers.  But that's what makes this movie more entertaining, is that the dialogue isn't boring and cliche, and brings life into the film.  However, there is a lot of strong language in this movie, which I didn't mind, but if you don't like a lot of that then this isn't the movie for you.

The characters and acting by the actors in the film is another bright spot in this film.  Every character of importance in this movie seems to get their chance to shine, whether it be through certain scenarios in the film, or through dialogue or character interactions.  There are also a lot of A-list actors like Samuel L. Jackson, John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Bruce Willis, etc, and they all do a great job with characterizing their characters in this film through their acting.  And like stated before, this is especially apparent through the dialogue usage in the film, whether it just be a normal conversation between characters, or if the actors are putting some emotion into their dialogue.  The music choices in the film are also very good, and the music is timed very well in a lot of the scenes where music is used.  A good example of this is when there are action scenes, the music starts when the action starts, and ends where the action seems to end for the most part.  The film, overall, was an enjoyable film, but this film is also not for everyone.  If you're someone who likes a lot of action in a film, or doesn't like heavy dialogue, then this film probably isn't for you.  However, I would still recommend it to anyone who would be interested in it or is on the fence of wanting to watch it.