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Comm 231 October 6 2015 Opening scenes Figurative Comparisons Where the film is taking place what s probable in the film Motif something systematic in a movie that is constantly shown but attention is not drawn to it Dialog motif as well not called attention to itself Pot of boiling liquid is symbolic between the two characters in the example lost in translation Metaphors symbolism ex of American beauty red rose pedals Ex2 the worst toilet in Scotland breaking reality to show what the character is willing to go through to get his fix Allegory death is not a character its something that happens a correspondence existing between character or situation and symbolic idea or set of ideas Could just be one Allusion of homage implied reference to a well known work of art ex matrix white rabbit to allice in wonderland Pulp fiction By Quentin Tarantino Knoxville Tennessee 1963 Video store clerk his film school Genres Postmodern gangster revenge action drama PF does not follow they typical three act structure Influences Howard hawks brain DE Palma Pulp Fiction Cost 8 million to make 108 MM USA 213 MM world wide Pulp Fiction Screenplay There are three chapters in the film Vincent and Mia The Gold Watch The Bonnie Situation along with some interludes 1 What is the chronological time line of the story 2 What is the explicit conflict in each chapter Vincent and Mia she shoots up Heroin Vincent has to take her to be revived make sure she s having a good time but not step over boundaries with her scene gets derailed when she OD s The gold Watch Bonnie situation clean up the body before wife comes home to find it 3 What is the implicit conflict or theme in each chapter 4 Is the script for Pulp Fiction realistic classical or formalistic Vincent and mia Explicit Mia overdoses Implicit maintaining loyalty The gold watch Explicit recovering the watch Implicit proving manliness worth of honor family tradition The bonnie situation Explicit disposing of Marvin s body Implicit humility and respect for order are necessary attributes 2 Reading vs watching The camera and people in the scene adds intensity and over lap when you readi it they do not 3


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