Pulp Fiction: A Quentin Tarantino Screenplay

Well, what can one say about this book? A must-read for anyone who loved the movie and thrills with Taratino's writing. It even delivers some deleted scenes. In short, even if it lacks the amazing actings of Travolta, Willis, Keitel or L. Jackson, this screenplay is an absolute page-turner.

This was a fun, quick read. Have loved the movie for years, just wanted to see what scenes were cut out, etc. Good fun!

The self-concern, the odd structure, the homage to pastiche led critics to describe it as the quintessence of postmodernism. PF is considered a cultural watershed, influencing films and other media that adopted elements of its style. It features Tarantino's typical irony, humour and violence. While TriStar Pictures found the script "too demented," Miramax was enthralled, and fully financed it. It was a major critical and commercial success. Its development, marketing, distribution, and profitability had a sweeping effect on independent cinema. Yet PF is repulsive, pointlessly tricky to follow on purpose, violent and filthy to an extreme, a long-winded spectacle of gore. I felt shame for the 'humour' in inappropriate moments.

Hele handlingen i Pulp Fiction foregår i Los Angeles. Historien dreier seg rundt flere forskjellige historier som til slutt vikler seg sammen. Filmen hopper også flere ganger fram og tilbake i tid. Tematikken er blant annet stoffmisbruk og svindel i kriminelle miljøer.

Et annet særtrekk ved Pulp Fiction, som er veldig typisk for Tarantinos filmer, er de mange diskusjonene mellom personene om trivialiteter – som for eksempel hvorfor en «quarter pounder»-burger kalles «royale» i Frankrike, eller hvorvidt hunden er et skittent dyr eller ikke.
se også: http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulp_Fiction