Quentin Tarantino, the writer, director and an actor in Pulp Fiction, has made ten movies. His movies have won or been nominated for 34 Academy (Oscar) Awards. Pulp Fiction, which we will watch, was nominated for seven Oscars. The film also won the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1994 for best movie.
Pulp Fiction is a dark comedy. A dark comedy has jokes that make the viewer laugh but also uncomfortable. Dark comedy is a little evil, with jokes about death, gender, race, etc. Please pay attention to the opening credits. Tarantino makes a big deal over opening credits.
This movie is not in sequence. In other words, Pulp Fiction is not linear. It is not chronological. The movie starts towards the end of the plot and moves around. For homework, after viewing Pulp Fiction in our class, I want you to summarize Pulp Fiction in linear or sequential order. I want you to tell me what happened first, second, third, etc. Please use six to ten sentences to summarize it after we watch it. I will give you a grade of 10/10 if you do this.
