Ezekiel 25:17

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Ezekiel 25:17

Homework Assignment:

1. The plot line of Pulp Fiction is jumbled up. Write one sentence to describe each scene and put the sentences into chronological or sequential order.

2. What is the significance of Butch the boxer’s wristwatch? Write a couple of sentences to explain.

Cameo: when a famous person or the director goes into the film for a short time.

3. Why does Jules call the robber Ringo? Please give two possible reasons.

We are back at the start of the movie. Remember he called the waitress “garcon.” This is a bookends’ technique.

The subtitles. Are you simply reading them or are you trying to listen. They do not seem so great for this movie. They miss a lot of the translation.

The basement scene: Marcellus called Zed a hillbilly. That is not translated in the subtitles. A hillbilly is white trash: poor, uneducated white people.

They look like dorks. You give that f(*&ing nimrod 1500…

We will be cool like Fonzie.

I said we would do a different genre of movie each time.

1.    Pulp Fiction is comedy and film noir.

2.    The Sixth Sense is horror (maybe mystery).

The five senses:

1. See

2. Taste

3. Touch

4. Hear

5. Smell

6. Intuition (funny feeling).

This director, Shyamalan, is a first generation American. That means his parents are immigrants or come from a different country. Growing up, you will notice your parents are little different from your friends’ parents. That should cause you to think more about who you are (existential and identity).

For example, Taiwan’s four great directors are all first generation Taiwanese.

The Sixth Sense is set in Philadelphia. This is one of America’s two oldest cities (with Boston). Shyamalan’s father chose to live there when he immigrated because he loved history.

The movie takes place in fall / autumn. All the leaves have fallen off the trees and the sky is overcast / cloudy. How does this affect your mood? Does the director do this on purpose?

I think themes or ideas from the Bible, especially God and Satan (the devil) control the plot. She was in the basement = hell. We will feel cold when there are ghosts around or near.

He is a child psychiatrist. She says “you sound like Dr. Seuss when you’re drunk.”

We should hang [this award] in the bathroom. He is being ironic. It is bullsh&^. This is BS.

“Some people call me freak.”

Pay attention to the blue shirt in this movie.

Are you a good doctor? I used to be. Before but now. He feels guilty because he could not help the “freak” who committed suicide. Guilt is part Christian psychology.

The basement doorknob is red.