You guys had to see this one coming- A review of Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction" by Sam Hayes

Pulp fiction, to put it simply, is one of those films you have to see. While one should wait until they are mentally prepared and mature enough to handle some of the content in the film, it is still a movie entirely worth watching. If you didn't get the gist of it from our discussion of the film in class Thursday, Pulp Fiction is a non-linear film in which the plot and how each story affects one another is slowly revealed with each new chapter. Not only does the seemingly sporadic story line add to the quirkiness of the film, but also the genius dialogue that only Tarantino could think of. Among the first scenes is Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson) and Vincent Vega (John Travolta), two of mob boss Marsellus Wallace's (Ving Rhames) hit-men, talking about burgers and the metric system as opposed to mob talk which might have been displayed had this been written by someone other than Tarantino. Alongside the dialogue there is plenty of humor portrayed quite seriously, such as trying out a new burger chain, accidentally shooting someone, or storing a watch in a certain orifice.

Don't take Pulp Fiction to be a comedy however, Tarantino explores many serious elements in the film such as spiritual aha moments, preserving heritage, and making peace with one's enemies. Despite the gore and death being portrayed as something to take lightly in some scenes, Tarantino creates a theme that contrasts this in the way Vincent and Jules proceed after the (chronologically) first incident in the story line and how Butch (Bruce Willis) and Marsellus come to peace, despite both being able to kill the other and both having killed before.

It might take two, even three sittings for one to really understand what's going on and see past the obvious traits of the movie, but once you do, a whole new level of understanding will open up for you. What seems like an ordinary briefcase that contains something of earthly value, you soon realize is much more valuable and holds much more meaning; a band-aid becomes the clue to the true mission of Jules and Vincent. These little details make every scene, even the ones you might initially want to skip (as it does get tiresome at times) worth watching and analyzing. All in all, Pulp fiction is entirely worth watching, even multiple times, despite it's 154 minute run time.
Pulp Fiction gets 4.6 accidentally blown off heads out of 5 (or gold watches, big kahuna burgers, WHAT?!'s or honey-bunnies)
honestly, i'm not sure what major movie theme this fits under, it could be man vs himself in the case of Jules, the battle in the case of Marsellus and Butch, or even love conquers all in terms of all the peacemaking that goes on.