Modern Film Q A Cc
Submitted by sulax0 on 06/30/2008 05:21 PM
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Modern Film Q A Cc
QUESTIONS
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Kolker attacks films like Pulp Fiction and other Tarantino’s as unoriginal for their sampling of other film’s and states they are unoriginal masses of clever film technique blended together unsuccessfully. Kolker’s love for traditional classics and older groundbreaking works have built his allegiance to the classic directors like Scorsese and Spielberg. I feel his hate for films like Pulp Fiction is really masking an underlying hate for Quentin Tarantino success and originality. His passion to loath Tarantino blinds Kolker from appreciating some intricate and insightful scenes of Pulp Fiction.
The ending scene of Pulp Fiction is amazing even more so for borrowing the Bonnie and Clyde and Natural Born Killeresque characters that shoot up the coffee shop. The shot reverse shot between Jules and Ringo being interrupted by Honey Bunny and Vincent all in a stand off with guns pointing every direction is brilliant. Surrounded by guns the antagonist, Jules, comes to higher understanding of the ironic religious mantra he used while murdering. Jules saves young Ringo and Honey Bunny from himself and more importantly enlightened them to the dark world they are entering as he seems to be leaving it behind. The shot reverse shot at the table is Jules version of confession. He stands, no longer dressed in bloody gangster clothes but instead rags. Jules exit’s a forgiven and different man.
I will agree with Kolker that these film’s are packed with symbolism, intertextuality, and irony which at times is confusing. At the same time I agree with Kolker’s point I appreciate the mass of symbolism. These films aren’t meant to be completely understood after one viewing. I will watch them again and again to gain an understanding and not mind , for the same reasons Kolker hates Pulp Fiction, because its hip.
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