Quentin Tarantino On The Moral Choices In PULP FICTION
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- Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
- Quentin Tarantino talks about the moral choices of his characters from his film PULP FICTION.
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Watching these short interview clips makes me want to go back a watch the movie for the 307th time.
When he made Pulp Fiction... He made a great moral decision.
One of my favorite "Choices/Karma" incidents in Pulp Fiction is where Travolta disrespects Bruce Willis in the bar immediately after Willis makes the deal with Marcellus Wallace. Vega does it because he already knows who Butch is and why he's there, or at least knows that no boxer with integrity would be taking envelopes of cash from Wallace. Butch deserves no respect from him and he lets Butch know that. Butch is stunned with the realization that he has just lost his honor. I believe this moment is where Butch decides to screw Marcellus over to recover his honor. And later, Karma comes back around to Vega when Butch, given the choice to shoot Vega or not thinks about it for a second and pulls the trigger.
+Kharimi Nougat You got that last part wrong . It was due to the sudden noise of the bread toaster he ACCIDENTALLY shoots Vincent .
Sure, the toaster triggered it, but Butch was gonna have to do it, and afterwards didn't feel bad about it at all.
One of my favorite quotes from Pulp Fiction was when Jules has Pumpkin at gun point at the restaurant, Jules says: "Yolanda, I thought you said you were gonna be cool. Now when you yell at me, it makes me nervous. And when I get nervous, I get scared. And when motherfuckers get scared, that's when motherfuckers accidentally get shot!"
Ironically, Jules partner who doesn't believe in Divine Intervention suffers that very same fate. Butch got scared by the noise of the pop-tarts that he accidentally killed Vincent. I doubt Butch had the intentions to kill Vincent, Just like he didn't mean to kill the boxer, but fuck it though.
You guys need to help me out with my composition class. I need to write an essay
Guys, he had the gun pointed at the door already. He was going to kill him.
That's one thing I love about Quentin: he can talk forever about his work, or probably any topic, and throw insights at you that you might never have considered.
my all time hero! I want to go into movies because of him! genius!
One of my favorite quotes from Pulp Fiction was when Jules has Pumpkin at gun point at the restaurant, Jules says: "Yolanda, I thought you said you were gonna be cool. Now when you yell at me, it makes me nervous. And when I get nervous, I get scared. And when motherfuckers get scared, that's when motherfuckers accidentally get shot!"
Butch got scared by the noise of the pop-tarts that he shot Vincent. Now Idk about killing Vincent was accidental, I don't think Butch had the intentions to kill Vincent. Just like he didn't mean to kill the boxer, but fuck it though.
Fantastic! Real talent and a real artist that never censors himself! So many people take his work at face value and never probe any deeper to find the motivations and meaning.
guys, remember Pulp Fiction is co-written by Roger Avary.
Avary? We learned about those in biology class...
The screenplay was fully written by Tarantino but the story itself has split authorship between Avary and Quentin.
In addition to writing the screenplay, QT cast the movie and directed the movie, so there's that.
Quentin Tarantino might as well be one of the most brilliant human beings to ever lived on this planet.
Bobert Wiltshire he does tries to be one at least. Have you seen how many time he says the N word in the movie?
Estimated IQ of 170, and rather than focused on chess (like Bobby Fischer & his similar IQ) QT's is focused on making intriguing, multi-layered movies with brilliant dialogue.
@@nolaanderson8770 The thing about Tarantino having a 170 IQ is not true. It stems from a fake report that tricked a bunch of click bait news organizations (the daily mail, huff post). By the way I'm not saying he's not a very smart guy, just that theres nothing to back that claim up.
Southern born Artists are blessed with grit & humor.
There are thousands of other artists whose work has more longevity and sustenance - and that is to name artists alone. W e have no idea about the billions upon billions of people to have "ever lived on this planet"
I have watched the movie 5 times and I still want to watch it again.I have been learning things about the movie that NO ONE except QT himself can identify from the first time, it's just so deep and there are everywhere secrets...
I could listen to QT talk about anything all day
QT is an astounding writer / director.
Man, the way he broke down the choice Bruce Willis made etc. - That is some very interesting morality weaving / profound consequence. What a guy.
everytime i watch this movie my mind is blown
Interesting question to ask a Director... It provides a fascinating answer
I wish I saw the movie before watching this, I'm planning on watching it this weekend :P
Love his movie logic!
I wanna ask Quentin Tarantino, what about when Marcellus Wallace will find out that he killed Vincent Vega? Will he come after Butch again then, or will he let it slip?
Very true. I also believe there are subtleties and keen insights in which he will never mention in public, that will be analysed and most likely misinterpreted by film professors today and in the future.
After re watching multiple times, most QTs movies, Pulp Fiction is THE best. The only one I can’t re watch, is his last. The Hollywood one.
I feel relieved that the moral thing is not just in my mind.
@drummakid101 Quentin left that a complete mystery. Its purely a generic plot device. A "macguffin", if you will
that just blew my mind
That's an interresting point. On the other hand Vincent was sent by Marcellus to kill Butch.it wasn't like Butch was intentionally trying to kill Vincent in the first place and also I think Marcellus kinda knew Vincent was dead when he saw butch at the middle of the cross walk before I said "We cool".
A lot of the characters get karma of one kind of another. But each character is contemplating what options they have in each storyline.
Haha 'buggered'...
I like how he said Butch 'screwed' Marsellus. Now, when Marsellus got *actually* screwed, apparently that paled in comparison to Butch's betrayal.
Will Butch really get away? After all, he has killed one of the button men of Wallace, which Wallace doesn't know when he says: "We're quit."
And: His finger prints are on the gun, because he didn't wipe it thoroughly
Live by the sword, die by the sword. Furthermore, if your job is to go and kill someone, and you get (literally) caught with your pants down on the job, having left the weapon you intend to kill the guy with out of reach where the intended target can casually pick it up, then you pretty much deserve to get splattered. That's how I read it. I assume the other characters would see it the same way for the most part.
Same way that De Niro's character in Jackie Brown gets what was coming to him ("Yo ass used to be beautiful!") - he was not behaving like a pro.
One of the things I love about Tarantino films is that as far as I have been able to tell, people who do not act professionally or in-line with the code they have accepted tend to suffer the consequences. Mr Pink is the only one who survives Reservoir Dogs because he is the only one that never drops his guard, and never forgets it is all a job where they should be acting like professionals.
@@GideonKSays Mr. Pink gets blown away at the end of Reservoir Dogs. You can hear it going on in the background after he runs out of the warehouse!
Neither of the people he killed would be considered murder. A man died as a result of a boxing match, something that's reasonable common, and Butch killed a man who was trespassing in his home with an intent to kill him. The only thing he did that was morally wrong was reneging on his deal with Marcellus, and Butch redeems himself for that by going back to rescue Marcellus from the rapists.
hey i know this was 10 years ago but to be fair he did almost kill marcellus and ran him over
@Techshadowzz I don't believe it's morally wrong to launch a preemptive attack on someone you're certain wants to see you dead because you just wasted his minion in your own home.
Butch knows Vince is Marcellus's man. They met each other in front of "Paul." The Ingram M10 Butch kills Vince with has been said to be Marcellus's gun left there when he went to get doughnuts. Edit: And Marcellus had already spotted Butch.
This is cool. Actually for some stupid reason I never really noticed how Bruce Willis did get away relatively unscathed, and how that most likely has to do with him saving Marsellus.
I think Butch still needed to look over his shoulders, because when Marcellus said "We Cool", the big man didn't know of Butch shooting Vincent... I doubt he would still be "cool" after finding out.
I would agree.
Tarantino, you are a fucking genius.
holy crap characters making choices?!?!?!?!? he's a genius
Now he's saying he doesn't think morality should even be an issue when it comes to his characters. It can be very hard to tell the difference between what he actually believes vs. what he says to placate people.
The best films generally don't have sequels: theres no Pulp fiction 2
quentin can never say something without moving his hands about
He is an admirar of Italians
@overhang88 Coming from the guy who capitalizes and uses LOL i dont think you're allowed to call anyone stupid.
He didn’t mention Vincent’s choice not to mess with Mia.
A total fucking genius.
@cemaz No, he won't. Because he knows it was self-defense. Also, he's probably more angry at Willi's character, since if he hadn't failed, he wouldn't have gone through what he did.
He is a genius
It was epic when Butch went back
One Question, Quentin?
What the fuck is in the Case!?!?
I need to know before I die!
I mean. So does Forrest Gump. He's a god damned genius!
I think he should go back to this kinda work. Screw grindhouse and hostel. Back to Reservoir Dogs and Pulp! PS, I noticed he talks in the same way dialogue runs in his first couple movies (not counting true romance, so RD, PF, From Dusk till Dawn, Jackie Brown, and its still evident in movies like Grindhouse but not as much, which is sad, that was the strongest point of these movies IMO)
An abbreviation of Zed, and if you want too know about Zed, well...Zed's dead baby, Zed's dead!
F*cking Legend!
Proved you wrong did I? I can see you're having trouble admitting that. What? You didn't invite me to comment on your post? Well I don't need an invitation, that's why it's called a comment section to share your opinion.
Bruce Willis makes three choices. He goes back for the watch.
Vincent was just a pawn
He has an IQ of 160. 'Nuff said.
Hapsberg chin
Thats a common misconception / rumor... Trust me, he does not have an IQ of 160.... He was on a talk show and they challenged him to take the IQ test.... Dont get me wrong, he is BRILLIANT, but in his OWN way....
@NoSevenProductions I said the the thing about a bearded man to strengthen my real point - that it's senseless to believe in God. Sure he can give comfort in hard situations and make us fearless of death. Still he's just made up as a reason to lightning strikes and floods and stars and the sun.
@NoSevenProductions read The God Delusion. Allow yourself to think.
@drummakid101 Don't you watch community? Inside the case is a certificate of authenticity and a light bulb.
Butch Coolidge did the right thing by saving Marsellus but surely he did it for selfish reasons to avoid having to look over his shoulder the rest of his life, rather than any moral high ground?
He could probably just put in a phone call.......
Да там много морального выбора
@richiebabe24 that is sooo true
John Travolta makes the moral decision to do right by Marvellous Wallace and take Mia out and take care of her. But ends up dying anyway.
Marsellus and Vince were friends so of course Vince wouldn't refuse, especially because if he did he'd probably get in trouble with Marsellus. He dies because he chooses to keep the Gangster life, unlike Jules who quits it. He has 2 miracles happening to him that are a way of warning him, which are the bullets that didn't hit him nor Jules and that he was able to save Mia before she died and without Marsellus knowing (which is a miracle because someone who OD's usually doesn't last that long to be saved like Mia did). Even with these miracles he decides to keep his life, unlike Jules who redeems himself after the bullets event. The fact that Mia survives the Overdose was also a warning for her; that miracle was a way/warning for her to quit doing drugs. Pumpkin and Honey Bunnie are also affected by a miracle, which is being spared by Jules, who actually states that if it weren't for the events that happened to him in that morning, Pumpkin and Honey Bunnie would be dead; this miracle was also a way for them to redeem themselves and according to the logic of what happened to Vince, they would later die if they didn't redeem themselves (stop committing robberies).
***** fairs beans man
@@poporkine perfect!
1. Scorcese
2. Tarantino
3. Nolan
4. Coppola
5. Mann
Shane Conaty I recommend you watch some of Kubrick's work as well
Get Nolan out and replace with Kubrick. He’s deffo not top five YET…
🤦 Clueless.
@LuisRamirez666 You may not realize this but there is actually a world outside america, in this world there are some fantastic films that far exceed most films from america. Pulp Fiction is not good, it is not a movie that can be enjoyed, it is a movie that you are supposed to watch so that you can think you have some form of taste and appreciation for movies, you only like this for the good feeling you get thinking that your personality has some sort of depth, really you are just mindless
@drummakid101 A light bulb.
I don’t think Tarantino knows the definition of “moral”!
omg someone made a mistake so lets try to explain the simplest thing ever in the most pretentious way possible to make me feel better about myself. lol
None of the people he killed would be considered murder though. The boxer died as a result of injuries sustained in the ring, and no foul play was involved. He killed Vincent and Maynard in self defense(and the defense of another in the latter case). None of these situations would be considered murder in any court, and it's not morally reprehensible to kill someone who's a direct, immediate threat to your or another's life. The boxer that died after the match was just an unfortunate accident.
what about the the 2 boys by jules and marvin by vincent
@@notesofasim the comment to which you've replied is so old it has lost the fact it was a direct reply solely discussing Butch.
Yeah It's pretty likely. The dude got shot with a fucking shotgun I don't think he's going anywhere.
QT is GOD.
its his movie so go figure.
@meNtor890 no-one believes that god is a long-bearded man in the sky. He is depicted that way in roman paintings because we are made in his image and he is essentially the oldest being. No-one ever said that, it is not writtin' anywhere that that is what i believe, so don't knock someones religion if you haven't done your homework amigo. i would never insult you for taking the faithless route you have. I wouldn't judge you for that. I'm sure of a reason, but I will judge you from your judgement.
@overhang88 hahaha. your trolling fails
"Ide"
That is all.
Butch "just" did the good thing.
An interesting thing is that Jules credits God for the freak occurance while Vincent doesn't. Now everyone of us would do like Vincent and then get shot eventually, as he was leading a dangerous life. But the religious guy Jules who believes in a long bearded man up in the sky gets to live. Funneh.
Pulp fiction is the modern day Bible.
The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and goodwill, shepherds the weak through the valley of the darkness. For he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know I am the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you.
This film is a critique on Americas history, capitalism, slavery, war, exploitation, etc, etc. Whichever way you look it, you cant take this film out of its context -- America.
Do explain
Zed is dead!
@acdc10133 No I despise cheesy actions and slapstick comedy. However I despise Tarantino's films much more. They do not have a distinct style. People only go for them under the "assumption" that they are good. Seriously, watch one of his films closely without going into it with the premise that it will be good. You will find that the plot is dull and the story is simple. The acting is the only thing that saves some of his films. Don't get me started on Inglorious Basterds, worst film ever made!!
@drummakid101 gold