Chapter 817 817 Subversion of Tradition

A belated review of "Cinebook" features "Pulp Fiction" under the title "Subverting Tradition." As we all know, the "Film Manual" is a unique existence in the industry. The movies they recommend have a strong personal brand, and maybe the whole public opinion is criticizing the movie, but they think it is good, then it is good; vice versa, even if Everyone is complimenting the good, as long as they feel normal, it is absolutely dismissive.

Therefore, the film review of "Film Manual" is always a beautiful landscape in the film industry, whether you agree with it or not, at least it is eye-catching. This time, "Cinebook" is full of praise for "Pulp Fiction" that has upended the entire film tradition.

"Chapter One, Structure.

The structure of the film "Pulp Fiction" is actually quite complex, just like the title of the film, it seems to be composed of different chapters of the novel, the whole film is divided into four parts, and the first paragraph is a preface. The structure of the whole film is echoed from beginning to end, while the sequence is disrupted in the middle. The creative form of this circular structure breaks through the linear space-time concept of traditional films, but ignores the space-time sequence and collages according to the director's idea.

The creation method of this circular structure is very suitable for the theme of the film, because the cycle of violence does not stop, and this chaotic structure also shows that the violent world has no chaos and disorder of survival rules.

Of course, such a structure is easy to bring about confusion and misunderstanding in viewing, because the film uses Vincent played by the powerful actor Hugo Lancaster to run through and play a serial role.

Chapter Two, Space.

In order to express the unique spatial composition of the underworld world, this film focuses on placing the range of character activities in closed carriages, suffocating elevators, narrow corridors, toilets, etc., creating a closed, rigid and linear development of the world. .

In particular, the performance of the specific space of the bathroom is a highlight.

When Vincent and Jules go after the suitcase, the accomplice hiding in the bathroom rushes out and shoots; Vincent tries to break the relationship between him and Mia. When the atmosphere was ignorant, he chose to hide in the bathroom to hypnotize himself; in addition, Vincent also liked to read publications such as 'Pulp Fiction' in the bathroom. The Butch family waited, but he was casually reading the same publications in the bathroom, and he died unexpectedly.

The bathroom is meant to be an extremely private space, but it is its privacy that makes it a place to hide and absorb dirt. The abyss of poison and violence.

Chapter Three, Rhythm.

Quentin Tarantino's ability to control the rhythm of the film is astounding. This rhythm style of first and then more deeply reveals the thoughts that hide many violent triggers in life, calm dialogues, trivial things Often followed by an unexpected storm and hysteria.

After a dull conversation, Pumpkin and Rabbit suddenly pull out their guns and openly rob; Vincent and Jules break into someone else's room to start a bloody cleanse after a casual chat; Vincent When taking Marvin back to deliver the mission, he accidentally shoots his head, breaking the easy conversation between him and Jules; Vincent is poisoned before trying to rescue Mia. The dealers discuss trivially how the needle should be placed...

This rhythm approach is different from Steven Spielberg's "three minutes to make the audience laugh, five minutes to make the audience cry", but to approach the theme of the film with calm control and reveal life itself.

Chapter Four, Photography.

In order to express the mystery and power of Masha, the boss of the underworld, the composition is carefully arranged, and his appearance makes people feel dangerous. In the first scene he negotiates with Butch, we actually hear Butch's majestic voice-over in a long close-up, and then one of his hands is drawn. Then a shot is a close-up of a huge head of Masha that fills the foreground of the picture, while Butch in the background is compressed in a small space. The power contrast between the two people is clear at a glance. The visual impact is great.

At the same time, in order to express the space for the activities of the underworld characters, the film uses a lot of long shots, because long shots and lengthy dialogues are used together, it is easy to create a suffocating and rigid atmosphere, and when the characters appear hysterical scenes , and the use of long-lens and fast-moving photography together produces a unique audio-visual impact.

Chapter 5, Sound.

The sound processing of the film is also complex and clever.

For example, the handling of Butch's participation in a boxing match is very simple but effective, and is handled entirely by sound. Butch woke up from his dream in the break and walked into the ring. Immediately afterwards, we could hear the cheers of the audience that almost burst the eardrums, and then we felt the progress of the match from the live broadcast of the boxing match listened to by a female taxi driver, which was completely described by sound, concise but realistic.

Also, when Butch goes back to the apartment to get the gold watch, when he walks into the apartment compound through the back door, the sound processing is very life; and when Butch enters the room and kills Vincent, through clever editing and roasting The chirping of the bread machine combined to create a thrilling tense atmosphere.

The most brilliant scene is the part where Butch begins to choose weapons in order to save Masha. From the soundtrack to the sound cutting, as well as the use of the camera and the composition of the picture, there is humor in the tension, and excitement in the excitement. Take it easy and push the movie to its climax.

Chapter Six, Characters.

The characters in the film all have a self-contradictory scene. Vincent's decisiveness and cold-blooded execution of the traitor contrasts with his jerky, humorous, and casual confrontation with Mia; Jules recites the Bible before killing a man. The cruelty and ruthlessness of Butch are in contrast to his choice to wash his hands after escaping from death; Butch's ferocity and blood in the boxing ring are in contrast to the doting and maintenance of his girlfriend...

Such contradictory colors can be seen in almost every character, which also makes the film's self-salvation color silently integrated into the story, giving the violent stories about the underworld a more meaningful connotation in real life.

Summarize.

"Pulp Fiction" subverts the traditional film mode with its original structure and brand-new audio-visual language, and has achieved excellent results in the exploration of the routine exploration of previous noir films, especially in rhythm processing, photography style, and sound setting. "

The "Cinema Manual" analyzes "Pulp Fiction" from almost all aspects, although they did not choose to analyze the connotation of the film, nor did they discuss the characters, themes, ideas and other parts, but only from a technical level. , but you can still feel their respect for the film.

This is rare for "Cinebook", and with a high score of 3.4, it's no surprise that the authoritative magazine footnotes "Pulp Fiction" with comments like "subverting tradition".

There is also an overall analysis of the film from the British magazine "Empire". This magazine has a good relationship with Hugo. In several Hugo films before this, "Empire" has given a very high evaluation. , this time was no exception. However, this time, "Empire" magazine did not specifically praise Hugo, but praised Quentin like other media.

"This is obviously Quentin's most important work.

From the perspective of the structure of the play, Quentin abandoned the traditional way of Hollywood, and used the method of separation of viewpoints to deal with the whole film narrative into a ring structure that echoes the beginning and the end. Under this novel overall structure, each story in the 'Pulp Fiction' is clearly told, and the greatest success of this novel narrative method is that it subverts the traditional linear narrative structure, but does not The technique is too bold and too experimental and loses a large audience.

Violence is an unshakable theme in Quentin's works. The frequent violent scenes in the film have been emphasizing that such time is a vicious circle and never stops. Violence is everywhere in life. There is no justice. Under the cover of violence, Quentin also explored a more profound problem: the change of fate by chance.

In fact, "Pulp Fiction" has four parts, but overall it is a story, Mia's suck. Drug overdose, Butch and Martha's coincidence, Jules' miracle, restaurant robbery, etc., are all accidental events, but it is these accidental times that change the fate of the characters.

'Pulp Fiction' continues Quentin's ability to control language during the 'Reservoir Dogs' period. The dialogue of the story is unique, not only in line with the characters' identities and characters, but also hides the underlying culture and simple philosophy. The black humor has become Quentin's signature label.

At the same time, the excellent performance of the actors in the film is also worthy of admiration. Vincent played by Hugo Lancaster is a classic character, although his characteristics are not as obvious as Jules, and the conflict is not as clear as Mia. But Hugo endowed Vincent with a humorous but rambling, cool but witty, casual but cautious charm, and it perfectly blended with the temperament of the bottom gangster, and finally showed Vincent a different style. . Hugo's superb performance is a highlight.

Another feature of 'Pulp Fiction' lies in its retrospect of the culture of the 1960s and 1970s and its description of the bottom culture. Similar to the gangster movie style, crazy country, blues and rock, Jules' shaggy curls and Mia's tight shirt and flared pants all exude a retro flavor; it's about fast food, makeup, poison. The slang and swear words that are ubiquitous in the film are also the true side of the American bottom culture.

In addition, in terms of the film's rhythm control, photography style, sound editing, etc., "Pulp Fiction" also has a unique style and color, and it can definitely be called the most personal film of the 1990s so far. "

"Empire" magazine's film review is more general, and every detail has been touched down. Although it is not detailed, there is no doubt about their respect for the film. According to the official scoring standard of the Cannes Film Festival , "Empire" magazine hit an absolute high score of 3.5!

After the brewing of professional film magazines such as "Cinema Manual" and "Empire", the praise frenzy of "Pulp Fiction" finally came.