the Pulp Fiction square: a brief history

[misterashley]

Fantastic! I had a random thought about Pulp Fiction and come to find you have posted this. Thank you.

[bendtx]

This was awesome! Great job, I knew a lot of those were a homage.

[LanIost]

This video would make Kirby proud.

(user: Kirby1)

[TheAthena999]

i just took it as a stupid production oversight...it was so annoying, if it was intentional and you had to know the low down, to understand the meaning, it was a poor, annoying attempt to get my attention

[tbeale94]

How long did this take to make!

[theannoyingbird]

I love how Vince isn't even looking at her when she draws the square in the air.

[eoghankidney]

One word: anamorphic.

[TodaysB34st]

someone please explain to me what the box mean/represents????

[MrKickyourbutt]

@TodaysB34st The box is a square. A square is what you call someone who is uncool. It's not really used these days, but Tarantino used it because his characters were going to a '50's restaurant.

[RussianSoviet5445]

dont be a rectangle

[dbbl]

Der Name leitet sich aus dem in den 1950ern entstandenen Slang-Wort L7 ab. Es bezieht sich auf die Form, die entsteht, wenn man mit Daumen und Zeigefinger einer Hand ein L formt und dieses an die andere Hand hält, mit der man auf gleiche Weise eine 7 formt – ein Quadrat, englisch Square, ein Slang-Ausdruck für Spießer. Das Zeichen wird auch häufig als eine Referenz auf die Position „69“ beim Sex gedeutet.

[Hiberniensis]

Whoa, hold on. Square? I always thought Uma was saying, "Don't be a rectangle."

[BLACKIESBOY]

@Hiberniensis

Well, it sounds catchier when you say square. Basically, you just have to have four corners, meaning you're "even" or "straight", the opposite of non-squares.

[TheFanta913]

@Hiberniensis MIA

[dante144]

This blew my mind when I first saw it. Literally thinking out of the box, direction wise.

[tavella31]

pulp fictions use of the square is actually a homage to jean luc godards film Bande à part

[MisterMcKinney]

I thought it was hip to be square.

[duffelbagbrian]

@MisterMcKinney triangles are for hipsters. haha.

[trickyfeet]

they also do it in spongebob ha

[zackhanscom]

know one remarks much about the square scene. strange, i think it's the most jarring scene in the entire film.

what does it mean?

[funkynubman]

@zackhanscom

..it means don't be a square...

[mousecuit]

Oh, I like this! Very insightful. ;)

[typhonsentra]

What the hell is the deal with Barney?

[aislefive]

you mean in the Flintstones? That's not Barney, it's a jaded teenager who can't stand anything that's square.

[BLACKIESBOY]

@aislefive

Why does he look like a younger Barney, though? XD

[aislefive]

@BLACKIESBOY Lazy animators, I guess! :D

[chinosofocused]

@typhonsentra ITS BAM BAM STUPID!!!