PULP FICTION - film analysis - part 2of2

Analysis of subjective themes in The Gold Watch story fom Quentin Tarantino's classic crime film Pulp Fiction. Written and narrated by Rob Ager, For more analysis of classic films visit http://www.collativelearning.com/

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• pulp
• fiction
• film
• analysis
• quentin
• tarantino
• gold
• watch
• story
• rob
• ager

[frankandrab]

your rong about the ass thing... thts just slang. good ANALysis....

[robag88]

@frankandrab Film makers can incorporate slang as part of their subtext. I've done it in my films and scripts. A frequent clue is that a specific slang term is used repeatedly in a specific context. There's the gold watch being hidden analy for years by two characters in a Hanoi camp. Then marcellus is analy raped in a "pit of hell". And three times he uses punishment in the "ass" dialogue. It's thematically consistent. Or do you think Tarantino was just expressing his repressed homosexuality?

[jonathan1stewart]

Rob, the scene takes place in a pawn shop, not a general store.  There is a difference. A pawn shop is a place people take items to sell or use as collateral for loans and are generally associated with the shadier side of society. General stores, in their time, were more mainstream. I'm not sure that distinction is relevant to the movie, but I just wanted to point it out.

[robag88]

@jonathan1stewart Thanks. I think that actually supports the analysis .... if I remember correctly a pawn shop was mentioned by Walken's character.

[robag88]

@chessinfantry Respectfully I disagree, but thanks for saying that without resorting to childish insults as some do.

[billaround]

Interesting that QT, who grew up without his father (an amateur actor), and who became a devoted cineaste, would create an aesthetic consumed with commemorating his cinematic forefathers. Your analysis of father issues in the watch story could be taken as reveal of Qt's filmmaking manifesto.

[UsernameDostoevsky]

You're very perceptive, even recognizing indistinct music on the film's soundtrack wouldn't even be noticed by many people; let alone interpreted.

[OldEarthChaos]

I knew there was something extremely significant in The Gold Watch story... it is technically a story of war in and of itself. I love your insight and inturpretation of the film.

[tpellman]

@Vildanden111 Good call. And a thanks to Rob for posting. The analyses really are excellent.

[Vildanden111]

@tpellman Marcellus actually says hillbilly after Butch asks him "now what"

[tpellman]

Rob, why do you keep referring to "hillbillies" in this analysis? There is nothing in the film itself to connect it to hillbillies. I think your analysis is in general is valid. But the equivalence between male-rape and "hillbillies" is your own prejudice and not Tarantino's.

[sedeyus]

One bit of information you missed; when Fabienne and Butch are talking about places they'll go after collecting the boxing match's winnings, they mention living in the South Pacific.

[Transformers2themax]

The black and white footage of a city street in the background is just there for effect. It's a postmodern film and I really do believe it fits there. It's a very artistic film, regardless if it's metaphorical.