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Bruce Willis plays Bulch, a boxer paid by a mob King to lose his last fight In Pulp Fiction. But Butch's troubles really begin when he goes against his word. Ml, Blood, sweat and pulp “Tarantino's vision once again strteches the boundaries of form and controversy with the movie. Greg Hamilton For the Oregon Daily Emerald ith only one film to his credit, director Quentin Tarantino became the Rodney Dangedield of cinema auteurs He just couldn't get no respect Alter his directorial debut with the highly controversial and violent Hesevior Dogs. Tarantino became tno new whipping boy tor film violence with critics either loving or hating h s searing, realist style Editor’s Note Pulp Fiction i$ the movie ot the moment Everyone is talking about it The question, though, is does everyone like it? Because of the movie's impact. Rhythm and Reviews is running three reactions, to better illustrate thevanety of responses Pulp Fiction has evoked With Resevior Dogs Tarantino single-handedly turned !he film world on its ear carving out a styl istic niche for him self that, although violent, did not rely solely on havoc to get its point across Pulp Fiction, his second and latest effort is no differ ent It revels in the darker side o* life, creating char acters with cold hearts ana iron wu Cinematic creatures that don't mind blood and don't mince words when the fat is m the tire They are violent, profane, passionate and cut out ol the same raw fabric as the denizens of a Dav d Lynch film They command a sense of respect ""Turnlot ARANTTNaPage 15A ^^ Jules, played by Samuel L. Jackson, Is a gun man who has an enlightening experience. “It could have been cheap but it wasn’t Patrick Mltcheltree for trie Oregon Deity t nmrnkt Pulp liction refers to popular stones printed m poorly-made books These stones were gen eratly action/adventure or romance novels, and there is no way they could ever be consid ered literature Quentin Tarantino'S Pu/p Fiction, however, can be constd ered a masterpiece It's not your basic storyline The parts of this film don't run sequentially, and the opening scene is the same as me closing scene I tie plot is made up ol events that are unlikely but pos sible and. above all. absurd It's also very funny, in a dark way That's Tarantino The characters are murderers, drug dealers, hit-men, and crime lords They aren't even your Turn to PULP, Page 15A “Risks were taken and weren t always successful. Trista Noel dragon OMy f trma/d The acting was wonderful The dialogue was brilliant The sets were stupendous The plot was fascinating The director was unparalleled But the violence was what ruined Pulp Fiction Pulp Fiction has its strengths And I don't want to discount the snappy screen play, the complex plot or director Quentin Tarantino's ability to weave three seem ingly unrelated stones togeth er Not to mention the stylish sets and hip mobster clothes But it's hard to appreciate such beauty and creativity while victim to massive amounts o! hard to ignore. graphic violence i find it hard to believe that audiences enjoy watching ran dom people being shot and hurt for no apparent reason Pulp Fiction is worse than other shoot-em-up tilms because it focuses so much on the killings In one scene, Vincent (John Turn to FICTION, Page 15A Travolta
