One thing I love is how Tarantino shows very different facets to the same character. Vincent is pretty relatable throughout his storyline, we’re on his side, but in The Bonnie Situation he’s a hot-headed jerk - and yet it still feels like the same character, just in different circumstances.
Same with Jimmy. One moment he’s berating Jules and Vincent like a headmaster cutting down some timid schoolboys, but as soon as The Wolf shows up he’s full of deference and respect… like a timid schoolboy.
One moment Jimmy is yelling about ‘dead nigger storage!’ the next we discover his wife Bonnie is black. Tarantino is constantly trolling and surprising the audience.
Much like a David Lynch film, you have no idea what the next scene will be (even if you’ve seen it before), it’s such confident, bravura filmmaking and Pulp Fiction still feels fresh and groundbreaking even after 30 years.
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CaptainCrozier (607)
10 months ago
Same with Jimmy. One moment he’s berating Jules and Vincent like a headmaster cutting down some timid schoolboys, but as soon as The Wolf shows up he’s full of deference and respect… like a timid schoolboy.
And Jules, for that matter. Early in the film, he's berating Brett and the others like a headmaster cutting down timid schoolboys, but then is deferential and acting like a timid schoolboy himself around Jimmy when the latter is giving the "dead nigger storage" harangue, and around The Wolf.
Makes one wonder what sort of person and circumstances would make The Wolf act like a timid schoolboy!
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