s the figurative usage, derived from magazines of the past that were published on cheap pulp paper and specialized in lurid fiction of several genres" (Kauffmann 26). With the making of his Cannes Film Festival winner, Tarantino changes all the rules restricting genre. "Tarantino has lifted up the dark rock of crime cliche and found a brilliantly colorful world thriving underneath. Pulp Fiction drags film noir kicking and screaming into the daylight" (Johnson 58).Considering the great success of Tarantino's movie, most critics do not focus first on the basis of the movie, but rather on the fact that Tarantino was a high-school drop out who worked as a video clerk for six years. Although they chalk-up his movie watching as experience; they do not fail to see its effects on his storytelling abilities. Even without a high school diploma Tarantino is most praised for his verbal cues. "His passion is for storytelling that allows the most outrageous characters to reveal their feelings in long takes and torrents of words, poetic and profane" (Travers 79).Once the critics discovered the plot of the movie, they investigated the use of violence as a central theme. Each of the three episodes revolves around danger and death. According to Richard Corliss, "Tarantino's films are energized not by so much violence as by its threat" ("Blast to Heart" 76). The more danger involved, the more a character is willing to risk. For instance, Vincent was willing to stab a needle full of adrenaline into the heart of Mia not only to save her life but also his butt.As the movie progresses, other factors begin to stand out. For instance, many comments were made about the use of male dominance within the film. Each male actor plays some sort of tough guy. They have the walk and the talk, with the nerve to back up either. Even their idle chatter contains pure masculinity.But this is a very male form of gossip -- verbal machismo. With their edgy patter,...
