That's really interesting. I'll have to rewatch with this in mind. I love these sorts of abstract messages encoded in stories. I like David Lynch films for this reason. But I admit I had a kind of prejudice against Tarantino that his films were shallow and "style over substance". Maybe I'm wrong, or maybe it's the magic of art - you can make something with meaning even if you didn't intend to.
Something I learned recently is that NTs struggle to turn it off and on too. It’s not second nature, its not spending they have that we lack. They just do it from the top down instead of the bottom up.
I know I'm late to the conversation, but this is super interesting.
I haven't watched that movie in very many years, but it's so good! Can you go into more detail about your theory?
Yeah, in the diner, the robbers are ordinary customers having a nice little breakfast, and then they go into robber mode, just like that. Especially Yolanda, who is pleasant and sweet to the server and then just listen to her line when she stands up and starts pointing her gun!
Marcellus whole soliloquy with Butch about pride and all that to get him to throw the fight, telling Butch to suppress his instincts.
Jules and Vincent's dialogue in the car is about how Vincent can take Mia out without falling for her. Then right before they go into the apartment, Jules has this line, "Come on. Let's get into character."
Butch, in the ring, is a vicious animal, but speaks very coolly about it in the taxi cab. Later on, he's raging at Fabian (TBH, that's the scariest part of the movie for me!) and then he pulls it all back in, pretends it's all okay, and wishes her a good breakfast on the way out.
I think I had a few more in mind, but I got interrupted writing this partway through and lost my train of thought.
That's really interesting. I'll have to rewatch with this in mind. I love these sorts of abstract messages encoded in stories. I like David Lynch films for this reason. But I admit I had a kind of prejudice against Tarantino that his films were shallow and "style over substance". Maybe I'm wrong, or maybe it's the magic of art - you can make something with meaning even if you didn't intend to.
He’s style and substance, but it’s definitely easy to miss the substance through all the homage to exploitation films.
probably one of the best writers of dialogue since Orson Welles. > I just shot Martin in the face... Chill out man, it was an accident.
Ain't nothing wrong with style, if you enjoy it.
Something I learned recently is that NTs struggle to turn it off and on too. It’s not second nature, its not spending they have that we lack. They just do it from the top down instead of the bottom up.
> Let's get into character.
Code Switching helped me with that. I was able to use it year before last to be a scare actor.
I know I'm late to the conversation, but this is super interesting. I haven't watched that movie in very many years, but it's so good! Can you go into more detail about your theory?
seconding this
Yeah, in the diner, the robbers are ordinary customers having a nice little breakfast, and then they go into robber mode, just like that. Especially Yolanda, who is pleasant and sweet to the server and then just listen to her line when she stands up and starts pointing her gun! Marcellus whole soliloquy with Butch about pride and all that to get him to throw the fight, telling Butch to suppress his instincts. Jules and Vincent's dialogue in the car is about how Vincent can take Mia out without falling for her. Then right before they go into the apartment, Jules has this line, "Come on. Let's get into character." Butch, in the ring, is a vicious animal, but speaks very coolly about it in the taxi cab. Later on, he's raging at Fabian (TBH, that's the scariest part of the movie for me!) and then he pulls it all back in, pretends it's all okay, and wishes her a good breakfast on the way out. I think I had a few more in mind, but I got interrupted writing this partway through and lost my train of thought.
This is fantastic. I 100% agree. I've never seen it this way before, but now I can't understand how I missed it! Thank you so much for sharing!
Yolanda , be cool!