Blog Assignment 2

Surprise- The scene I chose from Pulp Fiction for the surprise is the scene where Vincent and Jules are driving from the apartment where they retrieved Marceles' suit case that was stolen by Marvin and his friends. In the apartment they killed the two men in the living room and spared Marvin. When they were about to leave, a fourth man comes out of the bathroom and fires off several rounds from a gun, non of which hit either Vincent or Jules. In the car, they are arguing over whether or not the fact they were not killed was divine intervention or if they were just lucky. In discussing this, Vincent turns to Marvin and asks Marvin's opinion of the matter. In turning Vincent has his gun pointing at Marvin, and without forewarning the gun goes off and Marvin's brains are splattered on the back window. This sets Vincent and Jules in a state of panic because they are now driving a car in the middle of the day on a busy Los Angeles street with blood and brains splattered all over the interior of the car. This scene is a surprise because it totally catches the audience and the characters themselves off guard and gives the explanation of how and why they were in that diner and dressed the way they were in the beginning of the movie and end of the movie. That single scene sets the narrative of the story.



Suspense- The suspense scene from Pulp Fiction is when Mia Wallace snorts a line of what she thinks is cocaine but is heroin and she starts convulsing on the floor and bleeding from her nose. This sent Vincent into a panic because he was responsible for the wife of his boss who is a crime boss. Vincent has his own life on the line if Mrs. Wallace dies. Earlier in the story Marceles Wallace supposedly threw a man from out the window for giving Mrs. Wallace a foot massage. This fact is running through Vincent's head as he speeds to his drug dealers house to save her life. As he arrives to his drug dealers house, the drug dealer freaks out because he is bringing a women who is ODing off the drugs he sells in that house. They have to inject a shot of adrenaline to save her life but they don't have any idea as to how to do this. The suspense mounts as Mrs. Wallace lays dying on the floor. They argue as to who gives the shot then draw a red dot on her chest. Vincent stabs the needle through the breastplate and they wait for a response. After being stabbed she takes a huge gasp for air, she appears to be alright. This whole scene shows the unforgiving character of Marceles and the same time the panicked fear that Vincent, a cold blooded no fear assassin, has for his boss.



Diegetic music- The diegetic music in the film was when they were at the 50s diner and Mia and Vincent, at Mia's request, competed in a dance competition held by the restaurant. They danced the twist to a Chuck Barry song. The song was used because it was a popular song of the time and was a good song to do the twist to. A song that is familiar to all audiences.

Nondiegetic- The nondiegetic material that was not music was titles to different chapters of the story. The titling of the chapters were Quinten Tarantino's structure of the plot. The film jumps around, and the nondiegetic titles give you an indication of what the chapter is about.

MacGuffin- The MacGuffin in the film was the briefcase. It greatly influenced every ones actions but you never really find out what was in the brief case or what its importance is but it is inferred that it is very important.