Aimee Brierley A level film

Representations in Pulp Fiction: Gender: - Is stone right that the female characters are truly "strong"? - Derogatory references to women, "bitch" is the default word for women. - Men refer to women in a highly sexualised way that suggests objectification in dialogue, Women       talk to each other in terms of sexual provision for men. - Male dominated and patriarchal - Tarantino choses Uma Thurman as the main character for the films advertising. (Strength or               exploitation?) Ethnicity: - Most of the time the 'n' word is used by black people to refer to black people. (Jimmy is the                 exception) - Black people are shown as criminals (but so are white people) - Derogatory comments about other ethnicities (Jews/Mexicans) - Black people are shown as cool. - There is racial harmony and equality overall. The film is notable for its heavy use of th...

What makes Tarantino an experimental filmmaker? Experimental film makers are in opposition to the mainstream. What is a mainstream film? - High production value - Reliance upon stars - Conventions of a genre - The script rather than the film language telling the story (through narrative devices) - Economic imperative The fourth point highlights one of the main differences between new wave and mainstream film. In what ways is Tarantino experimental? - Think about the focus of his films. - Is the film a story telling exercise or a piece if moving art (or a combination) - How does he play with and mix with genre features (bricolage- playfully mixing generic elements) - How does he challenge the conventions regarding his use of stars? - How do his budgets reflect his ethos as a film maker. Tarantino can be seen as an experimental film maker. This can be seen in Pulp Fiction as he challenges the typical mainstream narrative structure. In Pulp Fiction we see three differe...

Tarantino's Auteur signature Repetitive Tropes: - Appearances in his own films. Often plays a small character. - Use of bear feet (Reference to foot massage and dancing, tracking shot of Mia Wallis' feet) - Violence. - Dialogue. - Use of the same actors (Samuel L Jackson, Uma Thurman, Tim Roth, Tarantino) - Masculinity and gender. -Bathrooms. - Restaurants. - Mexican standoff. Post Modernism: - Replacement of realism with artifice ( Mis-en-scene, character, story) - Style, Worms eye view shot out of the car boot. - Realism of dialogue (Use of racist and sexually charged language) -Use of music (contrapuntal sound) - Long takes (foot massage scene) - Corpse or Injured point of view shots. Outline the key features of Pulp Fiction which demonstrates Tarantino's auteur signature.  Auteurship is the key features and repetitive tropes used by the film director in a body of their work. This therefore is recognisable to the spectators as their techniques ar...