Pulp Fiction: How to Tell an Unremarkable Story
1994 was a magical year in the movie industry, a year full of great films, including The Shawshank Redemption and Forrest Gump, Léon, True Lies, Masks, Legends of the Fall, Interview with the Vampire, Speed, The Lion King, etc. Both quality and quantity in 1994 surpassed other years. Even almost 30 years later, we can still see them as classics. When Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction (1994) won the Palme d 'Or at Cannes and was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture and best director, and won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Pulp Fiction must have something unique to win the prize, but even today, many audiences still need to learn what's good about Quentin's film. Non-linear narrative and postmodernism Start with Pulp Fiction's Oscar win for best original screenplay. The traditional film script is generally derived from the classic three-part structure of the stage play. The three parts can be summarized as "preparation,...