There are seven narrative sequences the three primary storylines are preceded by intertitles: The film begins with a diner hold-up staged by a couple, then begins to shift from one storyline to another before returning to the diner for the conclusion. Pulp Fiction 's narrative is told out of chronological order, and follows three main interrelated stories that each have a different protagonist: Vincent Vega, a hitman Butch Coolidge, a prizefighter and Jules Winnfield, Vincent's business partner. In 2013, Pulp Fiction was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". In 2008, Entertainment Weekly named it the best film since 1983 and it has appeared on many critics' lists of the greatest films ever made. The cast was also widely praised, with Travolta, Thurman and Jackson earning particular acclaim. It is often considered a cultural watershed, influencing films and other media that adopted elements of its style.
The self-reflexivity, unconventional structure, and extensive homage and pastiche have led critics to describe it as a touchstone of postmodern film. Pulp Fiction is widely regarded as Tarantino's masterpiece, with particular praise for its screenwriting. Its development, marketing, distribution, and profitability had a sweeping effect on independent cinema. It was nominated for seven awards at the 67th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and won Best Original Screenplay it earned Travolta, Jackson, and Thurman Academy Award nominations and boosted their careers. Pulp Fiction won the Palme d'Or at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival, and was a major critical and commercial success. Then Miramax co-chairman Harvey Weinstein was enthralled, however, and the film became the first that Miramax fully financed. TriStar Pictures reportedly turned down the script as "too demented". Considerable screen time is devoted to monologues and casual conversations with eclectic dialogue revealing each character's perspectives on several subjects, and the film features an ironic combination of humor and strong violence. The film is also self-referential from its opening moments, beginning with a title card that gives two dictionary definitions of "pulp". Its plot occurs out of chronological order. Tarantino wrote Pulp Fiction in 19, incorporating scenes that Avary originally wrote for True Romance (1993). The title refers to the pulp magazines and hardboiled crime novels popular during the mid-20th century, known for their graphic violence and punchy dialogue. Jackson, Bruce Willis, Tim Roth, Ving Rhames, and Uma Thurman, it tells several stories of criminal Los Angeles. Pulp Fiction is a 1994 American black comedy crime film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, who conceived it with Roger Avary.
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