One of Quentin Tarantino’s Most Violent Classics is Leaving Prime Video Soon; He Says “I totally see it as a comedy”
Quentin Tarantino has long marched to the beat of his own drum. He seems to see the world a little differently. It seems he also sees the thematic elements of his films a little differently than most. You or I might consider Pulp Fiction a crime thriller. But to Tarantino, it’s a comedy. It’s only streaming on Prime Video for another 9 days, so make sure to fit it in.
Quentin Tarantino swears Pulp Fiction is a comedy. Hear him out.
In a frantic exchange with Hollywood Outbreak, Tarantino gushed about how the film is actually meant to make people laugh. “Well, it’s funny because it’s like, yes, I do. I totally see it as a comedy, 100%,” Tarantino began. “Does that mean it’s all big, one big joke, and that there’s not serious stuff in it? No, it doesn’t mean that. And actually, most of the comedies that I love have serious moments in it that aren’t funny. I always feel, I mean I actually don’t feel weird. I find myself now saying yes, it’s a comedy. Because it is a comedy, it completely is obviously meant to make you laugh. So many sequences in the whole rhythm and feel of the film, alright. But it’s so different from what you see when you normally go see a comedy that it’s like, where’s the correlation?”
While I don’t deny that there are comedic overtones in Pulp Fiction, I would be hesitant to lump it in with the likes of Bridesmaids, The Hangover, or The 40-Year-Old Virgin. What do you think, dear reader? Is Pulp Fiction a comedy? Does it make you laugh? Do you consider any movie that makes you laugh a comedy?
The setup for this crime comedy (?) on Prime Video goes as follows:
Vincent Vega (John Travolta) and Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson) are hitmen with a penchant for philosophical discussions. In this ultra-hip, multi-strand crime movie, their storyline is interwoven with those of their boss, gangster Marsellus Wallace (Ving Rhames); his actress wife, Mia (Uma Thurman); struggling boxer Butch Coolidge (Bruce Willis); master fixer Winston Wolfe (Harvey Keitel), and a nervous pair of armed robbers, “Pumpkin” (Tim Roth) and “Honey Bunny” (Amanda Plummer).
That’s all we have for you, for the time being. Tune into Prime Video before this bad boy is gone. Brace yourself for more perplexing asides from your favorite creatives as we continue to uncover them. Also, make sure to follow Dread Central on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter (X) so you never miss one of our cool updates.
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