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| My Pulp Fiction Theory |
| As anyone who has seen the movie may know, "Pulp Fiction" has many twists and lots of hidden ties. If you haven't seen the movie, none of this will make sense to you, as you are deprived, and I feel sorry for you. Anyway, I noticed several Biblical ties, and have formed a theory about the characters in the movie. I haven't consulted any other sources, so this is all my original chain of thought. Therefore, please don't come up to me and tell me I'm an idiot because someone has posted all of this already, because I wanted to think of this myself, not mooch off what someone else has told me. Marsellus Wallace I believe Marsellus Wallace is the devil. Here is my evidence: -My first clue was that when Vincent opened "the briefcase" in the kitchen, he did the combination of the three-numbered lock. The three numbers were 666. This, Satan's number, "perfect imperfection," made me begin to believe that Marsellus Wallace was the devil. -It would make perfect sense that the devil, when on earth, is a huge gangster. He certainly has a reputation for being particularly brutal and cold-blooded, as was demonstrated by the fact that people who knew him believed without question a rumor that he nearly killed a man for massaging his wife's feet. -When he is talking to Butch Coolidge in the bar, he talks about pride. He says you gotta fight through that shit. Pride only hurts. This obviously applies, since it was Lucifer's pride and selfishness that caused him to rebel and got him kicked out of heaven. -At least twice, they show a band-aid on the back of Marsellus Wallace's neck. I don't know a lot about this story, but I think there is a biblical story about the serpent, and the woman who steps on his neck. There is a statue of a woman stepping on the back of a serpent's neck at my gradeschool. Anyway, I figure he may have a scar or something. -Marsellus Wallace means "young fighter, stranger." Lucifer was relatively young compared to Christ, and he fought against God. He then became enstranged to God. Maybe I'm reading too much into that one, but there must be some reason that's his name. I would like to take a minute to talk about his two men, Jules and Vincent. Jules was a hitman who blasphemed in a way by quoting the Bible just before shooting people in the face. Then one day, he witnessed a miracle and repented. Vincent, on the other hand, witnessed the same miracle and refused to believe, like the seeds that fell on the path and were eaten by birds(Luke 8:4-15). While he was continuing to mock God, his gun went off, another sign, and his eyes still remained closed. Eventually, he was punished for not believing when he was killed in Butch's apartment. |
| Lance I believe that Lance, the drug dealer, may have been meant to be Christ. Here is my evidence: -His general appearance screams Jesus; he has long hair and a beard, and he wears a robe and sandals. -I know Jesus was a carpenter, but he was also a miracle worker and healer. While it is odd to think of Jesus as a drug dealer, it makes sense in a twisted sort of way. Many people who take drugs feel that it heals them, freeing them from their everyday problems. Some even think it's like heaven. If Christ were to come today, it makes sense if Tarantino felt that he would want to bring people happiness and peace. -Also, I mentioned that Christ was a healer. It was Lance that helped Vincent bring Mia "back to life" after she overdosed. -This may have nothing to do with anything, but if you scramble around the letters in "Lance," you can spell "clean." Also, a lance is a kind of sword-type weapon, and in Matthew 10:34, Jesus says, "I have come to bring not peace but the sword." I know I'm probably reading too much into this, but it certainly fits. **The Briefcase** As you should know, there is a mysterious briefcase which contains something that is a complete mystery to the audience. This may just be wild speculation, but I think the briefcase may contain the apple from the tree of knowledge from the garden of Eden. It would make sense why everyone would want it so badly, because it would be the last bit of paradise on earth. I don't have a lot of evidence to back this part up, but I'd like you to come up with something that makes more sense. |
| I would like to say that this is a complicated theory, as it is a complicated movie. If someone else has posted a better theory, or Quentin Tarantino has stated something that contradicts my theory, I don't know about it, because I didn't want to screw up my theory by listening to those of other people. If anyone would like to tell me that I'm right, I would certainly be glad to hear it. However, if you have some other input, feel free. Maybe I'm right, maybe I'm wrong, or maybe I've just seen this movie too many times. Actually, come to think of it, there's no such thing as too much Pulp Fiction. So if you haven't seen it, I advise you to watch it, and if you have seen it, watch it again! But don't get mad at me if I am totally wrong. |
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