Pulp Fiction

The genre of Pulp fiction appears to be Crime/Thriller. This is due to guns being used has harmful weapons. Guns have connotations of violence and harm. It is a very recognise symbol for Crime, which allows the audience to get an idea of what type of film they're watching without struggling. The use of curse words and foul language is also a key factor that links with crime. Due to the stereotype of people who are associated with violence, they normally use verbal abuse to exaggerate their actions.

The narrative of the film is enlightened through the use of dialogue in the opening. It allows the audience to hear the conversation of the two characters. This allows the audience to get a better understanding of the film as they so far have probably only watched the trailer for the film which would not give a specific idea about the narrative of the film. As a male and female character are introduced, it may suggest that there will be other people who would be paired up in order to carry out certain tasks.

In the opening, the main focus is on the two characters sitting at the diner table. As the camera does not pan over the setting or show their surroundings, these are the only main characters that are shown within the opening. They seem to be from the working class, blue collar workers due to their personal hygiene and appearance. As the lady is not wearing a lot of make up, it could indicate that she has more masculine features more than feminine. However, the male is shown to have a slick comb over which is related to classiness.

The atmosphere within in the opening seems to be calm for the first 4 minutes of the opening. The couple are having breakfast at a diner and seem to be not disturbing anyone in anyway as they are talking to each other. this makes the atmosphere seem very peaceful and respectable for the morning. However, when the gun is shown in the film, the tension increases and the shrieks from the people within in the diner suggest that the atmosphere has changed dramatically. As guns and screaming combine, the atmosphere has now changed to chaotic.

The main theme used in the Pulp fiction opening is Violence. Normally films would have multiple themes in the film, but by only looking at the opening, there is a limited amount of themes shown. However, the theme of violence is only shown towards the end of the film.

The setting of the opening is in an American Diner. The 180 degree rule stays in tact in the opening which allows the audience to follow the film properly. The setting allows the audience to gather that the film is based around American culture as the American Diner is iconic to the USA. The audience never see the other side of the camera so they only see the seat that the characters are sitting on.

The use of non diegetic and diegetic sound is used in the opening of this film. They are used equally through the use of dialogue and background music. The sound allows the audience to know what the characters are getting up to in the scene. It might give the audience an insight into what is happening. As the genre of the film is Crime/Thriller, the use of gun shots adds to the tension within the film. The characters aslo talk about killing people which supports the genre and theme of the opening/film.

Titles are presented in the last 2 minutes of the film opening. This film opening is very different compared to others that I have analysed. Normally the credits of a film are introduced before nay major even happens in the film or before they fully introduce the characters. The name of the film is introduced first and the rest of the titles follow from that.