Nihilism In Pulp Fiction

There are many great films in the history of cinema. I enjoy ones that have a creative way to tell the story. In 1994’s Pulp Fiction, this film has become a cult classic due to it’s unorthodox unraveling of a story, its strange coincidences, and views on nihilism in the whole story. In normal films, we expect films to unravel in chronological order. That’s not the case for Pulp Fiction however. The film somehow works as 4 short films in itself but connections are always made between them. It may seem confusing in the beginning scenes how it cuts to different situations between different characters and how one of the characters is shot dead but somehow is alive in the last minutes of the film. The way Quentin Tarantino directed this film really sparked the creative aspect of future films in cinema. Coincidences are another part of the film. One coincidence is that many of the big parts of the film seem to unravel when Vincent is in the bathroom. Whether it was the robbery in the diner, Mia Wallace overdosing and passing out, or even his own death. Another coincidence

In the beginning of the film, Vincent and Jules are damn near death when a stranger that jumps out of a bathroom and starts firing bullets at them and not one hitting them shoots them at. Jules seems to take this as a sign from divine nature and Vincent just disregards it. This event eventually leads to Jules wanting to change his harsh ways and actually analyzes deeper into the bible passage he recites constantly. Not just Vincent and Jules, but Butch and Marsellus also escaped an unfortunate situation. Butch managed to escape from the shop owners, but as soon as he was about to leave, he comes across many fatal instrumentals that could be used to kill someone. Long story short, both Butch and Marsellus escape from the shop owners and Butch just thinks nothing of it like he just got lucky and that there was no reason for him to be