Analysis of Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction

The scene opens with a mid shot of a couple sitting in a cafe having breakfast/lunch. They are having a conversation about something being too risky. This makes the audience suspicious of the people and very wary of them. But our immediate reaction is that nothing will happen because it is complete daylight.

The shot then changes to a close up of the waitress asking the couple if they want more coffee. The audience become less suspicious of the couple because they speak with a gentle tone to the waitress. the shot then cuts to the women thanking the waitress.

Once again it is a mid shot of the couple but this time they are having a conversation about robberies. The tone in their voices has changed to a much harsher tone and there is in an increased amount of swearing. this makes the audience uneasy because they can guess that they are planning a robbery.

The shot then cuts to a close up of the women and this gives the effect that she is having a conversation with the audience. It then  does the same to the man as though he is talking to us. It repeats this and now the audience are anxious because they know the couple are going to rob the cafe that they are sat in.

The man then gets a gun out of his pocket and the shot inter cuts with a close up of the gun laying on the table. this gives the audience knowledge of what these people are really like, and that they are willing to kill anyone who gets in their way. there is then a close up of the couple kissing which contrasts the view the audience already have on the couple who are about to rob the cafe. He then jumps on the seat and yells at the customers and then there is a mid shot of both people with guns before music plays cutting to the opening credits.