Pulp
Definition: any soft or soggy mass; "She pounded it to a pulp"
The last week was filled with hugely hyped movies/books for me. And i found myself asking "So what's all the fuss about?" It made me momentarily wonder if I was too 'dumb' to 'appreciate the finer points'. But then, I'm not one for intelligence that needs to concord with the rest of the world…just to fit in smugly :P
The first of my woes was 'Pulp Fiction'. I had heard so much about it being a cult movie, so many friends raved about it and gave me an accusing "You haven't watched it yet?!!? You ought to be dead!" kind of feel...I almost felt obliged to watch. Or be relegated to being the scum of the universe.
Five minutes into the movie and I was thinking how blissful it was being the scum. At least I wouldn't have been subjected to this. WHAT THE HELL WAS THE MOVIE (*!!@#$$%&**!) ALL ABOUT? It was like listening to somebody indulging in all the talk they never got to talk about, because people just weren't interested. I can take that in a book, but a movie??? I was biting my knuckles to stop myself from yelling "Aw C'mon, what's the story??!!?" (yes…I need a STORY). I didn't even find the dialogues funny (somebody droning on about a cheese burger...really???). I'm suspecting the only reason it got popular was for the uninhibited language.
Which brings me to 'The world according to Garp'. I won't slam the book as much as I did the movie. But again, I wondered what the fuss was all about. It had its moments...some bits i really liked, some that made me ponder, some that made me laugh. But for the majority of the book, it was nothing more than a recounting of male fantasies (despite its pseudo-dominant theme of feminism).
After that week of sex and violence, I snuggle up to my (safe) copy of ‘Mill on the floss’ and inject a dose of DDLJ into my system. And with a blueberry cheesecake for company (:), I’m purged of the last week’s excesses.
10 comments:
Well I haven't watched Pulp fiction yet :-/
After that week of sex and violence... that's one interesting week ;-) he he...
No can do, amigo. I would advise you not to watch it, unless you want to see Uma Thurman snorting coke (some men i know actually like that scene!! Men, i tell you...sheesh!).
I donno abt the second book but I felt exactly as u did about pulp fiction...till this day I dont understand the hype...@above...men I tell u ...may be an apt reason such crap gets famous.
Girl...go out and get a life....u dont need those silly things to feel like the 'in' crowd.
Akshaya: Thank god for you! I was beginning to feel i was the only one! LOL! i have a sneaky feeling the 'men' made it famous too ;)
Pinku: It was out of sheer curiosity and nothing else. I'm more 'out' than 'in' anywez...so i don't care much :)
But yes, i do agree i need to go out and get a life! As soon as i can drag myself away from work (which probably will never happen, but still...)
mixdbrew,
Even I've not watched Pulp Fiction, yet! And I'd felt exactly the same reading The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho! Couldn't understand anything in that book! :(
Blogrolling you. :)
Take care.
PS: Landed here from Rakesh's blog.
Hey Ketan!
I know what you mean. Although I didn't mind 'The Alchemist' so much...still, yes, it made me think it was over-hyped. BTW, Welcome and thanks for blogrolling me :)
Where is my referral fee???
Btw, I watched Pulp Fiction last night and it wasn't all that bad. You know, the best part about QT movies are the conversations and the tension building up during those conversations. I loved the movie. Though it wasn't cohesive or it wasn't a regular story with a beginning, story and climax but it was an enjoyable ride.
After watching Inglorious Basterds, I just had to watch this one. And now, I'm thinking whether to watch Kill Bill as well.
@ Rakesh: I loved Kill Bill (maybe it had more to do with a woman brandishing a sword and killing everybody ;) I thought it was totally cool and funny. QT has talent and uniqueness if he chooses to exercise it. But 'Pulp Fiction'??? It was so self-indulgent and lazy. Now I know what NOT to watch based on your reviews ;)
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