Why is the film Pulp Fiction of so much interest to students of the Media?
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Why is the film Pulp Fiction of so much interest to students of the Media? The film Pulp Fiction is of so much interest to students of Media because it is unlike other films. The film capitalises on the audience appreciation of clichés and well-known genres and includes everything from gangsters in black suits and dark glasses to the beautiful woman who manipulates men in order to achieve what she wants and the nervous househusband. One thing that is unusual is the opening of the film; it begins with a black background with very plain text: PULP (pulp) n. 1. A soft, moist, shapeless mass or matter. 2. A magazine or book containing lurid subject matter and being characteristically printed on rough, unfinished paper. American Heritage Dictionary American Heritage Dictionary This is unusual, as the audience does not know what this reference has got to do with the film and they are intrigued to...

