Five Dollar Shake

Date: 1/26/08

Time: 5:48

Place: Home

Just watch Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction" for about the trillionth time last night. It seems to me that every time I see the movie I enjoy it that much more. It took me about 3 or 4 views before I completely understood what the movie was all about and exactly how everything was played out, if it were to be filmed in a  traditional manor.

One of my favorite parts about this movie is the relationship that Mia Wallace, played by Uma Thurman, and Vincent Vega, played by John Travolta. Vincent is asked by his boss, Marsellus Wallace to take out his wife, Mia. This becomes a major concern for Vincent prior to their "date".Vince asks questions to various people about Mia and her history with Marsellus and other people. Before going by to pick up Mia, Vincent stops by Lance's house, a drug dealer, to pick up some high grade heroine. Before leaving to pick Mrs. Mia Wallace up Vince decides to shoot up. For the date Mia orders Vince take her to a 50's themed restaurant, Jack Rabbit Slims. While in the restaurant the partake in a twist contest and take home the trophy for first place. While back at the house. after Jack Rabbit Slims, Vince is in the bathroom and Mia discovers the heroine that Vince had purchased from Lance earlier. Mia, under the thought that it is cocaine, begins to snort the heroine and then overdoses. Vince finds he unconscious on the floor and immediately rushes her to Lances house where they give Mia an adrenaline shot straight to the heart, which brings her back at the pierce of her skin. Vince brings her back to her home where he questions Mia about telling Marsellus and she vows not to tell him either because she would be in just as much trouble as he would be in.

It seems to be that Vincent and Mia were both worried about Marsellus finding out about what they had done. If Marsellus's reaction to their actions was so great, then why couldn't the both just keep it clean for the night. I guess it just comes to show that so many of us do not consider the repercussions of out actions until we have already had to consider facing them