Pulp Fiction
Throughout the movie , directed by Quentin Tarantino, there are
many hidden references to religion and the Bible. The movie starts off,
introducing our two main characters, Vincent Vega and Jules Winnfield, as two
cheap hitmen in search of a package belonging to their boss, Marcellus Wallace.
The package is retrieved, and they then began their job of returning it to their
boss. Along the way, they ran into difficulties, such as Vega's so-called
"date" with his boss' wife, Mia, during which she overdosed on heroin, and Vega
was forced to take her to the drug dealer's house to save her life, as well as
the robbers in the restaurant, who try to take the suitcase from Winnfield, but
were ...
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to open the
suitcase, and when he opened it, the contents glowed a golden-orange color.
This was obviously an introductory attempt to show the audience that the
suitcase held Marcellus' soul. Perhaps Tarantino was trying to show that the
people that stole the suitcase were the devils pawns, and these two hitmen were
angels trying to retrieve stolen property.
After Vega and Winnfield had obtained their "treasure," Winnfield quoted
the Bible, specifically Ezekiel 25:17, the passage about destroying the evil
members of the society that try to harm others for no reason. Part of that
passage was "..and you will know my name is the Lord, when I lay my vengeance
upon thee." This quote shows that Winnfield sees what he is doing as heroic, or
maybe angelic, and by carrying out his duties, he is following the word of the
Lord. As Winnfield shot the boy, Brett, an orange-golden glow enveloped the
screen, representing Brett's soul leaving his body. This whole part of the
movie is to ...
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the dealer
cause Mia to OD and she narrowly escaped death with an adrenaline shot to the
heart. The adrenaline shot was administered by Vega, however it was at the
dealer's house, once again showing us that He has supreme control over us, for
without the dealer, Mia would never have been in this situation, nor would she
have made it out if it alive.
Jumping back a bit, at the beginning of the date between Vincent and Mia,
as Vincent entered Mia's house, he was greeted by a voice over the intercom. As
he looked up, it was as he was looking toward the heavens for guidance from God.
The voice over the intercom was like God speaking down to his angel, giving him
directions. This ...
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