Pulp Fiction

Is money evil? That is the impression you get from Quintin Tarantino's film, Pulp Fiction. The movie is about drug addicted hit men trying to get their bosses dirty work done. The movie makes money seem evil by showing the level of deprivity it can drive men to. John Travolta and Samuel Jackson are the two hit men. And because for money they will kill anyone. Samuel L. Jackson's character atleast has remorse. Vincent Vega, Travolta, has none. He never expresses any guilt for the people he's killed. I think this is a strong comment about capitalism.
It shows what competition drives men to. These men trying to be the best hit men possible, have sold their souls for money. When man is forced to compete against it self, ugly things happen. Marcellus Wallace represents the fed in this movie. He controls all the financial situations in the film, because he is the richest man. Men are obliged to do what he asks in order to hopefully gain his favor, as well as some of his money. Because other men want his money, Marcellus has body gaurds. This can be seen as another comment on capitalism.
Tarantino is basically saying we are all for sale. We sell our lives for wages per hour, some of us just have easier jobs to deal with. Most of us don't put our lives on the line to work, but he is reminding us that some of us do. I don't think he is necesarily attacking capitalism as much as questioning it.
This film was written in a very creative way. Not only was it three stories intertwined, but they were shown out of order. I don't know if this changes how people see the movie really. I think the big difference is he creates a gestlat in peoples minds. This is to say, when people realize exactly what's going on, they feel smart for realizing it. They feel like they figured something out, when really they were just watching a movie from beginning to end. The gestalt makes the movie more enjoyable, but I think the movie would be just as good if it was shown in chronological order.