Pulp+Fiction

I found it interesting how in this shot, instead of fading to black or white (like movies usually do), the makers of this movie decided to fade to a red-orange color between a few shots. It could show that, instead of being simple, the film makers wanted to create the effect of violence and they wanted you to feel the opposite of peaceful.

In the first scene with Vincent and Jules, Vincent talks about how the small guns didn't seem like enough to defend himself in case anything happened, except the complete opposite thing happens later in the movie where, especially when Vincent does bring a gun, he's unable to defend himself with it. The film makers even go as far to have the cause of Vincent's death his own shotgun.

The film makes us expect a lot out of the Wallaces. For example, Marsellus Wallace: the first time we hear of him, we don't see details of his actual face until many scenes later. Before, there's a constant stream of different angles that only show some parts of him (e.g. the back of his head, a long-shot with him all the way across the room, etc.). Same with Mia Wallace (e.g. the back of her head, her lips talking to the microphone to Vincent, her feet while she walks, etc.)

After the first dinner that Vincent and Mia have together, the film shows foreshadowing, with Mia's habit of going to extremes and playing with danger (e.g. her liking to do impulsive actions, her playing with the fire, etc.) which, as you see, doesn't help her in the long run.

There's a theme about couples disliking each others lifestyles, in this movie. One person in the couple is usually pretty reckless, while the other slightly wants the chaos to stop. Take the couple from the restaurant robbery as an example - the girl asks her partner a few times about when they're going to stop being in this business, while he says that he'll definitely do it soon. Also, Fabienne seems to not want to be involved or know about what Butch does in his job, and she doesn't seem to like moving around as much.

There's a recurring theme of alarms going on throughout the movie - when alarms sound, it's always around the time something bad happens/happened. After the alarm sound rung in Mia's house, Mia overdoses. Right after Butch murders Vincent, the alarm goes off for the toast.