Pulp Fiction Opening Analysis
using generic signifiers. How is the genre of the film made clear in the opening two scenes?
what enigmas are present in these two scenes?
in terms of narratives. how is the opening of this film different from the usual way of starting a film?

The genre of this film is a mixture of loads of different genres for example black-comedy, gangster and crime. In the first scene we see that the genre of the film seems to be of the crime genre. This is shown when the two protagonists in the scene decide to rob the food diner they are in with guns and using brutal language" get your fucking heads down"

In the second scene we see that the genre of alternates to black humour where both of the Hitmen are going to a guys apartment to collect a suitcase for their boss. when they are riding to the apartment they are talking about European foods and laws. Once they arrive at the apartment they are talking about the differences of sex compared to giving someone a foot massage and they do this in a very explicit way

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