I've got a question about Reservoir Dogs...

[Guest Ravenbomb]

how would the Pulp DVD blow away the soul theory?

[Guest Crucifixio Jones]

And where did QT confirm this two universes theory? So one universe is real and the other one is what, a fake movie universe where nothing is real? I don't get it. Expound.

[Guest razazteca]

The other universe is QT putting the women he had on the casting couch in action movies

 

As in the SNL skit where Norm Macdonald plays QT "Damn right I jammed her"

[Guest El Satanico]

how would the Pulp DVD blow away the soul theory?

I think he's referring to a commentary or one of the other extras.

[Guest TheZsaszHorsemen]

And where did QT confirm this two universes theory? So one universe is real and the other one is what, a fake movie universe where nothing is real? I don't get it. Expound.

The "Movie" universe is what characters in the "Real" universe see when they go to the movies.

 

 

He's confirmed it several times, the first I believe was in a chat with Harry Knowles. He also mentioned it in Entertainment Weekly in their preview for KILL BILL.

[Guest areacode212]

Yeah, there are some interesting things that pop up on Google if you do a search for "Quentin Tarantino" and "two universes":

 

At this point I asked Quentin about the Universes that his films take place in. To which Quentin broke it down like so...

JACKIE BROWN takes place in Elmore Leonard's Universe... not his.

TRUE ROMANCE, RESERVOIR DOGS and PULP FICTION take place in Quentin Universe #1. This universe is REALER THAN REAL.

Meanwhile: His original NATURAL BORN KILLERS script and FROM DUSK TILL DAWN take place in Quentin Universe #2 which is the MOVIE MOVIE universe.

Now according to Quentin, there are specific rules that govern these two Universes of his. For example... Characters from Universe #1 cannot venture into Universe #2, but say Mr Blonde can appear in Pulp Fiction, and Clarence could appear in Res Dogs, but Vincent Vega could never meet the Gecko Brothers or Mickey and Mallory. And in Universe #2 those characters can't venture into Universe #1, but can go between the films in their universe. Why is this important?

Well, KILL BILL takes place in the MOVIE MOVIE universe... where it is possible that Mickey and Mallory could exist... or the Gecko Brothers. BUT, also in the Movie Movie universe, characters from other movies... folks like BILLY JACK or SHAFT... well they exist in the Movie Movie universe as well. So if Quentin wanted Bruce Lee's Chen Zhen from FIST OF FURY to appear in KILL BILL... then Chen Zhen could appear, not that Chen Zhen will appear... but it is within the realm of possibility.

GLORIOUS BASTARDS is in Universe #1, the REALER THAN REAL universe, but due to it being set in World War 2, I'd bet money that we won't see Mr White here. But perhaps his granddad...

Quentin then states that there is only ONE character in his Universe that can disobey these rules and that is THE WOLF. THE WOLF can go between the universes because while he exists in the REALER THAN REAL universe... He's a MOVIE MOVIE character that just exists in reality. And I do not know if he's in KILL BILL, but I think it odd that he point this out... unless it is possible.

Now, the characters in Universe #1... if they were to go see a movie... They would see the movies of Universe #2.

This is total movie geek information, but it's not unusual for Tarantino fans to wonder about the possible interconnections between and amongst his films, so now you'll know.

[Guest El Satanico]

Tarantino either smokes large amounts of high grade marijuana or he's a crazy bastard.

[Guest Lethargic]

how would the Pulp DVD blow away the soul theory?

There was a point in the commentary or the info track or whatever that talked about it. It basically discounted all the reasons people have used to justify the soul theory. I remember the band aid. Everybody thinks that Marcellus has a band aid on the back of his neck because that's where the devil sucked his soul out. It turns out that he REALLY needed a band aid there during the shoot. I don't remember it was, it seemed like it was a cut or a pimple, either way they didn't want us to see a blemish on the back of his during the big behind the head shot, so they put a band aid on to cover it up. It wasn't meant to mean anything. Just like whatever is in the briefcase doesn't mean anything and if we ever do find out what it is, it'll just be disappointing. It was just a plot device to move the movie along and was something of a tribute to Kiss Me Deadly.

 

Am I the only one that has actually watched these DVDs? I thought they were pretty popular! You'll never have another question about a QT movie if you watch these things. They explain every single thing you could ever need to know.

[Guest El Satanico]

Oh yeah I remember listening to that now.

 

I always knew that what's in the briefcase is meaningless.

 

The briefcase is like the Maltese Falcon. The movie supposedly revolves around it, but in the end it's not important.