Podcast: Thumb Wrestling 014 // Devansh Gupta vs. Pulp Fiction (English)
When the Duimpjeworstelen podcast goes English, it's Thumb Wrestling time! This episode, host Ruud will be battling with none other than Devansh Gupta. The pair is battling it out over director Quentin Tarantino's break-out hit Pulp Fiction (1994).
The film that is now considered a classic won the Palm d'Or and the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. It is a stylish gangster noir, set in the streets of Los Angeles. Three interwoven stories, surrounding the tomfoolery of gangsters Vincent (John Travolta) and Jules (Samuel L. Jackson).
Our podguest Devansh Gupta wasn't a fan the first time he saw this film back in university in India. And he hasn't warmed to it since. Devansh is an expat living in Nijmegen, who is an aspiring filmmaker himself. And he has his own video essay channel: Watching Films Closely. His main qualm with Pulp Fiction is its lack of depth.
Also we'll be talking about sympathy for gangsters, the surfy soundtrack and 'the final triumph of postmodernism'.
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Extra links:
- Andhandhun: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8108198/
- Watching Films Closely: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuMFAiS49g69lG66_zChhhQ
