Vincent
flips the two locks, opening the case. A small glow emits from the case.
CLICK
CLICK
JULES
We happy?
No answer from Vincent.
JULES
Vincent!
Vincent looks up at Jules.
JULES
We happy?
Closing the case.
VINCENT
Yeah we happy.
BRETT
Look, I’m sorry uhh I
didn’t get your name, I got yours, uhh Vincent, right? But but I never got yours.
JULES
My name's Pitt, and
your ass ain't talkin'
your way outta this
shit.
BRETT
I just want you to
know how sorry we
are about how fucked
up things got
between us and Mr.
Wallace. When we
entered into this
thing, we only had
the best intentions –
BANG
As Brett talks, Jules takes out
his gun and SHOOTS Roger
three times in the chest,
BLOWING him out of his chair.
Brett has just shit his pants.
He's not crying or whimpering,
but he's so full of fear, it's
as if his body is imploding.
JULES
(to Brett)
Oh, I'm sorry. Did
that break your
concentration? I
didn't mean to do
that. Please, continue. I believe
you were saying
something about "best
intentions."
Brett can't say a word.
JULES
Whatsamatter? Oh, you
were finished
anyway. Well, let me retort. Would
you describe for me
what Marsellus
Wallace looks like?
Brett still can't speak.
Jules SNAPS, SAVAGELY TIPPING the
card table over, removing
the only barrier between himself
and Brett. Brett now sits
in a lone chair before Jules
like a political prisoner in
front of an interrogator.
JULES
What country you from!
BRETT
What?
JULES
"What" ain't
no country I know! Do
they speak English in
"What?"
BRETT
(near heart
attack)
What?
JULES
English-motherfucker-can-you-speak-
it?
BRETT
Yes.
JULES
Then you understand
what I'm sayin'?
BRETT
Yes.
JULES
Now describe what
Marsellus Wallace
looks like!
BRETT
(out of fear)
What?
Jules takes his .45 and PRESSES
the barrel HARD in Brett's
cheek.
JULES
Say "What"
again! C'mon, say "What"
again! I dare ya, I double dare ya
motherfucker, say
"What" one more
goddamn time!
JULES
Now describe to me
what Marsellus
Wallace looks like!
Brett does his best.
BRETT
Well he's... he's... black –
JULES
– go on!
BRETT
...and he's... he's...
bald –
JULES
– does he look like a
bitch?!
BRETT
What?
Jules' eyes go to Vincent,
Vincent smirks, Jules rolls his
eyes and SHOOT Brett in the
shoulder.
BANG
Brett SCREAMS, breaking into a
SHAKING/TREMBLING SPASM in
the chair.
JULES
Does-he-look-like-a-bitch?!
BRETT
(in agony)
No.
JULES
Then why did you try
to fuck 'im
like a bitch?!
BRETT
(in spasm)
I didn't.
Now in a lower voice.
JULES
Yes ya did Brett. Ya
tried ta fuck
'im. You ever read the Bible, Brett?
BRETT
(in spasm)
Yes.
JULES
There's a passage I
got memorized,
seems appropriate for
this situation:
Ezekiel 25:17.
"The path of the
righteous man is beset
on all sides
by the inequities of
the selfish and
the tyranny of evil
men. Blessed is
he who, in the name of
charity and
good will, shepherds
the weak through
the valley of
darkness, for he is
truly his brother's
keeper and the
finder of lost
children. And I will
strike down upon thee
with great
vengeance and furious
anger those
who attempt to poison
and destroy my
brothers. And you will
know my name
is the Lord when I lay
my vengeance
upon you."
The two men EMPTY their guns at
the same time on the sitting
Brett.
BANG
BANG BANG BANG BANG
I have chosen the ezequiel 25:17 scene from Pulp Fiction because it has great use of sound elements and the sequence is all around very powerful. For listening modes we have the simple casual listening for all the gun shots. The dialogue where Brett is unsure of what Jules means and keeps saying "What" is a good example of semantic listening. Gestalt principles is taken into consideration in this scene. Figure and Ground is the first thing I noticed. When Jules is talking to Brett, he is standing and Brett is seated. This lets the audience easily decode the relationship between the two. For space we have Jules in the front and vincent in the back, both standing and very large men. The men they are there to see are smaller representing how little power they have in the scene. For time speed and loudness are very important in the climax. Jules recites his famous bible verse. He gets faster and louder until the end and that is when they kill Brett.
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