Now, this isn’t my favorite movie of all time, but it is definitely high up on the list. And I’m rather confused that it’s not that high up on the AFI list.

First, this movie is extremely well done. Tarantino’s dialogue is sharp as a razor, each story pays attention to the most finite detail and builds to a tremendous climax, and each character has their own, distinct personality. On top of all that, the film contains wonderful performances from every actor, quite possibly one of the best soundtracks in cinematic history, and Tarantino’s direction brings out every detail of the script. He is the ultimate post modern director, melding together art film with mainstream cinema.

Second, this film broke down all the doors for independent filmmaking. Before Pulp Fiction, the norm for a successful film was to spend a crapload of money on it and make it as simple as possible. This was established by Jaws back in ‘75, which is a great film, but did start a rather bad trend in filmmaking. Now, over ten years later, the norm for filmmaking is to start independently, and that is because of Pulp Fiction. We’ve seen many great independent films, and countless ripoffs of both this movie and Reservoir Dogs.

So will somebody please tell me why this is all the way down at #94? I think it’s terrible to see movies such as “The General,” “Annie Hall,” and “Titanic” ahead of this groundbreaking, amazing film. Hopefully, another ten years from now, they’ll change their minds.