Have any ideas what was in the suitcase in Pulp Fiction?
2006-10-04 05:18:39 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
Why it was his soul of course! Have a read of this...
http://www.snopes.com/movies/films/pulp.htm
:)
"Remember the first time you were introduced to Marsellus Wallace. The first shot of him was of the back of his head, complete with band-aid. Then, remember the combination of the lock on the briefcase was 666. Then, remember that whenever anyone opened the briefcase, it glowed, and they were in amazement at how beautiful it was; they were speechless. Now, bring in some Bible knowledge, and remember that when the devil takes your soul, he takes it from the back of your head.
Yep, you guessed it. What is the most beautiful thing about a person: his soul. Marsellus Wallace had sold his soul to the devil, and was trying to buy it back. The three kids in the beginning of the movie were the devil's helpers. And remember that when the kid at the end came out of the bathroom with a "hand cannon," Jules and Vincent were not harmed by the bullets. "God came down and stopped the bullets" because they were saving a soul. It was divine intervention. "
2006-10-04 05:19:41 · answer #1 · answered by gromitski 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
If you read what is on snopes, you will see it is posted as an URBAN LEGEND...The story goes that when the Devil takes a person's soul, it is removed through the back of the head (this isn't part of any known religion, but this is what the message board posters say).
The key point of that phrase being...this isn't part of any known religion
This is what is on www.imdb.com which is usually a credible source for movie trivia.
Speculation abounds as to the nature of the mysterious glowing contents of the case:
Could it be Elvis's gold suit, seen worn by Val Kilmer (as Elvis) in True Romance (1993)?
The most persistent theory (most usually attributed to a friend of a friend who saw it posted on a message board by someone whose brother had read a report of a radio interview with Tarantino himself) is that it is Marcellus Wallace's soul. The story goes that when the Devil takes a person's soul, it is removed through the back of the head (this isn't part of any known religion, but this is what the message board posters say). When we see the back of Marcellus's head he has a Band-Aid covering the precise spot indicated by tradition for soul removal. Perhaps Marcellus sold his soul to the devil which would also explain why the combination to open the briefcase is 666.
Quentin Tarantino has said that the band-aid on the back of Marsellus Wallace's neck had nothing to do with an allusion to the Devil stealing Marsellus's soul... but that the actor Ving Rhames had a scar on the back of his neck he wanted to cover up.
Or could it be simply a 20-watt light bulb?
According to Roger Avary, who co-wrote the script with Quentin Tarantino, the original plan was to have the briefcase contain diamonds. This seemed neither exciting nor original, so Avary and Tarantino decided to have the briefcase's contents never appear on screen; this way each filmgoer could mentally "fill in the blank" with whatever struck his or her imagination as best fitting the description "so beautiful". The orange light bulb (projecting shimmering light onto the actors' faces) was a last-minute decision and added a completely unintended fantastic element.
In a radio interview with Howard Stern in late 2003, Quentin Tarantino was asked by a caller the contents of the briefcase, and he answered, "It's whatever the viewer wants it to be."
2006-10-04 05:40:22 · answer #2 · answered by pipi08_2000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
rumours say it was Marsellus Wallace's soul, but I think it's rubbish. Judging by the reflection on Vincent Vega it's gold bullion
2006-10-04 05:30:22 · answer #3 · answered by larry365 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. I watched a programme about this once. There was never an explanation in the script. It was just meant o pique everyones curiosity.
2006-10-04 05:20:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Certificates of Achievement from Elementary school?
2006-10-04 05:20:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Samuel L. Jackson was asked about this and he said that it contained a big heavy battery and a big bright light!.
2006-10-04 05:28:03 · answer #6 · answered by Me 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was the soul of the gang boss. That is why he had a plaster on the back of his head. It was where the soul was extracted
2006-10-04 05:20:37 · answer #7 · answered by pixie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Three pairs of soiled underpants, a torn t shirt and a pair of pyjamas.
2006-10-04 05:27:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A gold-tinted lightbulb.
2006-10-04 05:20:11 · answer #9 · answered by DaveyMcB 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's a great question......it looked like some type of gold
2006-10-04 05:19:55 · answer #10 · answered by Benno 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋