2006-11-15 08:44:22 · 8 answers · asked by fryedaddy 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No sweety, it wasn't. sorry!
2006-11-15 08:49:46 · answer #1 · answered by mtoi 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The contents of the briefcase are never revealed in the film. However, some sources say it contains Marsellus' soul. What it actually contained was an Orange Light bulb and some silver foil to highlight the reflection each time it was opened.
Tarantino, didn't intend for the soul reference, but is amused at the speculation. The band-aid was just a stereotypical "blackism".
However, that this interpretation came directly from Tarantino conflicts with other accounts. According to Tarantino A to Zed: The Films of Quentin Tarantino:
Tarantino has admitted that there is no official explanation behind the briefcase's contents, and that it was simply written into the screen play as an intriguing McGuffin.
And from Rober Ebert's Questions for the Movie Answer Man comes the following statement by Pulp Fiction co-author Roger Avery:
Originally the briefcase contained diamonds. But that just seemed too boring and predictable. So it was decided that the contents of the briefcase were never to be seen. This way each audience member would fill in the blank with their own ultimate contents. All you were supposed to know was that it was "so beautiful." No prop master can come up with something better than each individual's imagination. At least that was the original idea. Then somebody had the bright idea (which I think was a mistake) of putting an orange lightbulb in there. Suddenly what could have been anything became anything supernatural. Didn't need to push the effect. People would have debated it for years anyway, and it would have been much more subtle. I can't believe I'm actually talking about being subtle.
2006-11-15 08:50:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes,the sence in the night club where the camera pans slowly behind him he has a band aid on his neck,this is where you take some ones soul from
2006-11-15 08:48:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's been a lot of debate about that ... was it his soul ... was it money. Quinton Terrinto has said in interviews that he filmed it that way on purpose so that we had to decide what WE thought was in it.
Personally ... I'm going with soul ...
2006-11-15 08:49:54 · answer #4 · answered by Bonny K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was just a plot device to tease us with, and it worked. I like the soul theory, because it sounds cool.
2006-11-16 02:17:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yup, hence the band-aid on the back of his neck
2006-11-15 08:46:00 · answer #6 · answered by ~mj~ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's what I've heard.
2006-11-15 08:45:43 · answer #7 · answered by Speed Of Thought 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is what i heard also
2006-11-15 08:50:40 · answer #8 · answered by Peace 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋