I've heard it was Marcellus Wallace's soul which he sold to the devil, and he was so bad he got it back, is that true?
2007-02-27 15:54:55 · 6 answers · asked by house7447 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
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."
2007-02-27 16:03:20 · answer #1 · answered by Angie P. 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was brilliant.
Whatever is or is not in that case came from the gifted mind of the writer or whoever had the last cut rights to imagine. Hitchcock would have rolled over laughing at the end of that movie in delight and appreciation for the mystery of the mystery.
2007-02-27 16:19:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honestly, there is no right answer. Tarantino declared he wanted to leave it a mystery so the audience could create their own theories.
The band-aid on Wallace's neck has been rumored to be covering up the number 666. But I've heard it was just there to hide an unattractive scar of Ving Rhames'.
2007-02-27 15:59:19 · answer #3 · answered by adam3b58 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
The only logical answer is that it was herion. What else is worth that much trouble? And Mr. Wallce isn't that tuff, he got raped. This is by far the best question I have ever seen on Yahoo! Answers.
2007-02-27 16:04:46 · answer #4 · answered by n0tsan3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The movie never says but I think the DVD says something about that....
2007-02-27 15:59:04 · answer #5 · answered by Sacajaweava 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A big stack of gold-plated pancakes.
2007-02-27 15:59:05 · answer #6 · answered by tiger lou 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋