Pulp fiction is literally the best written film of all time, and it was written straight for the movie rather than the Godfather that was taken from Mario Puzo's novel. Forrest Gump, though quite good, has left a legacy of how to create an Oscar nominated movie and is a huge stereotype in that aspect. It does many things well and Tom Hanks definitely deserved the Oscar for the movie, but it does not compare to the writing and genius that is Pulp Fiction. It changed the film industry forever with its original story and style. I don't really believe that Forrest Gump really had as much of an impact on cinema as PF did. It is and will always be one of, if not the best movies ever made and written.
On another note, Shawshank Redemption didn't even win any Oscars that year, while Pulp Fiction only won 1. This is one of the most ludicrous Academy Awards years ever, since both of those films were just as good if not way better than Forrest Gump. It just goes to show how blind the Academy is, and this is why movies are now made that follow a pattern and recipe on how to create an Oscar worthy film, which takes a lot of inspiration from Forrest Gump. If Pulp Fiction or even Shawshank were the films to receive 7 Oscars that year, we may have seen more original, intelligent and beautifully written films come out as a norm for Academy worthy cinema rather than the chewed up crap we see so often nowadays. Oscar bait movies like Seven Pounds, the Soloist, Amelia, Diana, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (that also stars Tom Hanks), and then even films that managed to succeed like Crash, Shakespeare in Love, and Slumdog Millionaire. These movies including Forrest Gump are all very light on depth and have massive tear jerking moments that try to reassure Oscar nominations and wins. Such moments like Jenny dying of AIDS that feel like a manual on what touches people the most.
In the long run, it would have been more productive for the film industry and society in general if intelligent, well crafted films like Pulp Fiction or even Shawshank had been deemed the norm of Oscar wins rather than the stereotype movies that are thought of nowadays.
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Baker0927
8 years ago
You contradict yourself left and right. You say Pulp Fiction changed the movie industry forever but then go on to say most movies made today are the complete opposite.
And for the record, the 90s was LOADED with Pulp Fiction type movies. Most of them sucked and made little money. The trend died out by the turn of the century. That's why you don't see too many movies like PF these days. As entertaining and well crafted as it was, it was virtually one big gimmick of a movie. The kind of movie that you can only really make once and then it starts to get old.
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Jacovitti86
8 years ago
the Academy rewards a combination of critical acclaim, budget size, and commercial success. Pulp and Shawshank made waay less money than Gump, and all three were critically praised, so it's easy to see why it won. It also had by far the most nominations with 13.
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