![]() ![]() In 'Reservoir Dogs', the robbery centres around a consignment of diamonds that were stolen from a jewellery shop. This theory, believe it or not, is the most logical one. The next theory was that it was diamonds. Suddenly what could have been anything became anything supernatural." Out goes that one.įor his part, Roger Avary, who has a Story By credit on 'Pulp Fiction', addressed the soul theory in an interview with Roger Ebert in 1997, saying that "somebody had the bright idea (which I think was a mistake) of putting an orange lightbulb in there. Of course, there was no novelisation of 'Pulp Fiction' and we were unable to find any reference to souls being removed from the back of the head in Chinese culture, or any culture for that matter. There was also a rumbling that the novelisation of the film claimed it was the soul as well. This theory came about seemingly because Chinese culture has it that the soul is removed from the back of the head. Not only that, the combination on the briefcase was 666 - the number of the devil. The evidence? The scar on the back of his head, which is clearly visible throughout most of the film, is where his soul was taken from. The prevailing theory is that the briefcase is Marcellus Wallace's soul and that he sold it to the Devil in exchange for his prominence and success as a gangster. Of course, that hasn't stopped internet sleuths and conspiracy theorists from drawing huge conclusions and theories from a finite amount of information. What's made the briefcase so interesting in 'Pulp Fiction' is that nobody's really sure what it is.įor the record, Quentin Tarantino has said that it's whatever the audience wants it to be. It could literally be anything, but it's what pushes the story along. Examples would be the rug in ' The Big Lebowski', the Heart of the Ocean necklace in ' Titanic' or - as we're now discussing - the briefcase in 'Pulp Fiction'. The briefcase in 'Pulp Fiction' is, without doubt, one of the most well-known MacGuffins in film history.Ī MacGuffin, for those who don't know the definition, is an object that propels a story forward but, realistically, has no bearing on the story whatsoever. ![]()
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