Wouldn't work without a non-linear plot, which is often used to make dull films exciting as it gives people something to expect. Parallel editing gives us something to watch all the time to make it interesting.
Loose thread going through it being Marcellus Wallace.
Have elements that other films would skip - conversations about mundane things, Vincent going to the toilet, eating etc. A common trait of Tarantino.
Doesn't have a clear protagonist - could be suggesting that we don't need one. Doesn't have a meta narrative - a narrative with an overriding theme (often a binary opposition or dominant ideology), which is the only one of Tarantino's film that doesn't
Doesn't have any narrative resolution - no return to equilibrium (possibly Butch riding off but as he's not the protagonist maybe not). It ends on mid-narrative
What's important in the film isn't the narrative but the characters
Non-linear - makes it slightly experimental but isn't enough
Doesn't adhere to narrative structure in the way that the vast majority of films do - Todorov or Fields - low level of narrative resolution
Dialogue has very little exposition of plot - just for dialogue's sake, possibly a bit for character building. I.e. pop culture references. Highly stylized and verbose dialogue
No metanarrative - the overarching theme/story outside of a story - universal truth. E.g. crime doesn't pay, good triumphs over evil (other examples - Slavery is wrong in Blade Runner). Can be shown via 'hero's journey', what they learn, but can't because there's no clear protagonist. Style over substance
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