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. 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.
People would have debated it for years anyway, and it would have been much more subtle. There have been many other theories on what is contained in the mysterious briefcase. In Reservoir Dogs , Mr. Blonde a. Vic Vega Michael Madsen goes on a killing rampage after a carefully planned diamond heist, thus upsetting Mr. Pink was captured by police. He has every right to change his mind, but that is why you see a Band-Aid clearly on the back of Wallace's neck--in folklore that is where the "devil" steals your soul.
Joseph Lynn Joseph Lynn 1, 8 8 silver badges 3 3 bronze badges. I agree and even though Pulp is "Ultra Violent", it's not far fetched! Well even though it is silly, it's possible that actors can "act" as two different people and still be in the same "movie world. I do believe you are correct though about individuals trying to hold up continuity though, as I consider Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs to be separate.
It wasn't a briefcase in Repo Man , though, but a car trunk. But that just as a side note. Jacob Tomlinson Jacob Tomlinson 3 3 silver badges 12 12 bronze badges. Definitely not gold bars. Gold is heavy and if it was filled with gold bars, people would not be able to handle it as easily as they do.
Well not necessarily gold bars but maybe a gold bar. But yes I see your point. Cage Cage 1 1 gold badge 5 5 silver badges 8 8 bronze badges. Featured on Meta. Now live: A fully responsive profile. Version labels for answers. Linked 2.
Related 6. Hot Network Questions. The most persistent and ingenious theory is that what is inside the case is nothing short of the soul of gang kingpin Marsellus Wallace, who sold it to Satan and is trying to get it back. The imposing mob boss wears a Band-Aid on the back of his neck, reportedly because actor Ving Rhames has a scar there he wanted to hide for the iconic over-the-shoulder shot, but it's also been argued that when the devil takes your soul he takes it from the back of your neck.
This neat esoteric factoid doesn't seem to be in the Bible, as messageboard amateur sleuths claim, or in some vague version of "Chinese mythology" correct us if Google has served us poorly , but we like this theory's style. It would also explain why bullets miraculously miss Vincent and Jules in an apartment shooting — divine intervention is surely more likely to help your ass when you're on soul-saving business.
And the briefcase combination? What else but At any rate, the orange light bulb shoved in the case on-set last-minute creates a luminous glow that seems supernatural — and if it's been taken back out of storage from the Indiana Jone s franchise, it could even be the Holy Grail inside. It's a symbol of divine grace — so Jules and Vincent's lucky escape also fits with this theory. Hitchcock loved to use MacGuffins say what? It comes from the story of two men on a train in the Scottish Highlands.
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