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Is Goodfellas responsible for Pulp Fiction and Boogie Nights?

posted 6 years ago by MovieBuff224 (5053)
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The flashy camera tricks (whip pans, fast cuts, quick zooms, closeups of chopping/snorting cocaine, flashbulbs and freeze frames, long tracking shots), the tactful infusion of lesser know but infectious pop music, highly stylized sequences of lighthearted and quirky dialogue juxtaposed against bursts of intense violence, the fascination with material wealth and the downfall of central characters in pursuit of it. Boogie Nights obviously moreso but both would not exist with Goodfellas and to a lesser extent Mean Streets, Taxi Driver and Casino.

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

I think if anything it was more a collective sense of nostalgia for the 60's and 70's at the time.

[–] MovieBuff224 (5053) 6 years ago

I agree but what does that have to do with my OP?

Boogie Nights used the exact same formula only in the 70s/80s.

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

For me they are different types of films. What ties them together - for me - is era's they are set in. I like Goodfella's, can't stand Pulp Fiction and am meh about Boogie Nights.

I actually view Goodfella's as a pretty traditional form of storytelling which is why I like it so much.

[–] MovieBuff224 (5053) 6 years ago

Agreed on the era they are set in, but what about the camera tricks and selective use of pop songs to fit each scene?

Pulp is set in modern day and is similar in its use of pop music and camera tricks as well as the juxtaposition of violence and everyday events

[–] Knish (1721) 6 years ago

You're not much of a moviebuff.

[–] ShogunofYonkers (78051) 6 years ago

I don't think so MovieBuff
I think Ethan nailed it

[–] MovieBuff224 (5053) 6 years ago

PT Anderson and Tarantino themselves have acknowledged Scorsese’s profound influence on them, Google it.

[–] ShogunofYonkers (78051) 6 years ago

Surprising to hear
I will👍

[–] slimone (7996) 6 years ago

Goodfellas was a great film. However I didn't like Ray Liotta in the film.

[–] MovieBuff224 (5053) 6 years ago

How could you like Goodfellas but not like Ray Liotta in it? Ray Liotta is Goodfellas.

[–] dmac8 (5050) 6 years ago