Question about Pulp Fiction

Covah · 07-30-2004, 12:23 PM

What does Mia (Uma Thurman) mean, when she and Vincent Vega (J. Travolta) arrive at the Jack Rabbit Slim's, by saying "Don't be a..." *forming a square with fingers which is pointed on the screen and then disappears*

ps: sry for bad english, hope you understand my request

Andy_R · 07-30-2004, 01:01 PM

In the 1950's some people were referred to as a square.
It was used to describe someone who is dull and out of touch with current trends. It was appropriate since they were going to a 1950's restaurant.

To get technical, the shape that Mia formed was not a square. It was a rectangle

Warren · 07-30-2004, 01:22 PM

Mia made a rectangle because she's supposed to be unpredictable.

Covah · 07-30-2004, 01:59 PM

ah! i've already supposed that it meant something like "don't be so boring / conservative" or something but i didn't know the exact backgrounds.

thx

and ok, it was a rectangle :p

MPArks · 08-09-2004, 08:32 PM

It's slang originated by jazz musicians, from shape of a conductor's hand gestures in a regular four-beat rhythm.

sniktawt · 08-09-2004, 08:50 PM

To be more technical She formed an "L" "7" which translates to a "square" like you guys said but the proper term is "L7".

**JBond** · 08-10-2004, 02:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sniktawt

To be more technical She formed an "L" "7" which translates to a "square" like you guys said but the proper term is "L7".

Hmmmm, nope. It was a rectangle.

PsYkOoOoO · 08-10-2004, 02:37 AM

Man.Who cares if its a L 7 or a rectangle.

-_-

Mr. Blonde1 · 08-10-2004, 07:26 AM

I think she made a rectangle because it was supposed to be a joke. A lame joke...but, still a joke.

Dracula · 08-10-2004, 07:47 AM

The making of a graphic over the area her fingers made was invocative of the french new wave movies that Tarentino was heavily inspired by (which is displayed more in the Jack Rabbit Slim sequence then anywhere else).

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Andy_R Executive Producer Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 616	In the 1950's some people were referred to as a square. It was used to describe someone who is dull and out of touch with current trends. It was appropriate since they were going to a 1950's restaurant. To get technical, the shape that Mia formed was not a square. It was a rectangle

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Warren **** **** Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 10,324	Mia made a rectangle because she's supposed to be unpredictable.

07-30-2004, 01:59 PM	#4
Covah New User - Level 0 Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 5	ah! i've already supposed that it meant something like "don't be so boring / conservative" or something but i didn't know the exact backgrounds. thx and ok, it was a rectangle :p

08-09-2004, 08:32 PM	#5
MPArks New User - Level 0 Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 13	It's slang originated by jazz musicians, from shape of a conductor's hand gestures in a regular four-beat rhythm.

08-09-2004, 08:50 PM	#6
sniktawt Hammer!! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 31,434	To be more technical She formed an "L" "7" which translates to a "square" like you guys said but the proper term is "L7".