Pulp Fictions Vincent Bathroom Fan Theory Explained

Pulp Fiction’s Vincent Bathroom Fan Theory Explained

The worst thing that can happen in the world of Pulp Fiction is John Travolta’s Vincent Vega having to use the bathroom – and here’s why.

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Pulp Fictions Vincent Bathroom Fan Theory Explained

Pulp Fiction has been analyzed countless times, which has made way for different theories on its characters, the objects used by them, and the events of the movie, and there’s one about Vincent and the bathrooms – here’s what it is about. Quentin Tarantino’s career as a filmmaker began in 1992 with the crime movie Reservoir Dogs, which introduced the audience to his unique narrative style as well as the type of violence that he likes to inject into his stories. Although Reservoir Dogs did well with critics, his big break came two years later with another crime movie, though a very different one: Pulp Fiction.

Pulp Fiction follows different characters in different segments and in a non-linear narrative, but they are all connected. These characters are hitmen Vincent Vega (John Travolta) and Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson), their boss Marsellus Wallace (Wing Rhames), his wife Mia (Uma Thurman), and boxer Butch Coolidge (Bruce Willis), all of them starring in at least one segment. Still, the most memorable characters, and the ones who appear in all types of merchandise from the movie, are Vincent and Jules, and fans have pointed out that there’s a strange connection between Vincent and bathrooms.

For years, viewers have pointed out that bathrooms seem to play an important role in Pulp Fiction, especially when Vincent enters one, which he does a few times throughout the movie. When Vincent goes to the bathroom at Mia and Marsellus’ home, Mia pokes through the pockets of his jacket and finds heroin, which she then snorts, leading to an overdose. In a different segment, Vincent and Jules stop at a diner for breakfast and Vincent again has to go to the bathroom, and while he’s there, Pumpkin (Tim Roth) and Honey Bunny (Amanda Plummer) rob the place. Last but definitely not least, when Marsellus sends him to get Butch, he enters the bathroom in his apartment as Butch wasn’t there, but when he returns, he sees Vincent’s gun on the kitchen counter, and when Vincent comes out of the bathroom, he’s shot to death by Butch.

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Something bad happens every time Vincent enters a bathroom, but contrary to popular belief, it’s not always about death – surely, Mia was close to dying, but during the diner robbery, no one died. However, when looking at the use of bathrooms in Pulp Fiction, without Vincent necessarily being the one inside, there is a death theme going on, or at least they are announcing that something bad is about to happen. A great example of this, and one that doesn’t involve Vincent, is found in the scene where a man (played by Alexis Arquette) is hiding in the bathroom of Brett’s apartment, Marsellus’ business partner who was trying to mess with him. The man jumps out of the bathroom and shoots at Vincent and Jules, but he misses every single shot, and the hitmen proceed to kill him.

As for why Vincent spends so much time in the bathroom in Pulp Fiction, some viewers have pointed out that one of the side effects of heroin abuse is constipation, and given that he was a regular heroin user, it’s not surprising he had to go to the bathroom so many times. Details like bad stuff happening every time Vincent goes to the bathroom are just a taste of Quentin Tarantino’s attention to every little detail and one that’s left for viewers to figure out by themselves.

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