Vincent Vega and Jules Winnfield are driving in the car with Marvin in the back seat. Vincent and Jules are having a discussion about where they stand on miracles seeing as how they were both shot at consistently but no bullet came into contact their bodies. Vincent admits it was an incredible event but not so much to say it was a miracle. Vincent then asks Marvin for his opinion on the matter but Marvin states that he doesn’t have one, Vincent not satisfied with his response turns around wanting his input and “boom” Marvin is dead Vincent accidently shoot’s him.
The reason why this scene is a surprise scene is because Marvin accidently being killed comes out of no where, there were no sign or motivation to show the audience that Marvin was going to be killed; it was just a simple chat that ends with an accidental death.
Suspense Scene
Butch Coolidge was bribed to lose his boxing match against his opponent, but rather than losing he wins; and
later finds out his opponent is dead. He runs away with the bribe money and expecting the winning money the following morning. His plans to leave the country with his, apparent, girlfriend all seem to be going well until he finds out that his father’s watch is not in the luggage (which had been passed down from generation to generation). Determined not to leave without his watch he goes back to his apartment knowing that there are people looking for him. He makes it to his apartment, opens the door slowly, no one appears to be inside; he grabs his watch and observes his surrounding, still no signs of a presence, he decides he wants something to eat. While toasting his breakfast he discover that someone is in his home and when that person comes out his restroom Butch kill him with his weapon. Thinking he out of the woods he drive off running into a man named Marsellus Wallace, the man in charge who gave him the money to lose. They fight it out but in the process they both fall into an unexpected situation that Butch gets them both out of, Marsellus lets Butch go out gratitude with the condition that no one is to know what had happened and Butch is never to return.
What makes this a suspense scene is the fact that the au
dience knows that there are people after Butch and are observing him putting himself into these bad situations. The audience is uncertain of what will become of Butch but wishes they could tell him to be careful or are cheering for him to succeed even the audience is aware that it is just a movie.
In comparison the surprise is a shock to the audience where the suspense scene is a build-up of emotion; the surprise does not last as long and the suspense because there is no need to have an emotion tie to the character and/or event of the surprise. How they work in the over all narrative of the film is: in the surprise scene it shows that there is a un-expectancy in the film. The suspense encourages the audience to feel for the character with the wants for that character to succeed. In the end these components are just what the movie needs the draw the audience to the movie and while they are enjoying the ride throw in a surprise or two.
Diegetic Scene
Vincent and Mia Wallace return for there night out, while he departs to the restroom Mia turn on some music and starts dancing to the music.
The music in this scene was used by the character Mia under entertainment bases; here in the scene see her dancing to the music that she has turn
ed on while waiting for her host of the night to return from the restroom. What makes this a diegetic scene is the fact that Mia is the one who turns on the music both the character and the audience are aware that the music is being played.
Non-Diegetic
One example of a non-diegetic scene would be when we the audience change the setting of the movie, so rather than watching the movie has is we decide we could decide we to watch the movie with the subtitles on. Although the words are being projected on the screen the characters are unaware of its presence; the subtitles are not part of their world thus making it non-diegetic.
Mac Guffin
I would think that the Mac Guffin is the black brief case, it appear to be important to Jules and Vincent seeing as how they went through so much trouble just to get it but reveals to be of no importance to the audience.
Or
The Mac Guffin could be the couple in the beginning and the end of the movie; they play no true importance to the story and appears to be a coincidental situation that Jules and Vincent found themselves in, presented to the audience both in the beginning and end of the movie.
