----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Given the following: 1) I liked "Pulp Fiction" 2) The Oscars are a lot of fun 3) The Oscars are absolutely meaningless Let me state: quit whining about Gump's victory!!! As for fluff, I certainly thought PF was clever, but quite lightweight... just as its namesake writings were, intentionally. And if Bogie and Bacall influenced the Academy's voters, eat your heart out Travolta and Thurman! I am politically liberal, and understand the complaints many have leveled against FG, but this is true: I cared about the character and the film touched my emotions -- PF was like an intellectual exercise, but completely passionless. Since FG was seen by four times the number of people as saw PF, maybe it is the elitist hipsters who are out of touch. Why is nihilism better than sentimentality? Young better than old? Negative better than positive? Black better than white? etc. etc. etc... A few final words: PF was a very good film, so was FG; I think there is room for both in the world; so what if FG won a popularity contest?; I am playing the Devil's advocate a bit here, just to tweak those whose lives were ruined by Monday night's results. Wanna buy my monkey??