This was the first movie made by Quentin Tarantino that I watched. I didn’t know anything about the movie, apart from a handful of references I observed from memes.
The story was undoubtedly different from other movies yet in a way still entertaining. However I am unbeknownst to what the actual plot of this movie was supposed to be nor what was special about it to be considered so popular. Does the fact that it deviates from traditional storytelling in itself act as a selling point?
Yes, to expand on this: each of the characters had enough “story” to make a movie of their own, and there were a lot of characters. But it was paced well enough that it didn’t get overwhelming.
Also the casting was very well done. At the time Travolta was a bit of a has-been, and Samuel L Jackson was getting supporting roles but wasn’t as iconic as he is now.
The movie was very influential, so a lot of the innovations it made have been copied, so it seems more “normal” now.