But that gray is overshadowed by the bright yellow of the Bride’s jumpsuit and her kick-ass katana fights.īoth Kill Bills (but especially Vol. The Bride herself admits she lacks basic human “mercy.” Taken as a whole, the arc of her journey is morally gray. Vernita and others on Beatrix’s kill list, like O-Ren Ishii, Budd, and even Bill, become somewhat sympathetic right before their deaths. It’s a fatalistic outlook, and something of a bummer once you come to empathize with people on both sides. Go Go’s twin sister, Yuki, was originally going to try and take down Beatrix in a “huge gunfight.” Vengeance in Kill Bill is a hydra cut down one head and three rise up in its place. In fact, after landing a knife in Vernita’s chest, Beatrix invites Nikkia to exact her own revenge someday if she “still feels raw about it.” And there was even more vengeance in original drafts. She isn’t deterred from her plan by the well-being of Vernita’s daughter, 4-year-old Nikkia. Four years later, Beatrix plots her revenge on those murderers, including Vernita Green. She gets engaged, but Bill, her jilted ex-lover, enlists his group of assassins to murder Beatrix’s entire wedding party and almost kills her. Beatrix Kiddo wants to escape her life of violence for her unborn daughter’s sake. Let’s examine the plot of Kill Bill for an example. Tarantino fills his face (and our screens) with cool crimes of violence, and the coolness of those crimes undermines the director’s ambivalence toward that violence. In the Futurama episode “Bender Should Not Be Allowed on TV,” an act break begins with this tag: “You’re watching Futurama - the show that does not advocate the cool crime of robbery!” That’s Quentin Tarantino’s whole career in a nutshell. Head to Vulture’s Twitter to catch the live commentary. This week’s selection comes from Vulture writer Bethy Squires, who will begin her screening of Kill Bill Vol. But that gray is overshadowed by the bright yellow of her jumpsuit and kick-ass katana fights.įor the next few weeks, Vulture will be selecting a film to watch with our readers as part of our Friday Night Movie Club. The Bride’s quest for vengeance is morally gray.
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