SuperEpicMan
Banned
Its been years since I last watched Kill Bill, so I ended up watching it all last night. I always loved the movies, but after watching them both back to back, I think I had forgotten just how good they are.
I think before my rewatch, I would have been hard pushed to say whether I think Kill Bill, Django Unchained or Inglourious Basterds was Tarantino's best film (Pulp Fiction is also great, but somewhat unrefined compared to the 3 just mentioned). However, watching it again kinda confirms it as my favourite QT movie, and most likely one of my top 5 movies.
One of the biggest things I love about the movie, is how much of a love letter it is to cinema in general. It is a crazy mash up of different genres, styles, settings, and characters which are all brought together by a somewhat simplistic plot. I mean, QT gets a hell of a lot of millage out of what is essentially a revenge movie. Its kinda like he just went wild and decided to use every filmmakers tool and trick available. So if you have anything from a passing interest to an obsession with film, its an utter feast.
I mean look at all the different styles just going on in the first part:
Then the second part introduces kung fu training montages, western style sections, and more:
Then there is the music which is godly. I could go into that as well, but there is too much lol.
The film nails the ending too. Bill's death is probably one of my all time favourite death scenes. The lead up to it with their conversation really provides context for his actions, and come the time his death, there is a big sense of sadness and regret, despite it being necessary and inevitable.
The dialog was great too:
"You're not a bad person. You're a terrific person. You're my favourite person. But every once in a while... you can be a real cunt"
I also always appreciated the way he died as well. It wasn't loud, gory and brash, it was quiet, somewhat peaceful and reminded me of this:
The music during the scene also helped make the scene feel that little bit more powerful, and watching it since David Carradine passed away in 2009, has made the scene feel a lot more emotional too.
Lastly, I think it is often criminally overlooked in how successful it is at delivering a fucking bad ass female protagonist. I mean Mad Max Fury Road rightly got a bunch of praise for championing strong female characters, but I feel people often forget about Kill Bill.
Anyway, everyone should go watch it, especially if you haven't already.
I think before my rewatch, I would have been hard pushed to say whether I think Kill Bill, Django Unchained or Inglourious Basterds was Tarantino's best film (Pulp Fiction is also great, but somewhat unrefined compared to the 3 just mentioned). However, watching it again kinda confirms it as my favourite QT movie, and most likely one of my top 5 movies.
One of the biggest things I love about the movie, is how much of a love letter it is to cinema in general. It is a crazy mash up of different genres, styles, settings, and characters which are all brought together by a somewhat simplistic plot. I mean, QT gets a hell of a lot of millage out of what is essentially a revenge movie. Its kinda like he just went wild and decided to use every filmmakers tool and trick available. So if you have anything from a passing interest to an obsession with film, its an utter feast.
I mean look at all the different styles just going on in the first part:
Then the second part introduces kung fu training montages, western style sections, and more:
Then there is the music which is godly. I could go into that as well, but there is too much lol.
The film nails the ending too. Bill's death is probably one of my all time favourite death scenes. The lead up to it with their conversation really provides context for his actions, and come the time his death, there is a big sense of sadness and regret, despite it being necessary and inevitable.
The dialog was great too:
"You're not a bad person. You're a terrific person. You're my favourite person. But every once in a while... you can be a real cunt"
I also always appreciated the way he died as well. It wasn't loud, gory and brash, it was quiet, somewhat peaceful and reminded me of this:
The music during the scene also helped make the scene feel that little bit more powerful, and watching it since David Carradine passed away in 2009, has made the scene feel a lot more emotional too.
Lastly, I think it is often criminally overlooked in how successful it is at delivering a fucking bad ass female protagonist. I mean Mad Max Fury Road rightly got a bunch of praise for championing strong female characters, but I feel people often forget about Kill Bill.
Anyway, everyone should go watch it, especially if you haven't already.
