I just want to put in a word of agreement with the most recent contributor regarding "Kill Bill; Tarantino's film is a fascinating anthology of generic themes, exploring the connections between some of the more idiosyncratically violent genres of the past (Spaghetti westerns, black exploitation, kung-fu, samurai, etc...).
The David Denby review in the New Yorker, which was cited here some time ago, is completely off the mark, citing only one scene (the climax to the opening battle) and, to my mind, misreading it entirely.I don't see any way that the child witnessing the death of her mother is treated as a joke. It is, however, a standard motif of revenge westerns. Interestingly, if the events in "Kill Bill" were presented chronologically, the film would begin with the child-O-ren witnessing her parents' murder and beginning a quest for revenge and end with The Bride's address to the child whose mother she has just defeated. implying that the desire for revenge is a violent cycle.
There is much more that could be said, but I'm hesitant to try for a definitive reading of a film when we've only seen one half of it..
Robert Hunt
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