Kill Bill, Volume I and Volume II

It is argued that since the September 11th attacks, Hollywood cinema has become full of images representing intense emotional violence, as well as extreme battle scenes. One such film is Kill Bill (Volumes 1 & 2) in which a pregnant bride is shot in the head, spends 4 years in a coma, & wake...

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Published in:Millennium 2006-02, Vol.34 (2), p.553-557
Main Author: Debrix, François
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Mass Media Violence
Terrorism
United States of America
War
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Summary:It is argued that since the September 11th attacks, Hollywood cinema has become full of images representing intense emotional violence, as well as extreme battle scenes. One such film is Kill Bill (Volumes 1 & 2) in which a pregnant bride is shot in the head, spends 4 years in a coma, & wakes up determined to get revenge on those who shot her. The film, directed by Quentin Tarantino, is full of implausible & unreal scenes & is interpreted in this paper as a mockery of war, revenge, & death. Kill Bill takes the violence of America's war on terror to extreme but absurd limits through cartoonish representation. It is concluded that the push of the American war machine is a comparable cartoon-like, farcical ploy. R. Prince
ISSN:0305-8298
1477-9021
DOI:10.1177/03058298060340020901