Gore isn't real

Rating: Null/10 (31 October 2003)

I would like to respond to the criticism of this movie as too violent and bloody. First, I should say that I am not a fan of gratuitous movie violence. It disgusts me. I couldn't even finish watching Resevior Dogs. However, I loved Kill Bill. The violence in this movie is NOT meant to be taken seriously. It's not supposed to represent what would actually happen to a person who was decapitated. As Quentin said in an interview (I think it was on "The View"), "Human beings don't have garden hoses for veins." The human body does not contain as much blood as was portrayed in this movie. The entire movie is unrealistic, and that's why the blood had to be over the top. I haven't seen any of the kung fu movies this is modeled after, but I'm sure they don't attempt to portray reality. In reality, if you stuck a sword through someone's stomach, yeah, there'd be lots of spurting blood from arteries at first, but it would eventualy come out more slowly and there would probably be guts all over the place. If Quentin had showed that, it would be even more gory because it would be a realistic portrayal of someone dying. This way, it's just so ridiculous you can't possibly take it seriously.