The Bride Taking Her Revenge

Rating: 9/10 (18 March 2012)

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Kill Bill: Vol. 1 stars Uma Thurman as The Bride; she is a very rage driven woman and has only one goal. That goal is to kill Bill, who is played by David Carradine. The Bride goes through many different action packed scenes to inch her way closer and closer to Bill. She has to kill many of her past co-workers to get more information about where Bill is, and because she also wants revenge against them. She carries around list of 5 names on it, and she ventures out to kill them all. The list was made up of O-Ren Shi played by Lucy Liu, Vernita Green played by Vivica Fox, Bud played by Michael Madsen, Elle Driver played by Daryl Hannah, and of course Bill's name was the last on the list written bigger than the rest and underlined twice.
In Kill Bill: Vol. 1 The Bride only gets through 2 people on her list of 5, but she kills them herself. She kills O-Ren Shi and Vernita Green. The theme of this movie is a scorned women seeking revenge on the people that hurt her. She is also seeking revenge because she believes these people killed her unborn child. This film is a very unique action packed revenge story. This movie can be compared to the movie Hannibal Rising, which is also a revenge story in a sick twisted way.
Two techniques that make this movie so great are the motif and the angle. The motif in this movie is the Bride staying on one strict path. The whole movie she is on the path to get revenge on the 5 people that hurt her and nothing else. There isn't much else she thinks about other than her revenge. The angle in this movie is the best part about it. The way they position the camera angle during fight scenes and close up face shots to show their attitude during stressful situations. My favorite camera angle during the whole movie is during the fight between The Bride and O-Ren Shi. The angling really make the scene what it is.
This movie is a great action/revenge story that rides the line of being a little cheesy but in a good way. It is one of Quentin Tarantino's great films, and continues to be great in Kill Bill: Vol. 2.