The Bride's quest for revenge

Rating: 10/10 (28 March 2015)

This movie is the story of the Bride, played by Uma Thurman, and her quest for revenge against the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad (DVAS). The DVAS consists of Bill played by David Carradine, O-Ren Ishii played by Lucy Liu, Elle Driver played by Daryl Hannah, Bud played by Michael Madsen, and Vernita Green played by Vivica A. Fox. The reason that the bride is seeking revenge plays out in the opening scene of the movie when during her wedding rehearsal, the bride and the entire wedding party are gunned down in cold blood. Even though she is left for dead, we quickly find out that the Bride has survived, but she is now in a coma.
The main theme of this movie is the quest for vengeance. The Bride, as well as every other member of the DVAS, seeks vengeance for some wrong done to them at one point or another throughout the movie. As the main character, the Brides quest for vengeance is well established throughout the film. In addition to her revenge, there are many scenes which help to enforce that belief in the Brides ability to exact that revenge.
To help reinforce both the necessity of the Brides quest as well as her ability to complete it, Tarantino uses many different techniques throughout the film. Tarantino uses his tried and true non-linear storytelling method which helps to establish both motive and ability. The flashback scenes, most often done in black and white, give a great sense of past events that have shaped where the movie is heading. In addition to black and white, Tarantino uses animation to help establish other characters motives. Tarantino is also masterful with his use of music. The music through this film helps to set the mood of each scene perfectly. From intense, ominous music when action scenes are impending to more reserved, revelatory music when milestones in the Bride's quest have been achieved, the music that was used in the movie was spot on.
For anyone that is a fan of crime fiction as well as action movies, this is a movie I would highly recommend. This movie is a great example of a person's quest for revenge and the lengths that they will go to in order to achieve it. Obviously, in order to get to the end of the story, I would highly recommend watching Kill Bill Volume 2 after Kill Bill Volume 1 in order to get the entire story as Tarantino intended it to be.