Posted By: Tony Mosrite
a deep analysis on Kill Bill - 06/12/05 06:48 PM
may contain SPOILERS anywhere
as Quentin Tarantino himself said, there is a whole "universe" behind the Kill Bill movies. I thought it would be interesting for the fans of the saga to have a thread where we could say whatever we think about the story, the carachters and especially their backgrounds, since there is a lot of chit-chat about that. well, here are my first two cents:
Pai Mei-the idea that I got from Vol. 2 was that Pai Mei is some kind of a master in the violent universe where the Kill Bill carachters live. Bill talks about him as a man of "infinite power contemplates" when he tells Beatrix the story of Pai Mei and the Shaolin monk. also, it is easy to notice that Pai Mei is known to be absolutely intransigent with the (few) people around him, and still it is a honor for a "warrior" to be accepted by him for a period of training. (even after Bill says "Whatever - WHAT-EVER - Pai Mei says, obey. If you flash him, even for an instant, a defiant eye, he'll pluck it out", Beatrix still asks Bill "Why did he accept me?". to me, it says that Pai Mei accepts only few people, and the ones who he does accept feel flattered for that). and more: when Elle Driver tells Beatrix that she killed Pai Mei, is easy to see the frightened look on Beatrix's face. well, long-story-short, it seems to me that Pai Mei is to the bloody universe of Beatrix, Bill and the others, the same that Michael Jordan is to the universe of basketball - a Master.
Bill-Bill seems to me like a warrior almost as great as Pai Mei, but not as famous as the "old miserable fool". he looks like one of the best at what he does, but some kind of an underrated gem. a man respected by the masters, but who doesn't care to go out claiming to be "the man". as it is easily noticed, he has a close connection with Pai Mei, and is at least respected by Hattori Hanzo, beyond being the leader of such a crew as the "Deadly Vipers". all that apart from being himself the man behind the title of the saga.
The cruel trutelage of Pai Mei-of all the experiences Beatrix went through, Tarantino chose to tell in details her trutelage under Pai Mei. that did not happen by chance, in my opinion. as I said, I believe Pai Mei to be a master in that so called "universe", and I believe his trutelage is a masterpoint in the plot. Beatrix was obviously a special pupil of Pai Mei (Bill says Pai Mei "teaches no one the Five Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique", but he did teach Beatrix that), and because of that I think she became a superior warrior to all the enemies she attacked.
well I'm done by now. you all feel free to add ANYTHING you have in mind.
as Quentin Tarantino himself said, there is a whole "universe" behind the Kill Bill movies. I thought it would be interesting for the fans of the saga to have a thread where we could say whatever we think about the story, the carachters and especially their backgrounds, since there is a lot of chit-chat about that. well, here are my first two cents:
Pai Mei-the idea that I got from Vol. 2 was that Pai Mei is some kind of a master in the violent universe where the Kill Bill carachters live. Bill talks about him as a man of "infinite power contemplates" when he tells Beatrix the story of Pai Mei and the Shaolin monk. also, it is easy to notice that Pai Mei is known to be absolutely intransigent with the (few) people around him, and still it is a honor for a "warrior" to be accepted by him for a period of training. (even after Bill says "Whatever - WHAT-EVER - Pai Mei says, obey. If you flash him, even for an instant, a defiant eye, he'll pluck it out", Beatrix still asks Bill "Why did he accept me?". to me, it says that Pai Mei accepts only few people, and the ones who he does accept feel flattered for that). and more: when Elle Driver tells Beatrix that she killed Pai Mei, is easy to see the frightened look on Beatrix's face. well, long-story-short, it seems to me that Pai Mei is to the bloody universe of Beatrix, Bill and the others, the same that Michael Jordan is to the universe of basketball - a Master.
Bill-Bill seems to me like a warrior almost as great as Pai Mei, but not as famous as the "old miserable fool". he looks like one of the best at what he does, but some kind of an underrated gem. a man respected by the masters, but who doesn't care to go out claiming to be "the man". as it is easily noticed, he has a close connection with Pai Mei, and is at least respected by Hattori Hanzo, beyond being the leader of such a crew as the "Deadly Vipers". all that apart from being himself the man behind the title of the saga.
The cruel trutelage of Pai Mei-of all the experiences Beatrix went through, Tarantino chose to tell in details her trutelage under Pai Mei. that did not happen by chance, in my opinion. as I said, I believe Pai Mei to be a master in that so called "universe", and I believe his trutelage is a masterpoint in the plot. Beatrix was obviously a special pupil of Pai Mei (Bill says Pai Mei "teaches no one the Five Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique", but he did teach Beatrix that), and because of that I think she became a superior warrior to all the enemies she attacked.
well I'm done by now. you all feel free to add ANYTHING you have in mind.