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October 07, 2005 at 10:07 am
Further thoughts on the redemptive qualities of Kill Bill,,,
TheOoze has just published a very educated and well-written essay, by Eric David (a fellow believer and filmmaker) detailing the redemptive qualities of Quentin Terantino‘s Hard Boiled/Kung Fu epic, Kill Bill (Vols. 1 & 2), as well as some of his other films. It’s quite a lengthy essay, but well worth the read.
I wrote a much shorter, but equally as enthusiastic, review of Kill Bill here.
And, if you haven’t seen the Kill Bill films yet… You should.
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Comments (16)
One of the few films I walked out on. Laughing at the crusifixion of Christ? The man is deranged.
» Comment by dh () , on October 07, 2005 at 11:02 am
I don’t think you got his point, Doug… He didn’t say that he was laughing at the crucifixion, but at the brutality of it — which is the same response that most people who saw Kill Bill had during that movie.
» Comment by timsamoff () (URL), on October 07, 2005 at 11:19 am
Laughing at brutality seems contradictary to me and cold. For me I don’t understand that type of response. When I went to the movie I heard no one laugh when Christ was crucified. When you read the entire paragraph from the post you referenced you get a little “insight” into Tarrentino.
» Comment by dh () , on October 07, 2005 at 11:53 am
Well, I don’t agree (I mean, yeah, you get insight and all, but I interpret it differently)... But, that’s ok.
» Comment by timsamoff () (URL), on October 07, 2005 at 12:02 pm
Thanks for reading the article and for your comments. I thought Q was laughing more at Gibson’s decision to have the guards drop the cross and have to flip Christ over, like a lamb on a skewer. He did mention that he saw the serious side of the movie, so I would tend to give him the benefit of the doubt.
» Comment by Eric David () (URL), on October 07, 2005 at 12:39 pm
Okay, no way am i reading that whole article on an empty stomach. But i did forward to the whole controversy here. I actually agree with Tim on this. Granted, Terantino is being vulgar and a bit tactless, he’s referring to the picture, not Christ. Though my brow was still quite raised when i read it. Interesting article, Eric. I can’t fully endorse it but i did enjoy it, if that makes sense.
» Comment by dennisthemenace () , on October 07, 2005 at 1:29 pm
I thoroughly enjoyed Kill Bill. I think it’s brilliant, and woe unto those who can’t appreciate Tarantino at his most show-stopping.
» Comment by ganns () (URL), on October 10, 2005 at 03:27 am
Why a woe to me and what woe to me is there?
No one still has given me a reason why people laugh when violence is shown. The emotion of laughing when violence is shown does not make sense to me. I guess I’m reacting to the necessity to laugh in the midst of these scenes.
No one still has given me a reason why people laugh when violence is shown. The emotion of laughing when violence is shown does not make sense to me. I guess I’m reacting to the necessity to laugh in the midst of these scenes.
» Comment by dh () , on October 10, 2005 at 11:05 am
I’m not a psychologist, so I’m not going to try to defend the laughter… What I can say is that it’s probably nervous laughter rather than laughter for humor’s sake.
» Comment by timsamoff () (URL), on October 10, 2005 at 11:13 am
oh doug, don’t worry, we think its okay you like Barney.
» Comment by dennisthemenace () , on October 11, 2005 at 10:09 am
DH: I’m sorry if you thought I literally wished woe upon y’all Kill Bill haters. I don’t think I appreciate laughter in the midst of gratuitous violence or suffering. What I do appreciate is the age-old adage of punishment towards persons done wrong. Kill Bill mayn’t be the poster movie of Christian forgiveness, but I will not deny that I felt an immense thrill when the Bride plugged each person who did her wrong, and it’s for this particular retelling of the classic revenge story that I give Tarantino due credit.
» Comment by ganns () (URL), on November 01, 2005 at 9:31 pm
what the F- are you talking about Walter?!
» Comment by dennisthemenace () , on November 02, 2005 at 09:51 am
Um, Walter? Who’s that?
Anyway, Ganns’ comment makes complete sense to me.
Anyway, Ganns’ comment makes complete sense to me.
» Comment by timsamoff () (URL), on November 02, 2005 at 10:03 am
haha. You’re gonna have to ask The Dude, dude.
» Comment by dennisthemenace () , on November 02, 2005 at 10:33 am
