I finally saw Kill Bill today. I went with my hubby. As the first scene opened, oddly enough I did not flinch when the gun went off, but my hubby jumped.
As the movie progressed I could see right away that this was going to be something totally different. It felt like a novel unfolding before my eyes. Desplaying each of the “Chapters” in the telling of the story gave it that feel, like you were reading someone’s own story.
There was humor poignent and cutting, as sharp as the steel that Uma was weilding. To truly know what was going on, I almost wanted to stop and go back to “reread” the previous chapter to know what it was I was watching. If I turned away, I was sure I would miss something. Each part was a cliff hanger unto itself.
The character of Bill was, even though you could not see him fully, a presence throughout volume one. When you did see him in part or heard him speak, it was as if he was acting like a loving father at one point, a lover at another, certainly the leader of an elite hit squad. You know there is going to be a time when the Bride and Bill will meet again. It is odd that Bill seems to have a code of honor when he tells Daryl Hanna in the Bride’s hospital room not to kill her while she was in a coma. Perhaps he is waiting to see if she will die on her own, and yet he is also hoping that she will survive so he can punish her more for what he believes is her betrayal of the Squad.
That is how I interpret that scene. It was one of the more important scenes in the movie because without it, there would be no movie. Bill tried to kill the Bride on her wedding day, OR DID HE? He may have shot her in the head, but it was not a fatal blow. It was as if he held back, and wanted her to live so when she recovered, he could continue to punish her. She would either do two things, go back to the Squad humbled and contrite, knowing that there was no escape, or she would take her revenge. Of course we know what the latter would be.
I can’t wait for the next chapters to unfold. It is like a book I cannot put down. For the moment, I must, and the waiting will be the hardest of all.
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