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Hi everyone! welcome to the film lover tier!
I would like to, first of all, thank you for joining this monthly journey of film visual analysis. Due to the first entry being in March, I decided to base this month’s theme around International Women's Day and this deviation will be about Kill Bill, one of my favorite Tarantino films.
-Kill Bill is one of those controversial films that creates debate on whether the film is a feminist movie or not.
To begin with, the film depicts strong and powerful female characters with one of cinema's most iconic female characters is Beatrice Kiddo, aka The Bride as its protagonist. Besides seeking justice and revenge for the traumatizing events of her past, she is also trying to recover herself from the patriarchal system in which she has become involved. A system where Bill only was her mentor and love interest as long as she stayed within the confines of his influence, destroying her and everyone she held dear when she dared stray.
This movie is really about identity and discovering your power and strength when you're feeling vulnerable. Seeing Kiddo triumph over Bill, her patriarchal abuser, is what makes this film so satisfying.
In addition, Kiddo faces fierce opponents with the same determination as the Bride.
The rest of the female characters realized that the only means of gaining power and status was to participate in the same male-dominated system. Vernita Green and O'Ren Ishii were therefore forced to obey Bill's decisions even though they did not want to., their regret and shame shown later when Beatrix finds them. Elle Driver is an exception, as she enjoys being the favorite of Bill and is envious of Kiddo's status. Although she can be seen as more male-indoctrinated, she stills suffers abuse when the xenophobic and misogynist Pai Mai plucks out her eye, a reminder of her lack of education and limited vision.
One thing I especially like about the movie is that the main female characters are not sexualized. It's so common to see powerful strong female characters being objectified at some point in movies, or even throughout the entire film.
This is not the case here; rather, Gogo Yubari makes a reference in a scene when she is drinking with some of the guys. Gogo breaks her objectification when a guy flirts with her in a bar, by stabbing him with her katana sword and saying:
“Do you still wish to penetrate me? Or is it I … who has penetrated you?”
The film illustrates to us that katana swords are symbols of power wielded by men, and the Bride must reclaim her value in the eyes of men by using the same or exceeding power of men. To achieve this she seeks out Hattori Hanzo's katana, since his katanas are the strongest, being wielded by the strongest men.
Several feminist values are demonstrated in the film, including solidarity between two women. There is a scene where Beatrix is taking a pregnancy test and turns out positive. Immediately after she is ambushed by a hit-woman and is about to be killed, however the hit-woman is stopped when she sees the positive pregnancy test on the floor and instead spares Beatrix’s life and of that of her future child.
Additionally, we see how O-Ren Ishii, who is the supreme leader of the Tokyo Yakuza, is not respected for being a multi-ethnic woman in a society that views women as submissive. Having such a deep understanding of the system, O-Ren Ishii allied herself with Gogo Yubari, her personal bodyguard, and Sofie Fatale, her lawyer in order to make herself a formidable yakuza leader. In an Asian culture where many women follow the status-quo, O-Ren Ishii lends power to other women.
Furthermore, Beatrix Kiddo represents all women who are tired and enraged by the power, value, and identity imposed by the patriarchal system.
The portrayal of her is that of female empowerment and liberation, as she is seeking to overthrow the male dominated assassin system. A woman free to exist as herself.
This is just a reminder to all the women out there that you are strong. You have probably faced hardships in this world made by men, and faced them with courage and resilience.
For those men who support women and the feminist movement, thank you for making the world a better place. Gratitude for standing up for women and letting us shine alongside you.

Anyways, Happy International women’s day!

Description

Hi everyone! welcome to the film lover tier!
I would like to, first of all, thank you for joining this monthly journey of film visual analysis. Due to the first entry being in March, I decided to base this month’s theme around International Women's Day and this deviation will be about Kill Bill, one of my favorite Tarantino films.
-Kill Bill is one of those controversial films that creates debate on whether the film is a feminist movie or not.
To begin with, the film depicts strong and powerful female characters with one of cinema's most iconic female characters is Beatrice Kiddo, aka The Bride as its protagonist. Besides seeking justice and revenge for the traumatizing events of her past, she is also trying to recover herself from the patriarchal system in which she has become involved. A system where Bill only was her mentor and love interest as long as she stayed within the confines of his influence, destroying her and everyone she held dear when she dared stray.
This movie is really about identity and discovering your power and strength when you're feeling vulnerable. Seeing Kiddo triumph over Bill, her patriarchal abuser, is what makes this film so satisfying.
In addition, Kiddo faces fierce opponents with the same determination as the Bride.
The rest of the female characters realized that the only means of gaining power and status was to participate in the same male-dominated system. Vernita Green and O'Ren Ishii were therefore forced to obey Bill's decisions even though they did not want to., their regret and shame shown later when Beatrix finds them. Elle Driver is an exception, as she enjoys being the favorite of Bill and is envious of Kiddo's status. Although she can be seen as more male-indoctrinated, she stills suffers abuse when the xenophobic and misogynist Pai Mai plucks out her eye, a reminder of her lack of education and limited vision.
One thing I especially like about the movie is that the main female characters are not sexualized. It's so common to see powerful strong female characters being objectified at some point in movies, or even throughout the entire film.
This is not the case here; rather, Gogo Yubari makes a reference in a scene when she is drinking with some of the guys. Gogo breaks her objectification when a guy flirts with her in a bar, by stabbing him with her katana sword and saying:
“Do you still wish to penetrate me? Or is it I … who has penetrated you?”
The film illustrates to us that katana swords are symbols of power wielded by men, and the Bride must reclaim her value in the eyes of men by using the same or exceeding power of men. To achieve this she seeks out Hattori Hanzo's katana, since his katanas are the strongest, being wielded by the strongest men.
Several feminist values are demonstrated in the film, including solidarity between two women. There is a scene where Beatrix is taking a pregnancy test and turns out positive. Immediately after she is ambushed by a hit-woman and is about to be killed, however the hit-woman is stopped when she sees the positive pregnancy test on the floor and instead spares Beatrix’s life and of that of her future child.
Additionally, we see how O-Ren Ishii, who is the supreme leader of the Tokyo Yakuza, is not respected for being a multi-ethnic woman in a society that views women as submissive. Having such a deep understanding of the system, O-Ren Ishii allied herself with Gogo Yubari, her personal bodyguard, and Sofie Fatale, her lawyer in order to make herself a formidable yakuza leader. In an Asian culture where many women follow the status-quo, O-Ren Ishii lends power to other women.
Furthermore, Beatrix Kiddo represents all women who are tired and enraged by the power, value, and identity imposed by the patriarchal system.
The portrayal of her is that of female empowerment and liberation, as she is seeking to overthrow the male dominated assassin system. A woman free to exist as herself.
This is just a reminder to all the women out there that you are strong. You have probably faced hardships in this world made by men, and faced them with courage and resilience.
For those men who support women and the feminist movement, thank you for making the world a better place. Gratitude for standing up for women and letting us shine alongside you.

Anyways, Happy International women’s day!