Welcome everyone! I decided to focus my blog on one of the things I enjoy doing most, discussing culture, films, books, poems, and recent events.

I believe it is only fitting for me to start my first post, with one of the first films that got me hooked to enjoy and explore movies, and so even more excited about culture, and pop culture.

Kill Bill

So.. Keep your eyeballs intact, and let's dive in to this amazing film. 

Quentin Tarantino

The director of this film, a living legend, was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, 1963, to a young couple. He grew up in South LA, and created some of my favourite movies, Kill Bill is one of these, later I've discovered his earlier films, like Pulp Fiction, or newer ones like Inglorious Bastards. Hence why this first blog post is dedicated to him.

What genre is Kill bill?

I think Kill Bill is a nice mix of genres, Tarantino not only references different movies and genres in this film, but he succeeds in mixing in to something new. Kill Bill has a lot of different scenes that reference to American and Spaghetti westerns, horror and thriller movies, Japanese and Chinese cinema, of course Comic books, and so many more.

For example:

1. The opening scene is similar to a scene from The Good The Bad and The ugly (1967)

2. Game of Death (1973), the bride wears a similar suit.

3. The Lodger (1927), the bride walks in on a glass floor, also if you will notice you can read a certain curse on the bride's shoes, I found it as a nice add on.

4. Black Sunday (1977) a similar syringe scene.

Even Charlie Brown and the Simpsons are getting a node from Tarantino.

This nice remix, of genres create a new, advanced and fascinating, movie to watch. So, if you still didn't, I encourage you to do so.

Overall review

After watching Kill Bill for the first time, I ran to my computer to find some film reviews, and see if the internet thinks like me about the film. One of the main themes I've noticed was the comment that Kill Bill manages to story tell, with no story. Something I am completely disagreeing with. From first glance it seems that the characters, may act a bit to aggressively to what happens around them, but keeping in mind that this is "a serial killer" worlds, and fantasy, I found all the characters well developed, to a point of an extreme but to each their own individuality, strengths and weaknesses. Tarantino manages to put some of himself in to each character and yet, makes them full separate individuals. The aesthetic of the movie is breath taking, the little details we get that later reveal more makes the movie as fun to watch the third time, as it was the first time. Almost every scene nods in acknowledgment towards another cinematic legend, this fact is like a little game show for these who enjoy different movies. Every part of the movie, starting with the "nicknames" the killer girls have, has a meaning. For example, Elle, is the only one who has the nickname of a none poisoning snake, while the other ones have a poisoning snake as a nickname. Elle will later fail to poison "the bride", when Bill stops her with a phone call.  The movie is captivating, and if it is not because of the camera work, it is because of the amount spilled, if not the blood than the humour that manages to portray such violence in a comedic way. Tarantino makes every second of this movie entertaining and captivating. Something I can't say about a lot of movies.

"I like it when somebody tells me a story, and I actually really feel that that's becoming like a lost art in American cinema." - Tarantino

Feminism

The main character is a women, a bride, and most of the strong rivals she is facing are women as well. Compared to the strong group, the men- aside from Bill, and these who help and coach the bride, seem kind of pathetic. Even the interaction between the workers in The House of Blue Leaves, the Tokyo night club featured in Vo.1, makes the woman seem more in power. The bride, seems vulnerable and weak in the beginning of the film, assaulted while in coma, proves her strength and her revenge. Through the violence, and the humour this movie has a strong feminist feel to it, not only the main Character is a female, but a lot of the key Characters are female as well. For me, as a young girl, when I first watched the movie was something refreshing. The main role didn't seem to me as a gimmick, but as an empowering fact.

Some Fun Facts

In Vo.1 the bride defeats O-Ren, around the five minute mark after the music cue, even though O-Ren warns her that if the bride is tired, she might not last even five minutes

Tarantino is engaged to Daniella Pick she is the daughter of Svika Pick who is an Israeli singer and composer, and also the reason why I refused to wear sequin for a while, I'm passed this stage thank god. My life is glitter now, and sequin.

(Tsvika Pick)

I would like to talk some more Kill Bill, or Tarantino with all of you. So comment, and Let's talk.