In Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill" films, the decision to censor the character known as "The Bride's" real name with a crude 'beep' sound is a stylistic choice that aligns with the film's homage to various genres, including martial arts, exploitation, and grindhouse cinema.
With Beatrix wounded and lying on the floor, Bill shot her in the head. Beatrix was put into a coma for four years, during which her child, B.B, was delivered successfully. B.B was raised by Bill, and when Beatrix woke up, she plotted her revenge against the whole Deadly Viper Squad and Bill himself.
Bill was basically grooming BB even from the tender age of 4 to be an assassin when she grew up. He already has a history of recruiting young women, all of whom he seems to feel genuine love for, into his assassin squad.
Perla Haney-Jardine (born July 17, 1997) is an Brazilian-born American actress. She is best known for her role in Kill Bill Vol. 2 as B.B., the four-year-old daughter of Beatrix "The Bride" Kiddo and Bill.
The Bride was once a member of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad, an elite group of assassins. She is trained by the martial arts master Pai Mei and becomes the right hand of Bill, her boss and lover, provoking the envy of another Deadly Viper, Elle Driver.
Michael Madsen as Budd (Sidewinder): A former member of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad and brother of Bill. He later becomes a bouncer living in a trailer.
The Bride's name being bleeped out in Kill Bill has seen different interpretations over the years, but it's all about identity. Before The Bride's mission against Bill, she was part of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad under the code name Black Mamba, as she was considered the deadliest one of the group.
Although Kill Bill by Quentin Tarantino tells a story with some similarities, such as the notebooks in which the brides cross off their victims' names once they have killed them, Tarantino has stated that he has never seen The Bride Wore Black.
Each member has the codename of a snake: Bill is Snake Charmer, Elle Driver is California Mountain Snake, O-Ren Ishii is Cottonmouth, Vernita Green is Copperhead, Budd is Sidewinder, and since she's the deadliest assassin, Beatrix Kiddo is named after the deadliest snake: Black Mamba.
Bill asks if Bud has kept up with his sword play, to which Bud remarks that he pawned his Hanzo sword. This we later find out is a lie, so clearly Bud is only saying this to wound his brother by leading him to believe he sold a priceless gift from his brother for only a couple hundred bucks.
During their days as members of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad, Elle and Beatrix had a hostile relationship, both competing for Bill's affection and favor as his second-in-command.
Despite his vicious demeanor and moments of aggressive preaching, Pai Mei was also a rather open-minded individual. After seeing Beatrix's tenacity in her training; one could say, he came to like her as a student and cared for her.
Summary. Kill Bill sacrifices realism for stylized action, capturing the over-the-top homage to Tarantino's favorite childhood movies. The sword fight in the Crazy 88 scene may lack believability and realistic technique, but it still delivers impressive and thrilling action.
Nora Holland of Hot Press noted the violent lyrics are juxtaposed by SZA's soft, croon-like vocals that suggest wholesomeness. Due to the violence, some radio stations played a censored version of "Kill Bill" with the word "kill" replaced by the sound of a slashing blade.
While Tarantino movies are always stylish and visually pleasing, Kill Bill stands out because of the diversity of its locations, its varied use of color, and the creativity/playfulness of its editing.
Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill, originally distributed as two films in 2003 and 2004, was hailed upon its release as a landmark feminist action film, one that would enable women to take on the agentive, powerful roles typically reserved for male characters in cinema.
It is not until Kill Bill: Volume 2 that Tarantino stops having The Bride's name censored out when her true identity is revealed as Beatrix Kiddo. For those who watch with a careful eye, there are moments in the first film when Tarantino presented the answer to the mystery before the climactic moment.
A car accident during the filming nearly killed Thurman, raising concerns about negligence and exploitation in the production process. Controversies surrounding Tarantino spitting on and choking Thurman during action scenes add to the troubling reality behind the making of Kill Bill.
The director admitted he hadn't pursued other stories in the Kill Bill universe because making both movies had exhausted him. Even with his creative enthusiasm and outlined concepts, a properly made Volume 3 was too intimidating to tackle at the time.
The reason he buried her alive instead of just letting her walk away is because he valued his own life, and he didn't want to die either. So with the flashlight and knife, at least she had some kind of chance. And knowing Beatrix, being buried alive was most likely just a simple obstacle for her.
Budd lies simply to hurt Bill. Obviously Bill and Budd are feuding and Bill must have done something to Budd (seeing as how Bill says, "Can't we just put the past in the past?"). The sword was a huge gift to Budd; to tell Bill that he sold it was just meant to be a crushing blow to his heart.
Bill only sent Elle to Bud's to confirm Beatrix Kiddo was dead and collect her sword. Elle then killed Bud with a black mamba out of jealousy that he'd been the one to kill Beatrix and not her. When she reports back to Bill she lies claiming The Bride killed Bud by hiding the snake in his trailer.
Budd shot Bea with a load of rock salt in the chest, and blew a hole in her clothes and chest and bloodied her clothes and chest. By the time Bea made it back to the trailer, the blood and mess were gone and no wound existed in her chest.
