Kill Bill: Vol. 2

It is remarkable that the fight scenes are much more realistic compared to Vol. 1. Somehow, everything doesn’t seem so childish anymore, and you can tell that more attention was given to the dynamics themselves. Compared to the first part, it’s noticeable that there’s a stronger focus on Japanese history—it really reminded me of Kung Fu Panda—and on top of that, there’s a scene with shadows and a red background with Beatrix and Pai Mei where they were training, and I think the creators of Avatar: The Last Airbender were inspired by that for the intro because it looks exactly the same. I’m glad that Beatrix achieved her goal and took revenge on everyone, and even more so that, in the end, she was with her daughter. What I found unpleasing was the meeting with Bill, where instead of finishing him off right away, she sat down and talked, letting her guard down. It’s understandable since she once loved him, but if he had shot me in the head, I’d have smashed his skull. The fight scene with Elle was super cool and extremely unexpected—and ironic too—that she took out her other eye.