Yay! I was hoping you'd comment, I just realized I only have like 3 big tarantino/basterds fans on my flist. Horrors! D:
when he is actually following the rules and trusting that his adversary will have the same honor, HE GETS HIS JUST DESSERTS. His utter horror at Aldo killing the other German dude was just so well played. Here is this character that was so horrifyingly in control through the whole film, but then through his own cockiness he ends up being completely vulnerable. AND THEN HE GETS A SWASTIKA CARVED INTO HIS HEAD.
Omg yes, yes and yes. You totally got it right on, he finally does the honorable thing and THAT'S when he gets his ass handed to him. and I loved his horror at Aldo killing that guy, it's funny cause that's the first time he seemed bothered the whole film and I was surprised he got so upset, but it was only a fabulous prelude to Aldo carving a swastika in his head. and exactly yeah he was so full of hubris so sure he'd gotten away with it at all and then BAM, retribution. and you're right about how scary and in control he seemed up until that moment which is what makes it all the sweeter for me. and I didnt feel sad for him at all I confess, I was waiting the whole film for him to reach his comeuppance and was starting to wonder if Tarantino was really gonna let him get away with it all! But then came that glorious finish. Good times! Kind of makes you wish the War had gone more like that than what really happened, doesnt it? (though the nuremberg trials was a lovely bit of justice as well, after the nazi's acted like barbaric killers, europe and the us took them to ask...in a TRIAL. and then they got shot/hanged. probs my fave part of WWII section in history class)
Hee yep that was you! I was actually gonna put your name in this post but then I wondered "wait, would she be ok with that?" but clearly I worried for nothing ;) yeah Kill Bill had more violent scenes but they were all much more fakey and silly looking than anything that happened in IB, like the zatoichi style blood spurts. Sex scenes no matter how explicit never bother me, I have no idea why, I guess I find sex interesting lol, what I really DONT like though is any kind of rape/sexual assault scene, those gross me the fuck out and I try to actively avoid any film that I know has them. So yes the beginning of Kill Bill 1 also bugged me alot. (and really wondered what it's purpose was, but thankfully it was short)
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when he is actually following the rules and trusting that his adversary will have the same honor, HE GETS HIS JUST DESSERTS. His utter horror at Aldo killing the other German dude was just so well played. Here is this character that was so horrifyingly in control through the whole film, but then through his own cockiness he ends up being completely vulnerable. AND THEN HE GETS A SWASTIKA CARVED INTO HIS HEAD.
Omg yes, yes and yes. You totally got it right on, he finally does the honorable thing and THAT'S when he gets his ass handed to him. and I loved his horror at Aldo killing that guy, it's funny cause that's the first time he seemed bothered the whole film and I was surprised he got so upset, but it was only a fabulous prelude to Aldo carving a swastika in his head. and exactly yeah he was so full of hubris so sure he'd gotten away with it at all and then BAM, retribution. and you're right about how scary and in control he seemed up until that moment which is what makes it all the sweeter for me. and I didnt feel sad for him at all I confess, I was waiting the whole film for him to reach his comeuppance and was starting to wonder if Tarantino was really gonna let him get away with it all! But then came that glorious finish. Good times! Kind of makes you wish the War had gone more like that than what really happened, doesnt it? (though the nuremberg trials was a lovely bit of justice as well, after the nazi's acted like barbaric killers, europe and the us took them to ask...in a TRIAL. and then they got shot/hanged. probs my fave part of WWII section in history class)
Hee yep that was you! I was actually gonna put your name in this post but then I wondered "wait, would she be ok with that?" but clearly I worried for nothing ;) yeah Kill Bill had more violent scenes but they were all much more fakey and silly looking than anything that happened in IB, like the zatoichi style blood spurts. Sex scenes no matter how explicit never bother me, I have no idea why, I guess I find sex interesting lol, what I really DONT like though is any kind of rape/sexual assault scene, those gross me the fuck out and I try to actively avoid any film that I know has them. So yes the beginning of Kill Bill 1 also bugged me alot. (and really wondered what it's purpose was, but thankfully it was short)