Tonight on TV: What if Tarantino’s masterpiece was this film with Uma Thurman?

If you are told the words married, revenge, martial arts and tarantino, there is a safe bet to think of Kill Bill! Only a year after the release of the first film, the bride left for dead signed her big return to the screen in a suite at the height of our expectations.

On May 17, 2004, the action fans rushed to the cinema to discover Kill Bill: Volume 2. After getting rid of his former Vernita Green (Vivica A. Fox) and O-Ren Ishii (Lucy Liu) colleagues, the bride continues her vengeful quest. He still has to settle the fate of Budd (Michael Madsen) then her Driver (Daryl Hannah) before reaching the ultimate goal: kill Bill (David Carradine).

Ten years after Pulp Fiction, Uma Turman returns to Quentin Tarantino in this second frenzied part which succeeds in doing even better than Kill Bill: Volume 1 ! Note 4.4 out of 5 by the national press, this suite made $ 152 million in profits for a budget of 30 million.

3 reasons (among so many others) to see Kill Bill

Ten years after its cinema release, Kill Bill 2 is considered one of the masterpieces of Quentin Tarantinofor several reasons.

The first is that this film is crowded with winks, starting with the razor which is used to cut the ear of the police officer kidnapped by the triggers in Reservoir Dogs, and that we find in the hands of the bride.

There are also obvious references to the sons of martial arts, notably in Bruce Lee with the iconic black costume of Uma Thurman, who refers to that of the actor in the game of death (1978). Moreover, about Kung-Fu films, Tarantino said: “I think it is one of the greatest cinematographic genres that never existed“.

Second reason, aesthetic side, Kill Bill 2 We put our eyes on it. We think of course of the many scenes with the bright blood splashes. In total, at least 500 liters of false blood were used for the filming of the two films.

And the least we can say is that these extremely gore sequences called on Asian techniques. Hemoglobin had to be activated at a distance at the right time by the special effects team to give the desired effect on the screen.

Finally, the third reason (and far from being the last) which makes Kill Bill: Volume 2 A memorable work: the intense and ultra-violent action scenes are always choreographed with an aesthetic that makes them artistic. Nevertheless, sensitive souls abstain …

Tonight on Arte at 8:55 p.m.

Thank you who? : “Kill Bill”