It's done in a sketchy, comic-book format that doesn't really resemble much but the most experimental of anime, but there's no denying its roots. Filled with gore and a camera shot that Tarantino could only get away with in anime form, it is not something one would easily forget. Tarantino included it because it was cool, not because it drives the story. We aren't supposed to root for Ishii at all, so having this anime version of her story is interesting but by no means really important. The biggest problem with the section is this question: is it absolutely necessary? No, and that's its biggest failing. It is an intriguing and thoughtful concept, if not entirely new.
#KILL BILL VOLUME 1 ANIME MOVIE#
In using it to create a history for a particular character, Tarantino has made it a part of his movie rather than relegating it to a made-for-video release or a web special. But the animated segment of Kill Bill Vol. And although it's not really anime, we'll soon be seeing the Clone Wars, which are supposed to be short animated bits that connect the second and third episodes of Star Wars together. The Animatrix provided some excellent background that makes The Matrix Reloaded a much more powerful experience.
#KILL BILL VOLUME 1 ANIME SERIES#
We've recently seen animation used to connect various parts of series together. A Japanese-American who watched the family murdered at the hands of yakuza, Ishii works her way to the top of the crime syndicates by taking down all those who wronged her-not unlike The Bride, in her own way. The anime section of the film gives the back-story of O-Ren Ishii, the first person on her hit list. The whole plot pretty much revolves around how she goes about getting back at the deadly bunch who tried to take her down. Four years later, she awakes from her coma and swears revenge, which she takes in style. Kill Bill itself is about The Bride (played by Uma Thurman) who was nearly murdered on her wedding day, along with her fiancé and the whole wedding party. It's the spiritual kin to Fist of the North Star: graphically violent beyond all reason, stylized, and over the top. Is it worth the price of admission just to see this little bit? It depends on your viewpoint of martial arts epics. Considering that the section was animated by Production I.C., the house responsible for the artwork in Jin-Roh and Ghost in the Shell, it's no small thing. As some know (and many don't), director Quentin Tarantino has included an approximately eight minute anime sequence in his latest opus. However, that wouldn't be sufficient to qualify a review on these pages. So why are we reviewing a live-action film here at The Anime Review? Simple enough.
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