2, set in unspecified deserts, filled with neon-lit clubs and trailers hitched to nothing. This pattern of communicating toughness through the evocation of American Western protagonists via wardrobe continues in Kill Bill Vol. As she emerges victorious, telling Vernita’s child to come find her someday, she is bloody and bitter, with the stoicism and machismo of legendary Western heroes and an outfit to match. Though she says things that present a stark contrast to bridal showers and babymoons like, “It’s mercy, compassion, and forgiveness I lack,” the visual transformation gives us an even more emphatic reiteration of the warrior’s conviction of this character. Because this is the first time we see The Bride after the assasination attempt, her transformation is all the more jarring. Simple dark jeans, a thigh knife holster, and a tan leather jacket adorn the revenge-seeker, evoking the desperado simplicity of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. For this rumble, The Bride is outfitted practically. There is no time for words: as soon as the door opens and the sirens wail, the two women are thrust into a knife (and shelf and cereal) fight over the participation of Green in the slaughter in El Paso. Fox), member of the Deadly Viper Assasination Squad. Having survived the gunshot to the head, The Bride arrives at the suburban home of Vernita Green ( Vivica A.
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