Task Eleven: 'Mini Essay'...
Women usually tend to be represented as emotional, sexual, beautiful and size/physique. However, in Kill Bill, Uma Thurman [Beatrix Kiddo/The Bride (Black Mamba)] is represented as a strong, dominant and in control.
Kill Bill challenges the patriarchy society, as a male is not the protagonist/dominant character in Kill Bill, and this also occurs in many other films such as' Charlies Angels' and ‘Tomb Raider’. Men are shown to have less control compared to other actions films, Such as ‘The Terminater’, where you would expect to see the man as the main character. Women prove that they can do just as much as men. As Kill Bill breaks the tradition of having a male as a dominant and heroic character, however Kill Bill doesn’t show any misogyny, hatred towards women because women are represented as dominant and in control, as we tend to see a male taking up the heroic and dominant roles. However, Bill did brutally murders his lover [Beatrix], which reinforces the misogynistic as well as patriarchal attitudes.
Furthermore, Uma Thurman is being represented as dominant and in control, but however to an extent can we say she is being represented fairly: as Kill Bill is directed by a male director. Women directors and male directors portray women in different ways even though male directors try to portray women as fairly as possible. So the audience is seeing everything from a male prospective. However, to an extent we can say that Uma Thurman is being objectified but however she isn’t because she is dominant and portrayed as powerful and controlling. Uma Thurman doesn’t follow the passive role and instead breaks the usual convention of women being passive by taking an active role. Additionally, the male gaze is used in the film but to a certain extent because ‘The Bride’ wore tight and attractive outfits: as men gaze upon her this also objectifies her. On the other hand, even though Uma Thurman is represented as powerful and dominant, men are still getting their voyeuristic pleasures by watching Uma on her Killing rampage as her outfit is tight fitted which makes her attractive to look at the same time. The male audience may feel a little anxiues by watching a powerful and dominant women shown in control by using many phalic objects.
However, Tarantino does not follow the traditional narrative cinema, so to some extent we can agrue it does not follow the issues Mulvey raises: as women in Kill Bill are active and not passive, and controlling in comparison to the male actors. Also, the samuri sword "the bride" uses can bee seen as a phallic symbol and fetish object.
Moreover, a different viewpoint can be taken showing that Tarantino is showing a positive role for women in this film. For example, Thurman's character, single handly killed ‘The Crazy 88’ (who were all men) and the ring leader of the ‘Deadly Vipers’, Bill. In conclusion, Tarantino shows how women are becoming more independent and dominant within the media as well as society.
Kill Bill challenges the patriarchy society, as a male is not the protagonist/dominant character in Kill Bill, and this also occurs in many other films such as' Charlies Angels' and ‘Tomb Raider’. Men are shown to have less control compared to other actions films, Such as ‘The Terminater’, where you would expect to see the man as the main character. Women prove that they can do just as much as men. As Kill Bill breaks the tradition of having a male as a dominant and heroic character, however Kill Bill doesn’t show any misogyny, hatred towards women because women are represented as dominant and in control, as we tend to see a male taking up the heroic and dominant roles. However, Bill did brutally murders his lover [Beatrix], which reinforces the misogynistic as well as patriarchal attitudes.
Furthermore, Uma Thurman is being represented as dominant and in control, but however to an extent can we say she is being represented fairly: as Kill Bill is directed by a male director. Women directors and male directors portray women in different ways even though male directors try to portray women as fairly as possible. So the audience is seeing everything from a male prospective. However, to an extent we can say that Uma Thurman is being objectified but however she isn’t because she is dominant and portrayed as powerful and controlling. Uma Thurman doesn’t follow the passive role and instead breaks the usual convention of women being passive by taking an active role. Additionally, the male gaze is used in the film but to a certain extent because ‘The Bride’ wore tight and attractive outfits: as men gaze upon her this also objectifies her. On the other hand, even though Uma Thurman is represented as powerful and dominant, men are still getting their voyeuristic pleasures by watching Uma on her Killing rampage as her outfit is tight fitted which makes her attractive to look at the same time. The male audience may feel a little anxiues by watching a powerful and dominant women shown in control by using many phalic objects.
However, Tarantino does not follow the traditional narrative cinema, so to some extent we can agrue it does not follow the issues Mulvey raises: as women in Kill Bill are active and not passive, and controlling in comparison to the male actors. Also, the samuri sword "the bride" uses can bee seen as a phallic symbol and fetish object.
Moreover, a different viewpoint can be taken showing that Tarantino is showing a positive role for women in this film. For example, Thurman's character, single handly killed ‘The Crazy 88’ (who were all men) and the ring leader of the ‘Deadly Vipers’, Bill. In conclusion, Tarantino shows how women are becoming more independent and dominant within the media as well as society.
posted by Kill Bill Volume Two at 26.11.06
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