The Unfinished Business” of Kill Bill: Cinematic Discourse In and Out of the Dark

Tarantino offers in Kill Bill a unique synthesis of a diverse set of films and film histories that, if understood in the communal, religious sense Margaret Miles describes in her book Seeing and Believing, could initiate creative reflection about his film and the often indiscernible set of cultural and filmic influences it contains. The present paper demonstrates the utility of a religious understanding of Tarantino\u27s film be discussing the narrative and stylistic elements in the film that compromise the film\u27s own violence and initiate the types of critical discussions Miles champions in her book