One line sums up Bill for me: "I overreacted." Like he sees gunning down a church full of innocent people and shooting his pregnant lover in the head as just an overreaction. He doesn't feel sorry over it, he just shrugs like "Eh, whatever."
More like he felt anger at what Beatrix kept from him, and even though he knows he took it too far, the death of those innocents won't keep him from sleeping either, after all, he is a ruthless bastard.
@Kerorofan For me, the iconic line that sums up Bill is his answer to Kiddo's question of how he found her. Bill simply states, "I'm the man." Mic drop moment.
I always found it interesting how Beatrix only mourned losing her daughter and nobody else. Everyone at the church, including her own husband, was just there to help build the illusion she was a normal person and nothing more. Even Bill got her to admit that it was never going to work and she would always be a natural born killer.
I was not surprised by that at all he was her escape and those new friends were just there people she had in her life because they were around not that she actually ever really felt anything for them
Dang now looking back it's evil vs evil Budd really was the normal one for calling Bill out saying she deserves revenge and they deserve to die but so does she. I also feel bad for Vernita's daughter the poor girl might go down her mother's path
This is the kind of evil found most often in this world. "Slices your throat" doesn't have to be literal. It could be some other form of harm, usually financial.
I love that he admits that killing Beatrix at the wedding made him so misreable, and during his final moments he seems content with the idea of dying by Beatrix's hands, suggesting he felt he deservered it deep down. Great character writing.
I feel all of them but Elle felt at least some kind of “yeah I probably deserve this” mentality to them. Vernita started her own family, so it’s hard for her to not at least understand Beatrix. O-Ren and Bea seemed sad fighting each other and O-Ren had her own history with revenge. Budd straight up admitted it. Then, what you said with Bill. But Elle? She always hated Beatrix.
I always thought of it as him accepting he would always die violently. He was an assassin, he tried to kill Beatrix because she left, violence and death is just how their world operates. It fits with his blasè "I overreacted" comment too: that this is all just as normal to him as breathing. Like at that moment he's probably thinking "yeah, could have just killed the groom and his family to send a message I guess".
We don't know he's dead, though. The end credits don't list his name when they go over everyone Bea has killed. Bill is the kind of guy who would fake it to let Beatrix go. I think that's why she was crying in the bathroom saying "thank you". She knew.
@FreeSpeechArtandWrestling Beatrix was not a murdering bastard, she showed morale in comparison to Bill and the rest of the assassins. She refused to kill children. That's probably way she became a successor of Pai Mei and gained moral trust from Hattori Hanzo.
@FreeSpeechArtandWrestling Like he broke his own heart? The OP is quoting Bill, in quote he talks about himself. But, you said "he also broke," I am not sure who you are referring to.
@@valvihk3649 she was as evil as the rest...her only sense of loss from the church was singularly her daughter - not her soon to be new and innocent to her previous lifestyle husband and his family etc...all died hideously cos of her choices before their lives interaccted. She murdered for a living but she's morally superior? N9. Just a bad bitch and one if hope was an ally vs not but even her loved ones bleed out it seems.
I mean I love the first one but the second is kind of a let down in retrospect, but what was so cool about Bill, he’s really not all that much in the movies
For the longest time, I always thought how odd it was that a guy as brilliant as Tarantino would misunderstand Clark Kent on such a fundamental level. Then I realised my mistake: BILL thinks that about Superman, not Tarantino.
What was the misunderstanding? That Clark Kent is the disguise and that Superman is the real identity? I remember Bill saying that that is how Superman sees humanity: weak and unsure of themselves. I don't know much about superman though. Why do you think Bill misinterprets Superman like this?
@@j-rey- it’s because really clark/supes may not be “human” but he’s one of the most humane superheros out there who doesn’t look down upon humanity, but more so sees us his own people who loved and raised him, and that he wants to protect and live with
I would say Bill's deadliest trait is his ability to manipulate to a point where he can turn enemies in allies. He knows exactly how to disarm people without ever raising a hand, bring people under his sway and get what he wants out of them. Hence why he is called "snake charmer". I think its part of the reason the majority of the gang went seperate ways, not even his brother Bud was particularly close to him after the massacre going to far as to lie to him about selling his sword... my theory is he grew wise to Bill's tactics and decided to distance himself, not even allowing himself to accept money from Bill who is no doubt a millionaire, choosing to live an impoverished life rather than accept any help from him.
I liked that those who interacted with Bill felt no real loyalty to Bill (outside the vipers) and was willing to help Beatrix kill Bill. It shown a light on Bill being evil enough to not have the loyalty of his teachers
Very perceptive. You could argue that he didn't even have the loyalty of the Vipers as it seems they all left him to do their own thing shortly after the massacre.
@@SweBeach2023 That's also not bad thinking. But the real question then is. Did he want to die by her hand, or did he want her to come so he could finally finish what he started?
Well Esteban said he was telling her where Bill was b/c it's what Bill wanted. Hatori legt that world behind as he made an oath not to make a sword but he did so I assume b/c he felt Bill deserved to die.
I think this can only be said for Hanso. I understand that he had a dark past himself by helping to mold Bill into becoming a Super Assassin and helping Beatrix was a sort of repent. Pai Mai was a Flashback, when Beatrix was new in the Viper Squad and was killed by Elle when she was in Training, so he was long dead, bye the time the Revenge Story Line was taking place.
Bill is the embodiment of the phrase “charming devil”. When he meets his end, I found myself in the odd position of simultaneously being sorry to see him go, but still not feeling any pity for him. I think the fact that he and B.B. were “play shooting” and the very casual way he says “I shot Mommy” are also indicators he was raising his daughter to be an assassin. (Points for honesty maybe, but I think most people would have at least phrased it differently for a four-year-old.) I love these movies, and this may be my favorite video so far.
Idunno if this is gonna make any sense or not, but your first two sentences remind me of a story about Paul Reiser and his parents at the premier of Aliens. Supposedly, when his character Burke died, even Reiser's parents nodded like "Yes, my son's character deserved that."
I think it’s kind of an intended conclusion. That it’s part of his nature. I also think that’s why Vernita Green is fully pulled away from him with her daughter. I think she knew that if she had this daughter around Bill, she’d also end up as an assassin. And then comes the cycle of violence concept beneath the story, wherein the hypothetical sequel story would follow her getting revenge on Beatrix, leading to BB getting revenge on Vernita’s daughter, etc.
vernita green was allowed to leave the life and have a normal family. bill rewarded loyalty and was comprehensive, punished beatrix for lying to him and breaking his heart because after all, he also can be a bastard. plus, all the female assassins hade nicknames referring to their abilities giving head. all of them were his lovers
Bill is such an interesting villain. I love that when Beatrix does the Five Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique he accepts his fate. He’s impressed with her for even knowing how to do it.
I watched both films back to back to and from (i always reccomend watching films twice) vacation i just had and when I have this small “theory” that he faked his death and just played dead, i just find the heart technique so… strange??
Haha! And I loved that the Exploding Heart Technique was so campy that it LITERALLY meant "you take 5 steps and then die," meaning as long as you didn't get up and walk you could take your time and finish your conversation.
Bill’s monologue about Superman and connecting him to Beatrix was unique to say the least. He views Superman from the eyes of a killer, and like Lex Luthor, he views Clark Kent “disguise” as a nihilistic commentary on humanity in general. It seems he based that opinion on watching the 1978 film. Clark is really who he is; Superman is what he can do.
I picked that up as well in my most recent watching. He seems to understand these superhero characters from a completely opposite angle to general people, who sees Clark Kent/Peter Parker as the 'alter-ego' without power and has to fit in to be 'normal', with Superman/Spider-Man as the 'real personality' with power and is basically god to men. This really says a lot about him, he has a power complex.
Even better there is a story where the justice league is put in a dream world. Super is there as Clark Kent because that is who is really is. Batman was still batman because that's who is really is. Bruce Wayne is the made up persona
Nah fam. It is true. Superman who basically is a god is who he truly is. A flying superstrong saviour of humans. The clark kent is so he can diaguise among mortals.
I don't remember seeing Bill (attempt to) kill anyone in the films except for Beatrice. Seemed like another thing that hid the murderous bastard that he is in the movie
he could have killed kiddo. Then he decided to make himself drunk before the final showdown. At least he knew he did horroble things and have to pay for it.
The thing too about Bill saying "I over-reacted" is that he says it, but he still shows no remorse in his voice or mannerisms. He's actually trivializing what he did, and he shows that he's still willing to hurt Beatrix to get what he wants, and even tries to imply that she should be thankful for what he did, like he was doing her a favor by showing her that a killer is all she'll ever be.
I don't think it's him "trivializing" things. It's more along the lines of "you know what I am; cause and effect". He knows and accepts that he's a murderous bastard (he tells that to Beatrix to her face in their final conversation) and he doesn't dwell on it.
@@RaderizDorret yea this reminds me of how ppl tell women to take accountability for dating a drug dealer or a thug like: “I know I’m a murdering bastard you know I’m a murdering bastard and you broke my heart. What’d you think was gonna happen?”
Beatrix herself confirms she left Bill because she *knew* he was going to turn their daughter into an assassin... Bill is a fascinating character, he might be one of the most evil characters Tarantino ever wrote, yet, he is so cool and charming, you cant help but like him, despite some of the absolute terrible things he does, like ordering a group of assassins to beat a pregnant woman to death. In a church. A woman who happens to be her ex. And that is one, from Hanzo's reaction when he hear his name, he more than likely did some pretty nasty stuff in the past... Anyway, one popular fan theory is that he let Beatrix kill him by the end of the movie, he gets drunk on purpose...then again, he would've killed her if it wasnt for the five point heart exploding technique, which was something Bill didnt know she could do. Anyway, a fantastic villain, with a memorable performance by David Caradine, who to this day, I can believe was actually Tarantino's SECOND choice for the character, after Warren Beatty turned down the role (btw, Bruce Willis was his third choice).
One of the few villains that sort of accepted their comeuppance. He definitely didn't act like any normal person would hearing that his employees have been slaughtered and that someone is coming for them too...
Yeah, and the fact that their daughter is 0% surprised when Beatrix shows up. Like, not only was he subtly turning her into an assassin, he also had to have been basically preparing her since birth that "One day mommy's coming back and you're probably not going to see daddy anymore and that's exactly how it's supposed to be." Like, their daughter didn't even *flinch* when Beatrix walked in.
Man, she said that and I couldn’t help but laugh- - she was now the top female, and didn’t want to risk that. I was actually surprised that she didn’t ever go kill Beatrix another time.
There is a deleted scene where Bill and Beatrix are walking in a village and a man claiming that Bill kill his master, began a fight and is shown just how capable Bill is (by cutting the throat of the man after killing his companions)
The master he claims is Ta Mo, aka Bodhidharma, the Indian Buddhist monk credited with bringing yoga to Shaolin Temple in China, where it got developed into chi kung meditation. If Pai Mei were 1,000 years old, why can't Ta Mo still be creeping around? :D It also explains Bill's animosity towards his opponent's Shaolin style, since Bill was a student of Pai Mei, who hated the Shaolin.
It was the correct decision to delete the scene. The ending works so much better wondering what exactly Bill is capable of, rather than having a basis to draw from.
Such a pleasant surprise. Kill Bill is my favourite Tarantino flick and one of favourite movies of all time. As vile and selfish as Bill is, he really is one of the most unique, likeable and memorable villains to ever appear on screen.
I watched Kill Bill when I was too young to fully understand the complexities of the film’s characters. It appears that Bill grooms individuals to become Assassins that he can use for his own benefit. Once Bill viewed the Bride as no longer under his influence, he attempted to have her discarded. Villain Profile Suggestions. 1. Frank Underwood and Francis Urquhart ( House of Cards) 2 . Light Yagami (Deathnote) 3. Petyr Baelish ( A Song of ice and Fire) 4. Frank Gallagher ( Shameless US) 5. Marty and Wendy Byrde (Ozark)
Bill's speech on Superman is one of the highlights of the entire film, though it is telling that if his name was Lex Luthor, it would sound exactly like something Lex would say. He wasn't envious of Superheros, he - like Lex - despised them, because they held a standard that even the best person could never achieve. Lex would find it disgusting that Clark was the identity he chose, because evil men want to be Gods, while Gods want to live among mortal men.
I like that Bill's evil is represented in a human, believable way. He wasn't made out to be some comic book villain grade of "evil for evils sake". He's just a normal guy who's excels in violence and has accepted the moral costs of his trade. What he did to Kiddo was horrible, but as he says it wasn't exactly a surprising reaction. Well done kung fu baddie.👍🏻
Bill as a villain. I remember watching the volumes with my dad. He chuckled at Bill showing Bebe the violent movie and when Bill was proud that Bebe killed the fish and dad said that, “He’s training her to be just like him” - dad didn’t even put it past Bill to do that. Bill was a groomer of the vulnerable from day one. And that’s it, just like him or the vipers, either way, cold-blooded. Bill is polite and charismatic similarly to how Hannibal Lecter is. Both narcissists. Both sociopathic. But Bill chose to do his dirty work through others. He recruited these women I believe when they were stuck in a rut and made a co-dependent relationship with him as their cult leader so much that they’d slaughter a pregnant one of their own carrying his own child just cuz he was angry with her. “The only man I’ve ever loved” rings true that he didn’t get along with men, and that’s telling. He probably sent the women to kill the men he didn’t like either.
I've always found it intriguing and appropriately mis-appropriate that when Beatrix first arrives at Bill's place to confront him, she finds Bill and B.B. playing a game involving toy guns and make-believe shooting/killing. Add to this ironic situation is that B.B. pretends to shoot her mommy (Beatrix,) and then Bill tells Beatrix to play along (i.e., pretend to be shot and play dead.)
The character of Bill is of course incredible, I would like to add however that the iconic character is largely thanks to David fucking Carradine who played the roll w/ the smoothness of a velvet piano. He played himself basically, and that’s pretty goddam cool.
Two things here. Bebes name is actually another name for Beatrix, further implying that he was going to make her an assassin, basically in her mothers image too. Another thing I feel has been missed about Bill is before he dies, he says how bad it was to make someone you love think you’re dead, and I think In Bills own twisted way, he’s simply showing that he just put Beatrix through the pain he felt, by making her think that her daughter was dead. I think the entirety of his actions were to transfer the pain he felt to her. Very good writing, I personally think kill bill 1 and 2 are Tarans best work.
Bill actually kinda reminds me of Griffith from Berserk... like both share similar traits and mindsets. Both Griffith and Bill are extremely selfish and single minded in achieving their own happiness at the expense of even those close to them. Also both are very charismatic and charming. They were both also equally vindictive when things didn't go their way. Griffith's betrayal of Guts, his best friend whom he felt betrayed him by leaving to pursue his own desires, is similar to Bill betraying Bea for her perceived slight.... when both Guts and Bea were only doing what they felt was right, free of malice and still loved Griffith/Bill. They viewed those under their influence as pawns, not friends. Because of this I could imagine Bill in his youth being identical to Griffith.
I somehow never thought of the idea that the reason why Beatrix betrayed Bill because she doesn't want her child to become another assassin like her. I overlooked the small detail on how Bill was treating his daughter since he took care of her really well from my viewer's perspective.
They set that up deliberately. It's a tradition in the old kung-fu movies that you have a master too crippled to fight anymore, so he trains an apprentice to take revenge for him. So Vivica Fox's daughter "still feels raw about it" and goes to a now-blinded Elle Driver aka California Mountain Snake for training in how to kill Beatrix. Then Beatrix's daughter kills her and closes the cycle. :) Tarrantino is too smart and well-informed about kung-fu and westerns to miss that.
Quentin Tarantino’s villains always have some redeeming qualities in their character, which make them more nuanced, and therefore more realistic, despite the obviously exaggerated archetypes that define them.
What makes him great is that he's a villain that lives by an honorable code. He could've just let Elle Driver kill Beatrix in the hospital, but he didn't. He told her it would lower them, and he was right.
“Do you find me sadistic?”- Bill “That woman deserves her vengeance…and we deserve to die.”- Bud My take on Bill is that if he were Ebenezer Scrooge, he wouldn’t change a whole lot because he is guided by his selfish principles. He is a bastard who has no compunction whatsoever to kill anyone he feels deserves to be killed. Guns or blades, or his bare hands, it doesn’t matter to him because he can use either of these to lethal efficiency. He has a nuanced way about him that makes him appear unassuming, gentlemanly and cultured in manner to the world, but inside him is a man who possesses a murderous heart waiting to emerge. He is observant and perceptive and he can his influence to sway people, especially women. His charm is undeniable. Like it was said in the 1957 film Night Of The Demon when Dr. Kumar says of the Devil, “He is most dangerous when he is pleasant.” The training of assassins is what he is proud of(although his masters Pai Mei and Hattori Hanzo taught Bill and the deadly skill and grace of the martial arts and the philosophy behind each of them). Though Bill has power, he lives quite well and dresses in a casual style for any occasion. Great video presentation!
I always respected Bill's character because he never holds any delusions about who and what he is. He knows he's a ruthless killer and not a pure soul, but he still opts to be soft-spoken and polite whenever possible.
So fun fact for Shogun Executioner: a later film in the series that it’s part of contains the most on-screen confirmed kills by a single character in all of cinema. So yeah, you could say it’s a bit violent
I'm hoping you could dig into the rest of the Viper Assassination Squad. They're all pretty interesting once you start to look deeper into them. One example is how much Beatrix knew about O-Rens past, which may mean O-Ren must have trusted her enough to divulge such information.
@@edra2005 I think it was a way of trying to impress him. Like Elle was desperate for his approval and attention so she did things the way she thought Bill would.
While he had this aura that made him seem really cool, Bill was a Evil yet charming & charismatic character. At least he himself admitted he was a murderous bastard and was completely honest.
And was still the only one to "defeat" Beatrix even without his sword, had her dead-to-rights. Besides O-Ren, he had the only other clear chance of any other Viper to kill her. The guy was something else.
@@KenDaKingArrives See thats the thing,out of the Vipers, Budd is codenamed the "sidewinder",which is a rattlesnake that uses its tail to bait creatures. Budd left his swordsman past behind,but he can still wag his tail,and Beatrix bites hard. He cannot beat the Black Mamba in an agreed duel,so he wags his tail,a rocking chair, to imitate a "harmless lizard",and fills her with gunpowder and rock salt. She should have seen it coming.
@@brattysubenthusiast Yup, she underestimated him big time, it's also where her blind "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" rage backfired on her. Another person with no ties to and respect for her would've just finished her off.
From what I've been told the script for Kill Bill was so packed in the margins with notes sou could have written a novel out of it. Some of the things I've heard include Hanzo being O-Ren's grandfather, and Bill promising him to protect her, which he did by making her the most powerful Yakuza Boss in Japan, bringing shame and dishonor on Hanzo in the process. another is that during the campfire scene with Bill And Beatrix, Beatrix is only supposed to be 13 years old, which is why the character is acting more playful and bratty in that scene.
Bill and his brother have the same values since they grew up together, it only makes sense that Bill feels the revenge justified just like his brother did and was waiting for Uma Thurman's visit
I think Quentin is working on the script volume 3 and many people have said that the plot is going to be along those lines. I mean. Beatrix literally says to nakia she'll be waiting for her in volume 1. I wouldn't be surprised. the genius of tarantino would definitely put that in purposely
I loe this breakdown. His character is so detailed and well thought through. He is so hard to truly hate because of his "thoughtfulness". I also love the irony when he's talking to B.B about the goldfish being dead meanwhile murdering is his livelihood.
I knew a bill IRL and the apparent humility and respect that gives them charm makes them all the more dangerous. Pay attention to his name: not snake obliterator, but CHARMER
My favorite is Kill Bill vol 1. In particularly the character Go-Go. Who I first found out about in the movie Battle Royale. But I have since watch several of her Japanese movies. A genuine WTF JAPAN movie she plays in is entitled Hair Extensions. It's a movie about killer weave. Give it a watch. But I've always had a crush on her.
I have a top ten list of underrated villains. 1. Johnny Ringo from Tombstone 2. Eric Qualan from Cliffhanger 3. Nino Brown from New Jack City 4. Cam'ron from Paid N Full 5. Bricktop from Snatch 6. Lil Z from City of God 7. Sgt Waters from A Soldier's Story 8. Col. Jessup from A Few Good Men 9. God from In Too Deep 10. Edward Norton from Primal Fear. What do you think of the list?
Oo, "Bang Bang Daddy, you're dead" They were playing toy guns. Another clue that Bill is training BB & ironically BB is now *play killing* Bill. This is how Bill left the bride shot. For revenge and BB his weakness and one of the main reasons he is going to be killed for real in a vengeful vendetta.
I really enjoyed the ending. Although Beatrix still definitely despised Bill, it was bittersweet to kill him given their very chaotic relationship and father-daughter dynamic.
Manipulation Confidence Charming Vein typical villain you see in films. He uses charm as his weapon of choice and he uses his martial arts last. He was a murdering bastard and he will always be the Snake Charmer. A great choice for this vide VE and here are a few suggestions for the next video or for one down the road. -El Sueño from Wildlands -Handsome Jack from Borderlands -Vaas Montenegro from Far Cry 3
Always love to see new episodes. These dives have helped me in my own writing. I have a rather daunting suggestion for an episode. . Mr MacMahon from WWE. That's years of evil to work with! Thanks for what you do.
Can’t wait to watch this! I know so far you only do villains that have been in some sort of visual media, but I’d love to see you tackle Judge Holden from Blood Meridian. He one of, if not the most, evil characters in American literature.
Oooohh yes, I think I’ve suggested this before to. Best book ever and one of the most enigmatic and terrifying villains ever conceived. Its too bad no one talks about Blood Meridian because unlike other great novels there’s never been a film adaptation to introduce it to a wider audience.
I would love if you did an analysis on Dexter Morgan from Dexter. I think it’d be intriguing to hear your thoughts on whether or not Dexter is a true psychopath from a clinical standpoint. Obviously, he doesn’t mind killing people he deems deserving, manipulates everyone around him, and exhibits fearlessness and a lack of remorse. But he does seem to show empathy and possibly even some remorse when his actions hurt the ones close to him. By trying to make a serial killer relatable to the viewers, I always thought the show blurred the lines and made Dexter an enigma with - let’s just call it - “intermittent psychopathy”. Love to hear your thoughts. Keep up the great work!
In his book The Kill Bill Diary, David Carradine tells a lot of things about how he got involved in the movie, how the cast trained for it, how his character was developed, the movie's shooting, ideas and scenes that didn't arrive at the final cut. Several of the things that appear in Bill's house were his own.
I always viewed these movies as a woman escaping her abusive partner and seeking revenge for his abuse. Bill to the public comes off as soft and polite, but his murderereous tendencies come to the surface when he feels emasculated. Beatrix being the closet person to bill and wanting to leave felt like a betrayal to bill so he felt insecure about his power and control over his followers. Him coming back to her wedding to shoot her shows how little he loved her, and how much he hated his loss of control over her. Like all abusive partners, he knew she’d come back and has been anticipating it. Which makes her killing him all the better, because he thought they’d relish in their old fighting style, but she hit him w that palm technique and ended whatever he wanted to happen. She walked away once more, only coming back to take what belongs to her, quite literally a piece of herself. It’s my favorite non traditional breakup movie and whenever I feel down in the dumps, I turn this on
Bill's speech about Clark Kent being the disguise would have made a lot more sense if he was talking about Bruce Wayne/Batman. Superman was raised as a normal boy in Kansas, Clark Kent really is the "real" him.
It sucks that Carradine died when he did. So much could have been done with that character. Imagine a prequel trilogy with Carradine narrating the story of the Snake Charmer in his youth, perhaps on a hunt of his own, looking for the father that was never there to gun him down.
Kill Bill was the first movie I saw when I was a child (I know) that showed me all movies are not the same. Some are just a cut above the rest. It also started my path to really liking Tarantino.
I have the same relationship with Casino from Martin Scorsese since I saw it with my mother when I was about 13 (similar) since that is the first movie that showed me what movies could be. Kill Bill is an amazing movie as well and while it wasn't my gateway to Tarantino (Django Unchained for me), there is such a flare and personality to it that is unique.
@@skyanaugustus3513 haha my dad almost tanned my hide when he found out I watched kill Bill. I was a little younger than 13, I was 11. Django is probably my favorite Tarantino film.
In mine David did a great job playing the Kill Bill character Bill😊 The only thing, I can't understand why the Academy Awards didn't give him a nomination or nomination for Best Actor in a Motion Picture, to me his performance was great, authentic and incredible. Rip this great actor and human being 💚🙏
The funny thing, we ALWAYS see only the sweet side of Bill during the film The only time we see a glimpse of real Bill is when he shot kiddo Everyone else know only that part of him
always love your content, such a nice change of pace to have someone analyze just how *vile* evil characters actually are, and how human they are at the same time. Love to see your channel blow up and get sponsored. Love the stuff mate. Keep well!
Names that need to be analyzed Phillip Blake The Governor: The Walking Dead Stan Carlisle: Nightmare Alley The Comedian: Watchmen James Moriarty: Sherlock Holmes Shao Kahn: Mortal Kombat Zero: Metal Gear Solid Series Light Yagami : Death Note Lord Shishio: Rurouni Kenshin Homelander: The Boys Omni man: Invincible Jinx: Arcane Wilson Fisk: Daredevil Lotso Hugging Bear: Toy Story 3 Jafar: Aladdin Otomo: Takeshi Kitano's Outrage series Yujiro Hanma: Baki Revolver Ocelot: Metal Gear Solid Series
How about Ekidona from ReZero? She refers to herself as one evil witch, but is she evil? She fails to understand how other people are feeling and she is driven like an addict. She's one of my favourite characters in the show. A more villainous, but still likeable would be Elsa.
Congrats on passing 400K! That design overall, is absolutely Fuckin Great! And I really hope that artist adds more details like that in the future. Awesome Vid as always Vile Eye! Mad Kudos!
I try not to emphasize with villains but Bill is one I can't help but go I get it. Hell even Beatrix said that the only surprising thing about Bill's overreaction was that it was her on the receiving end of is wrath. That because of his love for her she'd somehow be sparred but like he said he's a murdering bastard and she broke his heart
I think his dialogue about Superman and Clark Kent reveal a lot about himself as well. In reality he is just a murdering bastard, but his alter ego is the smooth talking and stylish Bill. Without his alter ego he is as you said just a murdering bastard. He is a cold man of steel, who views the world as something he can do with as he pleases. He possibly viewed superman as a father figure, but took away the wrong lessons.
OMG YES! Bill and The Deadly Viper Squad are so goated. Tarantino is great at making vile villains, I can’t wait to see Ordell Robbie or Stuntman Mike get covered. Love your content as always my guy. Keep being dank.
Bill is the Palpatine of that serie. Until the final act we barely see him and the hero is vying with his henchmen. And then we finally meet him and realize he's a sophisticated person who has charm and foresight to work complex plans and manipulate those he can use. And not only that but are familiar with the subtleties of evil and embrace it.
I always interpreted Pai Mei not teaching Bill the exploding heart technique because he saw how evil Bill truly was and knew that if he taught him this he would practically be unstoppable- in fact I don't really think he trained Bill or Elle well as he did Beatrix.
Anyone else bothered abt how much action was on the first movie and then the second movie had one fight that lasted a minute. The final altercation was short and left me wanting more
Perfect video but i think you definitely should have mentioned his gracious acts in scolding elle for attempting to kill beatriz while she was in coma, how he offered to help budd (and how he really showed a sense of humor in that conversation, mentioning there arent actually 88 of them), how it seemed he felt so bad for armless sophie… also u should have mentioned the dynamic between him and hatori hanzo… how bill must have done really bad stuff (like kill many innocent ppl) if hanzo broke his blood oath
My favorite line from him came when he said something along the lines of "you fell in love with a murderous bastard, and there are consequences for crossing a murderous bastard." He's aware that he's evil, he doesn't have any illusions about it. He just doesn't care.
Kill Bill is probably the best revenge movie i’ve ever watched. Elle Driver was the most badass charatcer in the entire movie series. Her presence is great
no matter how many times I've seen KB I can't help but see how Elle is the superior fighter to Kiddo. Kiddo defeating Elle was a mix of luck and dirty tactics.
@@mememachine2357 exactly. Kiddos only advantage was the fact that she had handled a sword a lot more than Elle had. They were the most equal of all the other characters Kiddo killed. Elle would have won the fight if Kiddo didn’t rip her eye out at the end.
There's a theory in the anime section that the long haired man who stabs O'ren Ishii's father was a younger Bill and its a good subtle backstory but I do like it's unconfirmed.
One of my absolute favorites, love this analysis. I hope Uma comes back for the Kill Beatrix movie they've been talking about doing for a while now. I'm still waiting for the analysis on Itachi Uchiha, Obito and the Akatsuki from the Naruto manga and anime series.
The actor Tarantino wrote the part of Bill for was Warren Beatty. And as great as David Carradine was in the role, I can't help but imagine the interesting layers that might have been added to the role by the inclusion of Beatty, and his relationship with his female assassin squad. Carradine is quite believable as a deadly martial artist, but I think the story might have been even more interesting with Beatty, who wouldn't have been so believable as a deadly killer, and that dichotomy is exactly why Tarantino wanted him for the role. Just one more of the those Hollywood hypothetical, I suppose.
One line sums up Bill for me: "I overreacted." Like he sees gunning down a church full of innocent people and shooting his pregnant lover in the head as just an overreaction. He doesn't feel sorry over it, he just shrugs like "Eh, whatever."
More like he felt anger at what Beatrix kept from him, and even though he knows he took it too far, the death of those innocents won't keep him from sleeping either, after all, he is a ruthless bastard.
Bros like chill it was just a prank
@Kerorofan For me, the iconic line that sums up Bill is his answer to Kiddo's question of how he found her. Bill simply states, "I'm the man." Mic drop moment.
PERFECT!!!
"I'm a murdering bastard..."
I always found it interesting how Beatrix only mourned losing her daughter and nobody else. Everyone at the church, including her own husband, was just there to help build the illusion she was a normal person and nothing more. Even Bill got her to admit that it was never going to work and she would always be a natural born killer.
I was not surprised by that at all he was her escape and those new friends were just there people she had in her life because they were around not that she actually ever really felt anything for them
The choice to be good makes all the difference.
Nice one, i hadnt thought about that 🙂
Nice reference, Soap.
Dang now looking back it's evil vs evil Budd really was the normal one for calling Bill out saying she deserves revenge and they deserve to die but so does she. I also feel bad for Vernita's daughter the poor girl might go down her mother's path
Evil isn’t always mean and scary. Sometimes it tricks you into complacency before it slices your throat.
Count Dankula's video on kelpies
Exactly. And this kind of evil is far worse. Because the scary evil at least you see him.
Sometimes it tricks you into loving it.
This is the kind of evil found most often in this world. "Slices your throat" doesn't have to be literal. It could be some other form of harm, usually financial.
Evil is almost never mean and scary
I love that he admits that killing Beatrix at the wedding made him so misreable, and during his final moments he seems content with the idea of dying by Beatrix's hands, suggesting he felt he deservered it deep down. Great character writing.
I feel all of them but Elle felt at least some kind of “yeah I probably deserve this” mentality to them. Vernita started her own family, so it’s hard for her to not at least understand Beatrix. O-Ren and Bea seemed sad fighting each other and O-Ren had her own history with revenge. Budd straight up admitted it. Then, what you said with Bill. But Elle? She always hated Beatrix.
@@wafflesingsong6715 tarantinos great at writing absolute bastards who also happen to be weirdly compelling
I always thought of it as him accepting he would always die violently. He was an assassin, he tried to kill Beatrix because she left, violence and death is just how their world operates.
It fits with his blasè "I overreacted" comment too: that this is all just as normal to him as breathing. Like at that moment he's probably thinking "yeah, could have just killed the groom and his family to send a message I guess".
We don't know he's dead, though. The end credits don't list his name when they go over everyone Bea has killed. Bill is the kind of guy who would fake it to let Beatrix go. I think that's why she was crying in the bathroom saying "thank you". She knew.
Plus constantly drinking to impair himself , he was never gonna kill Beatrix
“There are consequences to breaking the heart of a murdering bastard…”
@FreeSpeechArtandWrestlingbrilliant
@FreeSpeechArtandWrestling Beatrix was not a murdering bastard, she showed morale in comparison to Bill and the rest of the assassins. She refused to kill children. That's probably way she became a successor of Pai Mei and gained moral trust from Hattori Hanzo.
@FreeSpeechArtandWrestling Like he broke his own heart? The OP is quoting Bill, in quote he talks about himself. But, you said "he also broke," I am not sure who you are referring to.
@@valvihk3649 she was as evil as the rest...her only sense of loss from the church was singularly her daughter - not her soon to be new and innocent to her previous lifestyle husband and his family etc...all died hideously cos of her choices before their lives interaccted. She murdered for a living but she's morally superior? N9. Just a bad bitch and one if hope was an ally vs not but even her loved ones bleed out it seems.
Bill is a really overlooked villain when people talk about villains from Quintin Tarantino films
Agreed, but Landa will still always be no 1!
@@xXcangjieXx there's no question about it
@@ritanman9578 landa 1 candy 2
@@noahtawil8793 agree
I mean I love the first one but the second is kind of a let down in retrospect, but what was so cool about Bill, he’s really not all that much in the movies
For the longest time, I always thought how odd it was that a guy as brilliant as Tarantino would misunderstand Clark Kent on such a fundamental level. Then I realised my mistake: BILL thinks that about Superman, not Tarantino.
whereupon it's suddenly GENIUS.
Lol yeah that’s kind of easy to misinterpret but I was able to get it first time around as it’s the villain speaking.
What was the misunderstanding? That Clark Kent is the disguise and that Superman is the real identity? I remember Bill saying that that is how Superman sees humanity: weak and unsure of themselves. I don't know much about superman though. Why do you think Bill misinterprets Superman like this?
@@j-rey- it’s because really clark/supes may not be “human” but he’s one of the most humane superheros out there who doesn’t look down upon humanity, but more so sees us his own people who loved and raised him, and that he wants to protect and live with
Lead singer of Slayer is supposedly a devote Catholic. What he writes and sings isn't necessarily what he believes and endorses.
I would say Bill's deadliest trait is his ability to manipulate to a point where he can turn enemies in allies. He knows exactly how to disarm people without ever raising a hand, bring people under his sway and get what he wants out of them. Hence why he is called "snake charmer". I think its part of the reason the majority of the gang went seperate ways, not even his brother Bud was particularly close to him after the massacre going to far as to lie to him about selling his sword... my theory is he grew wise to Bill's tactics and decided to distance himself, not even allowing himself to accept money from Bill who is no doubt a millionaire, choosing to live an impoverished life rather than accept any help from him.
I liked that those who interacted with Bill felt no real loyalty to Bill (outside the vipers) and was willing to help Beatrix kill Bill. It shown a light on Bill being evil enough to not have the loyalty of his teachers
Very perceptive. You could argue that he didn't even have the loyalty of the Vipers as it seems they all left him to do their own thing shortly after the massacre.
I would disagree. Those helping Beatrix all seem to do so because they deep down knows that's what Bill wants for himself.
@@SweBeach2023 That's also not bad thinking. But the real question then is. Did he want to die by her hand, or did he want her to come so he could finally finish what he started?
Well Esteban said he was telling her where Bill was b/c it's what Bill wanted. Hatori legt that world behind as he made an oath not to make a sword but he did so I assume b/c he felt Bill deserved to die.
I think this can only be said for Hanso. I understand that he had a dark past himself by helping to mold Bill into becoming a Super Assassin and helping Beatrix was a sort of repent.
Pai Mai was a Flashback, when Beatrix was new in the Viper Squad and was killed by Elle when she was in Training, so he was long dead, bye the time the Revenge Story Line was taking place.
Bill is the embodiment of the phrase “charming devil”. When he meets his end, I found myself in the odd position of simultaneously being sorry to see him go, but still not feeling any pity for him. I think the fact that he and B.B. were “play shooting” and the very casual way he says “I shot Mommy” are also indicators he was raising his daughter to be an assassin. (Points for honesty maybe, but I think most people would have at least phrased it differently for a four-year-old.) I love these movies, and this may be my favorite video so far.
All Tarantino villains are charming devils, Landa, Candie, Ordell Robbie
Idunno if this is gonna make any sense or not, but your first two sentences remind me of a story about Paul Reiser and his parents at the premier of Aliens. Supposedly, when his character Burke died, even Reiser's parents nodded like "Yes, my son's character deserved that."
@@Brion57042 I can kind of see it.
I think it’s kind of an intended conclusion. That it’s part of his nature. I also think that’s why Vernita Green is fully pulled away from him with her daughter. I think she knew that if she had this daughter around Bill, she’d also end up as an assassin. And then comes the cycle of violence concept beneath the story, wherein the hypothetical sequel story would follow her getting revenge on Beatrix, leading to BB getting revenge on Vernita’s daughter, etc.
vernita green was allowed to leave the life and have a normal family. bill rewarded loyalty and was comprehensive, punished beatrix for lying to him and breaking his heart because after all, he also can be a bastard. plus, all the female assassins hade nicknames referring to their abilities giving head. all of them were his lovers
Bill is such an interesting villain. I love that when Beatrix does the Five Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique he accepts his fate. He’s impressed with her for even knowing how to do it.
Yeah. It's like a 10 year old finding out Beatrix outsmarted him with a coveted, and cool toy.
I watched both films back to back to and from (i always reccomend watching films twice) vacation i just had and when I have this small “theory” that he faked his death and just played dead, i just find the heart technique so… strange??
Haha! And I loved that the Exploding Heart Technique was so campy that it LITERALLY meant "you take 5 steps and then die," meaning as long as you didn't get up and walk you could take your time and finish your conversation.
"How do I look?"
"You look like a man who's ready."
She broke his heart
Bill’s monologue about Superman and connecting him to Beatrix was unique to say the least. He views Superman from the eyes of a killer, and like Lex Luthor, he views Clark Kent “disguise” as a nihilistic commentary on humanity in general. It seems he based that opinion on watching the 1978 film. Clark is really who he is; Superman is what he can do.
I picked that up as well in my most recent watching. He seems to understand these superhero characters from a completely opposite angle to general people, who sees Clark Kent/Peter Parker as the 'alter-ego' without power and has to fit in to be 'normal', with Superman/Spider-Man as the 'real personality' with power and is basically god to men. This really says a lot about him, he has a power complex.
Even better there is a story where the justice league is put in a dream world.
Super is there as Clark Kent because that is who is really is. Batman was still batman because that's who is really is. Bruce Wayne is the made up persona
Nah fam. It is true. Superman who basically is a god is who he truly is. A flying superstrong saviour of humans. The clark kent is so he can diaguise among mortals.
@@SWIFTO_SCYTHE he was raised in Kansas for years before his powers developed. That's cannon. Read more, type less.
It’s spelled “canon”. It’s you who should read more, sweetie.
Bill was a compelling, vile character. The pain he caused many as well as the Bride sealed his doom.
Couldn’t have said this better myself.
😢😢
I don't remember seeing Bill (attempt to) kill anyone in the films except for Beatrice. Seemed like another thing that hid the murderous bastard that he is in the movie
he could have killed kiddo. Then he decided to make himself drunk before the final showdown. At least he knew he did horroble things and have to pay for it.
@@blackwolf4653 He thought he did when he shot her in the head but her heart kept beating and put her in a coma.
The thing too about Bill saying "I over-reacted" is that he says it, but he still shows no remorse in his voice or mannerisms. He's actually trivializing what he did, and he shows that he's still willing to hurt Beatrix to get what he wants, and even tries to imply that she should be thankful for what he did, like he was doing her a favor by showing her that a killer is all she'll ever be.
I don't think it's him "trivializing" things. It's more along the lines of "you know what I am; cause and effect". He knows and accepts that he's a murderous bastard (he tells that to Beatrix to her face in their final conversation) and he doesn't dwell on it.
@@RaderizDorret yea this reminds me of how ppl tell women to take accountability for dating a drug dealer or a thug like:
“I know I’m a murdering bastard you know I’m a murdering bastard and you broke my heart. What’d you think was gonna happen?”
@@marlom7882 Exactly. Bill's full acknowledgement of what he is and how he's at peace with that is part of his charm as a villain.
@@marlom7882 They should take accountability for that bc y get yourself into sumn u know is most likely gonna be a bad relationship
Beatrix herself confirms she left Bill because she *knew* he was going to turn their daughter into an assassin...
Bill is a fascinating character, he might be one of the most evil characters Tarantino ever wrote, yet, he is so cool and charming, you cant help but like him, despite some of the absolute terrible things he does, like ordering a group of assassins to beat a pregnant woman to death. In a church. A woman who happens to be her ex. And that is one, from Hanzo's reaction when he hear his name, he more than likely did some pretty nasty stuff in the past...
Anyway, one popular fan theory is that he let Beatrix kill him by the end of the movie, he gets drunk on purpose...then again, he would've killed her if it wasnt for the five point heart exploding technique, which was something Bill didnt know she could do.
Anyway, a fantastic villain, with a memorable performance by David Caradine, who to this day, I can believe was actually Tarantino's SECOND choice for the character, after Warren Beatty turned down the role (btw, Bruce Willis was his third choice).
Yeah but it also shows the daughter has a lot of her mom in her
B rucew Ill is
I used to think it was Mr. Blonde from Reservoir Dogs. But Bill stepped things way up in a rarified atmosphere of mystery and death.
Not to mention that some of those assassins were people that were
The Bride’s comrades, so their betrayal hits way more.
Honestly, I think Bruce Willis would have killed it.
One of the few villains that sort of accepted their comeuppance. He definitely didn't act like any normal person would hearing that his employees have been slaughtered and that someone is coming for them too...
Yeah, and the fact that their daughter is 0% surprised when Beatrix shows up. Like, not only was he subtly turning her into an assassin, he also had to have been basically preparing her since birth that "One day mommy's coming back and you're probably not going to see daddy anymore and that's exactly how it's supposed to be."
Like, their daughter didn't even *flinch* when Beatrix walked in.
"YOU DONT OWE HER SHIT!!!"
"Keep your voice down..."
"...you don't owe her shit..."
-Bill
Man, she said that and I couldn’t help but laugh- - she was now the top female, and didn’t want to risk that. I was actually surprised that she didn’t ever go kill Beatrix another time.
@@slcRN1971 Yeah she was gunning for that spot relentlessly. Even killed Bud just in case he may have chose him next
There is a deleted scene where Bill and Beatrix are walking in a village and a man claiming that Bill kill his master, began a fight and is shown just how capable Bill is (by cutting the throat of the man after killing his companions)
The master he claims is Ta Mo, aka Bodhidharma, the Indian Buddhist monk credited with bringing yoga to Shaolin Temple in China, where it got developed into chi kung meditation. If Pai Mei were 1,000 years old, why can't Ta Mo still be creeping around? :D It also explains Bill's animosity towards his opponent's Shaolin style, since Bill was a student of Pai Mei, who hated the Shaolin.
It was the correct decision to delete the scene. The ending works so much better wondering what exactly Bill is capable of, rather than having a basis to draw from.
Such a pleasant surprise. Kill Bill is my favourite Tarantino flick and one of favourite movies of all time. As vile and selfish as Bill is, he really is one of the most unique, likeable and memorable villains to ever appear on screen.
I watched Kill Bill when I was too young to fully understand the complexities of the film’s characters. It appears that Bill grooms individuals to become Assassins that he can use for his own benefit. Once Bill viewed the Bride as no longer under his influence, he attempted to have her discarded.
Villain Profile Suggestions.
1. Frank Underwood and Francis Urquhart ( House of Cards)
2 . Light Yagami (Deathnote)
3. Petyr Baelish ( A Song of ice and Fire)
4. Frank Gallagher ( Shameless US)
5. Marty and Wendy Byrde (Ozark)
I also think that omniman from invincible would be great but your suggestions are top tier
Vile Eye: You really thought I wouldn't do an video on Bill?
Us: You know, for a second there; Yeah. We did.
Bill's speech on Superman is one of the highlights of the entire film, though it is telling that if his name was Lex Luthor, it would sound exactly like something Lex would say. He wasn't envious of Superheros, he - like Lex - despised them, because they held a standard that even the best person could never achieve. Lex would find it disgusting that Clark was the identity he chose, because evil men want to be Gods, while Gods want to live among mortal men.
I like that Bill's evil is represented in a human, believable way. He wasn't made out to be some comic book villain grade of "evil for evils sake". He's just a normal guy who's excels in violence and has accepted the moral costs of his trade. What he did to Kiddo was horrible, but as he says it wasn't exactly a surprising reaction. Well done kung fu baddie.👍🏻
Bill as a villain.
I remember watching the volumes with my dad. He chuckled at Bill showing Bebe the violent movie and when Bill was proud that Bebe killed the fish and dad said that, “He’s training her to be just like him” - dad didn’t even put it past Bill to do that. Bill was a groomer of the vulnerable from day one.
And that’s it, just like him or the vipers, either way, cold-blooded. Bill is polite and charismatic similarly to how Hannibal Lecter is. Both narcissists. Both sociopathic. But Bill chose to do his dirty work through others. He recruited these women I believe when they were stuck in a rut and made a co-dependent relationship with him as their cult leader so much that they’d slaughter a pregnant one of their own carrying his own child just cuz he was angry with her.
“The only man I’ve ever loved” rings true that he didn’t get along with men, and that’s telling. He probably sent the women to kill the men he didn’t like either.
I've always found it intriguing and appropriately mis-appropriate that when Beatrix first arrives at Bill's place to confront him, she finds Bill and B.B. playing a game involving toy guns and make-believe shooting/killing. Add to this ironic situation is that B.B. pretends to shoot her mommy (Beatrix,) and then Bill tells Beatrix to play along (i.e., pretend to be shot and play dead.)
The character of Bill is of course incredible, I would like to add however that the iconic character is largely thanks to David fucking Carradine who played the roll w/ the smoothness of a velvet piano. He played himself basically, and that’s pretty goddam cool.
Two things here. Bebes name is actually another name for Beatrix, further implying that he was going to make her an assassin, basically in her mothers image too.
Another thing I feel has been missed about Bill is before he dies, he says how bad it was to make someone you love think you’re dead, and I think In Bills own twisted way, he’s simply showing that he just put Beatrix through the pain he felt, by making her think that her daughter was dead. I think the entirety of his actions were to transfer the pain he felt to her. Very good writing, I personally think kill bill 1 and 2 are Tarans best work.
When Better Call Saul ends, Lalo Salamanca would be perfect for his evil to be analyzed.
Oh absolutely, he’s such a captivating and terrifying character
or Gus Fring
@@catpriest you mean el presidente
Bill actually kinda reminds me of Griffith from Berserk... like both share similar traits and mindsets. Both Griffith and Bill are extremely selfish and single minded in achieving their own happiness at the expense of even those close to them. Also both are very charismatic and charming. They were both also equally vindictive when things didn't go their way. Griffith's betrayal of Guts, his best friend whom he felt betrayed him by leaving to pursue his own desires, is similar to Bill betraying Bea for her perceived slight.... when both Guts and Bea were only doing what they felt was right, free of malice and still loved Griffith/Bill. They viewed those under their influence as pawns, not friends. Because of this I could imagine Bill in his youth being identical to Griffith.
I somehow never thought of the idea that the reason why Beatrix betrayed Bill because she doesn't want her child to become another assassin like her. I overlooked the small detail on how Bill was treating his daughter since he took care of her really well from my viewer's perspective.
Same with me and I watched the movie a couple of times over and never really noticed that detail either.
Beatrix outright says that was her motivation to leave Bill though, that BB deserved to be born with a clean slate.
0:55 there I saved you some time
Thank you for your service
I'd like to see a volume 3 where Vivica Fox's daughter goes and looks for the Bride.
They set that up deliberately. It's a tradition in the old kung-fu movies that you have a master too crippled to fight anymore, so he trains an apprentice to take revenge for him. So Vivica Fox's daughter "still feels raw about it" and goes to a now-blinded Elle Driver aka California Mountain Snake for training in how to kill Beatrix. Then Beatrix's daughter kills her and closes the cycle. :) Tarrantino is too smart and well-informed about kung-fu and westerns to miss that.
10th and final film, come on QT!
Interesting idea.
It would show that "evil begets evil"
Kill Kiddo confirmed.. actually scratch that after his last joint I'm not sure if I'd wana see that movie
@@matthill5426 your blatantly biased & shortsighted assumption that Beatrice kills her the end is probly why you're not a screenwriter tbh
Quentin Tarantino’s villains always have some redeeming qualities in their character, which make them more nuanced, and therefore more realistic, despite the obviously exaggerated archetypes that define them.
What makes him great is that he's a villain that lives by an honorable code. He could've just let Elle Driver kill Beatrix in the hospital, but he didn't. He told her it would lower them, and he was right.
“Do you find me sadistic?”- Bill
“That woman deserves her vengeance…and we deserve to die.”- Bud
My take on Bill is that if he were Ebenezer Scrooge, he wouldn’t change a whole lot because he is guided by his selfish principles. He is a bastard who has no compunction whatsoever to kill anyone he feels deserves to be killed. Guns or blades, or his bare hands, it doesn’t matter to him because he can use either of these to lethal efficiency.
He has a nuanced way about him that makes him appear unassuming, gentlemanly and cultured in manner to the world, but inside him is a man who possesses a murderous heart waiting to emerge. He is observant and perceptive and he can his influence to sway people, especially women. His charm is undeniable. Like it was said in the 1957 film Night Of The Demon when Dr. Kumar says of the Devil, “He is most dangerous when he is pleasant.”
The training of assassins is what he is proud of(although his masters Pai Mei and Hattori Hanzo taught Bill and the deadly skill and grace of the martial arts and the philosophy behind each of them).
Though Bill has power, he lives quite well and dresses in a casual style for any occasion.
Great video presentation!
Bill is a sympathetic figure? I never got that feeling watching this movie. I've always thought he was scumbag.
Yeah i felt the same. He had that cult leader energy to him.
@@MrRjh63 also completely fits with his 70s hippie style
I always respected Bill's character because he never holds any delusions about who and what he is. He knows he's a ruthless killer and not a pure soul, but he still opts to be soft-spoken and polite whenever possible.
So fun fact for Shogun Executioner: a later film in the series that it’s part of contains the most on-screen confirmed kills by a single character in all of cinema.
So yeah, you could say it’s a bit violent
I'm hoping you could dig into the rest of the Viper Assassination Squad. They're all pretty interesting once you start to look deeper into them. One example is how much Beatrix knew about O-Rens past, which may mean O-Ren must have trusted her enough to divulge such information.
the “silly rabbit” “tricks are for kids” like made me think they were close friends before, like an inside joke
@@fruit4evr yeah I'm thinking the same, but if that is the case why did O-Ren participate in the attack on Beatrix?
how did Elle became even more sadistic than Bill
@@edra2005 I think it was a way of trying to impress him. Like Elle was desperate for his approval and attention so she did things the way she thought Bill would.
While he had this aura that made him seem really cool, Bill was a Evil yet charming & charismatic character. At least he himself admitted he was a murderous bastard and was completely honest.
Bud was always my favorite! Lol…. He was just super laid back…😂
And was still the only one to "defeat" Beatrix even without his sword, had her dead-to-rights. Besides O-Ren, he had the only other clear chance of any other Viper to kill her. The guy was something else.
@@KenDaKingArrives Exactly! Lol…..
@@KenDaKingArrives See thats the thing,out of the Vipers, Budd is codenamed the "sidewinder",which is a rattlesnake that uses its tail to bait creatures. Budd left his swordsman past behind,but he can still wag his tail,and Beatrix bites hard. He cannot beat the Black Mamba in an agreed duel,so he wags his tail,a rocking chair, to imitate a "harmless lizard",and fills her with gunpowder and rock salt. She should have seen it coming.
@@brattysubenthusiast Yup, she underestimated him big time, it's also where her blind "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" rage backfired on her. Another person with no ties to and respect for her would've just finished her off.
I always felt sorry for Bud.
From what I've been told the script for Kill Bill was so packed in the margins with notes sou could have written a novel out of it. Some of the things I've heard include Hanzo being O-Ren's grandfather, and Bill promising him to protect her, which he did by making her the most powerful Yakuza Boss in Japan, bringing shame and dishonor on Hanzo in the process.
another is that during the campfire scene with Bill And Beatrix, Beatrix is only supposed to be 13 years old, which is why the character is acting more playful and bratty in that scene.
Bill and his brother have the same values since they grew up together,
it only makes sense that Bill feels the revenge justified just like his brother did and was waiting for Uma Thurman's visit
Y’all… can you imagine B.B and Nakia (Vernita’s daughter) grow up and Nakia finds B.B to avenge her mother??
That would be epic.
I think Quentin is working on the script volume 3 and many people have said that the plot is going to be along those lines. I mean. Beatrix literally says to nakia she'll be waiting for her in volume 1. I wouldn't be surprised. the genius of tarantino would definitely put that in purposely
@@dannysagar887apparently he confirmed there will be no more kill bill.. 😢😢😢
I loe this breakdown. His character is so detailed and well thought through. He is so hard to truly hate because of his "thoughtfulness". I also love the irony when he's talking to B.B about the goldfish being dead meanwhile murdering is his livelihood.
I knew a bill IRL and the apparent humility and respect that gives them charm makes them all the more dangerous. Pay attention to his name: not snake obliterator, but CHARMER
RIP David Carradine. He absolutely nailed this role.
Was Bill really any more “evil” than any of the other deadly vipers, including Beatrix?
Those designs are fucking sick man, congratulations! This is truly the first time I'm actually considering buy any youtubers merch.
My favorite is Kill Bill vol 1. In particularly the character Go-Go. Who I first found out about in the movie Battle Royale. But I have since watch several of her Japanese movies. A genuine WTF JAPAN movie she plays in is entitled Hair Extensions. It's a movie about killer weave. Give it a watch. But I've always had a crush on her.
Girl same
Hair extensions.. Is that an adaptation of one of Junji Ito's Tomie stories?
@@Firguy_the_Foot_Fetishist no but it's a somewhat similar plot lol
I saw Battle Royale after kill bill and I instantly recognized her! Part 1 is my favorite too but mostly because I loved Lucy Liu
What I find fascinating and scary about Bill is that he had fully reconciled with (or at least, rationalized) his decision to murder Beatrix.
He's done it again!
How did I not think of suggesting Bill before?!
I have a top ten list of underrated villains.
1. Johnny Ringo from Tombstone
2. Eric Qualan from Cliffhanger
3. Nino Brown from New Jack City
4. Cam'ron from Paid N Full
5. Bricktop from Snatch
6. Lil Z from City of God
7. Sgt Waters from A Soldier's Story
8. Col. Jessup from A Few Good Men
9. God from In Too Deep
10. Edward Norton from Primal Fear.
What do you think of the list?
Oo, "Bang Bang Daddy, you're dead" They were playing toy guns. Another clue that Bill is training BB & ironically BB is now *play killing* Bill. This is how Bill left the bride shot.
For revenge and BB his weakness and one of the main reasons he is going to be killed for real in a vengeful vendetta.
I would love to see William "D-Fens" Foster from Falling Down analyzed.
Is he rly Evil tho?
@@lakota_himself he’s an Everyman who just snapped. Great movie tho…
@@j.vinton4039 would like to see the video, I just wouldnt classify him as evil lmao
He's not evil.
D-Fens wasn't evil. The world around him was.
I really enjoyed the ending. Although Beatrix still definitely despised Bill, it was bittersweet to kill him given their very chaotic relationship and father-daughter dynamic.
“But no amount of stellar clothes can I hide a bad haircut“ I like his hair. No account for taste I guess.
Right? Like what's wrong with his hair? 😂
@@derek96720 it is greasy receeding hair
6:38 “Actually it was a wedding rehearsal” - The bride 👰♀️
Manipulation
Confidence
Charming
Vein
typical villain you see in films. He uses charm as his weapon of choice and he uses his martial arts last. He was a murdering bastard and he will always be the Snake Charmer.
A great choice for this vide VE and here are a few suggestions for the next video or for one down the road.
-El Sueño from Wildlands
-Handsome Jack from Borderlands
-Vaas Montenegro from Far Cry 3
Always love to see new episodes. These dives have helped me in my own writing. I have a rather daunting suggestion for an episode. . Mr MacMahon from WWE. That's years of evil to work with! Thanks for what you do.
Can’t wait to watch this! I know so far you only do villains that have been in some sort of visual media, but I’d love to see you tackle Judge Holden from Blood Meridian. He one of, if not the most, evil characters in American literature.
YES! He is so creepy. He is like the devil (in an actual religious sense, not just evil) in the form of what looks like a 7 foot tall, bald, fat baby.
I second this
Yes
Oooohh yes, I think I’ve suggested this before to. Best book ever and one of the most enigmatic and terrifying villains ever conceived. Its too bad no one talks about Blood Meridian because unlike other great novels there’s never been a film adaptation to introduce it to a wider audience.
I have just finished reading this book. I agree.
I would love if you did an analysis on Dexter Morgan from Dexter. I think it’d be intriguing to hear your thoughts on whether or not Dexter is a true psychopath from a clinical standpoint. Obviously, he doesn’t mind killing people he deems deserving, manipulates everyone around him, and exhibits fearlessness and a lack of remorse. But he does seem to show empathy and possibly even some remorse when his actions hurt the ones close to him. By trying to make a serial killer relatable to the viewers, I always thought the show blurred the lines and made Dexter an enigma with - let’s just call it - “intermittent psychopathy”. Love to hear your thoughts. Keep up the great work!
In his book The Kill Bill Diary, David Carradine tells a lot of things about how he got involved in the movie, how the cast trained for it, how his character was developed, the movie's shooting, ideas and scenes that didn't arrive at the final cut.
Several of the things that appear in Bill's house were his own.
I always viewed these movies as a woman escaping her abusive partner and seeking revenge for his abuse. Bill to the public comes off as soft and polite, but his murderereous tendencies come to the surface when he feels emasculated. Beatrix being the closet person to bill and wanting to leave felt like a betrayal to bill so he felt insecure about his power and control over his followers. Him coming back to her wedding to shoot her shows how little he loved her, and how much he hated his loss of control over her. Like all abusive partners, he knew she’d come back and has been anticipating it. Which makes her killing him all the better, because he thought they’d relish in their old fighting style, but she hit him w that palm technique and ended whatever he wanted to happen. She walked away once more, only coming back to take what belongs to her, quite literally a piece of herself. It’s my favorite non traditional breakup movie and whenever I feel down in the dumps, I turn this on
This is the breakdown I didn’t know I needed
Bill's speech about Clark Kent being the disguise would have made a lot more sense if he was talking about Bruce Wayne/Batman. Superman was raised as a normal boy in Kansas, Clark Kent really is the "real" him.
It sucks that Carradine died when he did. So much could have been done with that character. Imagine a prequel trilogy with Carradine narrating the story of the Snake Charmer in his youth, perhaps on a hunt of his own, looking for the father that was never there to gun him down.
Analyzing Evil: Marlo Stanfield From The Wire
Kill Bill was the first movie I saw when I was a child (I know) that showed me all movies are not the same. Some are just a cut above the rest. It also started my path to really liking Tarantino.
I have the same relationship with Casino from Martin Scorsese since I saw it with my mother when I was about 13 (similar) since that is the first movie that showed me what movies could be. Kill Bill is an amazing movie as well and while it wasn't my gateway to Tarantino (Django Unchained for me), there is such a flare and personality to it that is unique.
@@skyanaugustus3513 haha my dad almost tanned my hide when he found out I watched kill Bill. I was a little younger than 13, I was 11. Django is probably my favorite Tarantino film.
My personal favorite Tarantino script was True Romance. Absolute work of cine art right there.
In mine David did a great job playing the Kill Bill character Bill😊
The only thing, I can't understand why the Academy Awards didn't give him a nomination or nomination for Best Actor in a Motion Picture, to me his performance was great, authentic and incredible.
Rip this great actor and human being 💚🙏
First off, I like the merch! And, I'm excited for the video! Kill Bill is one of, if not, my favorite action! I expect this to be a good one!
The funny thing, we ALWAYS see only the sweet side of Bill during the film
The only time we see a glimpse of real Bill is when he shot kiddo
Everyone else know only that part of him
He not only attempted to kill his former lover but didn’t care that the fetus he fathered might die too.
love these 13-20ish minute videos, concise and to the point!
Absolutely loved the kill bill movies and the actor who played bill nailed the role
always love your content, such a nice change of pace to have someone analyze just how *vile* evil characters actually are, and how human they are at the same time. Love to see your channel blow up and get sponsored. Love the stuff mate. Keep well!
Names that need to be analyzed
Phillip Blake The Governor: The Walking Dead
Stan Carlisle: Nightmare Alley
The Comedian: Watchmen
James Moriarty: Sherlock Holmes
Shao Kahn: Mortal Kombat
Zero: Metal Gear Solid Series
Light Yagami : Death Note
Lord Shishio: Rurouni Kenshin
Homelander: The Boys
Omni man: Invincible
Jinx: Arcane
Wilson Fisk: Daredevil
Lotso Hugging Bear: Toy Story 3
Jafar: Aladdin
Otomo: Takeshi Kitano's Outrage series
Yujiro Hanma: Baki
Revolver Ocelot: Metal Gear Solid Series
For Arcane, I'd say Silco over Jinx. Otherwise I absolutely second Moriarty, Light, Homelander and Jafar.
Bill lumbergh: office space
I would also suggest, Solid Snake and Big Boss from MGS.
Jinx is too hot to be evil.
How about Ekidona from ReZero?
She refers to herself as one evil witch, but is she evil?
She fails to understand how other people are feeling and she is driven like an addict.
She's one of my favourite characters in the show. A more villainous, but still likeable would be Elsa.
A great villain for sure. Every scene he's in its captivating to watch. His Superman analogy is one of the best monologues I've seen on screen.
Congrats on passing 400K! That design overall, is absolutely Fuckin Great! And I really hope that artist adds more details like that in the future. Awesome Vid as always Vile Eye! Mad Kudos!
Who are all the people on the shirt?
Bill is almost likable which makes him more dangerous
I've been waiting for this
Bill died so proudly that Beatrix killed him with the move he wished his whole life he was taught.
I try not to emphasize with villains but Bill is one I can't help but go I get it. Hell even Beatrix said that the only surprising thing about Bill's overreaction was that it was her on the receiving end of is wrath. That because of his love for her she'd somehow be sparred but like he said he's a murdering bastard and she broke his heart
I think his dialogue about Superman and Clark Kent reveal a lot about himself as well. In reality he is just a murdering bastard, but his alter ego is the smooth talking and stylish Bill. Without his alter ego he is as you said just a murdering bastard. He is a cold man of steel, who views the world as something he can do with as he pleases. He possibly viewed superman as a father figure, but took away the wrong lessons.
OMG YES! Bill and The Deadly Viper Squad are so goated. Tarantino is great at making vile villains, I can’t wait to see Ordell Robbie or Stuntman Mike get covered. Love your content as always my guy. Keep being dank.
This is what's happening in my life in a higher dimension
Bill is the Palpatine of that serie. Until the final act we barely see him and the hero is vying with his henchmen. And then we finally meet him and realize he's a sophisticated person who has charm and foresight to work complex plans and manipulate those he can use. And not only that but are familiar with the subtleties of evil and embrace it.
I always interpreted Pai Mei not teaching Bill the exploding heart technique because he saw how evil Bill truly was and knew that if he taught him this he would practically be unstoppable- in fact I don't really think he trained Bill or Elle well as he did Beatrix.
Another outstanding video thanks hope you're keeping well!😎👍
Anyone else bothered abt how much action was on the first movie and then the second movie had one fight that lasted a minute. The final altercation was short and left me wanting more
Great video as always! Please do a character analysis of “Bishop” from the film “Juice”!
Perfect video but i think you definitely should have mentioned his gracious acts in scolding elle for attempting to kill beatriz while she was in coma, how he offered to help budd (and how he really showed a sense of humor in that conversation, mentioning there arent actually 88 of them), how it seemed he felt so bad for armless sophie… also u should have mentioned the dynamic between him and hatori hanzo… how bill must have done really bad stuff (like kill many innocent ppl) if hanzo broke his blood oath
Tarantino could write a mass r4pist and make it likeable. In crazy how well he writes dialogue and character.
My favorite line from him came when he said something along the lines of "you fell in love with a murderous bastard, and there are consequences for crossing a murderous bastard."
He's aware that he's evil, he doesn't have any illusions about it. He just doesn't care.
Please do Light Yagami from Death Note, I feel that would be a super interesting case study for you to do a video on. Love your work!
Kill Bill is probably the best revenge movie i’ve ever watched. Elle Driver was the most badass charatcer in the entire movie series. Her presence is great
no matter how many times I've seen KB I can't help but see how Elle is the superior fighter to Kiddo. Kiddo defeating Elle was a mix of luck and dirty tactics.
@@mememachine2357 exactly. Kiddos only advantage was the fact that she had handled a sword a lot more than Elle had. They were the most equal of all the other characters Kiddo killed. Elle would have won the fight if Kiddo didn’t rip her eye out at the end.
@@mememachine2357Sure 😂
There's a theory in the anime section that the long haired man who stabs O'ren Ishii's father was a younger Bill and its a good subtle backstory but I do like it's unconfirmed.
Unexplained stuff like that’s good for Movies and Videogames.
Wouldn't o'ren have recognized bill?
@@arvintyree1109 well I assume so. He's a smooth talker, a snake charmer. He may have persuaded or bargained for his life in exchange for Matsumotos.
Actually, I thought that Bill would have been the one to find and train 9-year-old O'Ren, as a way to get to Matsumoto.
I always thought Bill was essentially, Kwai Chang Caine's evil brother.
One of my absolute favorites, love this analysis. I hope Uma comes back for the Kill Beatrix movie they've been talking about doing for a while now. I'm still waiting for the analysis on Itachi Uchiha, Obito and the Akatsuki from the Naruto manga and anime series.
🤣 That lean in to read the ad at the start was genius. Very nicely done 👌
The actor Tarantino wrote the part of Bill for was Warren Beatty. And as great as David Carradine was in the role, I can't help but imagine the interesting layers that might have been added to the role by the inclusion of Beatty, and his relationship with his female assassin squad. Carradine is quite believable as a deadly martial artist, but I think the story might have been even more interesting with Beatty, who wouldn't have been so believable as a deadly killer, and that dichotomy is exactly why Tarantino wanted him for the role. Just one more of the those Hollywood hypothetical, I suppose.
Bill is a twisted reflection of Wisdom and stoicism. He is what a man becomes after using a lifetime of experience for evil.