Conversations about Superman

Sasha 2021-10-19 09:50:35

The movie that impressed me the most was the ending part: the conversation about Superman between the heroine Kiddo (played by Uma Thurman) and Bill. The feeling at the time was that everyone was watching comics, so Bill had such a deep insight (or more accurately, the insight of the screenwriter). Why do I just watch comics just for fun.

See the text of the dialogue between Bill and Kiddo below. The situation at the time was that Bill injured Kiddo with a poison dart, and then slowly began to talk about his theory

about superhero : there are a series of comics about superhero in the United States, such as Batman and Spiderman. Among them, only Superman is different from others. Every superhero is divided into the id and the superego. Like Spider-Man, I am Peter Parker. Parker is a normal person. He needs to put on the coat of Spider-Man to become a superhero with super powers.

And Superman is unique in this point. Superman was born Superman. He doesn't need any extra help (such as props, costumes) to help him become a superman. On the contrary, after putting on ordinary clothes, Superman pretends to be an ordinary person, a cowardly and timid ordinary person. Superman's id is a superhero, but his "superego" is a person with all kinds of defects, like you and me.

Kiddo was pregnant (being Bill's child) and decided to wash his hands and lead a normal life. She went to a small town to get married. And Bill followed and killed Kiddo's fiancé and his family.

What Bill wants to tell Kiddo is that Kiddo's self is a killer, and this is something she cannot change. She can try the lives of ordinary people incognito, but in her heart, the nature of the killer will not change.

What Bill didn't say, and the movie didn't give a conclusion is whether Kiddo would be happy if she really started a new life incognito, an ordinary person, and a husband and a child. Bill's meaning seems to be negative. I understand that this is also the motivation for Bill to kill her fiance-not because of Kiddo's betrayal. Bill seems to have the meaning of walking for the sky. Or, Bill is actually trying to save Kiddo from a life she is not happy about, as if I had (unsuccessfully) persuaded my friends not to work in investment banking.

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[The dialogue between Bill and The Bride/Kiddo before the duel. From imdb]

Bill: As you know, l'm quite keen on comic books. Especially the ones about superheroes. I find the whole mythology surrounding superheroes fascinating. Take my favorite superhero, Superman. Not a great comic book. Not particularly well-drawn. But the mythology... The mythology is not only great, it's unique.

The Bride: [who still has a needle in her leg] How long does this shit take to go into effect?

Bill: About two minutes, just long enough for me to finish my point. Now, a staple of the superhero mythology is, there's the superhero and there's the alter ego. Batman is actually Bruce Wayne, Spider-Man is actually Peter Parker. When that character wakes up in the morning, he's Peter Parker. He has to put on a costume to become Spider-Man. And it is in that characteristic Superman stands alone. Superman didn't become Superman. Superman was born Superman. When Superman wakes up in the morning, he's Superman. His alter ego is Clark Kent. His outfit with the big red "S", that's the blanket he was wrapped in as a baby when the Kents found him. Those are his clothes. What Kent wears- the glasses, the business suit-that's the costume. That's the costume Superman wears to blend in with us.Clark Kent is how Superman views us. And what are the characteristics of Clark Kent. He's weak... he's unsure of himself... he's a coward. Clark Kent is Superman's critique on the whole human race. Sorta like Beatrix Kiddo and Mrs . Tommy Plimpton.

The Bride: Aso. The point emerges.

Bill: You would've worn the costume of Arlene Plimpton. But you were born Beatrix Kiddo. And every morning when you woke up, you'd still be Beatrix Kiddo. Oh, you can take the needle out.

The Bride: [does so] Are you calling me a superhero?

Bill: I'm calling you a killer. A natural born killer. You always have been, and you always will be. Moving to El Paso, working in a used record store, goin' to the movies with Tommy, clipping coupons. That's you, trying to disguise yourself as a worker bee That's you tryin' to blend in with the hive. But you're not a worker bee. You' re a renegade killer bee. And no matter how much beer you drank or barbecue you ate or how fat your ass got, nothing in the world would ever change that.

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Extended Reading
  • Jennie 2021-10-20 18:59:09

    The first part is fast, the second part is slow; the first part is urgent, the second part is slow; the first part is the way of the warrior of the East, head-to-head, and the brave wins. The wind of the second Chinese martial arts, static braking, soft and strong; the knife out of its sheath, blood like a rainbow, thrown into the dead and then stored, set the dead and then reborn.

  • Audreanne 2021-10-20 18:59:02

    The first is like tap dancing, and the second is like a waltz. "Waltz" is a bit slow for me.

Kill Bill: Vol. 2 quotes

  • Bill: Now... When it comes to you, and us, I have a few unanswered questions. So, before this tale of bloody revenge reaches its climax, I'm going to ask you some questions, and I want you to tell me the truth. However, therein lies a dilemma. Because, when it comes to the subject of me, I believe you are truly and utterly incapable of telling the truth, especially to me, and least of all, to yourself. And, when it comes to the subject of me, I am truly and utterly incapable of believing anything you say.

    The Bride: How do you suppose we solve this dilemma?

    Bill: Well, it just so happens I have a solution.

    [he shoots The Bride with a dart filled with Truth Serum]

    Bill: Gotcha!

    The Bride: Goddamn! What the fuck did you just shoot me with?

    Bill: My greatest invention. Or at least, my favorite one.

    [she reaches for the dart]

    Bill: Don't touch it, or I'll stick another one right in your cheek.

  • Elle Driver: [reading] "The venom of a black mamba can kill a human in four hours if, say, bitten on the ankle or the thumb. However, a bite to the face or torso can bring death from paralysis within 20 minutes." Now, you should listen to this, 'cause this concerns you. "The amount of venom that can be delivered from a single bite can be gargantuan." You know, I've always liked that word... 'gargantuan'... so rarely have an opportunity to use it in a sentence. "If not treated quickly with antivenom, 10 to 15 milligrams can be fatal to human beings. However, the black mamba can deliver as much as 100 to 400 milligrams of venom from a single bite."