Quentin Tarantino is an American film director known for directing films like Pulp Fiction and the Kill Bill series. Kill Bill Volume 1 tells the story of a former assassin seeking revenge against those who tried to kill her on her wedding day. Critics responded negatively to the film, saying the story lacked detail and the violence was exaggerated and overused. However, the protagonist's ruthless nature and the plot twist at the end are examples of typical thriller conventions employed in the film.

1. Quentin Tarantino

2. Background
• Quentin Tarantino was born in Knoxville,
Tennessee in 1963 (51 years old)
• He is best known for directing the films in the
Kill Bill series, he also directed other famous
films such as Pulp Fiction and Django
Unchained, but his most famous work came in
the thriller genre
• He has also won many awards

3. Kill Bill Volume 1
• NARATIVE: A former member of a deadly
assassination squad is shot in the head on her
wedding day whilst everyone else at the
reception is killed, she then wakes up after a
four year coma looking for revenge on those
who reeked havoc on her during her wedding
day.

4. Kill Bill Volume 1
• CRITICS RESPONSE:
• Many people criticized Kill Bill for being
unnecessarily drawn out over two films
• Another common criticism was the fact that
the story lacked detail as it was nothing more
than a basic revenge plot
• Finally, many people criticized the amount of
gore used by Tarantino as it was extremely
exaggerated and overused

5. Typical Thriller Conventions
• Protagonist is a ruthless cold blooded killer
who gets pleasure out of cutting people up
with her sword, this is a common trait of
protagonists in Thrillers as they aren't always
the typical ‘good guy’, she is also a very
complex character
• A plot twist is also shown at the end of the
film when we find out that her daughter
survived the shooting

6. Image Analysis
The fact that she maintains eye contact with
the victim shows she is emotionless and
ruthless, a trait that in most films you would
normally associate with the antagonist but
not always in the case of the thriller genre
This image of her shining in the
light emphasizes the power that
she now possesses, also
significant is the fact that the
jumpsuit is yellow, the color
reflects Beatrix as she is neither
good or evil but, like the color
yellow, somewhere in between