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It is the first of two Kill Bill films made in a single production; the films were originally set for a single release, but the film, with a runtime of over four hours, was divided in two. Volume 2 was released on April 16, She tells their leader, Bill , that she is pregnant with his baby. Bill shoots her in the head. Four years later, having survived the attack, the Bride goes to the home of Vernita Green , planning to kill her. Both women were members of the assassination squad, which has since disbanded; Vernita now leads a normal suburban family life.

They engage in a knife fight , but are interrupted by the arrival of Vernita's young daughter, Nikki. The Bride agrees to meet Vernita at night to settle the matter, but Vernita tries to surprise the Bride with a pistol hidden in a box of cereal. The Bride dodges the shot and throws a knife into Vernita's chest, killing her. Four years earlier, police investigate the massacre at the wedding chapel.

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The sheriff discovers the Bride is alive but comatose. In the hospital, Deadly Viper Elle Driver prepares to assassinate the Bride via lethal injection, but Bill aborts the mission at the last moment, considering it dishonorable to kill the Bride when she cannot defend herself. In the present, the Bride awakens from her four-year coma and is horrified to find she is no longer pregnant.

She kills a hospital worker who has been raping her while she was comatose, takes his truck, and teaches herself to walk again. Resolving to kill Bill and all four members of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad, she picks her first target: O-Ren Ishii , now the leader of the Tokyo yakuza. O-Ren's parents were murdered by the yakuza when she was a child; she took vengeance on the yakuza boss and replaced him after training as an elite assassin.

After learning that her target is Bill, his former student, he crafts his finest sword for her.

She duels with O-Ren in the restaurant's Japanese garden , and slices the top of her head off with a sword stroke. She tortures Sofie Fatale , O-Ren's assistant, for information about Bill, and leaves her alive as a threat. Bill asks Sofie if the Bride knows her daughter is alive. An early draft included a chapter set after the confrontation with Vernita in which the Bride has a gunfight with Gogo Yubari's vengeful sister Yuki.

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The scene was cut for time and budget reasons. Yuki's revenge is going to be the first to go. When Thurman became pregnant as shooting was ready to begin, Tarantino delayed the production, saying: G , which had produced films including Ghost in the Shell and Blood: According to Tarantino, the most difficult part of making the film was "trying to take myself to a different place as a filmmaker and throw my hat in the ring with other great action directors", as opposed to the dialogue scenes he was known for.

Tarantino wanted to create "one of the greatest, most exciting sequences in the history of cinema". Tarantino told his crew: How would you achieve this effect? Ingenuity is important here! Near the end of filming, Thurman was injured in a crash while filming the scene in which she drives to Bill. According to Thurman, she was uncomfortable driving the car and asked a stunt driver to do it; Tarantino assured her that the car and road were safe. She lost control of the car and hit a tree, suffering a concussion and damage to her knees. Thurman requested the crash footage, but Miramax would only release it, in Thurman's words, if she signed a document "releasing them of any consequences of [Thurman's] future pain and suffering".

Tarantino was apologetic, but he and Thurman were acrimonious for years afterwards; she said after the accident she "went from being a creative contributor and performer to being like a broken tool". Miramax released the footage in after Thurman went to police following the accusations of sexual abuse by producer Harvey Weinstein. Kill Bill was planned and produced as a single film. But to me, that's kind of what the movie was, are these little detours and these little grace notes. Kill Bill was inspired by " grindhouse " cinema, a term for films that played in cheap US theaters in the s, including martial arts films, samurai cinema , blaxploitation films, and spaghetti westerns.

When the Bride encounters a member of the Deadly Vipers, a flashing red screen with superimposed flashback footage appears in homage to the spaghetti western Death Rides A Horse , whose hero witnesses the massacre of his family. The Professional and Wicked City The Guardian wrote that Kill Bill shares much of its plot with the Japanese film Lady Snowblood , in which a woman kills off the gang who murdered her family, and observed that " Lady Snowblood uses stills and illustration for parts of the narrative that were too expensive to film, just as Kill Bill uses Japanese-style animation to break up the narrative".

As with Tarantino's previous films, Kill Bill features an eclectic soundtrack comprising many musical genres. On the two soundtracks, music ranges from country music to selections from the Spaghetti Western film scores of Ennio Morricone. Bernard Herrmann 's theme from the film Twisted Nerve is whistled by the menacing Elle Driver in the hospital scene. His "sister" and wife play a more important role, and when America is introduced into the picture, things get into high gear as readers find out just what happens to those vets who can't handle being out in civilized society.

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Though a few readers I have seen have panned the "Pomegranates" story, I did find it to be pretty consistent with the kind of stories and plots for this series. Some of the other plots were better, but this one was pretty good. Overall, I am enjoying this series a lot, and I am looking forward to the final volume. Oct 14, Lord rated it really liked it Shelves: This is the first book in Crying Freeman saga that doesn't deserve 5 stars. Truth to say, the whole "Pomegranates" story arc is ridiculous and the story deteriorates big time. Almost feels like it was not written by Kazuo Koike. I still like it, though, still it is an above average manga and I have high hopes for the finale.

Oct 03, Serge Pierro rated it really liked it Shelves: Another interesting series with artwork by Ryoichi Ikegami. Once again he delivers realistic renderings of his characters and backdrops. Story revolves around the assassin "Crying Freeman" and the Chinese mafia " Dragons". Feb 25, Tina rated it really liked it Shelves: Okay, my feminist side is telling me that some of these women are really need more substance Mar 09, Kavon Beckford rated it it was amazing.

Love, love, the wonderful story within. Artwork and pictures are out of this world! Apr 22, Aurelio Ippandoza rated it it was amazing. Tiel rated it liked it Jul 16, Sirichana Ez rated it it was amazing Mar 17, Zare rated it really liked it Jun 13, Zee rated it liked it Jun 02, He is shocked to learn that My'shell has repaired the machine with unvetted Abstergo parts, and fears that the machine is now compromised. Kiyoshi and Arend make the flight immediately to Canada, and using a cargo plane perform a halo jump on to the roof of Abstergo Montreal.

After working through the few guards present, they reach the office of Oladele - only to find him already slain by a high tech Assassin, the same individual from Hong Kong. The 'Assassin' wounds them both with throwing knives, and throws Arend out the nearest window which he just manages to hang onto. After a few shots from Kiyoshi's gun, the 'Assassin' jumps from the window. Arend and Kiyoshi both make their way back out, both heavily injured. The only way that the 'Assassin' could know where they were headed is if they have a leak - either from the Animus Within the Animus, Charlotte is stranded.

Stuck in a perpetual loading environment, she feels like she is losing track of time. She calls out to My'shell hoping that she can hear her, but it is to no avail. Yet, even within this apparent emptiness, she becomes aware that she is in fact not alone. Guernica watches over Charlotte whom remains in the Animus.

He starts to talk of the world, observing how it is slowly sliding into chaos and that the end times have arrived. Remarking that only 'she' can save us, he puts a knife to Charlotte's throat. His hand is grabbed by Galina, who promptly throws him to the ground and breaks his fingers before torturing him to find whom he works for. Meanwhile, in Geneva , Switzerland. My'shell meets with a banker to discuss the accounts of Vetulus De Montanis Ltd. Apparently William Miles retains ownership, but has been receiving substantial cash deposits from a shipping subsidiary of Abstergo Industries.

Seeking answers to this anomaly, the banker suggests she speak with Mr Berg who waits just outside the office. Sure enough, she is grabbed and taken at knife point by Berg to a side room. Berg demands to know why the money is going to the Assassins, to which she swears they do not even know about it. Berg concludes that she may not therefore actually be one of them after all. A drone watches the two of them, before Berg destroys it. Knocking My'shell to the floor, he fights off assailants who suddenly appear. He manages to take down several, until he collapses from his wounds.

He is slapped around by Jasdip Dhami , whom reveals himself as the high tech 'Assassin' of the fifth column. He warns Berg to stop pushing, or risk his daughter 's life. The future and its vision belongs to 'she', and he throws Berg plummeting over a guard rail. Back in London, the wounded Arend and Kiyoshi return to the hideout to find Galina torturing Guernica.

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Explaining why, Galina warns that it likely means that My'shell is also lost to them. Charlotte remains in the Animus, but she relives a memory that is not her own Within a golden Isu city, Minerva , Juno and her father discuss the problem of humanity - the slave race that they created. Juno warns that they try to be like the Isu too much, and that they are a threat to be exterminated.

Minerva argues back, saying that humanity is learning to sing and make art and that perhaps one day they can be treated as equals. Juno's father agrees, before he is stabbed through the head by a human servant. The human uprising begins, and filled with rage from her father's demise, Juno utilizes the Koh-i-Noor to slaughter every human around them with a brilliant blue energy. Enraged, she swears that they must deal with humanity by saving them from themselves. Following this revelation, Charlotte slowly emerges from the Animus, realizing that Juno has been scanning her mind.

She knows what Juno is planning, and states that they must warn the Templars. In an undisclosed location, Violet and Jasdip argue over how Berg was treated, with Violet wishing that he had not been harmed so brutally. Jasdip argues that it is only Juno's will whom will see Eden reborn. At this moment Juno appears in an overhead monitor, stating that she has what she needed from Charlotte, and now knows that the Koh-i-Noor was last seen in Spain. Desmond ' son is guided to a crowd of waiting Instruments, where Violet warns Juno that he is his father's son and may well betray them.

Juno states not to worry, as he is just a cog in a machine, one that will turns mountains into idols. Charlotte confronts a bound Guernica, and offers to get him some water despite his attempt to kill her before. In the next room, Arend is on the phone to Abstergo tech support, trying to warn them very bluntly that they have a First Civilization entity amongst their systems. Unsurprisingly, they hang up on him. Whilst Kiyoshi and Charlotte berate Arend for his literal interpretation of warning the Templars, Galina returns to the hideout with supplies and clothes. Shortly after My'shell stumbles through the door, carrying a wounded Otso Berg.

Galina immediately springs her Hidden Blade and floors Berg with a flying kick to the face. After Galina is restrained by Charlotte, Berg offers a suggestion that they all get breakfast together. After a lengthy discussion, he confesses that he came across the same financial movements between the Templars and Assassins, and that the mystery third faction really is playing them all for fools. With Abstergo compromised, he cannot even trust his own faction. Kiyoshi reveals that they believe Guernica to be a member of the faction, to which Berg responds that he knows Jasdip Dhami is another - and the face behind the high tech armor set.

Berg laughs the suggestion off as a nice try, and argues that whilst he cannot trust the Assassins - that is exactly the reason he needs their help. Charlotte interjects, and warns them all that Juno's plan for the Koh-i-noor is moving forwards and that they need to act together and fast. Old rivalries can wait.

Berg realizes that the Assassins know where the Koh-i-noor is. They return to the hideout, and Charlotte straps herself into the Animus once more. As she enters the simulation, My'shell confronts Guernica. It is clear she never knew his true agenda, and was never a member of the secret faction to which he belongs. She leaves the room in disgust. Ignacio Cardona , an anarchist and follower of Buenaventura Durruti , he is also an Assassin and ancestor to Charlotte.

He walks the countryside hills in heavy rain, heading towards Barcelona with fellow soldiers. They elect to set up camp as night falls, but are suddenly ambushed by gun fire. Ignacio runs out to meet the assailants only to find that they are Republicans too, and it was a simple case of mistaken identity by child soldiers. Berg laments that the Assassins are keeping him at arm's length whilst they scour their records for anything pertaining to s Spain.

He points out that the Templars have records for that period too, and after a brief philosophical discussion on the merits of the march of progress, they come across a photograph of Ignacio and his army unit. They share cigarettes whilst they discuss why Glaucia cannot sleep, as it turns out she is haunted by a recent bombing raid at the northern town of Guernica. They are interrupted by a noise, at which point Glaucia lets loose several throwing knives at an unknown man in a trenchcoat. Wounded, the man runs to the rooftops with Glaucia in pursuit.

She eventually catches up with the two of them coming crashing down through a broken roof. Safely returned to their hideout, the Spanish Assassins grill Nobby as to why he is the only backup that was sent considering how desperate they are for help. Nobby reveals that he infamously eliminated an entire Templar branch in [[[wikipedia: Tallinn Tallinn]] the previous year, which instantly wins him the approval of the Spaniards.

Charlotte desyncs from the Animus, and is violently sick. She seeks an explanation, as Kiyoshi laments that she entered the Animus too soon after Juno's attack. Charlotte feels that something forced her out of the Animus, and states that having Otso Berg watching her was not helping - and in turns asks him to leave the room. Kiyoshi escorts him upstairs, only to find Galina in the next room brutally interrogating Guernica once more.

Charlotte reenters the Animus. Ignacio requests that the team train with Nobby on the rooftop to see his skills first hand. In the mean time he ventures out to try and find new weaponry, as their current ones are in a bad state of repair. They discuss the way that the class system has reintegrated itself in the city, and how the only items for sale are non-weapons, despite the civil war still raging.

Eric has some black market contacts though, and promises to introduce Ignacio to them. Shortly after entering a shop, gunshots ring out and Ignacio takes to the rooftops.

Meanwhile, Nobby and the Spanish Assassins continue to spar on the roof of their hideout, while discussing the split between the anarchists and communists within the community. At this point Ignacio runs past the group, insisting they all follow. They reach a fevered gun battle between anarchists and communists, with the team torn as to who to help with a mind to whom of the two would able to ultimately stop the fascists.

Nobby offers an alternative, telling Ignacio that he can make everyone stop - and pulls the Koh-i-Noor out of his pocket. Ignacio states that he feels it calling to him and touches the diamond. Immediately, his eyes glow with a blue energy, and serpent like creatures of energy emerge from the Koh-i-Noor, encircling and wrapping themselves around everyone.

With blood pouring from his eyes and nose, he finds the strength to drop the diamond and passes out. From a nearby rooftop, the Black Cross observes everything that has transpired. Charlotte begans chewing and biting her own tongue, with blood spraying onto the Animus. Arend is unsure what to do whilst she remains within the simulation, but warns My'shell to remain back. My'shell counters by saying he should let her through or that Charlotte will surely die. Otso Berg and Guernica play Jenga in a room separate from the others.

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They discuss the state of the world, with Guernica eventually revealing the name of Juno. Charlotte is laid out on a sofa, with various medical supplies around her.

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She had almost suffered a brain hemorrhage, before My'shell managed to remove her from the Animus. Determined to get straight back in, she is stopped by Galina. Otso reveals that he has fitted Helix components to their Animus, which will now allow them to access genetic memories besides their own. With Charlotte too weak to continue, Otso sits in the chair and enters the simulation. A shot Black Cross falls from a building, a crate breaking his fall.

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