Violence supervision in Conan

Chapter 746 The Bride Covered in Wounds, Revenge Begins! Kyogoku Makoto's Interest
What is the meaning of "taking the initiative"?

This is!
The film immediately grabs the audience's attention from the very beginning.

At the same time, it raised a huge question—

Why was the bride covered in wounds? Who killed her? Did she actually die in the end?

The audience was genuinely looking forward to what would happen next.

The scene changes.

It has finally turned back into color.

When the police arrived, the wedding church was littered with corpses; all the wedding guests, including the groom, lay dead in pools of blood.

The scene is terrible!

This scene once again sparked the audience's suspicion and curiosity: who exactly committed this heinous act?
The wedding was brutally massacred!

With these questions in mind, the audience continued watching, their attention firmly gripped by the suspenseful plot.

The police learned from their conversation that the perpetrators were an assassin organization called "Deadly Viper," which consisted of only five members, each of whom was a ruthless individual capable of taking on a hundred men.

They speculated that the massacre might have stemmed from an 'emotional entanglement'.

Upon seeing this, Makoto Ito in the audience felt a sudden unease and couldn't help but turn his head to glance at Yuno Gasai next to him.

Sensing his gaze, Yuno Gasai turned her head and returned a sweet smile.

However, this time, Makoto Ito had no romantic thoughts at all. Instead, he subconsciously stuck out his tongue and licked his dry lips.

This little incident didn't affect anyone's movie viewing.

On the big screen, police find the bride, barely alive, amidst a pile of corpses.

Fortunately, she was still alive.

The bride was then rushed to the hospital for treatment.

However, her injuries were too severe, and she eventually became a vegetable.

Nevertheless, the crisis is far from over.

The news that the bride survived has been revealed, and the danger is closing in once again!

The audience immediately tensed up.

However, when the scene shifts again, the unharmed bride, who is also the female lead Black Mamba, is driving a car and has stopped in front of a villa in California.

Quentin Tarantino used a lot of flashbacks, reverse chronology, and interspersed shots throughout the film, and this scene is a prime example.

Ono Takeshi did not make any changes.

Many viewers were stunned for a moment before realizing that this must be the plot after the female lead recovers.

She really didn't die; she's probably here to take revenge.

"An interesting narrative style."

Nagisa Oshima smiled and said to Kinji Fukasaku beside him.

The latter nodded. This non-linear narrative style is not unusual, but it takes considerable skill for the director to avoid clichés, and Ono Takeshi has clearly done a good job.

The two then focused their attention on the big screen.

The opening scene alone was enough to captivate these two renowned directors.

The two couldn't help but admire Oni Takeshi once again.

On the big screen, Black Mamba got out of the car and walked towards the villa.

In the original version, this was a minor bug.

It must be acknowledged that the two Kill Bill films were successful, grossing over $5 million worldwide, a remarkable achievement in the early 21st century.

However, some parts of the plot don't hold up to scrutiny.

For example, the movie opens with the Bride Black Mamba battling the Copperhead Serpent.

However, the samurai sword forged by Hattori Hanzo that she used is not seen in this section.

Is it in this river?

It's worth noting that Copperhead was actually Black Mamba's second enemy; the first was O-Ren Ishii, which she clearly wrote down in her notebook. Furthermore, in the movie, the female lead was carrying a long knife onto the plane.

Anyone who has ever flown knows that this is simply impossible, unless it's a private jet.

Okay, even if it's a difference in world settings, assuming that it's allowed to bring controlled knives on airplanes, then the female protagonist has even less reason not to use that knife in her battle against the Copperhead Serpent.

Wouldn't that be giving up one's own advantages?

In particular, the female protagonist's long sword appears repeatedly in later episodes.

Clearly, Quentin Tarantino didn't originally intend to tell the story this way; his original plan was for the female protagonist to be the first person to approach Copperhead after waking up in the hospital.

According to Takeshi Ono, this is probably related to the fact that the movie was divided into two parts.

Originally, Kill Bill was supposed to be a single film, but Quentin Tarantino's boss, the eldest of the Weinstein brothers, insisted that he make it into two films.

These two brothers later wielded immense power in Hollywood, only to fall from grace because of a problem with their crotches.

Leaving aside the scandals of the two brothers, let's just talk about the movie.

Knowing the flaws in the original version, Takeshi Ono naturally made corrections during filming.

For example, in this scene, Takeshi Ono had the female protagonist carry a samurai sword, but after seeing a pile of children's toys at the door, she chose to put down the sword and instead carry a dagger.

This scene reveals a sliver of humanity remaining in the female protagonist despite being consumed by revenge and cold-blooded emotions.

Her only target was the copperhead snake that had harmed her, and she had no intention of implicating her husband and children.

Therefore, she chose to quietly kill her enemies rather than go on a killing spree.

Viewers who understood this scene couldn't help but feel a sense of goodwill towards the female lead.

The Avengers are not heartless beasts.

The movie continues.

Black Mamba rang the doorbell.

Moments later, Copperhead, the assassin played by Uma Thurman, comes to open the door.

But at this moment, Copperheaded Serpent showed no trace of the ruthlessness of an assassin, appearing just like an ordinary housewife.

However, upon seeing the "resurrected" Black Mamba outside the door, Copperhead was initially taken aback, but his eyes instantly sharpened, captivating and revealing the demeanor of a top assassin.

Black Mamba remained unmoved, his mind flashing back to the scene of the other party harming him and everyone at the wedding, his eyes instantly filled with murderous intent.

Their eyes met, and a murderous aura filled the air!
Here, Takeshi Ono borrows from Quentin Tarantino's technique, using the rapid zoom of Shaw Brothers films to highlight the close-up of the female lead's eyes.

In addition, there's a sample of the theme song from "World's Number One Fist" and flashbacks of the Red Massacre from "Death on Horseback".

A typical tribute collage.

It also explains to the audience the reasons behind the female lead's revenge.

Driven by vengeful rage, Black Mamba struck first, delivering a powerful punch to Copperhead, and the two ruthless women immediately engaged in battle.

The action scenes in the original Kill Bill were quite entertaining. Although the female characters were female, their moves were powerful, sharp, and decisive!
After all, the action was designed by the 'world's number one action choreographer'.

While Ono Takeshi may not be as professional as Yuan Heping, his actual strength far surpasses that of the latter.

Therefore, the stunts he designed were not much inferior, and were even more thrilling.

The audience was immediately captivated, not daring to blink.

"This female lead..."

Makoto Kyogoku suddenly sat up straight, his gaze fixed on Rumi Wakasa on the screen.

Although the battle between the two women was intense, it was nothing in Makoto Kyogoku's eyes, but he noticed something different.

The foreign actress who played the Copperhead Snake was one thing, but she looked like an ordinary person with no fighting skills, just acting.

However, the actress who played the female lead was viewed very differently by Makoto Kyogoku.

Even through the big screen, and even knowing that the actions were pre-planned, Makoto Kyogoku still sensed the traces of a master in Rumi Wakasa's moves and actions.

I suddenly became interested!

(End of this chapter)