Auteur Criticism Of Kill Bill

There are many ways to study film and critics use several of these approaches to try to explain what a good film is. One technique use is the cultural studies approach. This type of approach looks at a film or television series and studies who it is addressed to, what social relationships there are, what cultural traits are present, and whether the media presents our society presently or what our society should or shouldn’t be. Another approach to studying film is Auteur criticism. This method was developed when French filmmakers because they believed that studios restricted creativity so they wanted to acknowledge directors who put their own personal style on films. This approach looks into stylistic approaches and main themes of certain creators. …show more content…
Kill Bill: Volume 1 is about a woman and her journey for vengeance against the people who killed her husband and her friends. The film benefits from auteur criticism because the director, Quentin Tarantino, has a very unique style that he uses in not only this film, but in all of his films. For example, Quentin Tarantino uses the use of tracking shots to his full extent. In Kill Bill: Volume 1, he uses a tracking shot when the Beatrix sneaks into a club bathroom. The tracking shot is used to follow Beatrix and then used to follow several other characters throughout the club until a character returns to the bathroom and the audience is reunited with Beatrix. This is an effective way to engage the audience in the environment and setting of the scene. Quentin Tarantino also uses this in other movies as well. For example, the tracking shot is used in Jackie Brown when Jackie is moving through the mall and preparing to make a delivery of a huge sum of money. Another stylistic element used by Quentin Tarantino is the use of mirror shots. In Kill Bill: Volume 2, Beatrix looks into the mirror and you can see two versions of a character at once. This is to symbolize that the character is about to make a huge decision and allows the audience to reflect on how that decision will affect the character. In this movie, Beatrix is reflecting about her daughter and thinking about if she should raise her or not. Mirror shots are used more throughout Tarantino’s films and play a significant role in decision-making. Tarantino benefits from auteur criticism because he breaks away from Hollywood studios and makes his films unique and stylistic. This is the main point behind auteur criticism and if you watch a Tarantino film it is obvious who directed it. If a Tarantino film, for example The Hateful Eight, were looked at with a cultural studies approach the film wouldn’t be as successful. There is no