What Are The Ethical Dilemmas In Kill Bill

In the martial arts action film, Kill Bill: Volume 1, characters have highly complex ethical dilemmas that lead to extremely challenging choices. An ethical dilemma is one in which an individual has to choose between two alternatives, both of which are morally right but in conflict. Morals and ethics are inseparable. They both deal with demands of right and wrong. Resolving ethical dilemmas are rarely simple and very often involve revisiting related dilemmas that recur within societies. This article will discuss some of the ethical dilemmas of different characters in this American martial arts action film. The first character is Uma Thurman as The Bride (Black Mamba). The Bride is the protagonist of the film. She is a very deadly woman and a former member of the Deadly viper Assassination Squad. She seeks revenge on the Deadly vipers after they tried to kill her and her unborn child in a wedding chapel. She abandons her life as a skilful hired assassin for the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad upon realising she is pregnant with a …show more content…
Due to his selfish acts, he is the final target of The Bride's revenge after trying to kill her. Bill is the main antagonist of the film. He is an unseen character. After an attempted murder on the Bride, Bill finds out she is still alive and sends former Squad member Elle Driver to kill her. Bill then changed his mind and tells Elle to abort the mission since killing a helpless individual would demean the name of the squad. Here, Bill depicts egoism. He sees his ex-lover as being weak and helpless despite the fact that she was an assassin. Egoism always requires an explication of “self-interest”. Bill did not want to ruin his reputation as the founder of the squad but knew very well that the Bride will come to seek revenge. A positive image to the squad also meant a positive image to him as