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Unresolved Conflicts and Parental Appeals
Vernita
Look, if I could go back in a machine, I would. But I can't. All can tell you is that I'm a different person now.
The Bride
Oh great. I don't care.
Vernita
Be that as it may, I know I don't deserve your mercy or your forgiveness. However, I beseech you for both on behalf of my daughter.
The Bride
Bitch. You can stop right there. Just because I have no wish to murder you before the eyes of your daughter does not mean parading her around in front of me is going to inspire sympathy. You and I have unfinished business. And not a goddamn fucking thing you've done in the subsequent four years including getting knocked up is going to change that.
Vernita
So when do we do this?
The Bride
It all depends. When do you want to die? Tomorrow? The day after tomorrow?
Vernita
How about tonight, bitch?
The Bride
Splendid. Where?
Vernita
There's a baseball diamond where I coach Little League about a mile from here. We meet there around two-thirty in the morning dressed all in black. Your hair in a black stocking. And we have us a knife fight. We won't be bothered. Now...I have to fix Nikki's cereal.
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A Promise of Future Confrontation
The Bride
It was not my intention to do this in front of you. For that, I'm sorry. But you can take my word for it, your mother had it coming. When you grow up, if you still feel raw about it, I'll be waiting.
[to Nikki, Vernita Green's daughter, after killing Vernita]
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Confrontation with O-Ren's Remaining Subordinates
The Bride
So, O-Ren... Any more subordinates for me to kill?
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A Warning Against Underestimating Others
Elle Driver
Thought that was pretty fucking funny, didn't you? Word of advice, shithead: don't you ever wake up.
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Unfinished Business and Parental Indifference
The Bride
Just because I have no wish to murder you before the eyes of your daughter does not mean parading her around in front of me is going to inspire sympathy. You and I have unfinished business. And not a goddamn fucking thing you've done in the subsequent four years, including getting knocked up, is going to change that.
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A Lack of Mercy and Forgiveness
The Bride
It's mercy, compassion and forgiveness I lack. Not rationality.
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The Complexity of Revenge
Hattori Hanzo
Revenge is never a straight line. It's a forest, and like a forest it's easy to lose your way ... to get lost ... to forget where you came in.
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Confrontation Among Characters in Kill Bill
Vernita Green
Black Mamba. I should have been motherfucking Black Mamba.
Buck
My name is Buck, and I'm here to fuck.
Sofie
Burn in hell, you stupid, stupid blonde! I'll tell you nothing!
[in French]
Sofie
Guessing won't be necessary. She informed me.
Budd
That woman...deserves her revenge. And we...deserve to die.
[on The Bride]
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The Divine Justification of Revenge
The Bride
When fortune smiles on something as violent and ugly as revenge, it seems proof like no other that not only does God exist, you're doing his will.
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Embracing Samurai Culture and Identity
O-Ren Ishii
Silly Caucasian girl likes to play with samurai swords. You might not be able to fight like a samurai, but you can at least die like a samurai.
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Masochism in a Moment of Violence
Bill
Do you find me sadistic? You know, I'll bet I could fry an egg on your head right now if I wanted to. No, Kiddo, I'd like to believe you're aware enough, even now, to know there's nothing sadistic in my actions. Maybe towards those other jokers, but not you. No, Kiddo, this moment, this is me at my most ... masochistic.
[To The Bride]
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Conflict Over Mission Loyalty
Bill
Elle, you're going to abort the mission.
Elle Driver
What?!
Bill
We owe her better than that.
Elle Driver
Oh, you don't owe her shit!
[screaming]
Bill
Will you keep your voice down?
Elle Driver
You don't owe her shit.
[quietly]
Bill
May I say one thing?
Elle Driver
Speak.
Bill
Y'all beat the hell out of that woman, but you didn't kill her. And I put a bullet in her head, but her heart just kept on beatin'. Now, you saw that yourself with your own beautiful blue eye, did you not? We've done a lot of things to this lady; and if she ever wakes up, we'll do a whole lot more. But one thing we won't do is sneak into her room in the night like a filthy rat and kill her in her sleep. And the reason we won't do that thing is because... that thing would lower us. Don't you agree, Miss Driver?
Elle Driver
I guess.
Bill
Do you really have to guess?
Elle Driver
No. I don't really have to guess. I know.
[sighs]
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A Call to O-Ren Ishii
The Bride
O-REN ISHII! Shoubu wa mada tsuicha inai yo!
[calling out O-Ren in Japanese: "You and I have unfinished business!"]
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Youth and Madness in a Deadly Encounter
The Bride
The young girl in the school uniform is O-Ren's personal bodyguard, 17-year-old Gogo Yubari. Gogo may be young, but what she lacks in age, she makes up for in madness.
[narrating]
Japanese Businessman
Do you like Ferraris?
Gogo Yubari
Ferrari? Italian trash. Do you want to screw me?
[smacks down beverage bottle]
Gogo
Don't laugh! Do you want to screw me, yes or no?
Businessman
Yes.
Gogo
How about now, big boy? Do you still wish to penetrate me? Or is it I … who has penetrated you?
The Bride
See what I mean?
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The Rise of O-Ren Ishii
The Bride
O-Ren Ishii was born on an American military base in Tokyo, Japan. The half-Japanese, half-Chinese American army brat made her first acquaintance with death at the age of 9. It was that age she witnessed the death of her parents at the hands of Japan's most ruthless Yakuza boss, Boss Matsumoto. She swore revenge. Luckily, for her, Boss Matsumoto was a pedophile. At 11, she got her revenge. By 20, she was one of the top female assassins in the world. At 25, she did her part in the killing of 9 innocent people, including my unborn daughter, in a small wedding chapel in El Paso, Texas. But on that day, four years ago, she made one big mistake. She should've killed 10.
[about O-Ren]
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Contrasting Interests of a Samurai and a Fan
Hattori Hanzo
Funny. You like samurai swords; I like baseball.
[throws a ball at the Bride, who slices it in midair]
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Claiming What Was Lost
The Bride
Those of you lucky enough to still have your lives, take them with you! But leave the limbs you have lost. They belong to me now. Except you, Sofie! You stay right where you are!
[in Japanese; to Sofie, in English]
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The Endurance of Swords in Battle
O-Ren Ishii
Swords, however, never get tired. I hope you saved your energy. If you haven't... You may not last five minutes. But as last looks go, you could do worse.
[in Japanese]
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Tension Between Two Mothers Unfolds
Vernita
So I suppose it's a little late for an apology, huh?
The Bride
You suppose correctly.
Vernita
Look, bitch...I need to know if you're going to start any more shit around my baby girl.
The Bride
You can relax for now. I'm not going to murder you in front of your child, okay?
Vernita
That's being more rational than Bill led me to believe you were capable of.
The Bride
It's mercy, compassion, and forgiveness I lack. Not rationality.
Vernita
Look. I know I fucked you over. I fucked you over bad. I wish to God I hadn't, but I did. You have every right to want to get even.
The Bride
No, no, no, no, no. No, to get even, even-Steven? I would have to kill you...go up to Nikki's room, kill her...then wait for your husband, the good Dr. Bell, to come home and kill him. That would be even, Vernita. That'd be about square.
[draws a square in the air with a finger]
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Identifying the Mysterious Bride
Earl McGraw
Who's the bride?
Edgar McGraw
Don't know. The name on the marriage certificate is "Arlene Machiavelli." That's a fake. We've all just been calling her "The Bride" on account of the dress.
Earl McGraw
You can tell she was pregnant. Man'd have to be a mad dog to shoot a goddamn good-looking gal like that in the head. Look at her. Hay-colored hair, big eyes. She's a little blood-spattered angel.
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Wisdom from an Old Klingon Proverb
Opening caption
*Old Klingon proverb
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Respect Amidst Hatred and Mortality
Elle Driver
I might never have liked you. Point in fact, I despised you. But that shouldn't suggest that I don't respect you. Dying in our sleep is a luxury that our kind is rarely afforded. My gift to you.
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Bill's Inquiry About Sofie's Daughter
Bill
One more thing Sofie, is she aware her daughter is still alive?
[To Sofie]
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A Sword Forged for a Deadly Purpose
Hattori Hanzo
I've done what I swore an oath to God twenty-eight years ago to never do again. I've created "something that kills people". And in that purpose, I was a success. I've done this because, philosophically, I'm sympathetic to your aim. I can tell you, with no ego, this is my finest sword. If, on your journey, should you encounter God, God will be cut.
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Recognition of a Legendary Sword
O-Ren Ishii
That really was a Hattori Hanzo sword.
[falls dead, the top of her head slashed off]
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Interrogation with Consequences
The Bride
I am gonna ask you questions. And every time you don't give me answers, I'm gonna cut something off. And I promise you, they will be things you will miss. Give me your other arm!
[to Sofie]
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A Message of Mercy and Revenge
The Bride
As I said before, I've allowed you to keep your wicked life for two reasons. And the second reason is so you can tell him in person everything that happened here tonight. I want him to witness the extent of my mercy by witnessing your deformed body. I want you to tell him all the information you just told me. I want him to know what I know. I want him to know I want him to know. And I want them all to know they'll all soon be as dead as O-Ren.
[Bill]
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Sushi Bar Assistant Inquires About Customer's Order
Sushi Bar Assistant
What'd ya want?
[in Japanese]
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Recognition of a Live Threat
Earl McGraw
Son Number 1?
Son Number 1
Yeah?
Earl McGraw
This tall drink of blonde cocksucker ain't dead.
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Leadership and Consequences in O-Ren Ishii's Speech
O-Ren Ishii
So that you understand how serious I am.... I'm going to say this in English. As your leader, I encourage you, from time to time and always in a respectful manner, to question my logic. If you're unconvinced a particular plan of action I've decided is the wisest, tell me so! But allow me to convince you. And I promise you, right here and now, no subject will ever be taboo ... except, of course, the subject that was just under discussion. The price you pay for bringing up either my Chinese or American heritage as a negative is – I collect your fucking head. Just like this fucker here. Now, if any of you sons of bitches got ANYTHING ELSE TO SAY, NOW'S THE FUCKING TIME!!! I didn't think so. Gentlemen, this meeting is adjourned.
[after she cuts off Boss Tanaka's head, in Japanese; puts her sword down and says to her councilmen in English while Sofie translates; holds up Tanaka's head; raises her voice; pause, in a calm voice; drops Tanaka's head on the table and says to her councilmen in Japanese]
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The Essence of Warrior Combat
Hattori Hanzo
For those regarded as warriors, when engaged in combat, the vanquishing of thine enemy can be the warrior's only concern. Suppress all human emotion and compassion. Kill whoever stands in thy way, even if that be Lord God or Buddha himself. This truth lies at the heart of the art of combat.
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Consequences of Provoking the Yakuza
The Bride
This - is what - you get - for fucking - around - with Yakuzas! Go home to your mother!
[punctuating each word by spanking a boy with the flat side of her sword]
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