I saw Kill Bill v2 a couple days ago.
I didn't like the first one that much. But after seeing the second one, I have to say that I liked the style of the first one but the content of the second one.
The first one was over the top. Or over my top. I couldn't understand why pedophilia, rape and deviant sexual behavior should find itself painted on a canvas of cool. Pulp Fiction had similar deviances, but these were not made to look super stylized.
V2 had little or none of the weird sexual stuff, just deepening character development of our hero, 'The Bride' and her not-yet-dead assailants. I found it funny in parts, especially the training of the bride with Pai Mei, and touching in parts, as the reunion of sorts in the end, and moving in parts, as the short speech about the comeuppance deserved by Budd.
I'm still chewing and wondering what the over-arching message or theme is. Obviously about revenge, the story twinges on regret, commitment, loss, betrayal and guilt.
I think I liked it, but I'll have to wait and see once it passes through the bowels of intellectual digestion.
My wife is due to deliver our second child in -4 days. Meaning we are overdue and counting every second like it is an hour.
They say that these times are precious, as you count down the days until your family will forever be changed. It is somewhat awe-inspiring, especially knowing the depth of the love that you feel for your first child.
And that brings up the second thing, how can you love the second as much as the first, how can you love the first as much when you have the second. They say this is all worked out magically and miraculously after the birth, but there are still fears and doubts. We thought about naming the second one after the first one so that there will be no misunderstanding as to where our loyalties lie, but we've been told that this may not be the best idea.
We'll see.