Intertextuality

I am going to analyse why Quentin Tarantino used the soundtrack from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and other Intertextual References from other Films in Kill Bill Vol. 2

The finale of The Good, the Bad, the Ugly




Intertextual references can help give meaning to key scenes in a film, which is why Quentin Tarantino has used  the soundtrack from The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.

Quentin Tarantino used the Intertextual reference when The Bride had a fight off with Bud (Bill's Brother) and then Bud ended up burying her down and The Bride managing to get out of the coffin.


Quentin Tarantino first used the Intertextual Reference when The Bride had her fight with Bud



In this first scene Quentin Tarantino has made two Intertextual References from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

His first Intertextual Reference was Bud. His character shows similarity with the character Tuco (The Ugly).
Bud's appearance gives us this impression that he is the opposite his older brother. He is seen as this scruffy and a really messy person while his brother is shown as powerful and has a good control over his life because Bud lives in his trailer.

Another reference that Tarantino makes is the sound used in both clips. Which could be heard throughout this first clip and the second clip.


Tarantino makes another Intertextual Reference. This is when The Bride has been buried and she then makes her way out of the coffin.



Quentin Tarantino has used a variety of Intertextual References. This includes the Music, Characters, Locations and Costumes.

The first Intertextual reference Quentin Tarantino has used didn't actually come from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly but it's mostly used in Thriller films such as The Third Man. Quentin Tarantino has used generic conventions of a Thriller Film throughout his movies. In this particular one he had used Claustrophobic locations and then in turn took them to the extreme.

Quentin Tarantion, then again makes another reference with the costume. The Bride is seen wearing Cowboy/Cowgirl Boots. This reference show that she is conforming with the characteristics and looks of a Cowgirl. Which brings me to another Intertextual reference that Tarantino made, that The Bride is like Blondie, No matter what the problem is she is able to pick herself up and get herself sorted.


Another reference Tarantino uses is location. The scene is set in a Cemetery, where it is Isolated and away from any prying eyes. The use of the cemetery increases suspense because no one sees what's happening.