While “deconstruction” is the buzz word we always hear associated with all things postmodern — art, architecture, food — it often carries with it intellectual and analytical implications that aren’t necessarily a part of the application of the process of “deconstructing.” Sometimes, deconstructing a literary theme, or an architectural movement or a Thanksgiving dinner can just mean making something simpler strictly for the charm that is often found in the elegance of the plain, the elemental.
Director Quentin Tarantino undertook a very elaborate deconstruction of kung fu action cinema, spaghetti westerns, samurai tales and even Brian De Palma when he made his epic 2-part revenge drama Kill Bill. Fans of the film love the cinematography, the fight choreography, the wonderful dialog and the quirky cast of characters — especially the rampaging heroine, The Bride.
But what if nearly all those elements were stripped away?
In this delightful just-over-2-minutes-long, 8-bit version of the film CineFix manages to boil the whole bloody affair down to a series of memorable fight sequences that mimic the film’s battle choreography and which include many of the movie’s most memorable characters and settings. Pay careful attention to the way the film’s soundtrack is reproduced, and classic video game tropes are recreated to bring the tiny epic to life.
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