going for the kill
i’ve
been re-watching some movies recently.. the latest of which is kill bill..
wla lang..astig talaga.. here are just some lines i remember like the back of my hand.
Elle
Driver: [to
Budd, as he is dying] Now in these last agonizing minutes of life you have
left, let me answer the question you asked earlier more thoroughly. Right at
this moment, the biggest "R" I feel is Regret. Regret that maybe the
greatest warrior I have ever known, met her end at the hands of a bushwhackin,
scrub, alky piece of shit like you. That woman deserved better.
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The
Bride: Looked dead, didn’t I? But I wasn’t. But it wasn’t from lack of
trying, I can tell you that. Actually, Bill’s last bullet put me in a coma - A
coma I was to lie in for four years. When I woke up, I went on what the movie
advertisements refer to as a ‘roaring rampage of revenge.’ I roared. And I
rampaged. And I got bloody satisfaction. I’ve killed a hell of a lot of people
to get to this point, but I have only one more. The last one. The one I’m driving
to right now. The only one left. And when I arrive at my destination, I am
gonna kill Bill.
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Bill: [about B.B.'s pet fish]
She told me later, that the second she lifted up her foot and saw him not
flapping, she knew he was dead. Is that not the perfect visual image of life
and death? A fish flapping on the carpet, and a fish not flapping on the
carpet. So powerful even a five-year old child with no concept of life and
death knew what it meant. Not only did she know Emilio was dead, she knew she
had killed him. So she comes running into my room, holding Emilio in both of
her little hands - it was so cute - and she wanted me to make Emilio better.
And I asked her, why did she step on Emilio? And she said, she didn’t know. But
I knew why. You didn’t mean to hurt Emilio, you just wanted to see what would
happen if you stepped on him, right?
B.B.: Uh-huh.
Bill: And what happens when you stomp on Emilio, is you kill him. And
you discovered that, didn’t you?
B.B.: Uh-huh.
Bill: So we drove down to the beach, had a little funeral, and gave
Emilio a burial at sea. And right now I’m sure he’s happy as can be, swimmin’
around in fish heaven. But the point being, our child learned two very
important lessons. One, about life and death. The other, some things, once you
do, they can’t be undone. I knew just how she felt.
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Bill: Mommy is still angry at Daddy.
B.B.: Why?
Bill: Well sweety, I love Mommy, but I did to Mommy what you did to
Emilio.
B.B.: You stomped on Mommy?
Bill: Worse. I shot Mommy. Not pretend shoot, like we were just doing. I
shot her for real.
B.B.: Why? Did you want to see what would happen?
Bill: No, I knew what would happen to Mommy if I shot her. What I didn’t
know is, when I shot Mommy, what would happen to me.
B.B.: What happened?
Bill: I was very sad. And that was when I learned, some things, once you
do, they can never be undone.
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The
Bride: Wiggle your big toe.
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The
Bride: [after
finally getting her big toe to move] Hard part’s over. Now let’s get these
other piggies wiggling.