Saw Lady Snowblood, a Japanese revenge drama about a woman who is hunting for the four gangsters who killed her mother. It's also very clearly the inspiration for Kill Bill. It's extremely theatrical and pretty to look at. Every death is marked with spraying gallons of glistening red paint, usually spraying the titular Lady across the face or something. There's flashbacks to her brutal training regimen with a harsh old master. There's a lot of Kill Bill reference spotting to be done.
This film is very visually splendid. There's not a lot going on emotionally or philosophically, apart from some grim meditations on the nature of revenge. Mostly it's just a badass woman killing a bunch of dudes. It's all in good fun and leads to a satisfying denouement. The image of pristine white snow stained with blood is recurrent, beautiful, and obvious. This film is great, kick-ass fun!
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