The use of Intertextuality in 'The Good the Bad and the Ugly' and 'Kill Bill Volume 2'

A intertextual reference is the relationship bet een to media texts! "or example in this case bet een The Good the Bad and the Ugly and Kill Bill Volume 2!

#ames of characters and the names of the films!

In the TGTBATU$ the main character is called 'Blondie' and in Kill Bill Vol 2 the character is blonde$ this sho s us an intertextual reference straight a ay through the smallest of details! %hich is effecti&e as in both cases the t o characters are thought of as heroes! Also there is an intertextual reference from the title of TGTBATU$ you could infer that in Kill Bill$ Beatrix Kiddo is the good$ Budd is the bad$ and lastly the coffin is the ugly$ as you could suggest that its an ugly ay to die!

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TGTBATU is filmed in the desert in a gra&eyard$ as is Kill Bill Vol 2$ hich is filmed in the desert and also hen Beatrix is buried ali&e$ in a gra&eyard! This is a good use of a intertextual reference as the things that happen in these locations are (ey to both films! #ot only that$ but also its a excellent generic con&ention for both films as the lonely desert suggests isolation and the thought of being stranded adds to the effect of the films! 'astly the use of the coffin in Kill Bill Vol 2 is &ery effecti&e as it sho s a claustrophobic scene hich is a generic con&ention to thriller films!

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Another intertextual reference bet een the t o films is that both main characters$ Blondie and Beatrix both here co boy boots! This is again effecti&e as the boots sho a sign of po er and status hich can be portrayed through the boots! ,specially in Kill Bill Vol 2 as the boots are bright red- and symbolise the successful escape from the coffin! Also$ from a general perspecti&e of the t o films as a hole you see that both Blondie and Beatrix only ha&e one distincti&e eapon in hich you associate them ith! This again could be another intertextual reference as Blondie is (no n to al ays ha&e a gun$ here as Beatrix is associated ith a s ord! These ob+ects are al ays sho n ith the characters on d&d co&ers etc!

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"inally$ there is an intertextual reference bet een the music in both TGTBATU and Kill Bill Vol 2! The exact same song is played hich is0 http011 !youtube!com1 atch2&3n4U56/h#(K7

This again is effecti&e as it is played at a heroic time here you are sho n ho the hero of the film is and ho they ha&e a heroic aspect to them! "or example$ Beatrix escaping the coffin$ and Blondie (illing the Bad!