Is the water mill when O-Ren and the Bride fight a homage to some movie scene?
In "Kill Bill", in the duel between O-Ren and the Bride, there is this small water mill (not sure how else to describe it) that is shown to be a part of the scene.
It seems like it is a homage to something - probably some Japanese movie, but I never saw a mention of it anywhere.
Is it a homage to some scene?
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Yes, it is possibly a homage.
This is extremely similar to the end of the opening "You brought 2 horses too many" shootout scene in "Once upon a time in the West" - right after the shootout, we see this turning, squeaking windmill.
I've managed to find a YouTube example. The relevant portion is between the 2:25 and 2:45 marks.
Please note that this is merely a possibility and purely my speculation, since I wasn't able to find that specific piece in any of the listings of homages, including those that list a couple of the ones from "Once upon a time in the West".
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The mill is more of a metaphor imo. Like the heroine, it repeatedly gets taken down only to bounce back time after time. It adds to the scene's beauty exhibiting QT's brilliance in creating a deep environment for the screen to get lost in. Homage it may be, but definitely a perfectly placed garnish.
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