How Tarantino utilises the conventions of the Thriller Genre in his film; Kill Bill 2

Tarantino uses many conventions of the Thriller Genre in Kill Bill 2. These include:
in the clip that we watched the location is very isolated. It looks as if it is in the middle of no-where such as a desert. This type of location has been used and is popular in Thriller films as it makes you feel isolated and 'alone'. It adds to the suspense as you feel like there is no one to help you.

Characters. The use of characters are very important in the Thriller Genre. In this scene, we see two characters; The Bride and Bill. We see Bill first in a long distance shot of the location, with him walking towards his caravan. Straight away we judge him as a 'hillbilly' a 'trailer trash' character because we see that he lives in the middle of no where in a caravan. The close up of him confirms this as we see his dirty clothes, jewellery and greasy hair (stereotypical aspects of 'trailer trash') The other character we see is 'The Bride'. Played by Uma Thurman, the bride is seen as a fairly masculine femme fatale, not the typical glamourous Femme Fatale characters of the 1940's. She takes a very masculine role in the film, one typically played by men in most thrillers.

The lighting is also a main aspect of the Thriller Genre. The lighting in this scene is non ambient- chiarascuro. This is because she scene is shot at night. It also only shows certain facial features adding to the suspence of the scene.

Sound: The sound in this scene is diagetic. This is sound that can be heard within in the mis-en-scene (heard by the characters) such as the sound of animals and bugs and when he was singing. Non diagetic is sound that is put in over the top, such as a soundtrack.