  Often in movies these days, the ability to kept the audience ooohing and aaahing with special effects or shock comedy overrides the directors ability to tell a deep and meaningful story.
Tarantino's direction is masterful in confronting the audience with a drama so deep with sarcasms, hate, death, joy, and pain that special effects are hardly needed. In Kill Bill Vol 2, Tarantino continues this bloody saga where it left its vengeful heroin. Unlike many sequels, Vol 2 feels like a continuation of Vol 1, as opposed to a sequel. The word sequel insinuates, that we will hear an additional story about the characters from the original. In Vol. 2 the story has not ended, in a way, Tarantino makes us feel as if we had made a mistake in leaving the theatre after Vol. 1 was over. When the lights go down we see the Bride back with a determined and cold monologue abbreviating her gruesome actions in Vol.
1. and renewing her vow of retribution. Despite my want to go over every scene of the movie bit by bit, I will refrain and just give my overall impression. This movie lacked something in itself, as did Vol 1. However, the two movies combined tell a complete and beautiful story of love, betrayal, determination, vengeance, and return in the end to love where the circle becomes complete. The characters in this film have extraordinary depth and seem like people you might meet on the street, despite there very different lives.
One of my favorite characters is Bud, the ex assassin now turned titty bar bouncer and brother of the elusive Bill. His anger at his brother and despise for everything about his own life give off a feeling I have never experienced with a movie character before. The actors roles in this movie, combined with excellent storytelling, and amazing music and visuals, make this my favorite movie of this year and rank it highly in my all time list of great films. 
