He said she looked like a blood-spattered angel because she was in a white wedding gown, not because he was commenting on her beauty.
No, he was commenting on her beauty.
The scene goes as follows
(watch here):
Earl: “Man had to be a mad dog to shoot a God-damned good-looking gal like that in the head. Look at her. Hay colored hair. Big Eyes. She was a blood-spattered angel.”
*The Bride spits blood in his face*
Earl: “Son number one?”
Son #1: “Yeah?”
Earl: “This tall drink of cocksucker ain’t dead.”
Furthermore, because I will sperg about
Kill Bill any time, any place, as she’s laying there, she’s barefoot. Quentin Tarantino is a foot fetishist and he was
obsessed with Uma Thurman for many years. He would take any opportunity he could to show off her beauty, and he takes every opportunity he can to show a woman’s feet in his films. Once you know about the foot fetish, it just takes over every Tarantino movie you ever see. Taken as a whole, I think the scene with her laying there nearly dead is more to stroke QT’s ego than Uma’s. She seems like a nice enough gal in her real life (she’s never been the type for drama, afaik), and I think that scene was more about QT wanting to convince the viewer that his tastes are normal.
I have a thing for films about women who go out looking for revenge, and if you do, too, I might also suggest you watch Freeway (starring Reese Witherspoon), She-Devil with Roseanne Barr, and probably a healthier form of revenge you might find in Muriel’s Wedding. I do have a special place in my heart for I Spit On Your Grave, but you have to really be ready and willing to watch the traumatic parts.
That said, I don’t think she’s all that pretty, either, but she got famous because Tarantino loved her and tbh a man who likes
feet may not have a great sense for what looks good on a face. That was all QT’s doing, imo.
