Favorite Films with Frances: Aubree Aguinaga

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Each month, I will be interviewing some of my friends and asking them about their favorite films! “Favorite Films with Frances” is my way of bonding with people about the art that I am most passionate about, but also to see what film has a special place in their hearts and how amazing and influential cinema can be in all of our lives.

This month, I interviewed my beautiful friend Aubree Aguinaga, a fellow Aries and film lover. She talked about Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003) and Kill Bill Vol. 2 (2004) and how much she loves its nod to breaking stereotypes about women in action movies and the true test of strength in femininity.


Frances Divinagracia: What is your favorite film?

Aubree Aguinaga: Kill Bill, both Vol. 1 and 2, since I always view them together as one film.

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All Photos Credit to Miramax Films

FD: When did you watch it for the first time?

AA: I watched it for the first time my senior year of high school after I broke up with my boyfriend and wanted an angsty movie with aggressive females who did not need men.

FD: Did you like the film after watching it the first time or did you have to watch it again and grow into it?

AA: I’ve been completely obsessed with the film from the moment I started watching it and I made my mom and best friend watch it with me later that same week.

FD: What is your favorite scene, sequence, or quote in the film and why?

AA: My favorite scene is probably when she is in Tokyo and she’s fighting O-ren Ishii because it blends anime with real life scenes and it includes a variety of artistic and cinematic elements to create this super beautiful storyline and fight scene. Also the costumes and characters from that scene were just the coolest.

FD: Why does this film mean so much to you?

AA: This film means a lot to me because I feel like there aren’t many action films that represent women in a neutral way and typically they’re over sexualized or working with/for men to accomplish a goal. I think on top of being super iconic and fun, this film plays a lot on the strengths of women and does a good job of incorporating different cultures and types of femininity as well.

FD: If you could spend a day with any of the characters in the film, who would it be and why?

AA: I’m kind of scared to spend time with any of the characters since they’re all deadly assassins but maybe Beatrix Kiddo’s martial arts master Pai Mei so then I could also have some chance at being a lethal warrior.

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FD: Anything else you want to say about the film and why you love it?

AA: I know a lot of my friends, men and women, expressed less interest in seeing this film because they thought it was just an angry revenge plot about a crazy woman. Upon seeing it, they all became super huge fans and loved the artistic elements as well as the message and themes of feminine strength. I think this film is important to show that films with female characters can be just as successful as male dominated films and the set gender roles of supporting female and lead male don’t have to be fixed. So at your next movie night please, please, please watch this and you won’t regret it! (Which I think should be obvious but guess not.)



FRANCES DIVINAGRACIA | KXSU Arts Reporter

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