Four Modes Analysis I

1. Describe the visual and textual elements

Movie: Director and writer Quentin Tarantino, used Asian martial arts(Hong Kong and Japanese Samurai) as the basics of Kill Bill. For example, "The Bride" (Uma Thurman) is skillful in these arts. Also The Bride travels to Okinawa in Japan to obtain a Katana from a sword master, and to kill O-Ren Ishii who is also responsible for the church massacre. Kill Bill was made in two movies, but Tarantino also produced an anime film which tells the background story of O-Ren.

Book:Kelts explains how Japanese culture, especially anime and manga influence America's popculture.

Song: For starters the song title and part of the lyrics are in Japanese and it has become a popular icon. Many have heard the song and it has been featured in Movies and TV Shows. The meaning of the song is not entirely related to the topic, but the band was definitely influenced by Japanese culture.

2. Overall argument

Movie: Kill Bill's plot shows how the Director was influenced by Asian cultures.

Book: Japanamerica is about how Japanese culture especially Anime and Manga had and still influences America's society.

Song: The use of Japanese language in the song and the mention of a Japanese icon such as Robots show how the band was influenced by such culture.

3. Explain audience

Teenagers and young adults of any gender interested in popculture or Asian studies.