Intertextual reference: A reference to other films/media

The intertextual reference by Tarantino is that of the soundtrack to Kill Bill 2. Tarantino uses this reference to Sergio Leone's "The good, the bad, and the ugly" to create excitement and suspense, and to award the Bride in Kill Bill 2 the same mythical status as Blondie (Clint Eastwood) in The good, the bad and the ugly.
Other similarities are the use of a graveyard and the "bad" and "ugly" characters.
The difference between Kill Bill 2 and The good, the bad and the ugly is that it is a woman who is given the status, thus reflecting the historical changes and development to attitudes towards women in the last 40 years.



This is the escape clip from Kill Bill 2, where the bride manages to escape the coffin. We hear the soundtrack of Leone's "The good, the bad and the ugly" in this scene. It awards the scene the same fame of the graveyard scene from Leone's film.



This is the final scene to The good, the bad and the ugly. Here we hear the original soundtrack and see how the music increases the tension within the scene. The soundtrack was written and composed by Ennio Morricone. It highlights the strength of the main character, Blondie. Because it highlights this of Blondie, it is used by Tarantino to award the same for the Bride.
Also, we can see that the colour palette used in Leone's final scene was adopted by Tarantino in the escape sequence and the sequence before the escape. This is used to further refer to Leone's film.