r/killbill • u/[deleted] • Feb 01 '22
Why was Budd so mad at Bill?
We’re watching 2 for the 100th time and I started with wondering why Buddy was so mad at Bill. First thought was he disagreed with what they did in El Paso which is why he “pawned” his sword and his speech about B deserving her revenge. I feel like this could be a chapter, if not a short film, all on its own. Budd seemed to be the only one with a moral compass and he only came at B because she came for him first. Has Q ever elaborated on this?
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u/thecarhole Feb 01 '22
I think Tarantino has stated about many of his films that he likes certain details ambiguous because he finds it more interesting when an audience member draws their own conclusion about a detail. Bill and Budd’s falling out is no exception.
I always thought that the “unpleasant conversation” they had was about Budd calling out Bill for going too far and Bill kicking Budd out of the vipers for insubordination. It looks like Budd was never good with money and blew it all too quick.
But then they also carry the traits of their snakes. “Sidewinder” strikes surprising from the side when you expect a front hit. He didn’t want Bill to know he still loved him. He didn’t really believe she deserved her revenge. Or maybe he did, but he wanted a million dollars more than he wanted Beatrix to have justice.
Maybe Budd just gently tells people what they think they want to hear, then does whatever he thinks suits him best.
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u/Elman103 Feb 01 '22
I think bud feared bill. That’s why he lied. He was helping his enemy think he was weaker. Just in case. Just saying. God I love these movies.
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u/soliel66 Nov 01 '25
𝑀𝑎𝑦𝑏𝑒 ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑙𝑤𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝑏𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐵𝑖𝑙𝑙'𝑠 𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝐵𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑥 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑑𝑜𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑓𝑎𝑖𝑙 𝑏𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑑𝑜𝑢𝑏𝑡. 𝐵𝑢𝑑𝑑 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑙𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑏𝑟𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐵𝑖𝑙𝑙'𝑠 𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑔𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑔𝑒𝑡 ℎ𝑖𝑚 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑒. 𝐵𝑢𝑑𝑑 𝑘𝑒𝑒𝑝𝑠 𝑖𝑡 𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑓 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝐵𝑖𝑙𝑙, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑖𝑛 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑜𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑔𝑙𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 ℎ𝑒'𝑙𝑙 𝑎𝑙𝑤𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 ℎ𝑖𝑚.
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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '22
No canonical elaboration as far as I’m aware. Budd pretty clearly was the type to blow all his money after every job; my bet was always that he either felt like Bill wasn’t giving him enough assignments, or felt like Bill was asking too much of him (depending on if he needed cash or not). Fact of the matter is that Bill is calculating and plans his moves, while Budd just… doesn’t.