However, I did notice that Tarantino robbed yet another piece of dialogue from a samuraii film. The dialogue, "if you encounter God on your journey...God will be cut," was stolen or borrowed. Check it out, it's very noticeable.
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"Oh Benson. My dear Benson you are so mercifully free of the ravages of intelligence"-Time Bandits
acculy he did not steal it,Kill Bill is a tribute movie to all his favorite martial art movies such as this one.he is a huge Sonny Chiba fan
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And lone he might be on the ways of this world
His sword, sole companion, always there
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It's a very old Zen paradox - "If you meet Buddha on the road, kill him". I don't think anybody quite knows what it means, which is probably the point. Quoted, as you say, in this film, in Kill Bill and many others.
Kambei of the Gormful Gumi.
There's a line between homage and plagiarism and Tarantino is a plagiarist, pure and simple. Now had he used his favourite lines and scenes of dialogue and altered them with a touch of his own originality, he'd garner a lot more respect. Ultimately he's merely a (and I loathe this term) fan-boy too in awe of what has come before.
Then again both he and his fans will defend his online reputation no matter what :D