but when the subject is the murder of a young woman… well, yeah, idk what the right way to portray that on film is
Cutaway. Don't show the wound. Don't spray blood everywhere. Don't specifically focus on coughing up blood.
Cutaway shot of the attacker making the blow. Reaction shot of the witness. Then do death scene without a focus on the injury itself. You can probably get away with having the light fade from their eyes without it being grotesque because of everything else, which is a shot that honestly works well with the sparkle eyes utilised in the art style to signify the aura she gives off. That shot has a reason to exist. The others don't other than to make porn out of suffering.
Cutaway. Don't show the wound. Don't spray blood everywhere. Don't specifically focus on coughing up blood.
Cutaway shot of the attacker making the blow. Reaction shot of the witness. Then do death scene without a focus on the injury itself. You can probably get away with having the light fade from their eyes without it being grotesque because of everything else, which is a shot that honestly works well with the sparkle eyes utilised in the art style to signify the aura she gives off. That shot has a reason to exist. The others don't other than to make porn out of suffering.