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Inglorious Basterds 6/10
Let me just say I am a fan of Q.T. and his movies, I even like this one too. I get his style and what he was trying to accomplish however I think there were some bits in pieces in this film that if had been isolated from the rest, and elaborated on,could have made a truly better film.
Of all the scenes in the movie, the one's dealing with Shoshana the most substance and were simply just better.
The opening scene with her family being discovered and her escape, her scenes with Fredrick, her encounter with Landa again after 4 years, and her plan to burn down the theater with all the Nazi's in it. These could have been bits and pieces of a truly award winning film or at least a film that would be held in better regards. (and yes I know it already won 1 oscar, but I mean winning over all)
The only other scenes in the film that came somewhat close to having the same standard of quality were the scenes with Bridget von Hammersmark in the bar and the later scene in which she died.
The rest of the movie's scenes with Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) and his Bastards weren't that funny, and served as a distraction from an already good story that was centered around a heroine who was already going to do the task they set out to do.
I also felt very annoyed at the bastards throughout the whole movie after the revelation that they too would attack the theater full of Nazi's, b/c I was worried they would steal Shoshana's chance for revenge. And in the end I was even more annoyed b/c her revenge was still stolen from her b/c she never got to see it carried out, or even get credit for it.
Another annoying fact was that Q.T. had Hitler and the 3 most important men in the German High Command after him, die in the theater, which also ruined it.
So to summarize my opinion again, this could have been a beautiful film about Shoshana alone, in which it follows her same story from the beginning with her family being discovered and her escape. Then cuts to 4 years later, she meets Fredrick, who still gets the premier arranged at her theater. She still meets Landa at the cafe, and then later decides to burn the theater down. She makes her film with Marcel, except maybe instead of a giant *beep* YOU" it could have been a more subtle message in which she says who she is and her story, giving a personal shout out to Landa (who would still be in the theater) sheds a few tears so some of the Nazi's could possibly feel some guilt, and then tells them simply that they will all die and burns down the theater. (However Hitler and the 2nd in command, etc aren't ever there, and instead Landa is the main villain in the movie who is the big fish to fry.)
Wether or not Shoshana and Marcel survive, idk, but i'm sure poignant endings could come about from either scenario
Inglorious Basterds 6/10
Let me just say I am a fan of Q.T. and his movies, I even like this one too. I get his style and what he was trying to accomplish however I think there were some bits in pieces in this film that if had been isolated from the rest, and elaborated on,could have made a truly better film.
Of all the scenes in the movie, the one's dealing with Shoshana the most substance and were simply just better.
The opening scene with her family being discovered and her escape, her scenes with Fredrick, her encounter with Landa again after 4 years, and her plan to burn down the theater with all the Nazi's in it. These could have been bits and pieces of a truly award winning film or at least a film that would be held in better regards. (and yes I know it already won 1 oscar, but I mean winning over all)
The only other scenes in the film that came somewhat close to having the same standard of quality were the scenes with Bridget von Hammersmark in the bar and the later scene in which she died.
The rest of the movie's scenes with Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) and his Bastards weren't that funny, and served as a distraction from an already good story that was centered around a heroine who was already going to do the task they set out to do.
I also felt very annoyed at the bastards throughout the whole movie after the revelation that they too would attack the theater full of Nazi's, b/c I was worried they would steal Shoshana's chance for revenge. And in the end I was even more annoyed b/c her revenge was still stolen from her b/c she never got to see it carried out, or even get credit for it.
Another annoying fact was that Q.T. had Hitler and the 3 most important men in the German High Command after him, die in the theater, which also ruined it.
So to summarize my opinion again, this could have been a beautiful film about Shoshana alone, in which it follows her same story from the beginning with her family being discovered and her escape. Then cuts to 4 years later, she meets Fredrick, who still gets the premier arranged at her theater. She still meets Landa at the cafe, and then later decides to burn the theater down. She makes her film with Marcel, except maybe instead of a giant *beep* YOU" it could have been a more subtle message in which she says who she is and her story, giving a personal shout out to Landa (who would still be in the theater) sheds a few tears so some of the Nazi's could possibly feel some guilt, and then tells them simply that they will all die and burns down the theater. (However Hitler and the 2nd in command, etc aren't ever there, and instead Landa is the main villain in the movie who is the big fish to fry.)
Wether or not Shoshana and Marcel survive, idk, but i'm sure poignant endings could come about from either scenario
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