Inglorious Basterds

The World War II film Inglorious Basterds takes a different approach to most WWII films. Most WWII films focus on strictly the facts while Inglorious Basterds focused mainly on satire and legend. The Inglorious Basterds are a mainly Jewish force that are tasked with killing Nazis in the film. The Nazis are afraid of them mainly because of the legends and rumors surrounding them. Yes, they do bash Nazis brains in with bats and kill many others in the film, but it seems like the Nazis peg them out to be almost mythical. The film tried to be almost comical at times and really had a funny approach to a very dark time. They even used music in the film that was way past the time period. I enjoyed the film and I think Quentin Tarantino did a good job for what he was trying to accomplish. It wasn’t exactly historically accurate but it did capture the feelings of hatred against the Nazis and their feelings toward the Jews. From the opening scene when the Nazi inspector was finding the Jews hidden under the floor boards, it was a pretty thrilling viewing experience. Also, the Nazi sniper that had at least 200 confirmed kills was an interesting touch to telling the story. He pretty much became a celebrity for what he had done as a soldier and when he tried hitting on the Jewish girl that survived the attack from the opening scene, it was very interesting to me. The mise en scene from the film was what I expected from a WWII film. They had the uniforms and the whole old buildings from the time period down pretty well. I also liked how the Inglorious Basterds were cast mainly as actual Jews. Overall, I liked the film, and I liked how all of the editing, cinematography, and sound tied together the feelings that would’ve been felt at that time period.