Inglorious Basterds - Tarantino's Masterpiece?

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Episode 10: Inglorious Basterds

Release Date: 2009

In this episode, we discuss the ‘Glory’ of the movie ‘Inglorious Basterds’.This is a 2009 alt-history war film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. It stars Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, Michael Fassbender, Eli Roth, Diane Kruger, Daniel Brühl, Til Schweiger and Mélanie Laurent.

Inglourious Basterds is a firm favorite with both the hosts and Christopher Waltz's Hans Landa remains one of their favorite villains. Waltz’s Handa has gone down in movie history as one of the most iconic characters, sweeping all the acting awards that year. Tune into the episode, where the hosts tell you why this movie is rewatchable even after so many years and cannot stop mentioning Waltz/Handa every 5 minutes of the episode - because every favorite scene and dialogue is incomplete without Waltz’s reference.

Synopsis: In Nazi-oc cupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers known as the Inglorious Basterds led by Lieutenant Aldo Raine played by Brad Pitt coincides with theatre owner Shosanna Dreyfus’s vengeful plans for the same. Melanie Laurent plays Shossana who had witnessed the slaughter of her family by Colonel Hans Landa played by Christoph Waltz. As the relentless executioners advance and the conspiring young girl's plans are set in motion, their paths will cross for a fateful evening that will shake the very annals of history.

Favourite Scenes:

1. Opening Scene - Waltz sends a chill down your spine. Hands down one of the best opening scenes in movie history
2. Strudel scene : Waltz meets Shosanna. This scene gave rise to many theories - Did Handa recognize Shosanna or not?
3. Handa’s multilingual skills stun the Basterds.
4. The massacre at the Tavern - Rookie mistake Mr Fassbender!

Trivia: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Trivia/InglouriousBasterds

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