Inglorious Basterds - Alex Lucia

For some there really could not be a better theater experience than a couple of hours of intense Nazi killing, and that is exactly what you get with Quentin Tarentino’s latest film, “Inglorious Basterds”. This entirely unique film takes place in Nazi-era France and stars Brad Pitt as the leader of the “Basterds”, a team of Jewish-American soldiers on a mission to kill as many Nazis as possible. The film also stars Christoph Waltz who does an incredible job portraying the Nazi in charge of finding Jewish families in hiding
Similarly to some of Tarentino’s past films, “Inglorious Basterds” is composed of a fine combination of long, drawn out dialogue scenes with bits of intense action sequences, never giving any hints as to what might possibly happen next. This film also contains some very graphic scenes of violence, hence the “R” rating for the movie.
Despite praise from critics, there is a somewhat mixed reaction to the movie.
Some people thought that the movie was boring, and that the scenes of violence were too graphic. However, other movie-goers thought that the violence improved the movie and only added to its greatness. But why is it that the excessive violence is acceptable and praised in this particular movie? Perhaps it is because the pain is being inflicted, for the most part, on the bad guys. It might also be because the whole movie isn’t grotesque and violent. Those violent scenes are very intense but they are spaced out throughout the movie. I personally thought that the scenes were done tastefully and all in all, made the movie better. I also thought the movie was anything but boring; I think the talking scenes were clever and artistically done.
To sum up the movie, it is very entertaining and well worth the ticket fee to go and see it. If you are a fan of Quentin Tarentinos earlier films, such as “Pulp Fiction” and “Kill Bill”, you will love this movie. The movie is carried by award-winning actors Brad Pitt and Christoph Waltz and keeps you intrigued and satisfied for the whole time. Enjoy the show.