The film Inglorious Basterds is one of Quinten Tarantino’s most overlooked films. Staying true to his bloody and humorous style. The film takes place mainly in the Nazi occupied areas in France during World War Two. The film follows a group of Jewish-American soldiers as they travel through France killing every Nazi they can. Tarantino is a very talented director and writer, and Inglorious Basterds is a testimony to how great his work is. The film’s dialogue contains the use of multiple languages including English, French, and German, all sometimes in one scene. The different uses of languages does add an unique complexity to the story itself. While Tarantino is renowned for his one shot scenes, rather than cutting from camera to camera, he …show more content…
It begins with the best monologue of the film, Aldo is speaking to his newly selected Jewish, American soldiers, also known as “The Basterds”. This monologue sets the humorous tone for the film, a very recognizable Tarantino tone. Aldo is very funny as a character despite how serious he is taken by the German army. Despite how dark he is, he is also hilarious and the first showing of his humor is during his speech when he says, “But I got a word of warning for all you would-be warriors. When you join my command, you take on debit. A debit you owe me personally. Each and every man under my command owes me one hundred Nazi scalps. And I want my scalps. And all y'all will git me one hundred Nazi scalps, taken from the heads of one hundred dead Nazis. Or you will die tryin”. In most films this would be just a joke, but not in this, throughout the film up to the very last scene the Basterds actually cut off and collect the scalps. Something that is so ridiculous and far-fetched yet Tarantino still does is. Throughout his speech the camera draws closer and closer to his face, giving a sense of dominance for his character. The next scene with the Basterds is the aftermath of them ambushing a Nazi platoon. Starting with Tarantino’s signature camera pan across the setting showing just what the Basterds mean. This pan is done to show just how cruel and serious they are showing mountains of dead Nazi soldiers with their scalps missing, while others are getting their scalps removed in the scene. With just a very few amount of Germans still being kept alive, Aldo begins to question them to find out where more Germans are so that they can go ambush them. Aldo starts off by asking the German if he knows who he is, and well of course he, the German even says “you are Aldo the Apache”, a nickname given by the Germans to show that they Basterds are very much known and feared. But it is
Saving Private Ryan Saving Private Ryan portrays the experiences of the mysterious Captain John Miller and his army ranger Squad. The story accurately depicts what could have happened to a comparable unit mission shown to have actually existed. No Saving Private Ryan character ever existed. Furthermore, it is unlikely that Saving Private Ryan’s mission ever would have been ordered. The mission shown is improbable because the United States Army sole survivor policy “is applicable only in peacetime.”
Maxine Kumin?s, Woodchucks provides an interesting and creative perspective into the mind state of those influenced by nazi warfare. What begins as a seemingly humorous cat and mouse hunt, reminiscent of such movie classics as Caddyshack, soon develops into an insatiable lust for blood. Kumin?s descriptive language provides the reader with the insight necessary to understand to the speaker?s psychology as they are driven beyond the boundaries of pacifism.
The warm blood trickled down his chin. It was the first warmth he’d felt in a while. The warmth fell to his hand and he looked at it through his swollen eyes. It was almost brown instead of red because of the dirt on his face. He had finally grown accustomed to the pain he’d endured for so long… In Germany, the Nazi Party, led by Adolf Hitler tried to establish the German “Master Race” or Aryans, and rid the world of minorities including Jews, Gypsies, the physically and mentally disabled and political opponents with the ultimate goal to conquer the world. When Hitler rose to power in 1933, the Nazis started ripping Jews from their homes and throwing them in concentration camps. With Hitler ruling Germany, the Nazi’s invaded Czechoslovakia,
In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus is an ideal father, who sets a great example for his kids. A picture of Atticus is important to Scout because Atticus teaches Scout many important life lessons about life. Firstly, as Atticus talks to Scout about Miss. Stephanie, he states “if you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you’ll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view-until you climb into his skin and walk around in it” (Lee,30). Scout realizes that one can never feel someone’s pain, happiness, or glory until she looks at their point of view of things; she learns to consider other people’s situation and feelings. She also understands that she will never know what goes in other people’s lives, and therefore she cannot judge anyone. Scout matures as she learns to apply Atticus’ wise advice to understand Mrs. Dubose and Boo Radley, who are individuals that are misunderstood by the community. Furthermore, as Miss Maudie talks to Scout, she states “Atticus Finch is the same in his house as he is on the public streets” (Lee, 46). Miss Maudie knows about Atticus’ personality quite well. Miss Maudie explains to Scout Atticus is a man with moral principles, he does what he believes is right even if others are not there to praise him. Through Atticus’ exemplary role, Scout understands the importance of integrity, and strong moral values. Finally, when Scout questions her father about the possible outcome of the trial, Atticus states “simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us to try to win” (Lee, 76). Atticus teaches Scout toleration, determination and moral courage. He already knows he is going to los...
The Nazis are not portrayed in a good or friendly manner throughout the entire movie, especially during the La Marseillaise scene. When the German soldiers, led by Strasser, begin to sing their patriotic song, ?Die Wacht am Rhein? in French territory, it does not sit well with the French patriots. This singing represents the German invasion of France in their government, culture and territory because the Germans come into foreign land with their military and control all aspects of society. The movie depicts the soldiers as drunk and tone-dea...
The book I read and am doing a presentation on is called Saving Private Ryan by Max Allen Collins. Saving Private Ryan is about the heroism of soldiers of soldiers and their duty during wartime, World War Two. This story is to remind you, the reader, that war is nothing but hell, orders on the front line can be brutal, and absurd. The story is set in Europe of 1944, as the Nazis are still advancing and taking over cities and countries. On June 6th, 1944, Captain Miller, and hundreds of other men leave Europe to accomplish one mission, Operation Overlord, also known as D-Day. When they get there, there will be a new task awaiting them.
This is depicted throughout Inglourious Bastards and is illustrated beautifully in the opening scene and chapter one of the film set in 1941 Nazi occupied France. There is a peaceful French home own...
The movie sheds light on the biased version of the war that the United States government tried to portray to its citizens. Ultimately, Americans realized the horrors of an unwinnable war, and this fed into the rebellious culture of the 1960s. Full Metal Jacket takes place in two halves. The first half begins in a boot camp for military draftees who are being prepared to fight in Vietnam, even though they have not yet been assigned to a combat post. When they arrive at the Paris Island Camp in South Carolina, all
The film “No Country for Old Men,” directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, is based on a novel by Cormac McCarthy also named “No Country for Old Men.” The story is told through the eyes of protagonist Sherriff Ed Tom Bell, the local Sherriff who is extremely bitter and refuses to adapt to the violence, greed, and corruption of society. Bell is determined to save Llewellyn Moss, a welder who got caught up in a dangerous situation due to his bad decisions, from death in order to prove to himself that he can change fate and that justice still exists. Throughout the story, he falls deeper and deeper into bitterness, and eventually, accepts his fate because he realizes it is inevitable and cannot be changed. The main characters in “No Country for Old Men” are a prime example
Director Mark Herman presents a narrative film that attests to the brutal, thought-provoking Nazi regime, in war-torn Europe. It is obvious that with Herman’s relatively clean representation of this era, he felt it was most important to resonate with the audience in a profound and philosophical manner rather than in a ruthlessness infuriating way. Despite scenes that are more graphic than others, the films objective was not to recap on the awful brutality that took place in camps such as the one in the movie. The audience’s focus was meant to be on the experience and life of a fun-loving German boy named Bruno. Surrounding this eight-year-old boy was conspicuous Nazi influences. Bruno is just an example of a young child among many others oblivious of buildings draped in flags, and Jewis...
The film begins in Dublin Ireland in the year 1916, the setting was during the Easter uprising which was a rebellion that was started by a group of Irish nationalists against the British Government that was in Ireland. Within the first few minutes of the film, the leaders of the rebellion were taken by British troops and executed by firing squad. Michael Collins at this time was not in a leadership role and therefore was not as much of a threat. He was however imprisoned along with Harry Boland for their role and after a few months, were released in December. Eamon de Valera, who was one of the leaders and played a significant role in the film, was taken to jail and put into a holding cell awaiting his execution and then Michael Collins and Harry Boland, broke him out of jail. Historically, that did not happen. Valera was sent to jail but was not executed because he was born in America and was released approximately one year later...
...s is also one of Tarantino’s techniques of adding a little flare to the movie as it seems like an unrealistic battle at first compared to their numbers against the Nazis (which were so many at that time), but of course not impossible for Tarantino.
The movie Forest Gump was a historical fictional story narrated by the main character, Forest Gump. Forest Gump was born in 1944 in Alabama .He was raised by his mother ,and his father left when he was little .Forest Gump wasn’t your average white boy ,Forest was different psychically and mentally .Forest Gump had to wear leg braces as a little boy because of his back. His mother would always encourage him .even though forest was deemed as an idiot, she was still supportive. Forest Gump was teased in school because of his mental capacity .He befriend a girl in school name jenny ,and she would hold a special place in his heart besides his mother .Forest Gump talks about his life and the historic events that the nation endured. Forest Gump’s mother would always say life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what gonna get.”Throughout forest Gump’s life, he meets new people and he also began to have an impact on peoples lives. Forest Gump goes through life becomes successful in everything he does. Even though many might say forest was slow or stupid, he still managed to finish college become an all-star football player for college. He then goes to the army to fight in Vietnam and becomes a war hero .He always managed to keep Jenny in his life even though they were not together. Forest became successful by starting a shrimp business. Forest recruits lieutenant Dan from the army to be his business partner .Forest becomes a millionaire; however he was still humble and living with his mother. Forest was never involved with women socially nor sexually is .The reason for this because Forest never developed a scene of maturity to enter an adult relationship, and besides being a mother’s boy.
In the closing line of the film, he states “This may just be my masterpiece,” symbolically speaking for Tarantino himself, as he carves a swastika into the forehead of Col.
The movie “In Time” takes place in a world where time has become the currency. People use time ultimately to stay alive, to pay for rent, and pay for foods and goods. Once you hit the age of 25, you stop aging but you’re genetically engineered to live only one more year unless you can buy your way out of it. The people who live the longest are the wealthiest people, they can live forever and are essentially immortal. The rest of the people who live in the ghettos live day by day by working very low paying jobs, stealing or begging for time. When the clock on the persons arm hits zero they die. Time on these clocks has become the universal currency; by touching arms, one person can transfer it to another, or to or from a separate clock that can be shipped or safely stored in a "time bank". The country is divided into "time zones" based on the wealth of its population. We have a saying that many people use today “Time is money” but in this movie Time is literally money. “In time” relates to the topic of macroeconomics greatly. This movie brings up many topics in economics such as distribution of wealth, labor force, scarcity and inflation. It shows us how differently people look at the economy when the currency is no longer physical money and how there is a separation in the rich and poor.