The Gangsterds Essay

Quentin Tarantino’s Inglorious Basterds

Another movie by the famous producer “Quentin Tarantino”. Inglourious Basterds set in France in the time of Hitler’s takeover and the Nazis introducing a group of Americans called “The Basterds” Sent in to destroy the Nazi’s from the inside. The movie starts off at a cabin/farm owned by a man named Perrier LaPadite. Who is harboring Jewish people when a group of Nazis show up with Hans Landa AKA “The Jew Hunter”. For a random visit after a family of Jews appear to still be in France. But Hans eventually finds out from Perrier he’s harboring jews so he has them killed through the floorboards. But one of them escapes a girl by the name of Shosanna Dreyfus. The scene ends and cuts to a few years later. Showing the very first look of the group called the ‘Basterds”. Being recruited by Lt. Aldo Raine explaining their plan for the Nazis.

The very next scene shows Lt. Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) talking to a group of soldiers explaining that he is starting the group “The Basterds”. And that each of them owe him 100 Nazi Scalps each. The scene then skips to a more grown up Shosanna Dreyfus living in France. When a Nazi soldier walks up to her and begins to talk to her. The next day he sees her and tries to talk her again and she lets him know she doesn't want to talk to him due to what he is (A Nazi). And

As every movie it has its flaws and its strengths. The movie at times had too much dialogue which isn’t always bad. But the movie sometimes begins to drag on and become boring. But it excels in good action. And great storytelling and that’s what is interesting and fun to watch. Yet a “Historical” story it’s very great to watch. And doesn’t seem to get boring despite historic plot with great action, adventure. Maybe a minor the flaw in the movie can be it’s play time how long the movie but it makes up for it in the end with great storyline and