Inglourious Basterds

Time for my second Tarantino, and I couldn’t help but pick another one of his most well received films. And yeah, this one is special. One of my favorite Pitt performances of all time. The italian accent scene was so hilarious. It feels like every scene in this film is its own story. They last forever, but always manage to keep you engaged. An excellent example of that is the opening twenty minutes. Which, in fact, is all one scene. The tension that slowly builds as Landa gradually builds to his true sinister persona, it’s magnificent. But that ending will no doubt stay in my head for a while. The payoff to entire film all captured by one burning cinema. It’s perfect. I love the final line of dialogue though. “I think this might just be my master piece”. An obvious joke by Tarantino and him knowing that this one is special.