Inglourious Basterds

Holy perfection 🔥 I've seen many, many films in my life, but none have impacted me as much as Inglourious Basterds. My main motive for watching this film was "I've never seen a Quinten Tarantino film before, let me check one out", and I'm kind of sad I picked this as my first, because it’s so perfect that none of his other films will ever compare for me. Films that warp history have always been my thing, I find the thought of famous events occurring differently to be utterly fascinating, and this film piques that fascination more than any other The cinematography is immaculate, the shots are complex yet easy to understand, and it hits the perfect balance between looking like it came from the time it takes place in and being a modern masterpiece of camera work. But, that cinematography is only used to enhance the script, which is one of the greatest works I've ever had the pleasure of reading. Just pure magic all throughout, every scene ends before it runs its course and nothing goes on for too short of time. The opening scene has been talked about and analyzed to death, and even if it’s a wonderfully done scene, there’s one other I think is truly the greatest movie scene of all time, and that is the cinema's burning. It is such a marvel, both visually and emotionally. The sheer brilliance brought on scene from every actor makes it that much more impactful. The scope of it all is wonderful, the Bear Jew repeatedly shooting the shit out of Hitler speaks volumes and is just one of many tiny details that had me in literal awe my first time watching it Brad Pitt delivers his best performance ever, I’ve always loved the man’s work but his portrayal of Aldo is just on another level. The villains in Inglourious Basterds really sell themselves as vile people, they’re genuinely scary at points and the actors give a hell of a performance. I don’t think saying any more could do this film justice, and I’d rather not bore you with me rambling on for several more paragraphs about how much I love every minor detail. Beautiful film, it’s been my favorite piece of cinema of all time ever since I watched it, and I don’t see that changing. Please, for the love of God, check this film out. Au revoir