Movie #108- Inglorious Basterds

The film tells the fictional alternate history story of two plots to assassinate Nazi Germany's political leadership, one planned by a French Jewish cinema proprietor (Mélanie Laurent), and the other by a team of Jewish-American soldiers led by First Lieutenant Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt). Also featuring Christoph Waltz, Michael Fassbender, Eli Roth, Diane Kruger, Daniel Brühl and Til Schweiger. So usually I really don't like when films change details when they're based on books and I especially hate it when they change things when its being based on a historical period/time/event-whatever! However because it's Tarantino he can get away with it because calling this "alternate history" is putting it lightly, I won't say how the film ends but I will say that it is not based on fact. I loved the story in this and like many of Tarantino's films it doesn't just focus on one character,it follows many but the one I loved the most was Laurent's character Shosanna/Emmanuelle, her tale of revenge and retribution is truly magnificent and justified and one that you will be cheering on for her success throughout. Waltz's portrayal of Colonel Hans Landa was perfection, how he can be smiling and admiring a woman's beauty one moment and then strangling her to death the next, he was exceptionaly horrific. Because it's a Tarantino a film, there is plenty of blood, almost too much but it amplifies the believability of this time period and situation. I didn't however, like Brad Pitt's character Aldo Raine and he's one of the good guys! He was too arrogant and lacked empathy which I think was needed at times. Overall a thrill ride that's bloody and engaging.