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I know it wouldn't get any Academy Love, but I'll do a write in vote for THE BEST PICTURE of 2009.
The Hangover
Star Trek.
Um.... I saw it twice.
Quote: MoscaWe watched Inglorious Basterds last night; IMO that is a film that will reward repeated viewings. On first look it is all tropes and cinematic jokes, but there is a lot going on under the initial appearance. About 1/3 of the way in I was tempted to stop watching, but I decided to continue because it the film is visually arresting; I'm glad I watched all of it.
The whole Nazis as the ultimate bogeyman schtick is stale as year old bread; that and you have gentiles playing the roles of Jews. I guess Ben and Jerry Stiller were unavailable?
I pretty much avoid any film dealing with WWII these days because of the black and white good guy/bad guy viewpoint that pretty much lets you know what is going to happen. I don't mean to say I want to see a movie glorifying the Nazis, it's just that there is really nothing left to gain by demonizing them yet again. It's about as original as a Christian film with Satan as the antagonist.
Quote: derik999Quote: MoscaWe watched Inglorious Basterds last night; IMO that is a film that will reward repeated viewings. On first look it is all tropes and cinematic jokes, but there is a lot going on under the initial appearance. About 1/3 of the way in I was tempted to stop watching, but I decided to continue because it the film is visually arresting; I'm glad I watched all of it.
The whole Nazis as the ultimate bogeyman schtick is stale as year old bread; that and you have gentiles playing the roles of Jews. I guess Ben and Jerry Stiller were unavailable?
I pretty much avoid any film dealing with WWII these days because of the black and white good guy/bad guy viewpoint that pretty much lets you know what is going to happen. I don't mean to say I want to see a movie glorifying the Nazis, it's just that there is really nothing left to gain by demonizing them yet again. It's about as original as a Christian film with Satan as the antagonist.
I think a lot of that was intentional, and intentionally broad. Tarantino knows what he's doing, and everything is where it is and looks like it does and dialogue is what is is and is said the way it is said for a specific reason; he is a fanatic about control. I guarantee you that Inglorious Basterds is not about Nazis and Jews, although it does use Nazis and Jews for the plot.
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The whole Nazis as the ultimate bogeyman schtick is stale as year old bread; that and you have gentiles playing the roles of Jews. I guess Ben and Jerry Stiller were unavailable?
I think Inglourious Basterds was both a satire, and tribute, to WWII movies. Much like the Kill Bill movies were to kung fu movies. It bothers me a little that Germans are usually the token evil antagonists. Die Hard 3 comes to mind. However, it didn't bother me in the least with IB. The movie takes the cliché, and has fun with it.
In an interview, Tarantino discussed his casting choices, specifically that of Waltz as Landa; one of the reasons he chose Landa was because he knew that Waltz "understood my jokes".