Tarantinos Masterpiece

Rating: 9/10 (2 September 2014)

Inglourious Basterds may be Tarantinos masterpiece. The story and the look of the film goes together in a harmonious state, and this is truly a Tarantino-esque film, but it also a great attempt at making a classic. It contains all of the right elements. It looks great, the colors, the framing of the pictures, the use of light, the acting, the directing, is of the highest quality.
When first seeing this film in cinema I instantly exclaimed to my friend that Tarantino was back. Referring to the flop of Deathproof, and the "hiatus" with guest directing with CSI and Sin City, since Kill Bill 2 in 2004 it seemed that Tarantino had faded away, but now that the Inglourious Basterds would put him back on the map, in 2009. (Even though that Deathproof is one of my Tarantino unsung heroes)
I think that the film never has a dull moment, a very bold statement, but looking back at the first time I saw the film, and every time I see it again the film is even better. The various stories and characters we are presented with, coupled with great dialog and cinematography, the film comes together in a unified greatness.
Other (American) films that centers on WW2 often focuses on the experiences of America, even though that it almost never a moment that seem to be a true story from WW2, it is one of the realistic WW2 films in the way it uses language. Where Americans seems ignorant(many might have known German), and that most Europeans fluently talk in English, German and french fluently.
Interesting points with the film is also, in the way that Hans Landa rarely seems cruel, but the American troops is out to kill for the pleasure of killing. And Tarantino seems to mirror the applause and shouting with pride, the Nations Pride gets from its audience, with how the Basterds both kill and scalp the Germans with joy. Should we applause? Feel prideful? If so, do we get at the "same level" as the ignorant Germans? Are the Germans right in applauding the unlimited shooting from Pvt. Zoller?
But aside from the WW2 classical dilemmas and often clichés, its a fresh film with such a strong narrative from Tarantino, but a very Tarantino-esque film, with the addition of being a very strong film on its own rights. I am very fond of the way Tarantino tells his stories, but this is his masterpiece, where also non-Tarantino fans can/should enjoy it. He is not trying to make up a new form for filmmaking(which much of his early films can feel like), he is just trying to make a great film, and in my mind he succeeded.