A great cinematic experience with an interesting representation of war and soldiers

Rating: 9/10 (15 May 2015)

In Inglourious basterds, Quentin Tarantino succeeds to mix a war movie (with all the violence, explosions, deaths, etc. that we expect) and a comedy (with caricatured characters, funny situations, etc. that make you laugh). And these two types of movies, which are normally opposites, merge and form a great cinematic experience that you wouldn't want to miss.
This movie deals with a fictional World War II. It takes place in the occupied France and follows the story of both Shosanna Dreyfus (played by Melanie Laurent), a young Jewish girl who saw her family members murdered by an SS officer, and a group of American soldiers, "the Basterds", who came in France with only one goal : to kill as many Nazis as possible. And, while they use different ways, they all have the same mission: destruct a cinema during a premiere that all the leaders of the Nazi Germany (Hitler, Goebbels, etc.) will attend.
But, let's focus on "the Basterds". They're leaded by the lieutenant Aldo Raine (played by Brad Pitt) who asks to each of his soldiers to bring him 100 scalps of Nazis and to show no mercy to them in order to make them pay for the atrocities they accomplish, especially against the Jewish people. And, even if their mission is noble, these American soldiers are depicted as cruel and violent, and we can think that it's the will of Tarantino to show in his movie that all people, especially at war, are capable of intense cruelty. It's pleasant to finally find an American movie where American soldiers are not glorified but are just represented as normal soldiers with all the abuses they may commit!
Moreover, in this movie, World War II is represented, in the same time, from the points of view of civilians, Allies soldiers and Nazis and, even if it deals with fictional events, it's nice to see almost all the aspects of this war.
At last, Inglourious basterds is a movie you wouldn't want to miss because of the amazing performance of the actors. Indeed, we can quote Cristoph Waltz (who played the SS colonel Hans Landa, the Nazi who killed Shosanna's family) who manages brilliantly to give to his character all the depth which makes Landa an intelligent, sadistic, scary but fascinating character.
To conclude, this movie is one of the best of Quentin Tarantino's and, despite the fact that it lasts a bit too long with slow and long scenes, we have a good time and it is worth to be seen!