Tarantino: Ingenious Bastard

A review of Inglorious Bastards by Justin Purvis

Watching the previews for Bastards I was anxious and totally ready to view Quentin Tarantino’s next work of art. Considering I’m not a huge Brad Pitt fan (and was caught a little off guard when he landed this lead role) I still had huge expectations for Tarantino’s latest blockbuster. Everyone I had talked to before viewing the film said it was intense and worth the wait. Afterward I was pleased but still had a lot of quirky thoughts on the film.
At the first scene I was ready for something heavy and loud but I got the exact opposite. Even though I like the ending of the first scene I still thought it was slow. The dialogue was quiet at times and I could see where some people could get bored with the introductory scene. Then obviously all hell breaks loose and I was reassured I was watching a Tarantino film.
The story I thought was good because it was unique. I enjoyed the weird spin on WW2 different perspectives mastered in this film by the director. I guarantee if you will not see any other WW2 movies similar to this one. Bastards was serious but not serious, laid back then intense, totally formal then extremely sarcastic, again personally I know I enjoyed the film but afterward don’t know what to make of it.
My favorite characteristic of the film was the evident, key, jaw dropping scenes. Also you knew when these hit scenes were going on because the theatre filled with these loud theatrical sounds that only Tarantino would think to put in his movie. I really think that’s the loudest I’ve ever heard it get in a theatre, maybe I was just caught up in the moment. Overall by far the best scene was the ending scene where the place goes up in flames, pure genius, pure madness, pure Tarantino.
The structure of this film in a lot of ways reminded me off Resevoir Dogs. The unique style of having chapters and voice overs during the film almost resemble the way he introduced the “Mr.’s” in Resevoir Dogs. The notion was odd and irregular to your mainstream movie viewer but to those like me who appreciate the out of the box tactics made for a great film.
Now thinking of the intent of the film I find myself almost puzzled. What was the director trying to get across in this film? I didn’t really think this movie was a “serious” historical film like say Pearl Harbor or Schindler’s List, but it had some factual parts, right….. Maybe the director was trying to give a quirky representation of WW2 through this film.
Basically this movie can be enjoyed by just about anybody, especially those who enjoy those not so everyday movies. Bastards has encouraged me to go back and watch some of Quentin Tarantino’s older stuff just because I enjoyed this film so much. To tell you the truth I intend on seeing this film again because I enjoyed it so much the first time. Also I see how you might have to watch this film two or three times to get its full impact.
Even after watching this film I now don’t mind Brad Pitt as much as I did before. I think he did one hell of a job in the film staying true to his characters role of a hardnosed southern gentleman from Tennessee. His accent and all round swagger was perfect. I can’t say when I picture the character In the film the first movie star to come to mind would be Brad Pitt but all in all he pulled it off and made for a great character.