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I saw the film with my brother, since he really wanted to go see it. I really wasn't expecting a whole lot, just the usual Tarantino over-the-top violence; sadly, I wasn't disappointed. One scene stuck with me, though, but for an entirely different reason than most viewers.
I'm sure some of you know about the scene where the 'Bear Jew' cracks a German officer's head in with a bat. What struck -me- was the courage displayed by the officer. I'm sure we were "supposed" to hate him simply for being a Nazi, but I think despite it all, this character came across as the only person I could sympathize with in that scene. He looked like he could have been a WWI veteran, and he clearly had strong military values, like loyalty, courage and honor, something this Jew could never understand. His refusal to give the Jews the location of the other companies, and his look of calm courage before being killed impressed me (yes, I'm aware this is a work of fiction). It's hard to know whether it was intentional or not, but still, to -me-, it seemed almost as if the actor/character was defying the whole charade of 'justifiable' brutality upon which the film was based.
I must admit, though, the "Jew Hunter", Col. Hans Landa (wonderfully played by Christoph Waltz) was simply brilliant. You really couldn't help but love him despite his wickedness. Definitely the best actor in the movie by far. Anyway, just my two cents.
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| Posted Apr 7, 2010, 11:03 pm |
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