15 Years Later, I Finally Understand Inglorious Basterds

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[@JaredBauer]

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[@darth_flaviousplays2838]

😊

[@darth_flaviousplays2838]

😊

[@AliAhmed-is2fr]

Great idea to avoid all the lies.

[@DavidWhite-n7v]

you are a FFNL

[@dinorocker8647]

Thank God you mentioned the true name of Nazism, cause people today are for the base version of it or the more well known, "less evil" perceived version of it, even though it's still reviled by both sides of the aisle.

[@leewm.gaudry3770]

I heard that the whipped cream wasn’t cream, but rather sweetened, whipped pork lard, a whipped cream substitute during the war shortages. Landa wanted to observe her demeanour consuming non-kosher food.

[@fryone]

yep its also what is currently used for cheap croissants (and they taste like cardboard)

[@T25de]

Interesting

[@dimaconn1665]

No, it's simpler than that, meat and dairy together is by itself not kosher, that is why he insisted on the cream.

[@KristijanRisteski-zp7bx]

if she was a man he could deduce it faster

[@tommy_gunn3895]

I am suprised that was missed by people. It is part of belief structure. He is in fact the hunter, so he was always testing people.

[@SlashRfnR]

this film is just a masterpiece that would not have been possible without Christoph Waltz - as mentioned by Tarantino himself.

[@LuisSierra42]

Definitely. This movie catapulted him to world fame and recognition

[@campbellpaul]

There is no role better suited for Waltz, IMO

[@treborkroy5280]

It's the worse film I've seen in a theater. Every scene with the Bastards had them getting killed off. What a dumb movie. The revisionist history shit is pure leftist wet dream b.s.

[@tomigun5180]

@@campbellpaul Yeah, he's very effeminate, perfect for playing fake Nazis in Pedowood propaganda movies.

[@bochiecole]

I think Anthony Hopkins could have pulled off that role in his prime.

[@annandune]

The opening scene of Inglorious Basterds is reminiscent of the scene in The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly where Lee Van Cleef's 'The Bad' arrives at a farm where he questions the father and ultimately ends up murdering the whole family.

[@nickkennedy9034]

Reminiscent? The scene is practically plagiarized. Granted if you are going to do that, copy a good scene. He did so I see no harm or foul.

[@annandune]

@@nickkennedy9034 If you are drawing upon it for inspiration and altering the setting as QT did, it is obviously deliberately invoking that scene, so it isn't plagiarism as much as an homage imho.

[@Chris.4345]

Good artists copy, great artists steal

[@Fittednocap]

Is that what plays at 9:05 ?

[@annandune]

@@Fittednocap kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6O9fGmXo8qYgck

[@lelandunruh7896]

My grandmother (born 1927) did not like violent movies, but she enjoyed Inglorious Basterds. My brother asked her why, and she responded, "They killed lots of Nazis and gruesomely murdered Hitler." Sometimes I think a revenge fantasy can just connect as a revenge fantasy!

[@B90-y6n]

Must be great living with her still.

[@lelandunruh7896]

@@B90-y6n Unfortunately she died rather suddenly back in 2011. But she had a good life and I enjoy thinking back on my time with her.

[@uraigroves7898]

Which to me makes it worse. It's a pathetic weak attempt to rewrite actual history and I think it's his worst movie. It's childish and trivializes all the people who actually died in WW2. Fk Tarantino.

[@satsubatsu347]

@@uraigroves7898 100%

[@Skilly113]

@@uraigroves7898L

[@grantmurdock7385]

Former projectionist with a bit of trivia: yes, nitrate film totally can become a terrifying hazard as depicted. I've worked with it on special Bollywood engagements at my former place of employment, and was warned many times over of the ways things can go wrong. More modern films just melt when there's a problem.

[@dannydetonator]

Yeah, it's compressed guncotton. You can make a stinky pipebomb out of it..

[@boguspocus2643]

this is more wisecrack than wisecrack nowadays

[@LuisSierra42]

real

[@XNaturalPhenomenonX]

So true. Wisecracks become way too communist

[@georgegrote7836]

took their heart out

[@zackcrow1776]

Yeah i came here from wisecrack lol

[@JCNL871]

yeah, Wizecrack is just an ideology dispensary now

[@MIKELIN8]

I have to correct one thing from your video, friend. Aldo does not carve a swastika into Landa's forhead to remind Landa that he was a Nazi, he does it to give Landa a permanent mark as a Nazi. That's what he had done to Private Butz earlier in the film, who then had to reveal his scar to Hitler.

[@mile3018]

Without that mark, people wouldn't know... "and he can't abide that" and gave em "a lil something you can't take off" like that uniform.

[@durg8909]

Exactly. And it fits perfectly with the theme he mentions of Landa being an opportunist. Aldo is happy to let him be an opportunist if it means ending the war sooner, but he isn’t going to let him slip away from his sins.

[@VoodooMcVee]

Who or what is a "Private Butz"!?

[@Justen1980]

@@VoodooMcVee Diesen Bärenjuden!

[@OzymandiasWasRight]

Any butz thats not yours is a private butz. Alright. Got that outa my system. Thank you all for your time and have a fantastic day.

[@solidsnake58]

To quote Aldo, “this might be (your) masterpiece.”

[@themannaking]

As someone with family from East Tennessee, I have to say that even though Aldo's accent is meant to be put on and thick, it comes off as practiced and refined compared to some natives speaker I've heard with the particular regional twang he's putting on. My dad, and several of my cousins on his side, for example, speak thicker than that. He sounds almost like a normal local to the just south of West Virginia region.

[@MysticalNerdTV]

My family comes from Sharp’s Chapel, Tn, not a stones throw from maynardville. I feel like the accent is more western than eastern Tn. Valley hillbilly almost rather than mountain top.

[@Jamesdean999]

As an eastern ky boy, probably 75% of the people I associate with have accents thicker than Aldo. 😂

[@mabus4910]

This analysis reminds me of the example my teacher used in school when talking about American propaganda: Rocky IV. The Russian Ivan Drago trains with the help of high tech, only to lose to the rugged American who trains in a run-down gym and in nature.

[@a110100]

I felt the technology provided accurate insight into the human body but the equipment looked flimsy. The snow and cold is something I dealt with hauling wood and the large wood visually looked hard like actual work was being accomplished. I put myself in there shoes bragging about it, "I climbed that mountain", "I did a session on that with resistance 10". I climbed the Sandias and it's amazing to visit Albuquerque and imagine standing at the top.

[@MattGPT-eh4cp]

Your teacher must have been a real intellectual with his/her analysis of Rocky IV and identifying propaganda films. Whether you were paying for the analysis in college, or it were provided in high school/jr. high it was worth all the money the teacher was getting in salary.

[@yamerojones]

@@MattGPT-eh4cp The analysis fails to acknowledge the obvious, this films revenge fantasy isn't even American.

[@yamerojones]

@@MattGPT-eh4cp Its the safest take, the 60s burnout staffing education saw Hollywood as propaganda even as it served their agenda, and now they swallow it full.

[@yamerojones]

@@MattGPT-eh4cp These are the people who talk about the banned books with a straight face when its always been the syllabus required reading list.

[@JMcLeodKC711]

4:04 that is a fountain pen. Fountain pens need to be refilled and that’s what he’s doing right there.

[@djparra41]

More over he’s not “sporting the Hugo boss threads.” He’s just wearing his uniform.

[@hannahz6848]

@@djparra41…..and who designed the uniforms?

[@djparra41]

@@hannahz6848 collectively the statement he made implies he elected to wear the brand.

[@ElGranSanto]

​@djparra41 Hugo Boss threads was a reference to Bill Burr.

[@nastiestNate]

@@ElGranSantothat other guy, quite literally “didn’t get the joke”

[@sifatshams1113]

This really felt like 2017, 2018-era Wisecrack. God I miss those days...

[@charlesamberwilliams1257]

2 years is not an “era”

[@charlesamberwilliams1257]

This MF 2017-2018. Wisecrack was a 20th Century invention. You just like the years of 2017-2018. Just say that Damn ppl are weird….

[@CountCocofang]

Before they discovered how lucrative it is to pander towards political extremists and got infested with armchair activists.

[@ricardordz7538]

​@@charlesamberwilliams1257i like this era of complaining on youtube coments

[@TheSubpremeState]

I miss when the establishment were toppled and poor Hillary became a meme but the empire struck back and 2020 became our reality now devolving into a possible dystopian or utopian future. Either way old age sucks

[@heathmcrigsby]

I really enjoyed your work in Electric Light Orchestra.

[@halfsourlizard9319]

lol, glad I'm not the only one who sees that resemblance

[@David-l6c3w]

LOL

[@hrgunit]

Thanks Jared. I would never have understood 50 % of those two movies after 50 years. Also, I would not consider myself a movie (nor Social Media) guy. But your insights are very fascinating and competent.

[@AudunWangen]

"Arriverderchie" 😂 Most comedic line in that film.

[@dlev]

Brilliant 😂😂

[@patrickgroenewegen]

That was a fountain pen. He was filling it.

[@Zippsterman]

Yes, some designs have a piston in a chamber that can draw up ink from a well like that.

[@KarimY-119]

what does he mean with "girlfriend of a high ranking german officer ?"

[@OneFoxTwoFox]

​@@KarimY-119 I don't if you are aware but her character was the only lone survivor of Landa opening interrogation scene. He murders the Jewish family and the family harboring them but allows her character to flee and survive. Mind you he could have easily killed her while she was fleeing. So being a Jewish survivor amongst high ranking Nazi is a really hard pill to swallow including falling in love with the Decorated Officer who was the main actor in the Nazi movie she is playing at her theater ( hence Romeo and Juliet). But she stayed true to her end goal and got her overall revenge (well minus Landa cause he is just that well written of a character).

[@KarimY-119]

@@OneFoxTwoFox that was not an officer. that was a schütze (private).

[@TAEYYO]

I was just thinking "I wonder what Jared is doing these days?" and KZbin recommended this video!

[@AbeKebe99]

YT does read minds

[@davehandelman2832]

I JUST rewatched this. Absolutely fantastic.

[@davidplasterer6159]

This was incredible. Really well done Jared. Thanks. I think you are so spot on about our lack of a shared narrative. Without one, those in a different narrative become the "other" and thus worthy of all manner of scorn, derision, and malice. Movies can help with that and I thought you pointed out how well Tarantino does, but I think we are going to need a lot more than a few or even a lot of good movies to get us out from where we are currently.

[@auburn8833]

Making a Jewish woman wait for the cream on the Strudel is such an insane detail Tarantino just didn't need to do, but did anyway and that's why his movies are masterpieces.

[@djcandle3863]

I always felt as if film and tv solidified the status quo. What we saw as “the norm” was always reflected in current movies and tv. That notion feels fleeting as we enter the social media realm. A world where a response is the goal and image stability is as subjective as the person posting it. Thanks for the breakdown. 😊

[@acecarwell471]

Dude, almost 4 years later I’ve found your essays and content again. Always wondered what happened. Can’t believe, well rather makes me sad to think the algorithm failed me this badly. Happy to have found it though, and happy you’re still making content. Much Love ❤

[@michelleneeds4165]

Its all right dude, don't feel sad for what you missed out on, feel good that you have lots of new content to explore. Cheers!!!

[@ooocsec3010]

You sir, are a national treasure. Thank you for your words and perspective

[@dylanstack8710]

Wow... This is one of the best KZbin videos I have ever seen. This breakdown is so impressive for so many reasons. The level of insight and the insights themselves in this video are pure perfection. The take of stories and narrative providing context and a framework to metaphysical angst that alleviates pain and connects communities is so profound and honestly I'll never look at stories and cinema the same way again. I have nothing to add but thank you. Subscribed.

[@SilentStormParadox]

We need a critique of Rammstein's "America." Ist wunderbar.

[@TripleDane]

Or Deutschland for that matter :-)

[@Triple_J.1]

Links might offer additional clues. The band members are from the rough side of the wall. And they share the left-leaning sentiment that this is somehow the moral way of life. They resent the wealth that freedom and capitalism brings to people, because they still believe it is evil.

[@leonrussell9607]

Coca cola sometimes war

[@jingalls9142]

Coca cola Wonderbra.

[@martiendejong8857]

If you do a Rammstein song do 'Engel' about that pdf bar

[@jester9217]

Film isn't dead hollywood is. The independent scene and foreign films free of the constraints of big producers and hopefully actors guilds will take hollywood's place.

[@MaxxTrajan]

hollywood isnt dead. there is room for both. you are probably just some gamer gate weirdo

[@kyralindsey5885]

Actors need unions/guilds for protection.

[@catsnorkel]

wait, you want actors/writers/other workers to be MORE exploited by studios?

[@robzilla730]

Kids w Smartphones will take Hollywood's place... can't happen too soon, I say...

[@stevensamuels5130]

Truth! @jester9217

[@christophergreen6595]

YES! IT WAS A CRITIQUE OF OUR CURRENT BLOODY ERA

[@jasonkesser]

He said “debit” because you owe him. Scalps, that is.

[@premiertrainingFL]

Monopolies have crushed art like this. Gigantic film corporations don’t like art, they like cranking out formula and just concerned about the perpetuation of their company and money. Not art

[@xscorpio1976]

Once again, very well said. I'm always tickled at how our American bravado celebrates ignorance in politicians unironically when they say "I'm an outsider". Or when they unapologetically announce that they're not "career politicians", even though any politician can and will sell-out in a heartbeat, and being inexperienced is the antithesis of being qualified. Yet, we love mavericks so much, that we embrace the narrative despite it being laughably hollow.

[@JosephSantoro]

This

[@johnashleyhalls]

New here so here is a different angle. To paraphrase Aldo and Hans, "I don't know why my head of state called me down off my mountains" , the Smokeys and the Alps respectively. The flat land farmer civilizations scourged through history by the nomad or wilderness dwellers, who during the 20th century were exploited so effectively by both sides in WW2 and the Cold War. Still, interesting to learn so much about how this presenter views the world and his own society. Thank you for being thought provoking.

[@troycongdon]

The depth of thought that goes into writing the eleventeenth sequel of a superhero franchise movie, destined to be shown at franchise movie theaters for the equivalent of several hour’s wage, is directly linked to the death of the industry.

[@elklown]

I agree with the problem of ticket prices and theatre chains but as I watched this I also thought that Marvel’s Infinity saga was the last time that a cinematic narrative became a cultural phenomenon that united most of the world. I actually think it was the pinnacle of a narrative being a a collective experience and definitely not the reason for the death of the industry.

[@Triple_J.1]

Alturism and self-inflicted misery is a globally accepted way of life.

[@peacecitizen1]

Great breakdown, I believe it actually is a fountain pen, he just goes through the ritual of filling it before using it. Which I think speaks to some of his refinement and appreciation of ritual. If you had left the ink in the pen, it could dry out and not be useful or not be as clean in writing. Filing it every time you use it is going to keep it in the best condition.

[@theConquerersMama]

Agreed.

[@premiertrainingFL]

Absolutely. His attention to detail, his care while recording just makes him appear that much more dangerous. He’s organized, and thoughtful. Great seemingly unimportant observation.

[@peacecitizen1]

@@premiertrainingFL yes I agree, he thoroughly enjoys the process of his work. There's a close-up of him writing numbers on the paper, and you can see how fluid and fresh the ink is.

[@Tom94571]

His pipe is an allusion to Sherlock Holmes...the farmer's is a corn cob

[@OneFoxTwoFox]

Not to mention a filled fountain pen can easily leak if not properly cared for. Landa could not have that, he uses ink precisely when he needs to. Ah " wait for the cream".

[@garrettauzins3597]

So, a potential note about the restaurant scene; in order for restaurant whipped creams to maintain consistency, there needs to be a stabilizer added so it won't deflate. Given the time period, it's not going to be agar-agar or guar gum, and since it's during wartime, it wouldn't be pectin (which, in addition to scarcity would be unusual to add to dairy at the time). That leaves gelatin to be used, which was and to an extent still is culinary defacto as a dairy stabilizer. Very much not kosher, and yet another insidious way to root out if Shoshanna was Jewish, if she would consume pork products or refuse.

[@sseppel]

More than likely in high end spot in Paris, the cream was freshly whipped. Especially if they brought it on the side.

[@sseppel]

@@OrangeTuxRad not everyday, but I'd say at least 100 times I've whipped cream. Admittedly only once or twice by hand. But I can guarantee you, in a posh place where the German elite is going for coffee and pastries in PARIS in the 40s, your made up theory is extremely far fetched to say the least. They would have whipped it fresh there and then. I don't understand why you want to overcomplicate it. It's a great scene as is. It is not that hard to whip cream and serve it immediately (why else would they bring it separately?) it's the 40s in Paris for god's sake

[@sseppel]

@@OrangeTuxRad oops. Got confused there. I think you wanted to reply to the other fella 😅

[@harrisscott76]

You are 💯 correct. Tarantino even confirmed it. Cream back then wasn't kosher. He was testing her. That's why the scene is so creepy

[@RenameUranus2Caelus]

Great catch. Wow

[@curtislindsey1736]

6:25 I live near Union County TN and can confirm his accent is pretty damn close😂

[@carloscunha5528]

Yeah. I'm in south Central TN, and Aldo's accent is fairly standard.

[@CassielAgrippa]

This commentary is gold, so well written about a great movie. Thanks! So nice to hear (and see) an actual person (not AI-voice). The enthusiasm, the insights and clever points - keep it up!

[@toddgaak422]

I found it over-the-top pretentious, and elitist.

[@MightyEFX]

my favourite film to this day

[@beeradriaanse]

"... that really, reely sucks." while Shoshana is packing away a film reel. Topclass. 🧐

[@INTJosh]

Yeah, at first I thought he just meant "really, really". Also, he said the void sucks, which is true in two ways.

[@markedmunds1966]

‘Childrens do learn’ oh ha ha ha what a classic. As an Aussie I’m still enjoying quotes from Bush I’d never heard.

[@derheadbanger9039]

Remember, when 15 years ago you didn't have to argue that Nazis are bad? 😂

[@B90-y6n]

Back when we were all naive and ignorant to the plot of technological society.

[@briancrawford8751]

@@B90-y6n Shut up, Ted.

[@Imperium83]

Yup when we all watched the history channel that never showed *his* subtitles right after Ancient Aliens.

[@roughneck2204]

I miss those days

[@rmv9194]

Are Israel soldiers bad???

[@askowalc]

When you actually listen to the sponsored section and see that it's actually really rad. That was an awesome plug.

[@spicydaddy2526]

"This duality lies at the heart of American identity. The critique of cultural ignorance a la Calvin Candy doesn't contradict the celebration of it a la Aldo Raine. It's within this tension that a cohesive concept of American identity emerges, one that intertwines self criticism with shameless bravado. Acknowledging the Calvin Candy legitimizes the Aldo Raine." Brilliant.

[@T-mu2hk]

So you're saying two wrongs do make a right!

[@ÖzgeBauer]

Love it! The most in-depth analysis of the movie Inglourious Basterds!

[@nicholas_scott]

The restaurant scene is one of my favorite movie scienes. I told my wife that he knows who Shoshanna is, and realized he now has his exit from the war. My wifes opinion was he is just a creep, and acts like this with everyone. I think both things can be true. Like later with Hammersmark and Aldo. He knows who they are, but uses the facade of being a jerk so he can still toy with them

[@harrisscott76]

The way cream was made caused it not to be kosher. He was testing her

[@Oriol-oo7jl]

@@harrisscott76 wow thanks for that info

[@trevors6379]

Well the way the movie shows it, it sure seems like he's testing her, obviously. But to give your wife's point some credit, lemme tell ya, I can see myself being that guy in that scene 100% naturally. In fact, that's kinda just how I am in general lol Many, many times I've had people start to get frustrated with me when I thought we were just having a perfectly normal conversation. Like "you ask too many questions" or "is this an interrogation?!" Uhh, I dunno? Is asking questions not normal? And often, it's only later down the road that it hits me "ohhhh, they were fucking lying about that story and they didn't like that I kept asking questions.. huh.."

[@DavidFarrer-sk5tc]

Lands orders milk for her not coffee, because he knows she is the girl from the dairy farm.

[@contemposuits1983]

@@DavidFarrer-sk5tc That makes perfect sense. He knows who she is.

[@markmathisen3908]

1:02, Wow, I'd forgotten just how noticeable Waltz's ear plugs were in this shot after he fired his pistol. 😳

[@JoelTehMole]

The cream with the strudel is also significant because "you can not cook a goat in its mother's milk", or in other words, milk should be kept away from other animal products in Jewish law. The milk with the lard in the pastry would have made it illegal for the woman to eat under Jewish law.

[@m420-nd1if]

When survival is at stake god looks the other way, im sure. its not like he was there at that time in that place anyway...

[@Nick-v7b3l]

There's also "ethinic" jew and "religious" jew. You can be one and not the other.

[@contemposuits1983]

@@Nick-v7b3l I would say that back then, more often than not, most Jews would not eat something if they knew it had pork byproducts in it or from a kitchen that was not Kosher. I also know that most non-Jews do not know Kosher laws except for not being able to eat pork.

[@BBeckert]

Look at my other comment. Lard in Strudel just tastes disgusting and would be seen as utterly lacking culture by any European. I don't know where this is coming from.

[@thelight3112]

You would not use lard in a strudel, or any sweet pastry. They would have used butter or some kind of veg oil.

[@liquidemotionzz3232]

Just found you yesterday and canr wait to binge all day! Missed you!

[@shortminute]

Brilliant essay Thank you Jared

[@kevinmassey1164]

I don’t think it’s accurate to say Aldo triumphed over Hans. Aldo and his crew were caught by Hans…who made the choice to strike a deal with leaders well above Aldo. Additionally I don’t think Hans allowed Shoshana’s plan to continue…as far as I can tell he knew nothing about her plan, just the plan of the Allies to be carried out by Aldo and his crew

[@Echiewel]

In that sense you could frame the movie as a bunch of white men overemphasizing their differences for a duck measuring contest while a woman and a black guy do what needs to be done.

[@adampratt1925]

​@@Echiewel this has always been my take on it. The two organized warring factions are too busy trying to outsmart each other while the truly oppressed take real calculated action and get shit done.

[@KarimY-119]

@@adampratt1925 correct

[@zuvadon]

Dude I F**king love these breakdowns. So insightful, makes me want to revisit the movies.

[@xwwg1wgax277]

Damn this was smart. Subscribed.

[@DonaldSubert]

Lot's of content creators are sponsored by Ground News, but this was the first pitch for it, I've heard, that really makes the case. Good plug. They should give you more money

[@murraythemiser8358]

Thank you Jared for beeing still out there and sharing your thoughts. Whenever I hear your voice it feels a bit like home.

[@c.i.demann3069]

I'll forever be disappointed that Tarantino didn't make a Native American revenge movie.

[@pdzombie1906]

Well, at least he solved racism by dramatizing "bros before hos" in The Hateful Eight...😅

[@maxschreck9988]

What, did he die?

[@c.i.demann3069]

@@maxschreck9988 retired. we'll see if he stays retired.

[@DetectiveTrupo203]

​@@c.i.demann3069 he's not retired, what are you talking about

[@Chickadeemedicine]

Rather see that film made by a Native personally....White guys been telling our story since the birth of cinema and never get it right. Gimme "Smoke Signals" over "Dances with stereotypes" any day 🤷‍♂

[@d3rk488]

As soon as I saw Jared Bauer and Inglorious Basterds for a video, I had to watch it and it did not disappoint.

[@bernardkavanagh2447]

This analysis is excellent! Particularly the conclusion on social media as an alternative method of cultural construction. Bravo 👏👏👏👏

[@Djoarhet001]

Wait wait wait, 15 years?!!!

[@martinogold]

Depressing isn't it?

[@BearlyBearrr]

from pulp fiction to inglorious bastards is almost as long as inglourious basterds is to now

[@adrianlatracejr]

Excellent video essay. Christoph Waltz's portrayal of Hans Lanza is one of the best cinema villains of all time.

[@eliquate]

Thank you for helping me put my finger on what it is about movies I love.

[@copasetic1]

This is a great piece, but you do Milosz dirty. He was a poet and wrote the Captive Mind more as a reflection and a bit of a memoir rather than some philosophical treatise, and he was concerned specifically with the appeal that communism had to intellectuals, which made communism a peculiar ideology because Milosz felt that intellectuals were generally resistant to ideology. He actually used European intellectuals’ broad rejection of Naziism as an example of this. This is why Hitler murdered and imprisoned so many intellectuals. Your typical enthusiastic Nazi was distinctly anti-intellectual and deeply absorbed with ideology.

[@Gravybagel]

Wow! Very insightful. This felt like someone took a box of puzzle pieces from my head and put them together in front of me. Then provided a bunch of context on the completed image. A wonderful watch.

[@leinad9324]

Oh, man, come on. You are on fire. Such an inconceivable and complex analysis until you articulate discourse. Brilliant.

[@danfradenburgh7455]

Watched one and a half of your videos now, and you earned a sub, and a fan. Fantastic work.

[@abradolflincler726]

Of course he wears Hugo Boss threads. Hugo Boss designed the SS uniform.

[@jckolds]

So glad the algorithm brought me back to you Jared. Love your insight, breakdown, and delivery.

[@sethcarson5212]

Hate to be "that" guy but at 3:50, it's been a while since I saw the film last but I'm pretty sure he was a Private, not a high ranking officer. He was just regarded a war hero because he did something impressive they could use for moral boosting. But still a Private.

[@KarimY-119]

correct.

[@Crossword131]

I don't know how this came across my algo, but I subbed. I haven't heard anything like this level of analysis. Educated discourse on KZbin. Wonders never cease.

[@n0denz]

I still think that Basterds is Tarantino's best and most subtle film. Each time I watched it, I came away having seen a different movie: >a Jewish revenge fantasy >a subversion of war movies >a statement on the power of cinema >a commentary on the subjectivity of cruelty One of (what I would expect to be) the most divisive of my opinions on Basterds is that the Jew Hunter is not an antisemite. Take the idea that the film comments on the subjectivity of cruelty. I base this on Landa's statement where he compares Jews to rats. LANDA: If a rat were to scamper through your door, this very minute, would you offer it a saucer of your delicious milk? LAPADITE: Probably not. LANDA: I didn't think so. You don't like them. You don't really know why you don't like them. All you know is, you find them repulsive. Landa doesn't say that he hates rats or even that rats deserve to be hated: "I propose to you, any disease a rat could spread, a squirrel could equally carry. Yet I assume you don't share the same animosity with squirrels that you do with rats, do you?" and thus points out the irrationality of antisemitism. Landa doesn't hunt Jews because he hates Jews. He hunts Jews because he's a sociopath. He knows that Goebbels' propaganda is nonsense and doesn't buy into Nazi ideology. He knows the difference between right and wrong yet happily chooses to do what is wrong. Hans Landa is many things, but I don't consider him hateful. It would not be even slightly out of character if there were a prequel following him as a private detective in Weimar Germany with a Jewish partner. As for my assertion that the film comments on the subjectivity of cruelty, it's apparent throughout. The Basterds are objectively savage killers who are the good guys. Zoller's war film has him acting like an American war film hero only where he is slaughtering Americans. It's metatextual too: we gasp when Nazi soldiers machinegun down Jews hiding beneath the floorboards and cheer when Jews machinegun down Nazi non-combatants in a theater. They're all even using the same kind of firearm.

[@emersonlake9302]

This is probably the best cinema video essay I’ve seen on YT in years. Bravo sir 👏

[@Ladco77]

In contemporary culture, ignorance is viewed as a virtue.

[@VikeDX]

We live in a society Bottom text

[@LAK_770]

Nobody writes a plot synopsis better than Jared. I’m dead serious, he elevates it to an art. Absolutely optimized, with perfect concision, complete information, and compelling narrative flow. They’re genuinely a pleasure to listen to.

[@lukeh2556]

I would say I disagree on the idea that social media and narrative are antithetical. If anything, I would argue that social media echo chambers are built by communities creating or latching onto a shared narrative.

[@MaxxTrajan]

yes but this fractures a society into many parts, just look at what is happening in america, thanks to social media + uneducated youth, and terrified boomers

[@loganhurley5590]

Maybe, but part of the endless process of "latching on" that it feels like we observe comes from how fragmentary and temporary social media-based narratives are. They don't usually rise to the level of large scale stories that can ground existential meaning. For example, now you have people believing that Haitians are eating cats in Springfield, but that only vaguely fits any specific narration of immigration as a whole. It is a question of viewing something that is "happening" (it isn't) right here, right now. No grander questions of immigration get answered, because none get asked. This is a feature, not a bug. It is difficult and mentally taxing (an intellectual pursuit) to frame narratives so broad and consistent that they actually can carry the weight of our lives. Social media supports transient narratives that can go along with basically any other narrative if a single user thinks the vibes match. This allows us to build mosaics of meaning that algorithms can feed endless variations of.

[@KavsLockedOut]

@@loganhurley5590 "theyre eating the pets" is just part of the larger narrative that right wing talking heads espouse - the portrayal of America as a country that's being invaded and taken over.

[@radiosuper]

This is Deep, muy friend! I think i'll need to re watch your video couple times before I get full understanding, but this sentiment is fueled by really complex yet interesting ideas I need to explore. Kudos to you, Jared, keep Up the good work!! 👍

[@MetalicComplex]

Really enjoyed this

[@aluminumfox]

Intentional cruelty is often motivated from addiction. Authoritarianism is when the addiction to power becomes the systemic political platform. Intelligence offers no immunity to addiction. Rather intelligence gives the addict a greater capacity to justify and conceal their abuses. Something that can protect one from addiction is humility. Humility is free from the delusions of supremacy and inferiority. Humility recognizes that every life is different, and equally sacred to ones own life. Humility is the foundation of empathy. To be both humble and intelligent is to be the blessing to everyone around you.

[@joesjoeys]

I thought the "cream" on the strudel was whipped pig fat? With Landa continuing his subtle checking for jewish people hes done throughout the movie as a way to help vet Shoshana?

[@methos1999]

Where did you hear that? I don't remember anything in the movie alluding to it?

[@joesjoeys]

​@@methos1999 History knowledge followed by confirmation of many online sources who thought the same. Butter and milk were in short supply (though a VIP place like they were at likely could get it), and lard/whipped pig fat was commonly used in pastries and even as 'whipped cream'. Also, Landa is shown to subtly "test" people (like checking the pulses of all the farmers daughters sneakily to see if they had increased heart rates, he checks their wrists) Its never explicitly spoken, but Landa is very crafty and seems to always be "testing" people, like near the end with their "Italian".

[@methos1999]

@@joesjoeys ah ok that makes sense in regards to wartime shortages. LOL the testing their “Italian” was pretty obvious 🤣

[@joesjoeys]

@@methos1999 ​ @methos-ey9nf True, the Italian was. But he did it a lot but got less subtle the more the movie went on. Watch the movie again with that in mind: Landa always "testing" people.

[@christophergreen6595]

I really never got that. It's a callback because she was hidden on a dairy farm, that's all.

[@ztrujillo96]

Man, your channel is awesome! You're right too; People are losing themselves.

[@lukeholman3180]

His accent is overdone ? Have you been to the Deep South ? lol

[@Delekhan]

Yet again, another stellar analysis. Love ya ma! Keep up the great work! Subscribed in the first minute...

[@DanMC4270]

Gahhhh you’re on a role, Jared. LOVE IT

[@RachelWilde-p5t]

As time wore on, simple dog commands turned into full paragraphs explaining why the dog couldn’t do something.

[@jonntischnabel]

The letter in the polish names you are trying to pronounce isn't L. (My keyboard won't type it) It's pronounced like an English 'w'. And furthermore, their W is pronounced like our V.

[@MaxxTrajan]

ok but he is speaking english, right? not polish

[@VikeDX]

@@MaxxTrajan The letters he is reading are not english, they are polish. In the same way that å is not an english letter and is not pronounced like a.

[@EthanSchaner]

I remember I found your videos off of a Rick and Morty analysis. All of these years later and I'm still here.

[@No-One-of-Consequence]

I'm sorry, when was Shoshanna going to be the girlfriend of "a high ranking German officer"? Freidrich Zoller is still just a Private, the lowest ranking enlisted man possible and furthest from being an officer of anyone in the German Army, even if he has been awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds, making hom one of only 28, including the 27 genuine (non-fictional) recipients and the one and only enlisted man. That would make him the rough equal to a Medal of Honor recipient, unless you count the one guy who actually received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds, but no one really penalizes anyone else for not being that one guy. The war ended before they could do much with that final upgrade. So Zoller's a big shot, yes, but words have meanings and he is not an officer and probably won't be, since the PR/propaganda value of him being Private Zoller is pretty big. So unless you are suggesting that Shoshanna was in line to be Landa's main squeeze, which seems highly unlikely, then I'm feeling like you need to clarify those word choices.

[@Day100]

My grandparents hadn't see it until 3 months ago. They loved it. One of my favorite movies of all time.

[@andresgreene4913]

Ah, yes the high-ranking officer, Private Zoller.

[@BatkoNashBandera774]

the highest-ranking officer, Midshipman/Maat Bruhn.

[@mai_komagata]

this made me think of how streaming television has replaced cinema as the dominant high art artform. Like a season of TV costs more than like 7 movies nowadays and is a shared artform. But crucially, since the heyday of prestige television (where all these beautiful, costly shows were virtually guaranteed their full run and then some), new series are subject to cancellation anxiety -- they will never get to tell their intended ending. and what that does to media analysis and interpretation, when we are deprived proper endings and the narrative told is subject to the whims of corporations more so than before because they are beholden to them to have an ending.

[@Captainflowers1011]

I think another way of viewing them is that both are about consequentialism vs deontology with Django arguing in defense consequentialism and Inglorious B@stards arguing in defense of deontology. In Django and the American South during slavery, blacks viewed as "inferior" was "just how it is" and the consequentialists were able to argue for wider idea, in this case, negative utilitarianism to reduce suffering (it can also be argued that slavery postponed the industrial revolution too so it was also a net negative on society as a whole even outside the moral evils of it. Meanwhile, in Inglorious B@stards, the N@zis are consequentialists and the b@stards are deontological. N@zism, by its nature, operates on the ultimate level of utilitarianism as an extension of consequentialism, that being "well even if we have to end 6 million+ lives think how many more happy German's there will be over the 1,000 year Reich" wnd and the b@stards are the deontologists arguing "no, that's wrong, I'ma do something about it" and thats that, no room for negotiation. Seeing them compared really highlights the flaws in both, if a deontologist truly believes something is "right" be it moral or traditional its virtually impossible to change their mind, for better or worse. For the consequentialist, they're so focused on the bigger picture and "big ideas" which is crucial for social advancement but also means they can easily buy into some heinous ideas if enough other "smart" people convince them it will put them on the "right" side of history because, to the consequentialist, intelligence leads to progress and progress is the ultimate goal now and forever. Not saying thats inherently bad but it does make it easy to justify anything if you talk long enough and use enough big words.

[@teskio]

What a great analysis And how true that a waning sense of narration in the world erodes the bonds that keep us united… Thanks man

[@evilgeniusha01]

4:02 That's not a dip pen. He's filling a fountain pen's ink reservoir with a button on the back.

[@elevencharlie9549]

ANYWAY?! You're gonna drop the hardest quote about criticizing intellectuals and hit us with an ANYWAY? I need more! Phenomenal video I'm gonna sub and be excited to see more from you in the future

[@tudorm6838]

Inglourious Basterds is a great movie inside a bad movie. A great scenario inside a careless scenario. The negative character is done very well while parts of the general story are not very intelligent. An example: the theater where the Nazi leaders are not guarded inside. This while we know that they were obsessed with their safety. There are a lot of script escapes that make the story lame.

[@bjrmagic1]

This is a masterclass , great video :)

[@-----REDACTED-----]

That’s not a dip pen, that’s a fountain pen. Also Hugo boss was not the designer, just one of many manufacturers.

[@chuckstehney2783]

Great analysis - the crisis of narration really fits with Tarantino, not just Inglorious Basterds. Or 2024. I think of this not as a Revenge Fantasy or War Movie, but a movie about War Movies. Tarantino really starts an imporant discussion. This analysis is exactly the response needed.

[@owenpape4042]

What are the chances I just watched this yesterday

[@fryone]

google knows

[@sean3533]

This video is going to be huge

[@Bryzerse]

Maybe it's just an American thing, but why are you guys talking about anti-intellectualism like it's some kind of opinion, or idea that should be given equal consideration. I've never heard anyone even vaguely suggest it has even the slightest merit outside of conspiracy circles and anti-vaxxers.

[@apanickedseagull]

An honest answer from an American: a majority of us are not that way. A certain political group is pushing it for their own agenda.

[@Bryzerse]

@@apanickedseagull Yeah that's kind of what I thought before, but I didn't get the vibe that the guy who made this video was a big fan of the pumpkin man. Maybe he is just being overly charitable to those guys. And of course I don't mean to infer all of you guys are that way, it just seems like for any ridiculous idea, there's always a particularly loud group of supporters over in the USA lol

[@charlieducey8880]

Probably because "intellectualism" is itself an ideology worthy of critique: an uncritical, often supercilious and snobbish appeal to intellectual "experts" rather than an open, non-pretentious pursuit of the truth.

[@JohanCody]

Did Pfizer and the FDA lie about the vaccine efficiency and risk?

[@apanickedseagull]

@@Bryzerse good lord, how they cry…

[@MojarraMutante]

Awesome as always. Cheers man