How THIS Scene Became a Modern Masterpiece

[@lancelloti.]

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[@adubs3080]

You misspelt bastards in your video title

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[@thereisaplace]

@@adubs3080Tarantino misspelled “Basterds” on purpose.

[@WeePandas]

@@adubs3080 Both words of the movie title are intentionally misspelled by Tarantino.

[@almaedabenhatschhi8317]

Hey Brother wanted to point out its beer yes. but it is a certain glass a special glass called a stiefel or a boot in english and its the most german glass we have

[@ThePerfectRed]

There is one point everybody misses about the card game. You have only 10 questions. When the major asks an 11th question, only Hicox answers while every body else remains silent (you usually have to drink up if you accidently answer an 11th question). You can se a brief change in the majors expression at that moment, indicating that he noticed the blunder.

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[@CT_Taylor]

@@joshstephens6574 whats that got to do with what they said about the car game?

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[@tedarcher9120]

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[@rubenquiros4859]

Quentin’s best movie by a mile imo. Almost every scene is a standalone masterpiece that can dissected. Great video!

[@AgentN-s5u]

It’s very much arranged like a stage play

[@Rompler_Rocco]

You know what, Utivich? This might just be his masterpiece.

[@cotrev75]

Masterpiesces is like getting high, always the first one is the best one, Pulp Fiction.

[@DefenestrateYourself]

@@cotrev75not his first or best film

[@cotrev75]

@DefenestrateYourself your opinion does.not matter against my fact. Btw sais first masterpiece not film

[@miked1869]

"I hope you don't mind if I go out speaking the King's" is such a wonderful, playful, semi-parodic way of signalling to the cinema audience: "relax, you can stop having to read the subtitles now." Tarantino does the same thing earlier in the movie during Landa's conversation with the farmer: "I regret to inform you I have exhausted the extent of my French... I ask your permission to switch back to English for the remainder of this conversation."

[@billkramme5443]

Similarly used in Kill Bill with O-ren addressing the Yakuza: "So that you understand how serious I am, I'm going to say this in English..."

[@kitoxme]

there is audience that have to watch all the movie with subs 😂

[@tedarcher9120]

Landa switches to English because he doesn't want the Jews to understand. He speaks perfect french

[@JackalPR]

It can also be interpreted as if he’s going to meet his maker, might as well be outed as what he truly is. A British and a Nazi’s enemy.

[@supremebuffalo6322]

This. I just can't relax with subtitles on screen...quiet scenes in foreign films are completely lost on me! I must be so f*kin stupid, I need to be told "relax, you can stop _having_ to read the subtitles now" Thank god for Quentin Tarantino, , I'd be so uptight over subtitles without him! I just can't relax when I have to read! he's so underrated, nowhere near enough recognition for him. best filmmaker in human history (although I couldn't name a single other famous director)

[@QuinnMillner]

Hicox is the only major British character in the entire film, the others are German, French, and American. The way it is set up Hicox seems absolutely professional, a British Operative like James Bond. It makes it extra suspenseful when the audience realizes he slipped up. Also the fact that this is movie is presented for a majority English speaking audience adds to the confusion of what went wrong, an American or English person wouldn’t notice the three finger motion because it seems absolutely natural, also because they don’t know German, the can’t see any differences in the accents.

[@RFC3514]

I'm pretty sure that even people who don't speak any German can notice the dodgy accent. The issue (and the doubt in the audience's mind) is whether that's just because the _actor_ has a dodgy accent (and in the context of the movie he's supposed to be speaking perfect German) or if the _character_ is also supposed to have a dodgy accent.

[@prinzashitakah]

@@RFC3514 Funny thing is I am German and he actually speaks perfect German. Only weird thing is rolling the r which some people used to do back then

[@RFC3514]

@@prinzashitakah - His "Rs" are inconsistent. Some sound normal, some are rolled, some sound like English (or even American) Rs.

[@JohnTrasher]

​@@prinzashitakahno his german actually doesnt sound perfekt... i mean for beeing an Military officer.. it stand out a little even though he knows all the words

[@rockthemoney]

@@prinzashitakahNah he has a noticeable accent

[@johannesmeier5550]

I absolutely love August Diehls performance in this scene. Tarantino gives his villains more depth in ten minutes than other writers/directors achieve over 3 movies. Great analasys too, keep it up!

[@pauliramone4371]

Yep, Diehl dominated that scene. I'm surprised that he doesn't appear more often in international films. Brilliant actor.

[@Arctic_Dude]

​@@pauliramone4371Absolutely.

[@jonnylawless6797]

This scene unironically had me clenched the entire time I was watching it. I wanted it to not go like that but I knew it was only a matter of time and it was nerve-wracking. Tarantino killed it on this one.

[@aleksandra2003]

I watched it several times still hoping for better end 😂

[@ripwednesdayadams]

All of the table scenes are like this. So fkn stressful.

[@antonwulp]

One of the best movies of all time still. But sadly because of this movie, I expected almost everybody to die in his future films, what made newer films a bit too predictable.

[@ccccc-l9m]

he’s a literal genius at his craft.

[@yawnberg]

That big empty room in the Churchill scene always reminded me of an empty stage during preproduction: where you might hold auditions, read through a script, and block out a scene. Just adding to the extended simile of war as film-making.

[@JosephKelly-uj1zo]

So true. An audition.

[@tobiasmyers3505]

Dang! You're right! And Austin Powers is playing a member of British Intelligence. This movie and Tarantino movies in general are so much about acting. People pretending to be different people.

[@Gabagool-cj4wz]

@@tobiasmyers3505 this made me think of sir christopher lee

[@thanktink4328]

The reveal of Operrrration KEEEENOUW😂

[@Knuck_Knucks]

So captivated by the 'empty stage', I didn't even recognize Mike Myers until years later. 🐿

[@siege00]

@24:27 the look on Hellstrom's face. Disappointment and resignation. He knows he's right, and he knows he's not going to make it home. Maybe even a bit disappointed that he is right. The shift from the smile, to no smile, then back to the smile. So much related in such small actions.

[@OriginalThisAndThat]

It takes a great actor to create all those micro emotions flow thru the scene. Or is it just the viewers subjective read..

[@mistressmozart]

brilliant actor

[@SaintMaxxi]

Her face also reacts too. The second he raises the wrong three, watch her

[@siege00]

@@SaintMaxxi nice catch

[@lavolka]

To me his expression at that moment is that of fury. After all he is a Nazi and to have him encounter the enemy plotting deep inside occupied territory must have made his blood boil. Maybe it’s a mixture of many emotions, not unlike what the audience feels at that moment.

[@TheRealBasch]

August Diehl‘s performance is haunting. If it hadn‘t been for Christoph Waltz, he would have delivered the best acting in Tarantino‘s magnum opus

[@mnnnbbbb]

I really like August Diehl as an actor. I think he is somewhat underrated in Germany but I often find myself enjoying especially his characters.

[@kwulfe]

Absolutely. He has a super clear voice and his acting is authentic.

[@daved2352]

I've only seen him in one other thing but can't for the life of me remember what it was. I remember him being great in it though

[@pjmac1878]

Something I happened to realize is at 14:31 he actually calls him the wrong rank as well. He call him Oberfeldwebel instead of the correct Haupfeldwebel. You can see this distinction by the 2 rings on his sleeves.

[@JosephKelly-uj1zo]

Sorry, who calls who the wrong rank and what does it signify?

[@1972hermanoben]

Wow, you’re right - good eye

[@belload1]

@@JosephKelly-uj1zo Hicox calls Wilhelm by the wrong rank. This further signifies that Hicox is not really a German officer. No one in the German military would make that mistake, at least without correcting themselves. It would be like if you were a captain in the Marine Corps and called a sergeant a gunnery sergeant or something. Immediately suspicious.

[@TheLostOne3243]

This could also be the reason Hellstrom seems to mock Hicox when saying it later in the scene.

[@belload1]

@@TheLostOne3243I definitely think so.

[@scarytrafficcone12]

I love how much credit you gave Sally Menke. Lots of videos gloss over everyone besides Tarantino, but these things take a village. Nice touch and great video

[@mark030531]

Sally Menke money, Sally Menke blood

[@Kafiristanica]

HI SALLY

[@pineapple7024]

@@mark030531 THAT HACIENDA - I PAY FOR IT!

[@Dustyplastic73]

@@mark030531 Sally Menke cutting parts of QT’s screenplay: This isn’t personal. QT: IT IS! IT IS PERSONAL!

[@BEHodge1]

You can really see the shift in quality after her death. Still good but not nearly as composed.

[@one1blue]

This scene became my favorite movie scene of all time about 6-7 years ago. It’s so good it’s almost its own little short movie in the middle of Inglorious Basterds.

[@Etiennejin]

Almost every scene could be its own movie.

[@germanpenn]

this one, and the initial scene between Landa and the French farmer are like standalone shorts inside a full-length film.

[@james_d_eaton]

This scene, and the opening scene are among two of Tarantino's absolute best. The tension in this scene was excruciating. Fantastic breakdown

[@Jimmer572TD]

August Diehl and Michael Fassbender are so good in this

[@skyex5047]

This must have been the most unthankful scene of Michael Fassbender's career. He brilliantly plays a British soldier slipping, but everyone in the audience was really thinking "That Fassbender guy messed up the whole basterd plan!"

[@tobiasfreitag2182]

What i always liked about inglorious basterts, apart from brilliant performances (especially by Walz), is that the germans (who are all played by very well known german movie and tv actors) are not just stereotypical bond movie like goons, but feel like real people in terrible circumstances trying to survive and somehow live their lives in a way that feels reasonably normal to them..... just like most people living thru these times. Since my grandfather was an austrian drafted in to the wehrmacht in early '39, who fought thru the whole war from Poland france to russia, who doubtless saw horrific things and in the end survived as a broken man that never was able to find any sort of healing, i realy appreciate that these people have also been recognized as real human beings by the film.

[@JosephKelly-uj1zo]

So true. Sheer chance of birth they weren't on the other side and heroes.

[@scottamu7816]

Shows the humanity that lies within any very terrible situation

[@recoil53]

That is also great writing and editing. There is definitely an art to deciding on how to make a movie show enough detail while not meandering or bloated. Show enough but not too much. Make the script too tight and the movie is too simplistic. Add just those little bits for development and the depth just skyrockets.

[@coooolibri]

i hope you watched the german netflix show Dark, cause ive never seen any of the actors of that series before, and there was more than a hand full that really impressed me with their convincing authenticity. it was shot with a cinema cam, really great vibe, tone and please give it a try ♥

[@Watschelinka]

​@@JosephKelly-uj1zoNo, please don't sugarcoat the fact that many many many people joined the Nazi-movement willingly and not just because they were unlucky to be born into it. The people could have resisted it, at least in the beginning, but the majority didn't want to. Of course there were traumata and individuals and each of them had their own story, but is doesn't take away their guilt. And I say this as a german.

[@its_adopted]

*Dieter Hellstrom* knew that those three weren't who they pretend to be ever since they entered the bar. His rank was Sturmbannführer - he knew every high ranking officer stationed in France. He also damn knew who *Hugo Stiglitz* was. Hellstrom was just playing with them, he knew he was safe, surrounded by other germans.

[@MrEnvvii]

I think he STRONGLY suspected...but allowed himself to be convinced that their story might be true. Perhaps they were strange officers in town to accompany a movie star to a premier. Believing that is easier than starting a violent confrontation on an otherwise pleasant evening. Once they obviously gave themselves away, he had no choice but to go with his first instinct.

[@Dayvit78]

If he was playing with them from the beginning, then he f'ed up, because he's dead now.

[@Asidchild]

@@MrEnvviiI dig this read. I think he was willing to entertain the idea that these were some weird out-of-towners that had pull with high society, but he’s shrewd as hell and slow playing his suspicion. The dead stare he gives when the erroneous “3” is signaled is all the pretense fading away in an instant. It’s a death knell, then and there.

[@its_adopted]

@@MrEnvvii that "three glasses" sign was more like an offence towards Hellstrom. He was just offended by this rookie mistake. Like "You think im this stupid?"

[@ticijevish]

No, this was covered in the dialogue, when he asked them what they were doing in France. He did know every important officer, he just believed the diva's story.

[@KiskeyaLife]

As much as this scene is well written, I dont think Tarantino wrote it himself or at least alone. The details and refferences are so specifically German, it had to be a native who wrote or advised the scene. Just the conversation about Winnetou's nationality is such a specific pop-culture refference to the era and Hitler in particular, who is said to have been a great fan of the Winnetou novels and recommended them to his officers. And the accent/dialect scene is of course brilliant, because its so darn accurate. Particularly since its a detail most US-made films involving Nazis (I'm looking at you Spielberg) get this often laughably wrong. Here Tarantino seems to poke fun at that Hollywood trope of getting accents wrong all of the time. But the fact that he knows this, understands the pop culture of the time and scripted the whole thing in German makes me thing he had a lot of German help creating the scene.

[@kevboard]

one thing I found weird is how they wrote Genghis Khan's name however. typically his name is written Dschingis Khan in german. So honestly, I would have found it just as weird as the 3 glasses gesture if someone wrote Genghis Khan on that card instead of Dschingis Khan. that's like a group of Americans writing München instead of Munich.

[@TheHiyy]

The greatest directors who know to collaborate with like language coaches ect, and the buck stops at the casting making it even more impressive he has the perfect crew.

[@anderse7039]

@@kevboard Spot on. In an otherwise brilliant scene, this is a considerable flaw. (I assume you're German, too)

[@dariusradu2369]

Yeah, he probably wrote the scene in English first and then maybe worked with the translators to tidy up the script here and there so that it retains its musicality in German as well.

[@NSGrendel]

Tarantino started as a script writer. He became a director because he wanted to make HIS script, not re-write it. I GUARANTEE you he researched this as far as he reasonably could. Then changed what he wanted to fit the story. Like Kubrick - Tarantino is an artist who shows his talent through both his ability and his auteur nature. For a guy whose only previous experience is being into films and working in a video shop, I think it's fair to say he is committed to his craft and goes the distance. Say you want about Tarantino, but as an ex-film buff and person selling millions of units - he will have put in work. One of the things I love about the guy is the fact like me and other people who've worked in the industry, we do it for the love. Tarantino definitely researches. Thank you for the culturally specific insight. It was adequate. I'd give you more praise but I think as a German that might induce combustion. Very adequate.

[@mrduckie5891]

@13:20 Hugo showing the first sign of humanity in this scene defused so much tension from what we were about to go through. It was almost so out of character for him that we knew something wasn't right.

[@Frosty42047]

Seen this scene a million times n still gets my heart racing to this day, Its just So unsettling even knowing whats to come…

[@coltphillips3648]

Great analysis. When Hellstrom sits down, he removes his hat and nudges Stieglitz aside, I agree this was probably a power move, but it's also common in military etiquette for the officer of lower rank to sit to the left of their superior. It adds to his perception as rigid and unyielding.

[@Dream25_]

"In a film packed with tense table centered scenes" >How am I just now realizing that Tarantino managed to make one of the greatest pieces of cinema where you could argue that characters being seated at a table is a key theme of the film. 🤯

[@darknutgaming5510]

The climax fight scene in Kill Bill, the characters were seated at a table, too

[@jacktaywer]

Well you might need to see 12 angry men

[@recoil53]

Until I saw the words, instead of just hearing them in the vid, I didn't realize that describes dinner in a dysfunctional family. Night after night.

[@StanHowse]

Reservoir Dogs. 90% of the Movie is a Garage, with some Dudes in Suits.... (Also a QT Movie)

[@Physics072]

@@jacktaywer you can't compare todays water down films to the likes of 12 angry men or really any hitchcock film. They all pale in comparison.

[@abhimanyujayadevan4591]

Amazing video, man. Goes to show how much nuance and details it takes to craft a masterpiece, and why Tarantino is an auteur in his field. The bar scene and the climax are probably Tarantino at his peak. Just brilliant.

[@lancelloti.]

Thanks bro! I'm glad you liked it!

[@obinnamejeh8179]

You forgot to add that when he said - I wasn’t speaking to you, Lieutenant Frankfurt, (turning to Stiglitz) or you either, Lieutenant Munich. (looking at Hicox) I was speaking to Captain I-don’t-know-what. He was calling them out by their accents. Meaning Stiglitz had a Frankfurt accent while Hicox has a Munich accent. Priceless.

[@shmooveyea]

He wasn't adding obvious things like that

[@shadowoctopus099-bf4ug]

Such a marvellous film. I always come back to watching it sooner or later. The use of scenes, dialogue, anachronistic devices to frame a fascinating plot and draw a viewer is Tarantino's mastery to a tee. Love Inglourious Basterds.

[@1972hermanoben]

9:48 I like the ‘shooting gallery’ effect of the bottles on the shelves

[@genericinterneter]

Wow, I didn't even notice, thats smart.

[@ConleRingh]

Niiiice

[@JoshuaGilmer]

I was going to make that same comment. Very intentional.

[@p.howard298]

I like the way mike Myers said "Got the gist?"

[@Alex-pn8hl]

It’s easy to take for granted the amount of tension in the scene but it’s hard to think of another movie with a scene that spends, what feels like an eternity, ratcheting up the tension with each line of dialogue. When you think you can relax, Tarantino adds another wrench in the scene, from wilhelm’s approach to the German officer, to continue upping the ante. And what’s even more impressive is that it’s all done through dialogue as opposed to using external forces outside the shot to increase the urgency (say an approaching enemy). Overall, when watching it i was captivated by its entertainment value but only in retrospect, through this analysis, do I realize how special this scene is in the annals of cinematography.

[@martinzaehringer1697]

The scene just kept going on and one and on, and the actual opposite of boring. It became more and more engrossing. You knew SOMETHING was going to happen, but what?

[@RandomStuff-he7lu]

The other thing is that when Hicox holds up the wrong 3 fingers he instantly knows he has made a mistake which is shown in the subtle expressions and movements that he makes such as dry swallowing.

[@JoQeZzZ]

Also Bridget immediately realizes too.

[@acutelilmint8035]

I watched so many videos of Germans counting lol Apparently another way they found out in real life, was Brits held their forks differently

[@NoPastNoFate]

The pan shot with the evenly spaced bottles invokes the feeling of a shooting gallery. Another hint to the viewer and unconsciously would make people feel unease since the protagonists and the audience are in the line of fire.

[@BradleyRuest-h3r]

Every time I rewatch this movie, I forget how flat-out entertaining it is. Every scene is masterful.

[@junker154]

When I first watched this movie at the cinema, this particular scene had me so on edge. I had never witnessed anything like it on a cinema screen. Seeing why this scene works so well is incredible. Thank you for your detailed analysis and commentary, it was very insightful.

[@Cueevooo]

this is the first video I've watched from Lancelloti and i'm blown away by your technical analysis. Makes me appreciate this film much more than I did before (and I already held it in high regard). Cheers man, keep doing what you're doing!

[@ChEvRi1979]

Love the vid, but every time you say "High-Cox", I twitched a little. It's "Hick-ox". He even says it at 0:49.

[@BluenoseBeerReviews]

Yanks never get it right.

[@tmanwattsutube]

Amazing description and analysis of the scene. I’ll never be able to watch a film again without thinking about lighting, camera angles, object significance, use of silence, use of foreboding….. and so much more. I thank you for broadening my horizons!

[@elizabethpayne53]

I agree! I was taken aback by all of the nuances that, perhaps, my subconscious picked up on, but my conscious self was completely unaware of - until I watched this. Great analysis!

[@BarChordA]

I watched this movie four times in theaters and I barely picked up on any of this, except maybe subconsciously. It’s nice to have people who can point this stuff out. I’ll have to watch it again soon.

[@chimedemon]

You know, after watching Columbo, I realized that this whole movie was basically Tarantino being like “what if Sherlock Holmes and Columbo were high ranking Nazis…”

[@szalaierik]

😂 incredibly entertaining idea

[@GizmoBeach]

What a load of bull-crap. Col. Landa might've thought he was being clever and Sherlock Holmes-like but all he was really doing was being an ass-clown with that farmer (he knew damned-well the Jews were under the floor; no need for a long-winded conversation and that whole scene was Tarantino patting his back over and over) and only a fool wouldn't have caught Hammersmark's lie about mountain climbing out (which mountains near Paris were you climbing on again?) The Hateful Eight was no different. There was no mystery or thrills there...just endlessly dull conversations that led to nothing but long run times. The closest Tarantino got to a mystery was which part of Death Proof came first: Stuntman Mike in the bar or Stuntman Mike on the country roads?

[@johnwotek3816]

@@GizmoBeach "(which mountains near Paris were you climbing on again?) " Fontainebleau is reputed for its cliffs and has a rather well known rock clibing activity attracting parisian.

[@axku408]

I also like the small details, like making the whiskey 33 y/o. When Hellstrom orders it, he doesn't say "they 33 year old" but only "the 33'er", maybe hinting to the year of 1933 when the Nazis came to power. Refering to someone as an 33'er mean that that person was an OG Nazi from the start not just someone who junper on tha bandwagon. Also the name 'Hellstrom', because hell means two differnt and quite opposite things in german and english. In german it is an adjextive that means 'light' (as the opposite of 'dark')

[@herrtulpeskanal1980]

4 am and it's already hell

[@sugarnads]

Except the old guard was from 1923. The munich beerhall putsch. 33 was just when they were elected.

[@Chiburi]

The number 33 is never random in Hollywood movies, or for scripts played out by the fake news networks. It's a dogwhistle a reference to Freemasonry, basically hangarounds and selection pools for jewish networks of power, and that it's Scottish underlines this. It's a reference to the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry.

[@sugarnads]

@@Chiburi youre sooooo wrong (and racist). Its a clear reference to the 🐐 Larry Joe Bird. GO CELTICS

[@Chiburi]

@@sugarnads lol its spelled RAYSIST

[@kabobawsome]

Something subtle the scene does is that even the later half of the King Kong part is toying. It's not clear if he's actually trying to figure out what he is, or if he's trying to probe further about their nationalities by taunting them about America's history of slavery.

[@gtjack9]

Or the British, the slave trade was orchestrated mainly by Britain and America, which plays into the first two questions he asks as well hinting that he’s either British or american

[@Nirvanafor4ever]

It definitely is, since the actress on Hicox’s forehead put there by Helstrom is of a German actress who came to prominence after the movie ban imposed on German films by the British - discussed in the Churchill scene. If not with the fingers, he would’ve betrayed himself by not knowing her.

[@andy2172]

​@gtjack9 I assume your referencing the transatlantic slave trade, which was orchestrated initially by the Portuguese and Spanish in the late 15th century. Slaves, of course, have been traded for 1000s of years. Just a simple Google search, that's all it took.

[@NaomiEric820]

Well, those slave ships were owned by Jews...

[@fordyhd5978]

Another interesting observation is that during the card game @21:08 LT Hicox's card apon his fore head is massively wonky in comparison to every other person in the room. Another intentional preparation from Tarantino to show that the character he is pretending to be and his facade his slowly falling off. Outstanding video, genuinely. think I need a rewatch!

[@P5Cowdrey]

August Diehl deserves an award for the bar scene. So good!

[@davidives1542]

The ad ends at 5:13.

[@anddue2]

🫡

[@Ghenny3030]

Thank you

[@SandauxBeats]

This is why I love Tarantino's films. He knows and believes that he has intelligent viewers. He's treating us as intelligent human beings.

[@arghjayem]

01:20 I always forget Mike Myers was in Inglorious Basterds! 😂

[@martinzaehringer1697]

I could never figure out why because it's clearly Mike Myers and he's overacting his character; I had to feel it was deliberate comic relief.

[@SJ-xj7no]

It's definitely comic relief. Tarantino no doubt told him to ham it up as the upper class yet dim senior British officer. If you have ever seen a UK series called Blackadder Goes Forth focused on WW1 then I feel his character was almost lifted from the part Stephen Fry played. Born noble by birth, gifted positions of senior ranking in the army, sent hundreds of thousands of young lads to their deaths. It's to show how buffoonish and egotistical they were in thinking they were really military geniuses while safe behind a desk.

[@twiceremoved7339]

​@@SJ-xj7no Mike Myers is playing Melchett's son lol

[@tomwalsh6774]

What a scene; what a film. This, and and the opening scene in the farmhouse are genius. Tarantino, I salute you sir.

[@Hiei999]

Inglourious Basterds is one of my all time favorite films. Michael Fassbender was amazing. I love the language swapping too. Culture was also there too.

[@Mr.Haveaword]

Incredible analysis. The table with landa, the whole build up in the cellar - I’m nowhere near finished and I’m thrilled

[@convened]

Wonderful assessment. I love this film. I could spend the next year exploring it's intricacies. This cast was phenomenal. I don't think I've ever witnessed another film like it and frankly, doubt we will ever see anything quite like it again. Waltz was so impressive. I can't think of this movie and not have him creep into my minds eye. Seeing him play the most loveable character in Django sealed the deal for me -- he is my favourite actor.

[@majorlogi5212]

U know when u have an excellent director, if Til Schweiger and "masterful scene" are in one sentence

[@SH-lt5cq]

It helps that he doesn't talk much

[@tedarcher9120]

​@@SH-lt5cqsomebody remembered what his name means lmao

[@droggelbecher2k127]

@@SH-lt5cq Til Schweiger is actually good in Movies he does not write/direct/produce himself.

[@LiftandCoa]

@@droggelbecher2k127 lowkey he is, but this movie was his best performance of all times, genuinely leaps above everything else only Tarantino could pull that off with Schweiger also: DROGGELBECHER!

[@kevinlintern8830]

Just discovered your channel, brilliant dissection of this scene! Subscribed, cant wait to see the other scenes!!

[@MeonLights]

I have no notes, just some additional fun: The Germans are playing the Identity/Who Am I game in German. The game could in theory be played with two people, but starts to get fun at three or more players. They are also playing the game in German, in France. Meaning the other players at least speak German but also very possibly are German. Sure, they are in occupied territory which is why the bar staff speaks (enough) German. But being comfortable enough to play a game with Germans in German at least implies some form of companionship. It's also partially why the waitress would object to join in. She has to work, yes, but her mother tongue isn't German. She protests in French before she is coerced in and somewhat put at ease. So the Germans are not on their home turf (disadvantaged). but the area has bowed to their "nature" and is sort of on their side. They are capable of making the place their turf, but there still might be variables they aren't prepared for. Also, when the Basterds enter with the tracking shot, the three Basterds line up with the three bottles in the foreground briefly. We see two red bottles and one blue one. Again, the hot and cold combination you mentioned, but also we see some of them might find their bloody end. I did enjoy that Fassbender leaned into his accented German for this movie. I'm German and to my ears, yes, he has a very good understanding of the language, close to a native speaker. But there is something to his pronunciation and... idk sound of sentences that gives you an "off" feeling. At least once you notice it in some way. (Also whenever I hear someone criticize the giveaway with the act of holding up three fingers the "non-German way", I remember the story about the German spy who was caught in France because the way he cut/ate his potatoes gave away that he wasn't French and giggle a bit.

[@mw7851]

Completely agree with your point about the Fassbender accent. Although there are an infinite number of different German dialects and accents the accent of Fassbender does not sound German at all. He has the typical difficulties of Englishmen speaking German (like pronouncing the 'ch').

[@Manie230]

@@mw7851that’s the point. His accent is so undoubtedly not German that even the drunk dude could hear something isn’t right. He should have better kept his mouth shut and let the actual Germans speak.

[@JK_Clark]

The version I heard was Americans eating the potatoes with their forks in their right hands, after cutting them into smaller pieces first. I wondered why that was part of the school curriculum in history lessons, I guess it's just a tool to engage young minds.

[@mw7851]

@@Manie230 totally! The one weak point in the scene's narrative was the SS guy seemingly needing the wrong hand sign to be fully convinced. The accent would have been enough.

[@patrickrichardson2518]

Maybe I'm reaching, but I feel like Hicox lighting the cigarette is a quick reference to Hopper asking Walken for "one of those Chesterfields" during the Sicilian Scene in True Romance. That last cigarette is both a resignation to fate as well as one final power move.

[@dave2132]

I think you missed the biggest power move at the bar. Wilhelm constantly ignored the basterds' orders as if he didn't believe they were German officers. However, when Maj. Helstrom casually says, "You should rejoin your friends," Wilhelm is immediately dragged away.

[@JerryMetal]

Hugo is shouting and ordering his friends to drag him away though. But I do agree that Wilhelm was not impressed by anything Hicox was saying.

[@ЕвгенийШагдарон-р1ь]

Helstrom is not just an officer, he is from SS (you can see by the color of his uniform) thats something between Military Police and secret service, but with much more power and intimidating reputation

[@okidave]

Helstrom is an SS officer. Like someone already mentioned it is a powerful position. They were feared even by regular German soldiers.

[@dave2132]

@@ЕвгенийШагдарон-р1ь Yeah, I thought about it, but I still think it's his demeanor. Hicox, despite his perfect German, is English through and through. It's the way he speaks and acts. Especially the way he feigns injury when Bridget agrees his brother is more handsome. Assuming German rankings are similar to British, Major is a step above Captain. I realize he's in the SS, but that doesn't explain the casual actions of the soldiers in war regarding three officers. Unless they didn't regard the captain as serious.

[@dave2132]

@@JerryMetal Yeah, I forgot about Hugo. Good point.

[@StanHowse]

Everyone always talks about the Stars, but in every QT movie the Supporting Actors/resses are Just as Professional and Convincing... Like the Drunk German Staff Sargent, "Ms. Hammersmark, what brings you to France?" With "Schnapps filled Eyes". And then the way he Forgets about his hand touching his Face when he gets an Attitude from (what he thinks) is an higher-ranking soldier. Perfect.

[@dakidokino]

BEYOND MAGNIFICENT! Very well detailed. The choreographic telegraphing in each video is worth watching. Really upped my filmmaking game. I thank you, my friend, for the intel.

[@PhiLudo]

also what you might not know is that the boot shaped glass is something not so unusual in germany. it is occasionally ordered as a shared drink for sport teams and so on. no one would drink a "stiefel" by himself

[@DamianSheesh]

It's funny you say that. I was just in Munich for work (I'm from the US) and we happened to be there for Oktoberfest. I asked my colleagues about drinking out of the boot glass and they had no idea what I was talking about. The only place I actually saw one was the airport! I wonder if these were more popular in the 40s. It would be a surprising detail for Tarantino to get wrong.

[@Shendril]

@@DamianSheesh The 'Stiefel' is not that uncommon. But you rarely find them in modern bars. In tradtitional/old fashioned German 'Kneipen' (bars) they often have one or two of them. Not many, since having a Stiefel is quite a challenge: you have to know how to drink it, if not, there will be the moment, when the liquid reaches the point that air rushes into the tip and you get a cold shower. :) Also Stiefel are quite common amongst German Student Fraternities (huge topic, not gonna tackle it here and they are very different from the US 'Greek way') - So having Hellström drinking a Stiefel so confident and nonchalant in his finest uniform shows a lot of control over his drinking. A subtle statement of control and power.

[@Wurmloecher]

hat der stiefel gweöhnlich nicht zwei liter? gibt ja schon auch kleine

[@matutenss]

Im not german, but I distinctively remember a 50yo german woman drinking a liter boot in 2 minutes in a bar in Berlin a few years ago when I visited. I guess its not normal, but I prefer to think that it is a normal thing for germans to do, dont taint my memories please.

[@Shendril]

@@Wurmloecher To answer your question, if a Stiefel is usually 2 litre: yes, but as you already mentioned, they also come in smaller sizes. You can even find 'Stiefelcups' for spiced wine (Glühwein) at some christmas markets. :)

[@ThirdEyePaul]

nah man, tarantino just likes feet xD 11:26

[@thezaher]

He was foreshadowing her "feet"

[@msannioba5760]

I can watch videos on this scene and the opening one endlessly, so great and detailed.

[@coldspirit9904]

the signal of "3" was actually the best part of the scene...very realistic view...as i didn't know the germans/europeans signaled three that way...

[@bwisternoff8986]

One of the best videos I’ve watched on KZbin. So interesting and mind exploding. Can’t wait for the next one.

[@4nn13h7]

I think the shot of Hellström cutting the victrola also serves the audience by letting them know when the chips are really down. You’ve had these escalating pops of tension, even the awkward pressure of that long shot between Hicox and Wilhelm, and the ensuing yelling, but it’s all been jangly, drunken hijinks. When that ambience stops, all of the chaos and noise-the life-stops. However tense you thought it was, Tarantino is showing you that, even the next second, there’s a much more excruciating and serious level-death-waiting. You’re right to highlight it as one of the most masterful scenes in cinema, and it’s a tough call, because this film is full of incredible scenes. If I had one criticism of it, actually, it would be that it’s so full of them that it never really gets to breathe-probably entirely intentional, in this case. My field is design, and we talk a lot about leaving clean space for the eye to rest. This film is so dynamic and has been ideated and realized to a level of perfection where there is no such space, and I think it’s a brilliant, if suffocating, way to tell the story of a very dynamic and suffocating chapter in world history. I highly approve of your choice of this scene and the contrasting opening scenes to qualify it. Good eye!

[@lancelloti.]

Interesting take, thank you for sharing it!

[@lazarosuarez3492]

Your writing, narration and technical skills deserve applause. Well done, sir. Well done!

[@philphipp]

18:18 "controntation". a flaw in an ode to perfection

[@justinjwolf]

twice!

[@Philographicks]

I heard an F. Didn’t you?

[@rosstee]

@@Philographicks The error was in the text on the screen rather than what was said.

[@theo67-ft3yx]

So interesting! I know nothing about movie production. It's interesting to see just how many details influence the experience of watching the film, subtly guiding the impressions and intentions of the Director/Producer/Actors. I wouldn't have caught any of these details, but I can see how they matter. Thanks for spelling it all out!

[@williamwiley4437]

You have very good sense of finding the lil hints and highlights in individual scenes! Although I feel you do break them down after just watching them! Good job things I didn’t notice, bc I’m a huge movie buff. But I don’t go back and break them down but I do try to catch them as it plays

[@dr_volberg]

25:12 - Isn't this Eric's (the barman) view of the action? And because he sees the gun, then he also gets ready to use his shotgun?

[@underscoredfrisk]

good assessment

[@jackmercer4244]

Fassbender looks so bad ass in that uniform.

[@alexoman177]

The character's name is pronounced, "HICK-COX". Amazing video. Very thoughtful and informative. I loved it. And I've watched many film-analysis type KZbin videos on this movie. This may be the best one yet. Terrific, great job!

[@thomr902]

and homogenous is pronounced "ho-modgen-us" not "homo-genius". I must confess that hurt me, but I got over it because the video was good

[@alexoman177]

@@thomr902 Same. Video so good, I found more comical than annoying (annoying would be per usual)

[@Konstant515]

Man. This is beautiful done. Well explained, I am saving this and showing it to my friends I will come back with feedback

[@MasonOfLife]

This was the first scene of any QT movie I’ve ever seen It was just on TV one day long ago and I started to watch Never before had dialogue alone intrigued me and captured my attention so strongly I was glued to the screen on the edge of my seat…from DIALOGUE (which as a 14 year old was very novel! I didn’t even see any other scene in the movie for a good while, so I just knew of this amazingly tense scene that was utterly brilliant, it was unlike anything I had scene in movies before

[@landonletterman831]

I love how the basement is the best and the worst place to fight. Best: Can't be flanked, you have one spot to cover Worst: No escape, it's a desperate position because you're a sitting duck, your options are limited to "fight until there's no one left and you can leave (unlikely), or get captured/off'd by lucky tossed 'nade" But I love the unspoken hatred of the idea of fighting in a basment by Aldo. Dude has a scar around his neck, and I'll be about willing to bet he ran into a basement to hide before he got it!

[@landonletterman831]

It's the "desperate last choice" of a place to fight. Will prolong the end, not save you from it.

[@sludgepls]

Actor: breathes Video essayists: Yeah I've got time.

[@AIainMConnachie]

When i first saw this scene i knew Hicox had ruined their disguise when he held up 3 fingers; never mind ordering whiskey, which to be honest seems like scripting overkill. Anyway. Any German would have used instead, a thumb & two fingers. It gives the whole scene more nuance if you understand this. For example when the Major orders "the 33" & imitates Hicox by holding up three fingers, he is both educating & reminding Hicox regarding his mistake, & at the same time, mocking him. You can see resigned defeat & realisation in Hicox's expression.

[@Doughboy14145]

Thanks for breaking this down! This made me appreciate the scene so much more! 🍃

[@zeit.geistt]

I met you as elCarbon and quickly became a follower, so glad when I started watching this video and the voice sounded familiar! You’re an incredible cinema communicator and now the English community has a great content creator too. 🎉🎉

[@3n3j0t4]

Top 10 scene in movie history

[@kulii]

Brigitte Horney, the name Hellstrom writes on the card that ends up on Hicox' forehead, was a German actress best known for her leading role in the 1943 movie 'Münchhausen'. The fictionalized character of Baron Münchhausen was notorious for telling outrageous tall tales. The German term 'Lügenbaron' (baron of lies), which is colloquial until today, stems from this character. So it is very safe to assume that Hellstrom knew right from the beginning that Hicox was indeed not a German.

[@Outanower]

I’m surprised you didn’t go more in depth about the question/identity game that they played and how the Officer’s identity is King Kong who is usually shown holding a young woman whom the protagonists are trying to get back. Also the way he plays the game shows his strategy while dealing with these Americans, his deduction skills but also his tendency to have a very strong suspicion of their identity but not reveal so until he is absolutely certain.

[@fsflights4605]

And not only that, he is SO certain at the end that he doesn't even bother to look at the card - he just takes it off and throws it on the table without ever confirming if that was really the name (as someone would in an involuntary self-congratulatory act of "yeah I got it right")

[@mhcurry]

an absolute masterpiece - both in the original and your breakdown. Kudos!

[@landler656]

Something I find very interesting about this scene is the casting. Michael Fassbender is from Germany originally and can speak German without his obvious accent in the film. So he intentionally speaks the language with his weird intonations. Also, the region he is claiming to be from does have a lot of different distinct accents. So his backstory is entirely plausible.

[@TheMetaphasicMonk]

I also noticed Diane Kruger's eyes for a split second as he raised three fingers. It's easily my favourite Tarantino scene. Great video. Thank you.

[@laughingoutloud5742]

I've seen another analysis that shows von Hammersmark's eyes when Hicox shows 3 fingers, but I've watched this movie an unhealthy amount of times and the camera shows Helstrom's face through the fingers, as shown here.

[@AgentN-s5u]

The only problem is that the bilingualism is kind of inconsistent. I wish certain scenes like the French woman threatening the Germans and some dialogues of Landa thinking to himself were in German rather than English. Most of the film was already in French and German so they could’ve made these specific dialogues German as well. It is a excellent film otherwise

[@jondunn1543]

All those people you mentioned were speaking/thinking in their native language, which is what people in real life do

[@AgentN-s5u]

@@jondunn1543 no bro. There were scenes were landa is clearly thinking in english

[@jondunn1543]

@AgentN-s5u such as

[@AgentN-s5u]

@@jondunn1543 the scene where he kills that German actress he clearly says to himself what was that quote again in english

[@vzsombor95]

@@AgentN-s5u because she was a spy of the allies

[@TarheelTeddy2011]

Not to mention Helstrom's clever gambit to get the 3 glasses gesture, ordering the scotch and knowing that von Hammersmark won't take scotch and he can deny it himself. Great writing

[@haslahali746]

As a movie movie freak, I couldn't have said anything better than you did. This is also my favorite scene from the movie! Classic Tarantino style, slowly moving conversation that gives hints from what's about to happen, still never quite revealing it until the whole stage blows up! Nice to see a fellow Tarantino fan making such a great review of the scene, taking all to account! Great work!!

[@alexcain3171]

I really like your detailed appraisal of this, you’ve done a nice job , it would be nice to have longer segments of the clips though to soak in what you’re explaining. Keep up the good work!

[@Do_Worrk]

One thing to note on 24:04, Germans count with their Thumb as one, so a real German would have the thumb, index, and middle finger held up to signal the number 3. No thumb, not German.

[@Chicken_Dragon_Eater]

Also, if you read her facial expression just before they turn to him. You could tell he did something wrong by how she reacted to it.

[@socialanimalmedia]

Bit random here but my grandpa stole a pair of Görings (seen at 1:09) Lederhosen when he raided that fat bastard’s hunting cabin in the alps during WW2. That, alongside a number of strange and unique photographs and some other spoils now reside at Stanford University as we had no use for it and weren’t trying to let some skinheads acquire it for their “collection” by selling it or something shady like that.

[@trickywoo5165]

Yeah right, actually he earned them using his purdy mouth 👄 lol

[@ryanmount4197]

Lmao huh? Why wouldn’t you keep them?

[@JeremyBeltzhoover]

Yeah...those are not called "lederhosen". They are called jodhdpurs&all calvary officers&field marshalls(or generals)wore them...Patton wore them; so did Monty, Stalin, ElDuche, Eisenhower, Bradley...that is unless you are saying that what your grandfather had were short pants w/leggings...those are lederhosen.

[@BlueGlassesVIDS]

They are also called "Lederhosen" if they are made of leather. Lederhosen are both any pants made of leather (literally translating to "leather pants", as well as specific kinds of clothing traditional to Bavaria and Austria ("Lederhosn"), also called "Tracht" (traditional clothes). However, thanks to your grandpa for his service, and giving it to a university was a good call. Would hate to see that stuff in the hands of Skinheads. Sincerely, someone from Germany.

[@underthemayo]

Masterfully done. Can't wait to rewatch this.

[@TheOmnisProject]

great breakdown from a great scene. You’ve got a good channel, looking forward to seeing more classic scenes broken down like this

[@jte7438]

18:02 This is overlooked in this analysis, but Hellstrom's pat on the bartenders back indicate to me that he is a regular in this bar, and he is subtlety trying to indicate something - that being either to expect the worst, or that everything is under control. Wither way, it brings an atmosphere of Hellstrom being the central person in the room (or basement, if you will, which may be an indication of Tarantinos lowly opinion of bigots in general).

[@Samanosuke1138]

I am 100 all in that Landa knew that she was Shoshanna in the restaurant. He knew, but he wanted to continue his game of cat and mouse.. He would probably kill her after the premiere.

[@tonySlll1989]

His fate was sealed as soon as he opened his mouth. Turning off the music was like saying “fun’s over” The three finger gesture didn’t give him away. The major is playing along with all the bs until those three fingers are raised. Now knowing, everyone else knows he’s slipped up means he has to act on it, Game over. One of the greatest scenes of all time in my opinion.

[@bonafidesmooth]

What a breakdown. That was amazing to watch. Well done. This is a movie I've watched multiple times but you've given a new perspective. 👍🏾 Also at 23:56 you can really see that heicox really does have his pistol pointed at him since he sat down. Details details 😮

[@djkc7486]

Very nice. Great analysis/explanation of film-making, cinematography, editing, etc. And great YT video production yourself!

[@bobboberson2024]

If a director took this much thought and time setting up shots - NO movies would ever get made. A deep dive into possibilities… But that’s not how it works in reality. Script wise - different story. Production wise - you’re on the clock. But what a scene - a masterpiece indeed.

[@sergeyr9184]

Exactly my thoughts. It would take 10 years to shoot it this way.

[@OutrageIsNow]

Tarantino probably didn’t even realize he was doing half of what this video is saying he did. At least not on purpose

[@JK_Clark]

Eh? The set designers followed the storyboard, probably working into the night before the scenes were shot the next day.

[@satnav1980]

If Pulp Fiction didn't exist, then this would be his greatest film.

[@a_cowwithlegs]

I love pulp fiction but this movie is on another level

[@DefenestrateYourself]

Even Tarantino thinks IB is his masterpiece

[@Jackle02]

Hey man, love your videos but there's something going on with your recorded audio. Maybe it's the sample rate, maybe it's the mic, maybe it's the audio upload, not sure, but I'm hearing a lot of skipping and dropped audio frames to compensate. Maybe you can hear it too on playback. Again, love the vids but I'm sorry this is bugging me, 'cause it's happening every 10 seconds or so and it's noticeable for me.

[@baxoutthebox5682]

Ya, it sounds like a sample rate issue given the almost granular texture to the vocal track at points. For the video maker, how do you record your voice and into what program?

[@critique7767]

The tense buildup on that bar scene is perfect . Also the start when that german visited the house and drank milk

[@davemcdonald8481]

Fantastic scene in an incredible film, and outstanding analysis of it. You just earned a follow, sir. Well done.

[@chrmartube]

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