Date Released: 2009
Director:Â Quentin Tarantino
Actors/ Characters: Brad Pitt / Lt. Aldo Raine, Mélanie Laurent/ Shosanna, Christoph Waltz/ Col. Hans Landa, Michael Fassbender / Lt. Archie Hicox,  Diane Kruger/ Bridget von Hammersmark, Daniel Brühl/ Fredrick Zoller
Summary:Â In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same.
Review
Tarantino's Inglorious Bastards is deserving of its 8.3 rating on the IMDB website. This film was gritty, gory and action packed, Tarantino never fails to impress me with how he merges dark themes and sensational gore with black humour and entertainment and this film is no exception.
The entire 20 minute long opening sequence was filled with a suffocating mounting tension that had my heart in my mouth. As soon as the Jew Hunter, or Hans Landa, played by Christoph Waltz drove up to Perrier LaPadite's small farmhouse accompanied with a sinisterly played 'Fur Elise' it was evidently clear that Hans was our clear antagonist. The Jew Hunter was a excellent villain, with no moral compass and a deceivingly charismatic charm about him, Tarantino created a complex and unpredictable character- everything you would want in a villain.
Tarantino without a doubt presented the Germans of the film as the blatant antagonists. However the antagonistic characteristics evident in Hans were also apparent in our anti-hero of the film- Aldo Raine. His team of Inglorious Bastards were simply breathtaking- their no-nonsense nature and ability to take down Nazis were both hilarious and shocking to watch. The no-mercy and ruthless attitude of Raine was similar to Hans, the only reason he is the protagonist of the film is because he fights for the right side.
I loved the 'Tavern Scene' in the film. The rising tension and false enjoyment of the characters perfectly summed up the state of France during Nazi occupation.
At the centre of the film was Shosanna's revenge story. Tarantino created a brilliantly empowered and fierce female character in this film which I simply adored. Bad ass female characters are rising up in the media nowadays and Shosanna is a prime example of the changing representations of women in modern films. The link with Shosanna to the beginning of the film and her rise to power with the Nazis was inspiring to watch and made you root for her the entire film. It broke my heart following Shosanna's lunch with the Nazis and her breakdown in the restaurant was devastating to watch.
I loved Fredrick Zoller's character- I was disappointed at how he turned out to be in the end of the film as I had hoped he would  turn out to be a better person than the other Nazis. However he ended up conforming to the stereotypical Nazi and being a cruel and selfish man therefore when Shosanna shot him at the end I was extremely happy. I loved the fact that she exploited her sexuality and attractiveness with Fredrick in order to gain revenge for what the Germans did to her family.
The finale of the film when the cinema finally set on fire and all the Nazis inside perished was spectacular. Visually the shots and fire looked magnificent and the catharsis created from Shosanna's successful revenge was great to watch.