31: Moral Ambiguity in Cinema (INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS)
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How can a film both vanquish evil, while also revealing the darkness within? In this first entry of our 'Hearts of Darkness' series, we tackle Quentin Tarantino's WWII fan fiction: INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS. But despite the often black-and-white view we have about the heroic Allies versus the evil Nazis, this film reveals the moral ambiguities that characterize war. And as we'll see, INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS places us in its crossfires through its meta-engagement with the power of cinema. We also discuss how this film uses a Nested Loop story structure, how Tarantino brought this film to life, and how its ending ties into thew Jewish Shema.
- Introduction (0:00)
- Why We Chose INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS (3:02)
- Context & Ethics in INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS (4:45)
- Analyzing Villainy: Hans Landa (16:00)
- Redrawing the Lines of Morality in War (26:24)
- Deception and the Art of Cinema (36:55)
- Vengeance and the Ultimate Compromise (55:15)
- Is This a Masterpiece? (1:12:16)
- Conclusion (1:15:15)
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