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I believe it depends on the viewer whether to take it as an indication to the accident or not. When we as viewers of the movie see the whole conversation happening in every moment we feel the fear of revelation of Shoshana's original identity to the Colonel, given we are already been introduced with his cunning and cold but cruel behavior. We feel such ...
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It is probably not change in heart, I am afraid! In the first case you are referring to Coln. Landa said the quoted statement, while talking to LaPadite. The reason behind the sudden visit to his house was to search for the unaccounted for Jewish family in that area. To remind LaPadite about his unofficial nickname was a tactics of Landa, I believe, to ...
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I'd say this gesture was something so subtle and unconcious that it just falls below any cultural assimilation. He has "counted to three" in the "British way" all over his life and even excessive exposure to German native speakers and culture probably won't change such a highly non-descript and intuitive gesture. You can speak fluently in a language and be ...
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Well me and my wife both took German in high school and were taught by a native German. He told us the way that Germans count one with their thumb instead of with their fore finger. I always remembered this and she didn't. We both visited Germany through a student exchange program and became fluent in the language. While watching Inglorious Basterds I ...
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