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re: Question about the opening scene in Inglorious Basterds..
Posted on 8/13/25 at 2:29 pm to nosaj
Posted on 8/13/25 at 2:29 pm to nosaj
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but by his own admission he took his role very much as a "job" and the job was done, albeit except for Shoshanna.
I think he intentionally let Shoshanna go just so he could hunt her later.
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I always wondered if he recognized her in the restaurant later on.
I think he did and had a pretty sadistic plan for both her and Zoller (the later for standing up to him) on the night of the premiere where he’d expose Shoshana in front of the High Command and destroy Zoller’s reputation and breaking his heart. But then he found out that the Basterds were coming to the premiere and knew he had much bigger fish to fry than her and Zoller.
This post was edited on 8/15/25 at 12:36 am
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Posted on 8/13/25 at 2:33 pm to iwyLSUiwy
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That's part of the suspense/tension of the scene but I don't think he lets things go on nearly as long as they do with her if he did.
Well if Landa did know that was Shoshana, where was she going to go? As far as Landa was concerned (assuming he knew), he had her cornered.
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Definitely never would have allowed Hitler to enter into her theatre.
Unless he had his own plans that directly involved Hitler and the High Command. Germany was basically guaranteed to lose the war at this point, and Landa was looking for ways out.
Posted on 8/13/25 at 2:34 pm to OMLandshark
He's not a true believer. He admits he has no personal animus toward Jews, and that he is simply very accomplished at hunting them.
He's ambitious and totally in the game for adulation.
A true believer wouldn't negotiate their conditonal surrender with terms that give credit for being a double agent and contributer to Operation Kino. He wanted citizenship, a medal, and Nantucket property.
He's ambitious and totally in the game for adulation.
A true believer wouldn't negotiate their conditonal surrender with terms that give credit for being a double agent and contributer to Operation Kino. He wanted citizenship, a medal, and Nantucket property.
Posted on 8/13/25 at 2:34 pm to SCLSUMuddogs
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He gets incensed at Aldo for killing his phone operator after making a deal for both of their lives. I'd lean toward them letting the LaPadite's survive.
Yeah, I think that’s the best evidence that he didn’t kill the family. As fricked and evil as he was, I think to a certain extent that Landa was largely a man of his word. That and terror I think were his currency as an SS officer.
Posted on 8/13/25 at 2:35 pm to Tic44
Always figured he killed them
Posted on 8/13/25 at 2:37 pm to DanglingFury
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LaPadite clean up the bodies than to do anything else to him and his family.
I mean, he was explicitly eye fricking his daughters (not that I think Landa found them attractive and just used it as a threat) who if LaPadite didn’t give up the Jews, then I think would have sicked his men on them and had them raped.
Posted on 8/13/25 at 2:38 pm to OMLandshark
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I think he intentionally let Shoshanna just so he could hunt her later.
He didn't let her go on purpose (to hunt her). This is a cut scene from the movie.
This post was edited on 8/13/25 at 2:41 pm
Posted on 8/13/25 at 2:41 pm to ATrillionaire
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He didn't let her go on purpose. This is a cut scene from the movie.
Ehhh, Tarantino changes his mind from his scripts pretty regularly. Landa’s men could have easily charged her down.
Plus Landa says “Au Revior” which means “Until we see each other again.” That doesn’t make sense if he’s just sending his patrol looking for her and capturing or killing her ten minutes later. It’s all about the thrill of the hunt for Landa.
This post was edited on 8/13/25 at 3:16 pm
Posted on 8/13/25 at 2:45 pm to OMLandshark
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Ehhh, Tarantino changes his mind from his scripts pretty regularly. Landa’s men could have easily charged her down.
It's not deleted from the script. It was cut during production due to time constraints. The scene was filmed.
This post was edited on 8/13/25 at 2:46 pm
Posted on 8/13/25 at 2:46 pm to Tic44
Always have gone either way and neither choice would be a surprise to me
He always seemed like an evil heartless person on a power trip who easily could have killed the family just because he could
He also seemed more inherently interested in just getting the job done who wouldn't have taken the deception personally and would have just moved on to the next situation
So...idk
He always seemed like an evil heartless person on a power trip who easily could have killed the family just because he could
He also seemed more inherently interested in just getting the job done who wouldn't have taken the deception personally and would have just moved on to the next situation
So...idk
This post was edited on 8/13/25 at 2:48 pm
Posted on 8/13/25 at 2:47 pm to Tic44
My assumption has always been he let them live as well.
Posted on 8/13/25 at 2:50 pm to ATrillionaire
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It's not deleted from the script. It was cut during production due to time constraints. The scene was filmed.
Well he says “Adieu” to LaPatite and the Jews and “Au Revior” to Soshana. I’m just taking Landa’s words quite literally here.
Posted on 8/13/25 at 2:52 pm to OMLandshark
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Well he says “Adieu” to LaPatite and the Jews and “Au Revior” to Soshana. I’m just taking Landa’s words quite literally here.
That can very well mean that he'll see her again as she will be captured, killed, or will die in some other fashion. Interesting observation, though. Who knows.
Posted on 8/13/25 at 3:01 pm to Tic44
Nope. Landa is a man of principle and was shown to believe in the honor of a deal at the end of the movie. He is legitimately shocked when the americans kill his associate in the woods and claims that they had a deal
Posted on 8/13/25 at 3:06 pm to nosaj
quote:I thought him ordering milk and telling her to wait for the cream was an indicator that he recognized her from the dairy farm
I always wondered if he recognized her in the restaurant later on.
Posted on 8/13/25 at 3:16 pm to Carson123987
quote:i think this is where I fall but again, wouldn't be surprised if he went the other way as well
Landa is a man of principle and was shown to believe in the honor of a deal
Posted on 8/13/25 at 3:19 pm to Carson123987
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Nope. Landa is a man of principle
Hitler would disagree but I do think that's how Landa sees himself
Posted on 8/13/25 at 3:30 pm to Harry Caray
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I thought him ordering milk and telling her to wait for the cream was an indicator that he recognized her from the dairy farm
I always thought that was a test because the cream and strudel wasn’t kosher?
Posted on 8/13/25 at 3:33 pm to Frac the world
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I always thought that was a test because the cream and strudel wasn’t kosher?
That as well, which makes the scene that much more sick. Good observation there.
Posted on 8/13/25 at 3:35 pm to Frac the world
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I always thought that was a test because the cream and strudel wasn’t kosher?
Both would often be made with animal lard, in particular pork lard, at that time, as I recall
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