IVIV (0)

[rich]

nope. I wouldn't presume to know that about anyone. In a nutshell, I
am just wondering why someone would make a movie about Jews acting
like Nazis, copying, mirroring in fact acts of appalling
brutality--carving of symbols in flesh, burning a group of people
alive-things the Germans did all too often during the war. I wonder if
those who suffered thru it w/ find these acts funny. (The
Einsatzgruppen in Come and See are laughing and cheering, too amidst
mass murder)
Not to mention a movie where you almost feel sorry for the Nazis as
victims--that's just so wrong.
It goes beyond the actual movie itself or Tarantino (who is coming
from the genre angle and hardly cares about the history) for that
matter--just the American/Hollywood portrayal of something that can
never really be portrayed faithfully (tho Come and See comes close)
In summary, all I'm saying is to look upon IB as nothing more than
porn (Eli Roth has said as much)
I sure as heck didn't feel much uplift from watching people being
burnt alive--QT may think of it as provocative; I think its pretty
sad.

maybe i'm thinking too much about one dumb hollywood film

rich




On 8/21/09, kelber at mindspring.com <kelber at mindspring.com> wrote:
> Are you suggesting that my enjoying the Basterd's script means that I don't
> take the Holocaust seriously?  I also enjoyed Stalag 17 and The Producers.
>
> Laura
>
> -----Original Message-----
>>From: rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com>
>
>>
>>all I ask Laura is watch Come and See if you haven't seen it; and see
>>if that experience changes your view of Basterds
>>
>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_and_See
>>
>>rich
>>
>>On 8/21/09, kelber at mindspring.com <kelber at mindspring.com> wrote:
>>> looking forward to your take on Inglourius Basterds.  Haven't seen it
>>> yet,
>>> but I read the script and thought it was great (and I'm no Tarantino
>>> fan).
>>>
>>> LK
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>From: Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com>
>>>>Sent: Aug 20, 2009 6:14 PM
>>>>To: pynchon -l <pynchon-l at waste.org>
>>>>Subject: IVIV (0)
>>>>
>>>>Today taken up with clinic appointment, lunch, new comics @ the shops,
>>>>picking up mail, union meeting, art museum visit, friends' bands
>>>>playing, Inglourious Basterds @ midnight, passing out on the bus, et
>>>>al.,will be back tomorrow, then out of town for a wedding this weekend
>>>>(no, not mine ...), then, hiopefully, IVIV (1).  Thnaks for yr
>>>>patience!  Mingle, mingle ...
>>>
>>>
>
>