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Inglorious Basterds And The Dark Knight Analysis

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They say the villain makes the movie and I would say that I agree with this statement. Two of my favorite movies, Inglorious Basterds and The Dark Knight, both have very well-written villains. Hans Landa, played by Christoph Waltz, is a colonel in the Nazi army and has been given the nickname "Jew Hunter" for his expertise in finding Jews where other Nazi officers would not. The Joker, played by Heath Ledger, is a psychopathic criminal that is introduced to us by offering the mafia to kill Batman for them.
The character of Hans Landa is introduced to us at the beginning of the film. He is shown to be interrogating a French dairy farmer about a Jewish family that used to live in the area. This scene is the perfect introduction for Hans …show more content…

He then orders his men to execute the Jewish family, who are still underneath the floorboards. He manages to hear the daughter running away and has a chance to kill her but allows her to run away for his own twisted amusement. Hans Landa presents himself as well-mannered but underneath that is his utter ruthlessness and his lack of empathy. Despite being an officer in the Nazi army, towards the end of the film we are shown that he is no true loyalty as he makes a deal with the Allies, that allows them to assassinate Hitler and end the war and lets him escape to America.
The Joker is also introduced to us at the beginning of the film but in a bit of an unexpected way. We are shown that a group of robbers wearing clown masks execute an elaborative plan to rob a bank, that is later on in the film revealed to be storing money from the mafia. We see as they start to double cross each other on orders from the Joker until only one
Avila 3 masked robber remains. Before the lone remaining robber is able to leave on a stolen school bus, one of the bank workers stands up to him, mocking him for thinking his plan is so great so that he could get a bigger share. As the last remaining bank robber approaches him, the bank worker asks him "What do you believe in?!". The masked robber starts to respond with "I believe that whatever doesn't kill you simply makes you...stranger" taking off his mask, revealing that he is the Joker. This scene was

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