@DIES IRAE that these things never happened is an emotional reality to you. It's like when a child hurries up the stairs after turning off the lights. He knows there's nothing there but the fear itself is real. Like a child, you're frightened of a conspiracy theory despite all evidence against it, because you're not able to reason with your own fear.
dutchsouthernrockfan “got even worse as the German infrastructure and food supply fell apart.” The civilian population of Germany were some of the best fed civilians of the entire war; The Germans learned what happens when you don’t feed your populace from the bread riots of WWI. They tried to make sure that German life went largely unaffected as the war progressed. That necessitated infrastructure and steady food supplies. Berliners were hardly affected until the allies started moving closer in the spring of ‘45. How can you say evidence points away from the Holocaust as an event of attempted extermination? Mobile death squads existed for the explicit purpose of exterminating undesirables, einsatzgruppen who slaughtered by the dozens and hundreds, turned into gas chambers because the psychological toll was found to be too great on the soldiers.
Christoph Waltz is honestly one of the best actors alive today. He speaks 3 languages (German, English, and French) fluently, he can portray a Villain that you hate, or a Hero that you love to absolute perfection, and he's just all around a fantastic actor. I hope he makes movies for another 100 years. He's the Best!
It's weird no matter how evil this guy is it's impossible not to like this guy, he's just so damn cunning and smooth. Christoph Waltz hit it out of the ball park with this performance!
I don't see him as evil. I see him as a psychopath, one who is quite impartial and does the job he is supposed to do the best way possible. It is the job that is evil.
He's incredible, especially in this scene. Objectively, he's really calm here. And yet, he radiates this aura of danger, bestowing fear upon everything within reach, one that makes you fear for your life.
In this scene, Handa says that he "loves his unofficial title of the jew hunter". In a scene near the end of the movie, he is talking with Pitt and the little man and basically says that he hates that title and that he is "a detective" and that "it was just a name that stuck". I don't believe this to be a flaw in dialogue. He is merely saying whatever he has to say as an interrogation tactic to get people to admit what he wants them to admit. Simply brilliant writing. Genious actually.
Hes an opportunist at heart. A cold and heartless one, but a good one none the less. He says what he needs to say in order to get what he wants/needs. Its why he didnt kill shoshana here or when he meets her in the restaurant. Because both times he realizes it could create more opportunities later. And it did. He was able to sell out the german high command and walk free, that is until his forehead met aldos knife
i like to think of it as shift in loyalties. in this scene, germany is very clearly winning the war, so landa relishes in his sadistic nickname, whereas by the end of the movie germany is losing and landa has already formulated a plan to betray them and switch side, hence why now he’s no longer proud of his nickname
I can see Tarantino learned from Hitchcock. "Suspense is when you have two men sitting at a table talking about baseball, while a bomb ticks under the desk."
Adam Clown no shit there was subs, u think I know 10 languages? lol the subtitles being so fast was exactly why I couldn't watch it with some mad intense brain workout that ended with a underserved migraine...
It was excruciating and beautiful. You can see he is a caring, intelligent, and empathic man who loves his family and friends. He did his best to hide Shoshana's family, but when he realized Landa knew where they were hiding the whole time it was over and he had to chose his family over hers
@@krizjamz9823 Because he is defeated, and knows he is found out about hiding a Jewish family. He is also scared for his own family if he doesn't admit the truth, but also feels guilty that he is going to be forced to give them up. The acting is realistic from him.
I love how Landa plays mind games with those he interrogates, picking them apart piece by piece. But he does it in such a suave, sophisticated, strategic manner that it's like being seduced by a charming gentleman. He turns evil into an art form.
Landa is my favourite movie villain. He's charming yet twisted that you must love him and smile while he scares the crap out of you. You know he’s a monster and still all you want to do is to hug him. Charisma level: over 9000. Bravo Waltz! (and Tarantino) :)
i dont find him charming. i find him annoying. if you met a guy like hans landa in real life, you will be annoyed too, assholes. He just doesnt shut up.
The irony of a Nazi explaining the logic of racism and bigotry by using the analogy of rats and squirrels and how we react differently with them is astounding. What incredible writing
Germans and Swiss-Germans speak English so beautifully. Such a distinguished accent and they enunciate every sound in every word. Christoph Waltz is a prime example. Now if you want to see a language completely butchered, watch Brad Pitt try to speak Italian in this movie LOL.
Jake valladares Christoph Waltz is an German-Austrian actor. He is best known for his works with American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, receiving acclaim for portraying SS-Standartenführer Hans Landa in Inglourious Basterds.......this is from Google.
Bill The Bull Gates the debate is over it being biological or social. Biologial as in it is innate in humans, and social as in its constructed by humans.
Millennial Woes yes. what these guys mean by saying race is a social construct, they should say culture is a social contruct not race. But even social constructs don't just drop out of thin air - they do have a basis in reality.
This scene reminds me a little bit with the "Coin Toss scene" in No Country For Old Men. Both scenes are nerve-racking and keep you on the edge of your seat, feature the villain and a relatively simple, quick character, talking calmly while the villain could very bring harm towards the other person, physically or emotionally. The difference is that this scene ends MUCH differently than the one in No Country For Old Men, but both still carry an impact the same.
+Salman Zaki i agree, Waltz's was a smooth pragmatic, he didn't actually belive in the Nazi cause, he just wanted to be on the side of the winner. Bardem's on the other hand, if i remeber correctly -Haven't seen it in a long time- was almost purely evil.
+Gibson Weasel agreed, Tarantino is my favorite director mainly because of the amazing dialogue in his films. I'd rather take a beating than watch a Michael Bay movie
You know what the scary thing is, is even though we as a audience know how evil Hans really is at the same time you can easily view him as the sweet old grandfather that all the grandchildren love
The interior of the house behind them looks like a painting. Everything about it, from the cupboard to the windows, looks like a theater decoration, which makes the entire scene even more surreal.
The best part of this scene is right after where this cuts off. Landa's face changes ever so subtly. You can literally watch malice creep into his face and eyes.
Babafyr I did turn up the volume, obviously. However, I (and I presume plenty of other people too) expect videos to already be close to the ideal volume. This one was considerably lower than anything I've heard on the internet for more than a year.
After seeing this, I have no doubt in my mind that Christoph Waltz will absolutely hit it out of the ballpark as the next James Bond villain, Oberhauser.
this movie made me a huge fan of christoph waltz. he was relentless and clever and his unusual poise and calmness made everybody he interrogated squirm. his acting is so effective that even the audience watching the movie can't help but to squirm along - almost like we want to help out the victims that are getting interrogated and throw them a bone to get them out of their dilemma.
I just love Hans' refined eloquence, grand diction, and implacable composure. You get the feeling that he truly does not like doing such things, but feels that he must as a part of his duty as an S.S officer. A lawful evil if you will. He is ruthless, but not excessively brutal or cruel. He simply does his task and is off with his day.
Zachary Henshaw Only people utterly uneducated about history (and current events) would say that animosity towards Jews is pointless and has no real reason. They've done and are still doing plenty of things that could make plenty of people hate them.
derbigpr500 such as? i think yo might refer to the israeli ocupation of palestine, but that is the state of israel, not the jewish ethnic group as a whole
derbigpr500, I hate to say this but I have to after what you said. If you really are going to say people have legitimate reasons to hate a religious group as a whole, that religious group would be the Christians. They have killed more than any other religious group in the name of their lord. And even today, they use the name of Jesus as motivation to hate and kill minorities. Those minorities being Jews, Muslims, homosexuals, transvestites, blacks, Hispanics, and a bunch more. I hate to mention such a thing since obviously there are many exceptions but I wont stand for antisemetism and this should put you in your place.
A man may participate in some injustice because the world around him has convinced him that it is right and proper… but to participate in injustice KNOWING that it is unjust… THAT is true evil.
True. The Nazis were influenced by the antisemetism that practically dictated the entire world (and still does in many cases), while many of them knew it wasn't good.
This scene, along with the Joe Pesci "What makes me so funny" scene from "Goodfellas" are a solid tie for me. The first time I saw both scenes, I felt tension and fear with every bone in my body...and your English is fine ;)
+jay taylor He typed nine words. Just nine words. And from those nine words, you immediately concluded that he must be American. _Brilliant_ deduction. How ever do you do it? For your information, I _am_ American -- Texan, to be more exact -- and I know that squirrels _do_ invade people's homes because I've had it happen to mine. I woke up one morning on hearing something tearing up something else in my living room, I got out of bed and walked into the living room and there was a damned gray squirrel, eating a bouquet of dried flowers out of my vase. He froze but he didn't run, so I casually walked back around the corner, came back with my trusty Daisy Powerline air rifle and shot the flower-eating little bastard in his heart. Then I found the hole in the ceiling of my closet where he apparently got in, I cut a wooden plug and fixed the hole, and I haven't had any more squirrels inside my house since. So believe it or not, Americans _do_ know that squirrels invade homes. Did you ever consider that bio2020 might be _Canadian?_ I understand that there aren't many squirrels in the Yukon Territory!
+bio2020 I've found more squirrels living in people's houses than rats. I think the whole rat infestation in homes is overrated, squirrels and bugs are where it's at.
+BloodyBay how do you know someone is speaking english just by nine words...JUST NINE WORDS? people can tell lol. there is a sense of lack of education and recklessness which too many americans display, its a behavioral thing.
I remember the first time I saw this film it was purely by chance, and I knew nothing about it or the actor Christoph Waltz. I watched it alone and late at night. The feeling of mental tension inside me from this opening scene was palpable.A masterpiece of acting.
One of the best scenes in a film ever. Every detail and bit of dialogue is genius. Incredible acting by both actors as well. This film made me a life long fan of Christoph Waltz.
When I watched this in the theater this one guy left after 10min as they were just talking..what he didnt know and what he missed was a MASTERPIECE that made everyone in this movie you hate to love..with awesome acting and roles they played ...was something no one could do better than them.....😍😍😍😍😍..loved it just wow...this is story, feelings of fear, love, betrayal, and all emotions in one film..now that's a classic to be shown in classes
this scene is a masterclass in everything--acting, dialogue, scene setup, lighting, camera, pacing, etc etc etc. everything about it is palpable and real. the look on the guy's face while being interrogated without saying many words at all is something you can feel through the screen. and of course christoph's acting while juggling multiple languages while being simultaneously an evil monster, yet somehow charismatic. fabulous.
I think about how the director planned it out in his head how the makeup artist, the set all the people involved with this movie, The acting, it just blows my mind. There's so much passion in this movie
+Woolleyyy He would be a GREAT Hugo Strange. If they ever bring that character into the new DC Film continuity, I'm sure Waltz would do a fantastic job as Strange.
Everyone is praising Christopher waltz for his incredible acting, but Denis Menochet (the farmer) is also amazing! He perfectly portrays the "good" man, confronted with death threats.
The way he switches the conversation to english subtlety to keep the jews in the dark from his knowledge is phenomenal. He knew they were there from the start, he needed his guards in the perfect position
this man is a gift from the heavens, he's such an amazing actor. for anyone who didnt watch django, watch it, even if you dont like those types of movies, watch it for this man alone.
Let us not forget that Quentin Tarantino instructed Christoph Waltz to hold back his acting prowess as not to intimidate the other actors/actresses. I'll let that sink in for a minute.
It's weird how you can find someone so evil so likable, solely because he has class and has a smooth way of doing things. A sense of respect is earned towards them which is actually kinda like you're blinded towards his actual nature, which is still evil. Kinda shows how dictators/serial killers/mob bosses earn so much love and respect from a lot of people.
Thinking about the aftermath of this scene... I reckon Landa was such a megalomaniac that he & his soldiers just left the farmer & his family alone after the massacre, ensuring that while they would be scared straight (not to mention mentally scarred from the experience!), they would always remember him for who he was. Fascinating character and a well-earned Oscar for Waltz, holy shit.
Conor Doyle he has no reason to kill the farmer and his family. The farmer gave up the Jewish family, and landa got what he needed. No reason to kill another innocent family, probably more of a hassle that he wants to deal with anyway
L Ron Howard Well they did hide Jews from occupying Nazi forces that alone was usually a death sentence and all it would take would be a shot to the head and done.
What are you thinking? True, but remember landa is more about the hunt than the kill. He could have easily killed shoshanna but chose to let her live because he already got what he wanted. And like the op said, letting them live is probably way more effective as a scare tactic; the family lives to tell the horror story from this day and everyone who heard would be scared shitless and would def be discouraged from hiding other Jews looking for safety
Honestly landa Does his job efficiently, he loves hunting more than the actual killing (hes a detective) which is technically why he let shosanna go so he could hunt her, killing the farmers family when they exposed the jews wojld go against his "morals", he's the type of guy that keeps his promises like how he said nothing would happen to the family if they exposed the jews, which is what the farmer did
I watched this movie with a couple friends after we took LSD. It was the longest three hours of my life. The scenes where Lando interrogates people had me sweating, and I swear I could hear my friend's heartbeats! I never felt so much anxiety
This sense shows that horror sometimes could not to be delivered by horror-looking monsters, simple kindness with adequate calmness would be more than enough
His acting is just incredible, he literally makes everyone around him seem mediocre at best. Literally one of the best performances I have ever seen grace the cinema screens. Christoph Waltz was pretty good in this scene too.
This scene is just an incredible example about how Tarantino builds up tension through the scene. Scenes like these are a psychological masterpieces in a sense that everything seems to be fine until the very end but the tension has slowly grown up all the way from the beginning. This all compined with Christoph Waltz awesome acting and you truly have something incredible! I remember seeing this in the movies and I was so impressed... once again!
I like the version where he talks like 4 different languages, it brings out the versatility of the character and his persona stands out more as a really evil, human being
This movie juggles between seriously dark moment into goofy comedy so perfectly, i thought i hated the film midway through but after watching it to the end this is actually one of my fav movies
I won't say the BEST scene in cinema history, of course taste in film is too subjective, but I have watched many thousands of films and without question the methodical building of suspense and drama make this my FAVORITE scene ever.
I absolutely love this scene, the way he pronounces Monsieur Lapedit and his analogy about hawks and rats. Rats and squirrels. This scene set the tone of the movie. Another great scene was the meet up at the bar with lady Von Hamashmock
For those who question a 1940s French farmer knowing English, I would say it shouldn't be that peculiar. Rather I think it reveals why Landa is there in the first place. The farmer was likely a soldier which isn't to unbelievable as military service tends to be more respected in rural regions which leads to many more joining up. Service in an elite force like the French Foreign Legion or merely a simple army posting anywhere near British-African territory would have allowed him to have picked English up during his tour. Not only that but military service especially in the Foreign Legion would also favor Standartenfuhrer Landa's steadfast certainty of this man is the one that is harboring Jews in the area. It could be stated that takes a lot of courage to put one's own family at risk but who would be more likely to do this, a simple farmer wishing to be left alone, or a veteran soldier who already put their own life on the line for their country? It would be puerile to assume Landa visits every homestead in the country side, rather he deduces which farms are most likely to harbor his quarry, like any good detective and investigates. Even without the rest of the movie Landa can be seen as both a brilliant and terrifying figure while serving as exceptional exemplar of what it looks like to have a generally "good" role like a Holmesian detective being turned on its head into an antagonistic role.
I remember watching this in the theater, during this opening scene just amazed thinking this actor I’ve never heard of was doing the best acting I ever seen
Title is: How to make somebody cry in fear with only showing kindness and calmness
@DjRawd0g he knows too much
@DIES IRAE that these things never happened is an emotional reality to you. It's like when a child hurries up the stairs after turning off the lights. He knows there's nothing there but the fear itself is real. Like a child, you're frightened of a conspiracy theory despite all evidence against it, because you're not able to reason with your own fear.
dutchsouthernrockfan two words: gas chambers.
dutchsouthernrockfan “got even worse as the German infrastructure and food supply fell apart.” The civilian population of Germany were some of the best fed civilians of the entire war; The Germans learned what happens when you don’t feed your populace from the bread riots of WWI. They tried to make sure that German life went largely unaffected as the war progressed. That necessitated infrastructure and steady food supplies. Berliners were hardly affected until the allies started moving closer in the spring of ‘45. How can you say evidence points away from the Holocaust as an event of attempted extermination? Mobile death squads existed for the explicit purpose of exterminating undesirables, einsatzgruppen who slaughtered by the dozens and hundreds, turned into gas chambers because the psychological toll was found to be too great on the soldiers.
@Jack the Gestapo I genuinely pity you. To be that stupid is a terrible thing. I'm not trolling when I say your comment actually made me upset.
Christoph Waltz is honestly one of the best actors alive today. He speaks 3 languages (German, English, and French) fluently, he can portray a Villain that you hate, or a Hero that you love to absolute perfection, and he's just all around a fantastic actor. I hope he makes movies for another 100 years. He's the Best!
Doesn't he also speak Italian
A little bit i think
(in Brad Pitt's pitiful Italian accent) 'Arriva delgey.'
Noah Van Helsing Only a bit. He admit he's not fluent in Italian
He is also good enough in italian all things considered. The man is monster in terms of talent.
It's weird no matter how evil this guy is it's impossible not to like this guy, he's just so damn cunning and smooth. Christoph Waltz hit it out of the ball park with this performance!
+Jonathan Gonzales just like teddy fuckin williams hittin it out of the fualin park!
+Dandog Zbutt he went fuckin yawd on dat one
+Jonathan Gonzales youre right...he can charm the birds out of the trees,,,,hes smooth as teflon...
out to fuckin' Lansdowne Street!
I don't see him as evil. I see him as a psychopath, one who is quite impartial and does the job he is supposed to do the best way possible. It is the job that is evil.
there's acting, and then there's Christoph Waltz
epic in cinema history
He's incredible, especially in this scene. Objectively, he's really calm here. And yet, he radiates this aura of danger, bestowing fear upon everything within reach, one that makes you fear for your life.
Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!! i think he won an award for this movie. Well deserved! One of the best acting i have seen my entire life.
The farmer was good too, displayed a father in fear for his family very well.
Tarantino not only knows how to create captivating stories but he also knows how to cast the perfect actors for the characters in his stories.
Imagine being such a good actor that everyone forgets that Brad Pitt is in the movie
Brad Pitt was solely put as the face of the movie beacuse it sells better
Same with django unchained. Jamie foxx was nothing compared to waltz. Nothing against jamie tho.
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@@KatieLifts graht-zee
I didnt
Pitt was still best in this movie
only cristoph waltz makes a brad pitt movie a cristoph waltz movie
thats an interesting thought mi Coronel
Lol wut?
Forreal
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Thats what you call a bingo
This is the greatest intro to a movie villain since Clarice Starling met Hannibal Lector in Baltimore State Hospital.
It was very good, but Max caddy cape fear trumps Hannibal
+Real One please don't say Trump.....
Altough I adore Inglourious Basterds, you just can't beat Hannibal
the joker entry in the dark knight would be my choice
No no no Health Ledger's entrance in the Dark Knight is amazing. He shoves a freakin pencil through someones skull
In this scene, Handa says that he "loves his unofficial title of the jew hunter". In a scene near the end of the movie, he is talking with Pitt and the little man and basically says that he hates that title and that he is "a detective" and that "it was just a name that stuck". I don't believe this to be a flaw in dialogue. He is merely saying whatever he has to say as an interrogation tactic to get people to admit what he wants them to admit. Simply brilliant writing. Genious actually.
Hes an opportunist at heart. A cold and heartless one, but a good one none the less. He says what he needs to say in order to get what he wants/needs. Its why he didnt kill shoshana here or when he meets her in the restaurant. Because both times he realizes it could create more opportunities later. And it did. He was able to sell out the german high command and walk free, that is until his forehead met aldos knife
Ja, either that or he was genuinely of two minds about it.
He was scared shitless, that's why he denied liking it.
i like to think of it as shift in loyalties. in this scene, germany is very clearly winning the war, so landa relishes in his sadistic nickname, whereas by the end of the movie germany is losing and landa has already formulated a plan to betray them and switch side, hence why now he’s no longer proud of his nickname
Thanks Captain Obvious
I can see Tarantino learned from Hitchcock. "Suspense is when you have two men sitting at a table talking about baseball, while a bomb ticks under the desk."
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God Damn the writing in this movie is phenomenal.
that's Tarantino for you
convos were too fast form me couldnt even finish it ...
RUclips Sux There are subtitles ya know lol
Adam Clown no shit there was subs, u think I know 10 languages? lol the subtitles being so fast was exactly why I couldn't watch it with some mad intense brain workout that ended with a underserved migraine...
RUclips Sux you must be a little slow
"I'm aware of what tremendous feats human-beings are capable of when they abandon dignity." - Mr Landa describing reality TV shows
Describing social media. (updated)
Feats and not feets 😆
@@MrYusu-jg2if So true.
also describing himself
@@foodofthegodsmore like modern Jews today 😂
No one is talking about the farmer? The actor is incredible too. This scene is perfect really!
I could almost feel the sweat running down his face, and smell the crap and urine in his pants.
It was excruciating and beautiful. You can see he is a caring, intelligent, and empathic man who loves his family and friends. He did his best to hide Shoshana's family, but when he realized Landa knew where they were hiding the whole time it was over and he had to chose his family over hers
He doesn't say much
@@krizjamz9823it's not what he says, it's how he is able to convey so much by not saying much.
@@krizjamz9823 Because he is defeated, and knows he is found out about hiding a Jewish family. He is also scared for his own family if he doesn't admit the truth, but also feels guilty that he is going to be forced to give them up. The acting is realistic from him.
I love how Landa plays mind games with those he interrogates, picking them apart piece by piece. But he does it in such a suave, sophisticated, strategic manner that it's like being seduced by a charming gentleman. He turns evil into an art form.
There's only one question on your mind every scene he's in... but such an important question:
"DOES HE KNOW...?"
@@flankspeed I feel like he knew from the very beginning and this entire conversation is to just test if LaPadite would give them up or not
how is he evil?
@@flyingpaladin617 I don't know, by killing innocent people, maybe?
@@magallanesagustin4952 some people deserve to die
Landa is my favourite movie villain. He's charming yet twisted that you must love him and smile while he scares the crap out of you. You know he’s a monster and still all you want to do is to hug him. Charisma level: over 9000. Bravo Waltz! (and Tarantino) :)
Will, Shut your fear mongering liberal ass up
Woah, Mr. high and mighty!
Jews are capitalists you Nazi
i dont find him charming. i find him annoying. if you met a guy like hans landa in real life, you will be annoyed too, assholes. He just doesnt shut up.
Nevermore Soulkeeper This was an interrigation. Kind of hard to get answers by sitting there quiet. Smh
The irony of a Nazi explaining the logic of racism and bigotry by using the analogy of rats and squirrels and how we react differently with them is astounding. What incredible writing
Chris Guzman not really. It actually seems kind of obvious
Great writing tho
@@quartzking3997 Exactly
@@quartzking3997 yes, but people have to over complicate things and try to get philosophical
Excellent writing, and amazing delivery. Tarentino makes everyone look good.
If Sherlock were a Nazi
Red Baron He actually has a sherlock quote in the movie as well, during the deal with Aldo.
Yeah basically
@@Antiganos Really ? Which one ??
@@loupotter-black335 gorlami
Bingo
Germans and Swiss-Germans speak English so beautifully. Such a distinguished accent and they enunciate every sound in every word. Christoph Waltz is a prime example.
Now if you want to see a language completely butchered, watch Brad Pitt try to speak Italian in this movie LOL.
jeepxjdude2000 grahtzzee, bownjourno
Brad Pitt killed me with the Italian scene hahahaha
***** Actually, Cristoph Waltz is of German and Austrian decent. You might want to do your research a bit more before commenting
I looked up online christoph waltz a Swiss- German
Jake valladares Christoph Waltz is an German-Austrian actor. He is best known for his works with American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, receiving acclaim for portraying SS-Standartenführer Hans Landa in Inglourious Basterds.......this is from Google.
Landa explained Racism in 4 minutes
+Mitch Butcher so is race
***** The construction of race is highly debated. Race isnt as simpl as concept as you may think. After it is a concept created by humans.
Bill The Bull Gates the debate is over it being biological or social. Biologial as in it is innate in humans, and social as in its constructed by humans.
Millennial Woes yes. what these guys mean by saying race is a social construct, they should say culture is a social contruct not race. But even social constructs don't just drop out of thin air - they do have a basis in reality.
Millennial Woes - And a wild Millennial Woes appears! Praise Kek!
This scene reminds me a little bit with the "Coin Toss scene" in No Country For Old Men. Both scenes are nerve-racking and keep you on the edge of your seat, feature the villain and a relatively simple, quick character, talking calmly while the villain could very bring harm towards the other person, physically or emotionally. The difference is that this scene ends MUCH differently than the one in No Country For Old Men, but both still carry an impact the same.
That was a great scene as well. However, Javier Bardem's character was more evil.
Loved both performances.
We've had a good string of supporting actor performances in the last decade and a half.
+Salman Zaki i agree, Waltz's was a smooth pragmatic, he didn't actually belive in the Nazi cause, he just wanted to be on the side of the winner. Bardem's on the other hand, if i remeber correctly -Haven't seen it in a long time- was almost purely evil.
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MrMortsnarg I was thinking the same thing
The acting in this film is so good! Those who complain about too much talking are probably better off with Michael Bay films :)
+Gibson Weasel agreed, Tarantino is my favorite director mainly because of the amazing dialogue in his films. I'd rather take a beating than watch a Michael Bay movie
+ayamDiMeja I don't know some of his films have been pretty bad.
I love the talking, much more impressive than the bullshit bombing and explosing scene
Jason X man you sound snobby, but you’re not wrong.
@@SuperKiao how tho?
Can't believe this was almost 10 years ago
It is now.
UnitedWeStand4EVR it was actually 78 years ago
UnitedWeStand4EVR 11 years now
You know what the scary thing is, is even though we as a audience know how evil Hans really is at the same time you can easily view him as the sweet old grandfather that all the grandchildren love
Wtf
@@jothishprabu8 seriously his charisma is something else
He’s so good at manipulating with his charisma
@@jothishprabu8 It does happen in the real world...
acting masterclass
The interior of the house behind them looks like a painting. Everything about it, from the cupboard to the windows, looks like a theater decoration, which makes the entire scene even more surreal.
I honestly believe that this is one of the greatest moments of acting ever shown. Incredible to watch.
both men were good even just facial expressions...the father moved me
This one scene has more intensity and suspense in it than the last 20 years worth of action movies combined.
The best part of this scene is right after where this cuts off. Landa's face changes ever so subtly. You can literally watch malice creep into his face and eyes.
"agrees in french"
Oui...yes
FistKitso lol
lmfao still gets me that line, cry in asian
@@royk7712 "cry in asian" ¡jajaja! Funny. I laughed in Spanish.
Wii
The volume is far too low in this video
Best Comment in the world
Ever heard about turning up the volume you moron
Babafyr
I did turn up the volume, obviously. However, I (and I presume plenty of other people too) expect videos to already be close to the ideal volume. This one was considerably lower than anything I've heard on the internet for more than a year.
Hugh M Well then Go cry in a corner.
Hugh M does the 'M' stand for Mungus?
“…what tremendous feats humans are capable of when they abandon dignity.” Hauntingly accurate.
After seeing this, I have no doubt in my mind that Christoph Waltz will absolutely hit it out of the ballpark as the next James Bond villain, Oberhauser.
+Interestingenough4 He was great btw :D
+Interestingenough4 yeah and he did.. holy shiet he was good
Great actor! But wasn't intimidating like he was as Hans landa or like Javier bardem in skyfall :/
+Buxenwolf Christoph Waltz and Quentin Tarantino are like...royale with cheese. They need each other.
Nigel Mansell As Landa or as Blofeld?
This entire movie is a masterpiece. Tarantino’s best movie.
Not even close
@@peruna6381 yes it is
@Alex Souster No
@@peruna6381 Yes it is
@@snnnaaaaaakeeeee4470 no
'if a rat were to walk in here right now, wouid you feed it with this delicious milk?"'
"why do you think I just served you milk?'
Touché
Lmao
**pulls out gun**
meh, weak
I love how he picks the man apart and finishes with the killing blow!
this movie made me a huge fan of christoph waltz. he was relentless and clever and his unusual poise and calmness made everybody he interrogated squirm. his acting is so effective that even the audience watching the movie can't help but to squirm along - almost like we want to help out the victims that are getting interrogated and throw them a bone to get them out of their dilemma.
What a command over language and how beautifully he convinces people about such a horrible propaganda.
@Carlie Mckenna Mike Cernovich videos aren't facts kid
@Carlie Mckenna Actually, facts back by fascist dumbasses like yourself.
This is a real contender for best scene in movie history.
When he talks to the girl Shoshana over the strudel is pretty intense.
Well said, my friend.
Kyle Edwards absolutely
Undoubtly the best opening scene in cinema history
@@jothishprabu8 a worthy opponent to dark knight opening scene
I just love Hans' refined eloquence, grand diction, and implacable composure. You get the feeling that he truly does not like doing such things, but feels that he must as a part of his duty as an S.S officer. A lawful evil if you will. He is ruthless, but not excessively brutal or cruel. He simply does his task and is off with his day.
“Not excessively brutal or cruel” yeah, like he didn’t just choke a woman to death.
At least he knows his animosity toward Jews is pointless and has no real reason.
He doesn't even have animosity towards Jews. Hans Landa is a psychopathic opportunist and nothing more.
Zachary Henshaw Only people utterly uneducated about history (and current events) would say that animosity towards Jews is pointless and has no real reason. They've done and are still doing plenty of things that could make plenty of people hate them.
derbigpr500 such as? i think yo might refer to the israeli ocupation of palestine, but that is the state of israel, not the jewish ethnic group as a whole
derbigpr500 please enlighten us
derbigpr500, I hate to say this but I have to after what you said. If you really are going to say people have legitimate reasons to hate a religious group as a whole, that religious group would be the Christians. They have killed more than any other religious group in the name of their lord. And even today, they use the name of Jesus as motivation to hate and kill minorities. Those minorities being Jews, Muslims, homosexuals, transvestites, blacks, Hispanics, and a bunch more. I hate to mention such a thing since obviously there are many exceptions but I wont stand for antisemetism and this should put you in your place.
One of the best scenes created by Tarantino, matched with one of the best performances by Waltz. Very powerful stuff!
A man may participate in some injustice because the world around him has convinced him that it is right and proper… but to participate in injustice KNOWING that it is unjust… THAT is true evil.
True. The Nazis were influenced by the antisemetism that practically dictated the entire world (and still does in many cases), while many of them knew it wasn't good.
An Austrian said "squirrel" properly! I've never heard an Austrian or German say it that well. Christoph Waltz is incredible.
The scene in total is 15 minutes long, I think these minutes have been the most anxious minutes on a movie. Ever.
Sorry for bad english
Albert you did fine it's okay buddy, your English is great.
Hey man you have better English than most of the idiots in a RUclips comment section
@@BIGWH1FF including your's.
This scene, along with the Joe Pesci "What makes me so funny" scene from "Goodfellas" are a solid tie for me. The first time I saw both scenes, I felt tension and fear with every bone in my body...and your English is fine ;)
Yeah, but squirrels don't invade our homes. Rats do.
+bio2020 Squirrrels snipesteal cookies though
+jay taylor He typed nine words. Just nine words. And from those nine words, you immediately concluded that he must be American. _Brilliant_ deduction. How ever do you do it?
For your information, I _am_ American -- Texan, to be more exact -- and I know that squirrels _do_ invade people's homes because I've had it happen to mine. I woke up one morning on hearing something tearing up something else in my living room, I got out of bed and walked into the living room and there was a damned gray squirrel, eating a bouquet of dried flowers out of my vase. He froze but he didn't run, so I casually walked back around the corner, came back with my trusty Daisy Powerline air rifle and shot the flower-eating little bastard in his heart. Then I found the hole in the ceiling of my closet where he apparently got in, I cut a wooden plug and fixed the hole, and I haven't had any more squirrels inside my house since.
So believe it or not, Americans _do_ know that squirrels invade homes. Did you ever consider that bio2020 might be _Canadian?_ I understand that there aren't many squirrels in the Yukon Territory!
+bio2020 I've found more squirrels living in people's houses than rats. I think the whole rat infestation in homes is overrated, squirrels and bugs are where it's at.
+BloodyBay how do you know someone is speaking english just by nine words...JUST NINE WORDS? people can tell lol. there is a sense of lack of education and recklessness which too many americans display, its a behavioral thing.
+jay taylor you forgot lol at the end
Christoph waltz is violently underrated as an actor. One of the best acting performances I've ever seen
Underrated? Hasn´t he won 2 Oscars and is considered widely as being one of the best actors nowadays?
I remember the first time I saw this film it was purely by chance, and I knew nothing about it or the actor Christoph Waltz. I watched it alone and late at night. The feeling of mental tension inside me from this opening scene was palpable.A masterpiece of acting.
One of the best scenes in a film ever. Every detail and bit of dialogue is genius. Incredible acting by both actors as well. This film made me a life long fan of Christoph Waltz.
When I watched this in the theater this one guy left after 10min as they were just talking..what he didnt know and what he missed was a MASTERPIECE that made everyone in this movie you hate to love..with awesome acting and roles they played ...was something no one could do better than them.....😍😍😍😍😍..loved it just wow...this is story, feelings of fear, love, betrayal, and all emotions in one film..now that's a classic to be shown in classes
perfect movie, perfect scene, outstanding Mr. Waltz:)
zz WA b.
alcoholics: no good story starts with a glass of milk
quintine tarentino: hold my milk
Stanley Kubrick : u sure about that ?
Christoph Waltz . Daniel Day Lewis . one scene. two great actors. BOOM .make that shit happen.
nah man...ddl retired...
this scene is a masterclass in everything--acting, dialogue, scene setup, lighting, camera, pacing, etc etc etc. everything about it is palpable and real. the look on the guy's face while being interrogated without saying many words at all is something you can feel through the screen. and of course christoph's acting while juggling multiple languages while being simultaneously an evil monster, yet somehow charismatic. fabulous.
I think about how the director planned it out in his head how the makeup artist, the set all the people involved with this movie, The acting, it just blows my mind. There's so much passion in this movie
how does someone write so well for so many different people? a true talent Tarantino has
Waltz would be a good Hugo Strange, or even a good Riddler
+Woolleyyy He would be a GREAT Hugo Strange. If they ever bring that character into the new DC Film continuity, I'm sure Waltz would do a fantastic job as Strange.
Everyone is praising Christopher waltz for his incredible acting, but Denis Menochet (the farmer) is also amazing! He perfectly portrays the "good" man, confronted with death threats.
The way he switches the conversation to english subtlety to keep the jews in the dark from his knowledge is phenomenal. He knew they were there from the start, he needed his guards in the perfect position
The algorithm is wild for putting this in my recommended right now after they found those tunnels in NYC 💀
The image of jews climbing out of sewer tunnels in NYC..... oh my gosh the geermmans were right
The germans and all those who told about the truth about the jews were right
this man is a gift from the heavens, he's such an amazing actor.
for anyone who didnt watch django, watch it, even if you dont like those types of movies, watch it for this man alone.
Well deserved oscar by Christoph Waltz. This guy is awesome.
I feel like Tim Roth would've played this 20 years earlier.
Tarantino's fascination with language, food, and beverage make him one phenomenal director.
And music.
Let us not forget that Quentin Tarantino instructed Christoph Waltz to hold back his acting prowess as not to intimidate the other actors/actresses. I'll let that sink in for a minute.
Never in my life have I seen a better actor. Christoph Waltz' performance is outstanding.
The most terrifying moment for me is at 3:46 when he points at the floor. You get the sense that he knew all along they were hiding under there.
It's weird how you can find someone so evil so likable, solely because he has class and has a smooth way of doing things. A sense of respect is earned towards them which is actually kinda like you're blinded towards his actual nature, which is still evil.
Kinda shows how dictators/serial killers/mob bosses earn so much love and respect from a lot of people.
It's called Stockholm syndrome!
Dude while we’re giving it up for Waltz let’s give it up for his costar in this scene. He was phenomenal
Don't let Landa distract you from the fact Messier LaPadite was also amazing in this scene!
Thinking about the aftermath of this scene... I reckon Landa was such a megalomaniac that he & his soldiers just left the farmer & his family alone after the massacre, ensuring that while they would be scared straight (not to mention mentally scarred from the experience!), they would always remember him for who he was. Fascinating character and a well-earned Oscar for Waltz, holy shit.
Conor Doyle he has no reason to kill the farmer and his family. The farmer gave up the Jewish family, and landa got what he needed. No reason to kill another innocent family, probably more of a hassle that he wants to deal with anyway
L Ron Howard Well they did hide Jews from occupying Nazi forces that alone was usually a death sentence and all it would take would be a shot to the head and done.
What are you thinking? True, but remember landa is more about the hunt than the kill. He could have easily killed shoshanna but chose to let her live because he already got what he wanted. And like the op said, letting them live is probably way more effective as a scare tactic; the family lives to tell the horror story from this day and everyone who heard would be scared shitless and would def be discouraged from hiding other Jews looking for safety
Honestly landa Does his job efficiently, he loves hunting more than the actual killing (hes a detective) which is technically why he let shosanna go so he could hunt her, killing the farmers family when they exposed the jews wojld go against his "morals", he's the type of guy that keeps his promises like how he said nothing would happen to the family if they exposed the jews, which is what the farmer did
Everyone is talking about Christoph Waltz’s acting, but the farmer deserves some mad kudo’s
If “Kill them with kindness” was a person.
One of the top 10 acting scenes of all time. Thank you Christoph Waltz.
Christoph Waltz
Thumbs Up!
It's insane how Christophe was able to portray his anger as hurt or betrayal. Probably the best actor around.
This scene is one of the greatest scenes in Cinema History no matter how many times I watch this film I can always feel the dread and the tension.
I watched this movie with a couple friends after we took LSD. It was the longest three hours of my life. The scenes where Lando interrogates people had me sweating, and I swear I could hear my friend's heartbeats! I never felt so much anxiety
This sense shows that horror sometimes could not to be delivered by horror-looking monsters, simple kindness with adequate calmness would be more than enough
His acting is just incredible, he literally makes everyone around him seem mediocre at best. Literally one of the best performances I have ever seen grace the cinema screens. Christoph Waltz was pretty good in this scene too.
He's actually kind giving the man a chance to confess, he would have searched the basement either way.
Waltz deserved that Oscar.
This scene is just an incredible example about how Tarantino builds up tension through the scene. Scenes like these are a psychological masterpieces in a sense that everything seems to be fine until the very end but the tension has slowly grown up all the way from the beginning. This all compined with Christoph Waltz awesome acting and you truly have something incredible! I remember seeing this in the movies and I was so impressed... once again!
The way he knew where they were without even looking around... I wonder if someone like this really existed
Fantastic acting from both actors.
I like the version where he talks like 4 different languages, it brings out the versatility of the character and his persona stands out more as a really evil, human being
This movie juggles between seriously dark moment into goofy comedy so perfectly, i thought i hated the film midway through but after watching it to the end this is actually one of my fav movies
"I have no interest in such things"
0:16 Hans Landa is like : "you're not making this easier for yourself"
I won't say the BEST scene in cinema history, of course taste in film is too subjective, but I have watched many thousands of films and without question the methodical building of suspense and drama make this my FAVORITE scene ever.
Christoph Waltz is BRILLIANT.
Christoph Waltz stole the show in this one. His character was a multilingual, mind-reading, maniacal, mastermind. Simply Brilliant.
“When people ask me if I went to film school, I tell them ‘No, I went to films.’"
Quentin Tarantino!
This scene has to be one of the greatest in cinema history
Interviewer: can you act?
Christoph: hold my milk!
I am realizing that guy has been one of my favorite actors... it is like he is being himself, but a character at the same time.
"You're hiding Thanksgiving guests under the floorboards, aren't you?"
I absolutely love this scene, the way he pronounces Monsieur Lapedit and his analogy about hawks and rats. Rats and squirrels. This scene set the tone of the movie. Another great scene was the meet up at the bar with lady Von Hamashmock
For those who question a 1940s French farmer knowing English, I would say it shouldn't be that peculiar. Rather I think it reveals why Landa is there in the first place. The farmer was likely a soldier which isn't to unbelievable as military service tends to be more respected in rural regions which leads to many more joining up. Service in an elite force like the French Foreign Legion or merely a simple army posting anywhere near British-African territory would have allowed him to have picked English up during his tour. Not only that but military service especially in the Foreign Legion would also favor Standartenfuhrer Landa's steadfast certainty of this man is the one that is harboring Jews in the area.
It could be stated that takes a lot of courage to put one's own family at risk but who would be more likely to do this, a simple farmer wishing to be left alone, or a veteran soldier who already put their own life on the line for their country? It would be puerile to assume Landa visits every homestead in the country side, rather he deduces which farms are most likely to harbor his quarry, like any good detective and investigates. Even without the rest of the movie Landa can be seen as both a brilliant and terrifying figure while serving as exceptional exemplar of what it looks like to have a generally "good" role like a Holmesian detective being turned on its head into an antagonistic role.
I remember watching this in the theater, during this opening scene just amazed thinking this actor I’ve never heard of was doing the best acting I ever seen
I think this movie is Tarantino's masterpiece.
Tarrentino writes so well and both actors play what he wrote to perfection