Innocent Bagcords Analysis

They met in the wrong place at the wrong time. They met in the right place at the right time. Fate is unexpected and mysterious, meaning no one really knows what to make of it. It just kind of happens. No one has control over fate. It can be in favor of the person, or it can be against them. People say that fate happens for a reason and most likely cannot be changed. Though some say that through specific actions it can be altered. In the movie, Inglourious Basterds, the entire plot is secretly centered around fate, and the actions that can affect the outcomes. It molds the story into what it is. All the characters are on this “fate highway” that brought them together. Even though all the events were out of their control, their actions helped push the story in the right or wrong direction, making it ironic in the sense that everybody got what they wanted or deserved. Fate, the steps, consequences, and irony create a twisted revenge tale which eventually concludes with an open ending. Some would say that it was a series of unfortunate circumstances that brought together the paths of Hans and Shosanna. Just the fact that Shosanna was the only survivor of her family massacre set the right events into motion. Even though Hans could have killed Shosanna twice, his curiosity most likely led him to want to see what the outcome of letting her live would be. Years later, fate would decide that Shosanna would bump into the “war hero”, Fredrick Zoller. It was ironic that he happens to be a Nazi and a fellow cinema lover. He pursues her, when she is obviously uninterested because she loathes all Nazis, and for good reason. Another cruel twist of fate in Shosanna’s favor, is when the location of the premiere of Nation’s Pride changed to her cinema because of the “war hero’s” infatuation. This is the second most important event that Kelly 2 helps to propel the story forward. The ironic twist is that even though she died at the hands of Fredrick Zoller, he unknowingly helped her burn all the Nazis in the theater, thereby completing her agenda. The most feared group in France and Germany would be the “Basterds.” Though we don’t know where the “Basterds” were before they ended up in France, they were at the right place at the right time. …show more content…
It was also fate that they would be so highly known. Being in contact with a famous German actress, Bridget von Hammersmark, is also a chance of fate. She is the ticket to getting into the premiere in the first place. They decided to meet in a basement with minimal German people. The fact that only German men were there is ironic. The only German speaking men of the “Basterds” were killed, and the German actress takes a bullet to the leg. Bridget obviously has to create a story of how she acquired the injury, and still get the “Basterds” into the premiere. The irony here is that the main leaders of the “Basterds” cannot speak another language well enough to be able to be unsuspected. In this part, fate pushes the characters to have to make last minute decisions if they want their desired outcome. Which more or less turned out to what they wanted. There is always that one character that connects everyone together. They do not really have a purpose, but to make sure that the plot is not going to fall apart. They are always in every scene and can make things go south really quickly. SS Colonel Hans Landa would be that character. Fate for him is much more complicated. Landa is actively playing a role in both the lives of Shosanna and the “Basterds.” During the entire movie it feels like fate is on his side. He is always getting his way, and does not seem to receive harsh consequences. Yet at the end Landa finally receives the fate he rightfully deserves. Kelly 3 Even though fate never really played in favor or against any character in particular, Shosanna seems to have more influence than anybody in the film. The majority of her actions decided which direction fate would follow. The “Basterds” are more filler, with Landa holding