
Brad Pitt is pulling no punches when comparing his new film, Inglourious Basterds, to that of Tom Cruise’s, Valkyrie.
There is no comparison, he says. “It was a ridiculous movie,” he says of Valkyrie.
Pitt gave an interview with German magazine, Stern, and in it he says that Quentin Tarantino made the World War II film to end all Hilter assassination war flicks.
“The second World War could still deliver more stories and films, but I believe that Quentin put a cover on that pot. With Basterds, everything than can be said to this genre has been said. The film destroys every symbol. The work is done, end of story.”
Quite a powerful statement. It reminds me of this 1899 quote from Charles H. Duell, commissioner of the U.S. Patent Office:
“Everything that can be invented has been invented.”
Heh.
So while I love the fact that Pitt is that confident about his new film, and I am pleasantly surprised at his jab at colleague, I still think it’s a bit bold. I’ll just have to reserve total judgment until I see it for myself.
(Pssstt… generally, I do love Tarantino films, and I don’t doubt Pitt’s claims at all!)
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