There was just something about him. A little effete, prim and precise. He didn't need to kill Bridget, but he did it with such rage (woman hating?) and he seems devastated when the man he's with at the end is killed by the Basterds. Maybe the man was his lover? Maybe he was hoping to settle down with his lover in a charming house on Nantucket! That's how I read it anyway.
shareNope
shareI think some Germans just come across as gay, you bring up a good point though, especially with his partner at the end.
Remember the German team in Beerfest, they seemed pretty gay too.
I agree
Even the opening scene with Lapadite, it looked like he was trying every trick in the book to impress his date.
No, I didn't come away with that impression. In fact I thought he was perv, the way he looked at the Farmer's daughters was way creepy.
shareI wouldn't say it was creepy. It was polite, the way people were back in those days. He probably could have killed the father, and had his way with the daughters, so there is the possibility he was gay. But doubtful, and there is no need for a film to even specify sexual orientation. That would have been out of place, and detracted from the overall message of the movie.
sharee didn't need to kill Bridget, but he did it with such rage (woman hating?)
Not saying gays hate women, just that Hans may have hated them. Repressed homosexuality can manifest in odd and often violent ways. So maybe there was some weird pathology with him. And again, he didn't need to kill her and I'm still not sure why he did.
Bridget may have said that, but it doesn't mean it was true. A lot of gay men have "beards" to throw people off. His affairs could have merely been dinner dates and nothing more. It's all just speculation anyway, but I think there's a good case for Hans being gay.
What's with these threads. There's a million of them on Django Unchained about Calvin Candie being a ho-may-sessual. Quite sure these villains aren't meant to have underlying sexual proclivities. WHO CARES.
Let's say Dr Schultz was gay in Django Unchained because it was basically the same performance. He enjoyed parading around with Django a little too much and he didn't rape Bromhilder. GAY!
You should see some of the threads on the Reservoir Dogs board. There seems to be a level of interest in whether or not Mr. Blonde was raped in prison.
Anyway, I don't really care whether or not Hans Landa was gay. It wouldn't really alter the way I watch the film.
Also, gays hate women? Um, what?
yep, i think he was gay too. he did care for his little boy toy too much imo. he apparently bargained for that man's life..according to his own words. but the question is why?
"Say Auf Wiedersehen to your Nazi balls"!
re: "yep, i think he was gay too. he did care for his little boy toy too much imo. he apparently bargained for that man's life..according to his own words. but the question is why?"
Are you seriously asking "why?" Are you that dense? Why do so many people fail to understand what Landa's motivations were? "Hermann" was a veteran radio operator and code expert. He undoubtedly knew more about what was going on in the German high command that Landa himself knew. He was VALUABLE - arguably a more valuable prisoner than Landa himself. Landa realized this, and knew Hermann was a guarantee that he himself would be treated well by the Allies, if he could deliver Hermann to the allies, in addition to surrendering himself.
Hans Landa is not gay. He is Hans Landa.
shareNot gay... Gay-ish... Big difference.
shareWell, he admired pretty girls. In the opening chapter, he couldn't stop looking at Suzanne, Lapadite's daughter with the blond hair.
And I think he let Shoshanna go the second time (apple strudel glass of milk scene) because he found her beautiful. If you watch the scene, he does a very long pause after he says 'there was something else I wanted to ask you'. and the camera pans to him, watching her intently and looking as if he is deciding what to do, and then the camera pans to Shoshanna in slow motion, as she takes a drag on the cigarette.
And him killing Bridget…. well, the strangling seemed quite sexual to me, like he was getting sexual pleasure out of it.
SO my answer is No. Not gay.
EVERYTHING WAS BEAUTIFUL AND NOTHING HURT.
Don't know if he was actually gay, but he had a gay vibe IMO.
share