World War II epics tend to emphasize the overwhelming scale of the conflict. Allied forces storm the beaches of Normandy, tanks rumble across Europe, and in some cases, soldiers are just trying to get Matt Damon home. Naturally, Quentin Tarantino doesn’t take a conventional approach to the genre. While his 2009 movie has its fair share of explosions and bloodshed, its most thrilling battles unfold during tense conversations. In perhaps the best example, one man seals several people’s fates simply by holding up three fingers the wrong way.