Masterful.
Set in the American South, only two years before the Civil War, Django (Jamie Foxx), a recently freed slave, sets out on a journey to find and free his wife (Kerry Washington) and take revenge on the cruel plantation owners, along with the help of bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz).
Tarantino deals with this story so simply that as his heroes have suffered such historic injustice, their revenge can never be too bloody or cruel, allowing for this to be a classic QT picture. Tarantino's natural instinct in film-making seems to be to exaggerate, and Django Unchained is no different. His use of blood is hysterical, creating a volcanic type eruption whenever a bullet strikes its target. Furthermore,Tarantino uses the N-word as often as he believes he can get away with, yet, I don't feel he over-stepped the mark. Tarantino films must always be watched knowing that what you are about to see is not trying to be a true depiction of the era or subject involved. It is simply Tarantino's take on the subject, and nearly always poking fun. Take Kill Bill for example, the action sequences are ridiculously unrealistic, with QT clearly making a joke about martial arts films. I feel something similar is happening with Django Unchained, as Tarantino writes his own history.
The film opens to a pair of brutish slave-traders who are dragging a chain-gang of black men across Texas. Next enters Dr King Schultz, a stylish German-born bounty hunter. Schultz dispatches the slave-traders in a superbly calm and comical style, and off he and Django, released from the chain-gang, go together. When Django explains he is looking for his German Speaking wife, Broomhilda, Schultz becomes entranced and agrees to help find and free Broomhilda, who happens to be under the ownership of plantation owner Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio).
Christoph Waltz follows up his excellence in Inglourious Basterds by delivering another phenomenal supporting performance, and a deserving winner of the Golden Globe. However, the stand-out performance was that of veteran Tarantino favourite Samuel L. Jackson, as Stephen, the housekeeper of Calvin Candie, and the most evil Uncle Tom. "Who dis nigger up on dat nag," is the reaction of Stephen seeing a free black man, and also the audiences introduction to Samuel L. Jackson. From his introduction onwards, Samuel L. captures every scene with his quick-wit, contagious laugh, and dark betrayal of Broomhilda. The character of Stephen perfectly highlights Tarantino's ability as a screenwriter, as the large portions of dialogue, mixed with the outbursts of violence, manage to successfully captivate the viewer.
Tarantino's best film since Pulp Fiction, one that should definitely not be missed.
J.Henderson.
9/10.
Set in the American South, only two years before the Civil War, Django (Jamie Foxx), a recently freed slave, sets out on a journey to find and free his wife (Kerry Washington) and take revenge on the cruel plantation owners, along with the help of bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz).
Tarantino deals with this story so simply that as his heroes have suffered such historic injustice, their revenge can never be too bloody or cruel, allowing for this to be a classic QT picture. Tarantino's natural instinct in film-making seems to be to exaggerate, and Django Unchained is no different. His use of blood is hysterical, creating a volcanic type eruption whenever a bullet strikes its target. Furthermore,Tarantino uses the N-word as often as he believes he can get away with, yet, I don't feel he over-stepped the mark. Tarantino films must always be watched knowing that what you are about to see is not trying to be a true depiction of the era or subject involved. It is simply Tarantino's take on the subject, and nearly always poking fun. Take Kill Bill for example, the action sequences are ridiculously unrealistic, with QT clearly making a joke about martial arts films. I feel something similar is happening with Django Unchained, as Tarantino writes his own history.
The film opens to a pair of brutish slave-traders who are dragging a chain-gang of black men across Texas. Next enters Dr King Schultz, a stylish German-born bounty hunter. Schultz dispatches the slave-traders in a superbly calm and comical style, and off he and Django, released from the chain-gang, go together. When Django explains he is looking for his German Speaking wife, Broomhilda, Schultz becomes entranced and agrees to help find and free Broomhilda, who happens to be under the ownership of plantation owner Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio).
Christoph Waltz follows up his excellence in Inglourious Basterds by delivering another phenomenal supporting performance, and a deserving winner of the Golden Globe. However, the stand-out performance was that of veteran Tarantino favourite Samuel L. Jackson, as Stephen, the housekeeper of Calvin Candie, and the most evil Uncle Tom. "Who dis nigger up on dat nag," is the reaction of Stephen seeing a free black man, and also the audiences introduction to Samuel L. Jackson. From his introduction onwards, Samuel L. captures every scene with his quick-wit, contagious laugh, and dark betrayal of Broomhilda. The character of Stephen perfectly highlights Tarantino's ability as a screenwriter, as the large portions of dialogue, mixed with the outbursts of violence, manage to successfully captivate the viewer.
Tarantino's best film since Pulp Fiction, one that should definitely not be missed.
J.Henderson.
9/10.
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