Django Unchained is one of the screenplays from Tarantino that has perhaps the best indulgence into character magnifications.
A western inspired action film, based on blaxploitation during the years of slavery, is an unforeseen creation of the subject. Jamie Foxx playing Django, is one among the poor slaves, who is freed, by a man of ideologies (Christopher Waltz playing the role), and soon partners him in the job of bounty hunting. Django is an agent of his own power, a liberator, and a lover. That's all the film is about, but so unique in every ways.
The movie doesn't involve just ordinary violence, but by the words of Tarantino, there are two brands of violence in this film. First is the true brutality of slavery, and second violence is Django's retribution. The sequences to the first part is quite hard-hitting, watching scenes of dog violence, or mandingo fight; but at the same time it also doesn't get too traumatizing for the audience to move ahead with the plot, and that clearly depicts brilliant film-making.
Well, what comes ahead is Django's retribution, and that's movie-ish violence, which is kind of fun.
The character of Calvin Candie (by Leonardo DiCaprio) is the one that's fictionally flawless, created by Quentin. This is such that really sticks to your mind, and makes the viewers antagonize about himself real bad. Leonard in an interview talks about it saying "it was too bad a character to not do!"
They have used the 'nigger' word too liberally, and that's where a lot of controversies arose, but it was totally justified. From an interview of the director, not an iota of any script or scenario he changes because of social criticism. And that's kind of courageous.!
It was the first time Quentin experimented putting up ritual song in the film, and it really works.
The end is full dramatic, fun, and makes you feel free. The film brings up unexpected thrills and as it moves to the end, it's crazy to watch the victims become victors and victimize the victimizers.
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