Django unchained is nominated for best picture this year. It rivals such fearsome films such as Argo, Life of Pi, and Lincoln. Although it may not be the best film of the year, it definitely is a great one.
Django unchained is the story of a slave named Django, who is rescued from the grips of slavery by a bounty hunter named Dr. Schultz. Django is taught the ways of the bounty hunter, and the two of them team up together. They then set of on a journey to free his wife from slavery under the most well-known slaveholder in the South, Mr. Candy.The Acting in Django was great, especially Leonardo DiCaprio's character, Mr. Candy. Nearly every character in the movie played a serious yet comedic role, except for Mr. Candy. Leonardo DiCaprio is a big star, yet seemed to get lost in this role. He portrayed a twisted southern slave master, like I have never seen before. He seemed to be charming, calm, and inquisitive, but very easily turned into a demonic and racist individual twisted by the evils of slavery.
Although this movie has gotten a bad reputation for supposedly being "racist and unnecessarily gory", it really is not. The film is definitely not racist. Sure it pokes fun at the stupidity of slavery and uses the N-word a lot, but that was in the sake of making it quirky and fun. Also, the use of the N-word is very realistic for that time period. In the south that word was certainly a household word used by everyone. The blood is for the sake of realism too. A lot of movies leave the blood out when someone is shot, but that isn't realistic. When someone gets shot, they bleed. When someone is shot in the skull with a rifle, blood and brain is supposed to fly out in chunks.
Seriously, don't believe what the negative media attention has told you. This movie is a downright amazing action/comedy.
I really really loved Django. I am so glad I went to see it. If Argo doesn't win, I hope Django does (though because of the way the Academy is, I doubt it will :( ). I love Tarantino and commend him highly for this amazing, kick ass film!
ReplyDeleteI have not yet watched this movie, although now, I really wish to.
ReplyDeleteI have also heard of a lot of negative press surrounding the movie, also for violence and racism. Since I have not seen the movie, I cannot judge, but it seems that both elements were necessary to convey a sense of realism, just like you said.
However, I have to admit that I actually hate both in a movie, if it is unnecessary. So hopefully, when I finally do get the chance to watch the movie, both the violence and the racism will be properly justified.