From revolutionary director Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Inglorious Basterds) comes a sick twist on a classic genre. Spaghetti Westerns have been known to be classical American films, and Tarantino appreciates this fact, but has no fear of completely destroying the genre’s moral values.

In Django Unchained, a young enslaved african man is taken by a bounty hunter named Dr. Schultz in order to help him identify murderous thieves known as the Brittle brothers. Django is the only source Dr. Schultz has of identifying the killers, and upon Django’s success, the doctor agrees to reward Django with his freedom. By the time the Brittle brothers are found, Django is not after simply freedom, but requests the help of Dr. Schultz to now find his wife, who is enslaved by a brutal plantation owner.
What makes Tarantino’s films his own style is his ability to successfully intertwine action, brutal violence, and comedy into a two hour duration. Variety of cinematic elements plays a huge role in Tarantino’s films, such as the whip themed angle zooms onto characters upon their initial appearance in the film. When an important character is introduced, Tarantino lets us know we will need to remember who they are simply by quickly zooming in on their face to capture their initial expression, and using a whip sound effect when doing it.
Audio also uses a large variety, from old western tunes, to spanish folk music, to modern day Rick Ross rap, Tarantino explores foreign races and their overcomings over time.
The thing you will take home from the theater with you is a new view on slavery. Tarantino shows no restraint in exposing the brutal horrors africans were once faced with, and how caucasian ancestors had such negative views on their foreign brethren. We all have gone through school and learned about the slaves and what they have been through, but never have you pictured it like this. You truly feel for those portraying slaves in the film.
Christopher Waltz gives a breathtaking performance from the establishing scene of the film, getting the audience strictly on his side from the get go. Throughout the film you only grow closer to the bounty hunter, and his morals toward slavery, his humorous remarks, and his brilliant intentions. Jamie Foxx, Samuel L. Jackson, and Leonardo DiCaprio also deliver throughout the film.
Once Tarantino gets you to relate to and understand the characters, he may kill some of them off, some that you may not expect, some that may surprise you, and each time he does it, he goes all out in exposing gore. Tarantino loves gore, simple as that. There may be no exact reason for such violence, including his cameo where he straight up explodes, all we can say is if you are a fan of Tarantino’s previous films, you will find Django classic.
Django breathes its own fresh air into the civil war era time period, with a more lively cartoonish sense over Steven Spielberg’s similar era film “Lincoln” which more follows the accuracy of history.
If you’re looking for a good time at the cinema, an entertaining escape from modern America, Django Unchained is right for you.