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The new
Quentin Tarantino movie came out on Christmas last year, which I find a little
ironic because of the type of movie it is. The stars of the movie include Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz and Leonardo DiCaprio. The film was nominated for four Oscars,
and they are definitely deserved. “Django Unchained” currently has an 89
percent fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. I really enjoyed this movie as well.
In “Django
Unchained,” Dr. King Schultz (Waltz) buys a slave and teaches him to be a bounty
hunter. Django (Foxx) is very happy about the idea of killing white men. They
become great partners, and Dr. King Schultz agrees to go on a journey with
Django to get Django’s wife back from a terrible slave owner Calvin Candie (DiCaprio).
As a typical
Tarantino film, the movie was funny and extremely violent. The characters
created by Tarantino are quite humorous. Also, the juxtaposition of funny and
good events for the main characters and the terrible, deathly events for others
cause more humor. The funny tone makes it seem like the violence isn’t that
bad, even though it’s horrible. It really makes an impact though, and shows the
seriousness of the subject matter.
The
violence is taken to an extreme throughout the movie. There isn’t really a
sense of sadness or remorse for all the death either. The extreme and
over-the-top situations make the violence seem a little less horrible. People
know that something like that wouldn’t happen in real life to that extent, so
they don’t feel as uncomfortable with the violent behavior.
The acting
throughout the film was great. I completely agree with Waltz winning best
supporting actor this year. Waltz really brought the character to life and is
one of the most memorable things about the movie. DiCaprio is also really good.
It was such a fun character. He was this happy, evil person. DiCaprio was
completely convincing. The other actors were good as well. With all the cast
working together, the plot really comes to life.
I also
really liked the music. It had a retro feel, but I thought it was also a little
corny. That was perfect, though because it fit the tone of the movie. It was
another aspect that helped to bring that world to life and get the audience
into the right mood throughout the film.
I had a fun
experience watching this movie. It feels kind of weird to enjoy watching so
much pain and death. I think it says a lot about the practice of owning slaves,
though. I think more people need to see it.
“Django
Unchained” has the typical Tarantino feel. It definitely has a similar style to
his other films. I’ve seen a couple other movies by Tarantino including
“Inglorious Basterds” and “Pulp Fiction. I’ve also seen Foxx in “Rio,” “Valentine’s Day,” “The Soloist” and “Dreamgirls.”
Others movies I’ve seen Waltz in are “Water for Elephants” and “The Green
Hornet.” Lastly, I’ve seen DiCaprio in many other movies including “Inception,”
“Shutter Island,” “Revolutionary Road,” “Blood Diamond,”
“Catch Me If You Can,” “Titanic” and “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape.”
