Django Unchained

            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.”