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<\/a><\/p>\nDirector: \u00a0<\/strong>Quentin Tarantino Django Unchained<\/em> is set ‘two years before the Civil War’ and tells the story of the eponymous Django who is freed from slavery by the bounty hunter Dr King Schultz, a German expat.\u00a0 After the two become friends, they fulfill some of Schultz’ bounties and travel across the American South, killing crooks and swindlers for money.\u00a0 Often times the wanted men have changed identities and have begun new lives as farmers, cotton farm foremen or even sheriffs.\u00a0 After a successful winter working together, Django convinces Schultz to help him buy back his wife Broomhilda who belongs to the cruel and eccentric plantation owner Calvin J. Candie.<\/p>\n The first act in Django Unchained<\/em>, when Schultz and Django form their friendship and do their bounty work is when the film is at its most unabashed fun and humorous.\u00a0 The execution of the criminals is bloody but it is cheesy exploitation horror violence with giant torrents of blood gushing in a manner that evokes memories of Evil Dead 2<\/em>.\u00a0 The comedy in the opening act is unexpectedly frequent and its great stuff.\u00a0 The scene in which the vengeance seeking klansmen hold an unscheduled committee meeting over the poor visibility in their hoods had me in hysterics.\u00a0 When one of them unmasked to reveal Jonah Hill, I felt as though I was momentarily watching a Judd Apatow production.<\/p>\n The second act where Django and Schultz enter the proverbial lion’s den in Calvin Candie’s plantation is when Tarantino shifts focus and the tone of the film tenses enormously.\u00a0 Candie, played by Leonardo De Caprio, is a cruel and blood thirsty man but we also respect his intelligence.\u00a0 As Django and Schultz try to bluff their way into his home posing as managers looking to build a stable of black prize fighters, there is a constant tension in anticipation of Candie uncovering their disguise.\u00a0 Equally, there is the constant threat of Django being provoked by the treatment of the black slaves or his wife that may cause him to unload his six shooter.\u00a0 ‘Unchained’ mode, you could call it.<\/p>\n
\nWriter: \u00a0<\/strong>Quentin Tarantino
\nCast: \u00a0<\/strong>Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo Di Caprio<\/p>\nF<\/span>ew directors have maintained the ability to build up hype and anticipation for their films the way Quentin Tarantino has for me.\u00a0 Despite the odd hiccup in his filmography, I still approach a new Tarantino release in anticipation of experiencing a memorable character, scene or passage of dialogue.\u00a0 After watching Django Unchained<\/em>, this expectation still holds true.<\/p>\n