I thought I knew what to expect from Django Unchained, finally Tarantino is paying tribute to westerns, with his usual mix; amazing choices of music, the use of old cinematographic technics, the deliberately goofy, yet disturbing action scenes with tons of blood and guts and the strange dialogues between characters trying to outsmart each other
However, what I wasn’t expecting was the effect the subject of the movie would do to the whole production, in this case slavery and the fact that Tarantino didn’t actually had to come up with much material for shock value, it all comes from the facts and the practice which were common back then, the result being one of his most grounded and human movie this far.
Of course at its core, Django Unchained is a revenge movie, for the main character, but also perhaps for the crimes of slavery itself, few movies are getting so literal and detailed about this part of history, but Django Unchained isn’t afraid to show us as much as possible, in gut wrenching details.
Jamie Foxx as the lead character is great, while his act might seem too passive at the beginning, letting Waltz’s character get in the spotlight. However, once he get to be confronted with slavers and other slaves, his rhythm changes radically and we understand that this humility he portrayed previously, is the most important survival skill hard learnt by him and others at the hand of the tormentors, Django’s rage are coiled like a spring, which is finally released with explosive results.
Dicaprio is also a huge stand out, but where his character gets really interesting in an era where the smart and charismatic villain is being overdone, Candy goes the other way, thinking he’s clever and amusing while he really is a brutal and deluded character, and the fact that he is convinced of his own wit makes him even more provoking.
Watlz most enigmatic character was my favorite, while Shultz initially looks like the usual strange character hiding deeper and darker motives, Waltz tremendous acting takes his character in less obvious tracks.
Django Unchained work perfectly has a character’s drama, but it also is an action film as well as a denouncement of slavery and it nails all of it. The movie rhythm really seems to be built around how much tension can Django take before drawing his gun, resulting in a succession of shootouts, all bloodier than the previous one.
While making a tribute to the brutal westerns of old, Tarantino also created a visceral historic fiction in the process, this is an amazing movie all around.
However, what I wasn’t expecting was the effect the subject of the movie would do to the whole production, in this case slavery and the fact that Tarantino didn’t actually had to come up with much material for shock value, it all comes from the facts and the practice which were common back then, the result being one of his most grounded and human movie this far.
Of course at its core, Django Unchained is a revenge movie, for the main character, but also perhaps for the crimes of slavery itself, few movies are getting so literal and detailed about this part of history, but Django Unchained isn’t afraid to show us as much as possible, in gut wrenching details.
Jamie Foxx as the lead character is great, while his act might seem too passive at the beginning, letting Waltz’s character get in the spotlight. However, once he get to be confronted with slavers and other slaves, his rhythm changes radically and we understand that this humility he portrayed previously, is the most important survival skill hard learnt by him and others at the hand of the tormentors, Django’s rage are coiled like a spring, which is finally released with explosive results.
Dicaprio is also a huge stand out, but where his character gets really interesting in an era where the smart and charismatic villain is being overdone, Candy goes the other way, thinking he’s clever and amusing while he really is a brutal and deluded character, and the fact that he is convinced of his own wit makes him even more provoking.
Watlz most enigmatic character was my favorite, while Shultz initially looks like the usual strange character hiding deeper and darker motives, Waltz tremendous acting takes his character in less obvious tracks.
Django Unchained work perfectly has a character’s drama, but it also is an action film as well as a denouncement of slavery and it nails all of it. The movie rhythm really seems to be built around how much tension can Django take before drawing his gun, resulting in a succession of shootouts, all bloodier than the previous one.
While making a tribute to the brutal westerns of old, Tarantino also created a visceral historic fiction in the process, this is an amazing movie all around.
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