I have just this very evening been to see "Django Unchained", Tarantino's latest piece of glory. Set in the Deep South two years before The Civil War, it tells the tale of Django, a slave who, after helping bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz collect the bounty on three unsavouries called “The Brittle Brothers”, joins the good Doctor in the business, becoming an absolute badass in the process. He then seeks out bloody vengeance in order to save his wife, Broomhilda, from “Candyland”. A place not nearly as delicious as the name suggests…
“Django Unchained” is two hours and forty five minutes of magnificence. The script fizzles with life and energy, helped by the truly great casting of all the central characters, as well as a truly delightful supporting cast. The complaints I’ve heard thus far in regards to the heavy use of “offensive” language are proven to be completely ridiculous. Tarantino is a director of authenticity and he is not going to pussy-foot around the language and culture of the time, however horrifying it might have been. And by not patronising us he delivers an admittedly gritty but all the more real feeling depiction of the slave trade of the South. The violence is as visceral and satisfying as ever, the whole cinema joining me in gleeful repulsion at the enormous levels of blood spilled, all delivered organically and free of CGI. He also shot the entire thing on film, giving it a vintage tone adding to the period setting of the piece.
The whole thing does indeed look beautiful, from the soaring landscapes, to the visually stunning shooting scenes.
I do not wish to give away anything plot-related, as I am heavily opposed to the disgusting activity of “spoilers”. All I shall say is that the amount of glorious death related one liners in this film is astronomical! And the deaths themselves are equally satisfying, as they are dealt upon such horrifyingly disgusting human beings. Like the Nazis in Inglourious Basterds, here Tarantino has access to an enemy so repulsive, that you feel justified in relishing in their often violent deaths. AND OFTEN THEY ARE!
I will say, for any of you reading foolish enough to wonder, do not go into this expecting a nice Western. This is a bloody revenge fest, filled with some often quite sickening happenings. But if you’re expecting another glorious Tarantino masterpiece? Then aye, go ahead and enjoy!
“Django Unchained” is two hours and forty five minutes of magnificence. The script fizzles with life and energy, helped by the truly great casting of all the central characters, as well as a truly delightful supporting cast. The complaints I’ve heard thus far in regards to the heavy use of “offensive” language are proven to be completely ridiculous. Tarantino is a director of authenticity and he is not going to pussy-foot around the language and culture of the time, however horrifying it might have been. And by not patronising us he delivers an admittedly gritty but all the more real feeling depiction of the slave trade of the South. The violence is as visceral and satisfying as ever, the whole cinema joining me in gleeful repulsion at the enormous levels of blood spilled, all delivered organically and free of CGI. He also shot the entire thing on film, giving it a vintage tone adding to the period setting of the piece.
The whole thing does indeed look beautiful, from the soaring landscapes, to the visually stunning shooting scenes.
I do not wish to give away anything plot-related, as I am heavily opposed to the disgusting activity of “spoilers”. All I shall say is that the amount of glorious death related one liners in this film is astronomical! And the deaths themselves are equally satisfying, as they are dealt upon such horrifyingly disgusting human beings. Like the Nazis in Inglourious Basterds, here Tarantino has access to an enemy so repulsive, that you feel justified in relishing in their often violent deaths. AND OFTEN THEY ARE!
I will say, for any of you reading foolish enough to wonder, do not go into this expecting a nice Western. This is a bloody revenge fest, filled with some often quite sickening happenings. But if you’re expecting another glorious Tarantino masterpiece? Then aye, go ahead and enjoy!
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