Django Unchained (2012)

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Django Unchained is Western-Drama movie who released on December 25, 2012 in United States. This movie is Produced by Stacey Sher, Reginald Hudlin and Pilar Savone this movie is also directed by Quentin Tarantino and it is his most entertaining piece of moviemaking since “Pulp Fiction.”[1]It starring Jamie Foxx as Django, Christoph Waltzas Dr. King Schultz, Leonardo DiCaprio Calvin Candie, Kerry Washington as Broomhilda von Shaft, and Samuel L. Jackson as Stephen.

Django Unchained tells the story of Django, a slave who is quickly received by the bounty hunter Dr. King Shultz. The next story is that Schultz succeeded Django as his "deputy" in the bounty mission. In return, Schultz said that after winter, he will help find Django's missing wife Broomhilda. This took them to a huge plantation in Mississippi owned by Calvin Candie, from where they planned a plan to get rid of Bloomhilda.

Django Unchained received some awards in Golden Globe Awards 2013.

  • WInning Best Performance by An Actor in Supporting Role by Christoph Waltz
  • WInning Best Screenplay by Quentin Tarantino
  • Nominee in Best Motion Picture Drama
  • Nominee Best Performance by An Actor in Supporting Role by Leonardo DiCaprio
  • Nominee in Best Director by Quentin Tarantino[2]

Plot

Django with Calvin Candie

In 1858, in Texas, the former German dentist, Dr. King Schultz, met the slave Django. A slave and his former master went through a cruel history on a lonely road. At the same time, the enslaved Speck Brothers transport. Schultz is in the footsteps of the murderous brittle brother, and only Django can lead him to the bounty. He bought Django and told other slaves that he could use Ace to do what they wanted.

The next day, Schultz and Django went to Daughtrey, Texas, where Django's status as a freeman raised suspicion. While speaking in the saloon, Schultz reveals to Django that he is a bounty hunter and wants Django's help in finding the Brittle brothers, in exchange for which Django could have a share of the bounty and his freedom. Django accepts the deal and Dr. Schultz trains him to be his deputy and they kill the brothers in Daughtray. Progress leads Schultz to free Django, but the two men chose not to go their separate ways. Instead, Schultz is hunting for the South's most wanted criminals with Django on his side. Honing vital hunting skills, Django remains focused on one goal: seeking and freeing Broomhilda, the wife he lost to slave trade a long time ago.

After the winter, Dr. Schultz goes to Gatlinburgh and learns that Broomhilda was sold to the ruthless Calvin Candie von Shaft, who lives in the Candyland Farm, in Mississippi. At Candyland, they are greeted by Candie's lawyer, Leonide Moguy. Upstairs, two slaves fight to death while Candie and others watch. Candie is asking the men about their involvement in fighting Mandingo, and he's won over by Schultz's $12,000 bid to buy a fighter. The next day, Candie and his associates (who remain doubtful about Django) tour Django and Schultz around the plantation grounds.

Back in the house, a house servant called Stephen reveals that Broomhilda is being kept in a hot cellar as a punishment for running away. Candie demands her release when Schultz asks her to see and speak German. After all the things that they see Dr. Schultz plots a scheme with Django to lure Calvin and rescue Broomhilda from him. But his cruel minion Stephen is not easily fooled.

Controversy

(left) Dr King Schultz (right) Django

This movie sparked debate Among African Americans: Is It Entertainment or Abomination? Because of the scene when Django kill all the white people ruthlessly. Not just the ruthlessly in the movie. The director's liberal use of the N-word, and his harsh, vivid, and at times cartoonishly violent portrayal of slavery, drew fire from some influential African-Americans and passionate defenses from others.[3] And the movie has become both a flash point and a free-for-all, and the topic is especially sensitive among African-American audiences.

Director Spike Lee is another criticism. Spike Lee was one of the first to join the film. He said he would refuse to watch the film out of respect for his ancestors. "What I want to say is that this is disrespectful to my ancestors. This is who I am... I don't speak for anyone."[4]

As for Tarantino, he defended the brutality of the film by saying that slavery itself was even worse, and defended the language by saying that it was appropriate for the time to come.[5]

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