For some people, "wow", is the only word that comes to mind when describing a Quentin Tarantino movie. And it's not surprising in the slightest. Tarantino's most recent film, Django Unchained, is no exception. Ever since I had seen Tarantino's Kill Bill, I have been anxiously waiting for him to direct a spaghetti western. Many of his films include aspects of classic spaghetti westerns, particularly in his directing style and the music he chooses to use. He often uses themes composed by the great Ennio Morricone, whose music influence in the western genre has been unprecedented. Django Unchained is a harsh story of slavery, love, and revenge. And he definitely does not hold back on the revenge aspect.
If you have never seen a Quentin Tarantino film, I would suggest watching some of his previous movies before diving headfirst into this particular one. Being huge Tarantino fan, I was not disappointed in the slightest with Django. Tarantino continues to excel in surprising the audience and giving them an in depth story that is both engaging, and shocking. There will be several instances of laughing heartily and then thinking to yourself...wait a second, should I have laughed at that? He accomplishes what no other director can in that he gets to the heart of the dialogue in movies. Every conversation in the movie is funny, shocking, heartbreaking and emotional. One thing is for sure..whether you like the movie or not, it will keep your attention all the way through. This has to be either the first or second most violent Tarantino film I have seen. The violence is of course over the top and ridiculous, nothing that is actually meant to be taken seriously. Django Unchained has a delightfully entertaining feel to it that will leave any avid movie goer satisfied.
The slavery aspect of the story gives a gritty look at our nation's past, without holding back the cruelty that was slavery. A controversial area of the movie is in the constant use of the "n" word. As controversial as it may be, it is a realistic look at how shameful times were in those days. This movie is definitely not one for the whole family, and maybe not even for you and the wife because of some male nudity in the movie. It's very extreme by nature, and will leave some audience members angry at the humor in the movie that often times pokes fun at very heavy material. But once again, this is how Tarantino has always operated. Tarantino has this unparalleled gift to find the humor in any situation no matter how dark, and still manage to make a movie that is 100% serious and Oscar worthy.
Much like in his film Inglourious Basterds, where Tarantino (spoiler alert) rewrites history and has Hitler brutally murdered, ending the world war as we know it and sticking it to the Nazis, Tarantino sticks it to the white slave owners. He builds them up to be a great eveil, and then has the slave Django rise up and stick it to the slavers. The movie is riddled with classic quotes that will surely not be forgotten. Tarantino continues to surprise me with every film of his that I watch. He is original and definitely a one-of-a-kind director. If you are a squeamish person, I would not suggest watching this movie. With Tarantino you've just gotta roll with the punches. I loved this movie and can't wait to see what Tarantino pulls out of his sleeve next.
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