Over the holiday break I took the time to go to the movies to check out one of the many new releases as did so many others. I saw "Django Unchained" which was written and directed by Mr. Quentin Tarantino. If you are a fan of Tarantino's previous works you will love his newest release. "Django Unchained" is a sort of rags to riches story told from the eyes of a slave, Django played by Jamie Foxx, with all of the classic Tarantino signatures. There is amazingly witty dialogue, plenty of blood being spattered onto everything (especially white objects like snow, cotton, white walls, etc.), and even Samuel L. Jackson being basically a bad ass who is in charge (even as a slave). Jamie Foxx plays Django, a slave who gets his freedom from a dentist/bounty hunter (Dr. Schultz) who needs his help. I felt Jamie Foxx was given a character who didn't have a huge amount of depth and played it that way. I think it is hard be a stand out character when this movie has so many other outstanding roles, but Jamie Foxx does his best to pull it off.
The man responsible for giving Django his freedom and helping him get acquainted with the world is Dr.King Schultz a dentist/ bounty hunter.This is by far the best role and performance in the movie and is played by the amazing Christoph Waltz. He plays the character so well and is one of the most human figures in the movies crazy world of inhumane treating of human beings. He is what ties the story together and keeps us laughing and smiling through the movie. Dr. Schultz teaches Django the ways of the bounty hunting business and tells him he will help him find his wife who got sold to a plantation somewhere in the south.
Django and Dr.Schultz search records and find out his wife is living on a plantation in Mississippi called Candyland. The owner of the plantation is Monsieur Calvin Candie, played by Leonardo DiCaprio. Leonardo DiCaprio does a great job of playing the role of a horrible man and slave owner yet at the same time kind of making you smile and just as quick as you smile you then cringe. His head slave and right hand man is played by Samuel L. Jackson who seems to always be one step ahead of everyone which is not always a good thing for Django.
This movie is essentially a roller coaster ride which is thrilling and fun. I suggest if you like Mr.Quentin Tarantino you make a point of it to go see this movie before it is out of theaters. Right now it is nominated for multiple Golden Globes including best picture drama, best supporting actor (Leonardo DiCaprio and Christoph Waltz) and best screenplay. I am sure when Oscar nominations come out we will much of the same from this film.
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