Slavery. Violence. Inappropriate language. It’s easy to see why this Quentin Tarantino film is controversial. Despite all of this, it is hard to overlook the fact that this movie is made with so much care and precision that it is close to the perfect western.
Tarantino tells a truthful tale. Slavery isn’t pretty. There was intense violence and racial slurs happening in this time period, and this is depicted completely in Django. And the truth can be seen in all of the characters brought to life by the stellar cast. Leo Dicaprio as the evil slave owner, Jamie Foxx as the freed slave trying to find his wife, Christoph Waltz as a bad ass bounty hunter, and Sam Jackson as slave determined for whatever reason to keep the status quo. None of these actors make caricatures out of their subjects, but bring to life different levels of human existence. This is a film about human spirit in the face of adversity, and Tarantino makes this theme realistic throughout.
Bottom line: honest account of human strength and determination due in large part to Tarantino’s storytelling ability and stellar cast.
Grade: A
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