DJango is a renegade slave in search of his wife during southern slavery days of America’s old west.
If you were to ask me how many times they used the “N” word (Niger) in this movie, I’d have to guess between 500 and 900 times. I’d be curious if anyone watched the movie with a clicker and counted. The use seems extreme in this day and age where it’s simply not acceptable in society, but I’m sure it was common place to use it this much back then. So I found it interesting and refreshing that they didn’t shy away from it to be more accurate for the period.
This film is long, approaching 3 hours. The last movie of this length I saw was a shiny, glittery turd known as The Hobbit. Something that was visually beautiful to watch, but a piece of crap otherwise. But Django is a diamond in the rough. A well told entertaining story that holds your attention throughout.
Being a Quentin Tarantino film, it has his typical unusual flare. That being things like excessive blood spatter, explosions bigger than life, and overly dramatic and campy scenes for brief periods. But also quality production, witty comedic moments, and a well told story.
Even if you don’t like cowboy movies, you will most likely enjoy this. It’s an action adventure movie, made during American slavery times, and even though the action/adventure takes obvious theatrical license, they seemed to make every effort to portray the life of the slaves and the wealthy with some accuracy. And this mixture makes this movie standout and fun to watch.
9/10
