Example Of Django Unchained Essay

The movie Django Unchained, was released on December 25, 2012 in North America. The film takes place in the Old West in America’s pre civil war South. It was directed by Quentin Tarantino and produced by Stacey Sher alongside Reginald Hudlin. The film stars in this piece are Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo Di Caprio, Kerry Washington and Samuel L. Jackson. The movie runs for a total of two hours and forty five minutes.
Django (Jammie Foxx), is the protagonist in this story. A freed slave who was bought by a German dentist, Dr. King Schultz. Dr. Schultz buys him from slave traders, the Speck Brothers, whom he eventually ends up killing in the wake of the purchase. The doctor offers Django his freedom in exchange for information that will lead to the capture of the Brittle Brothers. Django partners with Schultz during the winter and ends up being his apprentice. Dr. Schultz feels that given Django is the first man he has ever given freedom to; he is obliged to help him in his quest of rescuing his wife, Broomhilda.
Django gets trained by Dr. Schultz and ends up getting into the bounty hunter business along with Dr. Schultz. Django keeps the receipt of his first bounty as a good luck charm. While in Mississippi, they are able to uncover the fact that Broomhilda is now currently being owned by Calvin Candie at Candy Land. The ranch was notorious for having slave fights that were settled by death. They make a dubious plan to get Broomhilda back without Calvin detecting any suspicion. They go to Mr. Candie and offer a ridiculous amount of money for one of Candie’s best fighters.
During the dinner before the deal is finalized, Stephen (Samuel L. Jackson), discovers that Django and Broomhilda already knew each other. He swiftly informs his master Calvin. The greedy Mr. Candice ends up extorting the bounty hunters, and they yield to his demands. Before the deal is sealed, Mr. Candice insists that the deal be sealed by a handshake. The irritated Schultz ends up killing Candy land’s owner before a gun fight ensues. Schultz is killed, while Django only surrenders after Broomhilda is captured and held at gunpoint.
Django is tortured for the next few days and is sent to work in a mine till he eventually dies. On his way to the mine, he convinces his new employers of the amount of bounties they could get if a certain man back at Candyland is apprehended. He kills all his captors when released and goes back to rescue Broomhilda. He kills all the people back at Candyland, who are coming back from Candie’s funeral before blowing the house with dynamites.
The film shows how despite the fact that African Americans were subjected to slavery, a few white people like Dr. Schultz saw them as more than slaves. This is evident in the fact that he showed him how to be his partner in bounty hunting. The doctor also saw the need to help Django not only get free but also have a steady social life. This goes a long way in showing that at the end of the day, some white people still wanted what was best for the well being of African Americans.
The movie also shows how some African Americans despised their own kind. Joseph, a black slave in Mr. Calvin Candie’s farm sees Django as nothing more than a slave who is not entitled to the luxury that “free men” have. He was utterly disgusted when he was asked to make room for Django when they arrived at Candyland. This was all happening yet Django had been released by his master.
This film offers sensational sequences each coming in quick succession of the other and all set around Django and Schultz. The two characters seem opposites but intriguingly share pragmatic, financial and personal issues. I would recommend this movie to all above the age of sixteen as it cuts across age and gender. I rate this movie 4.5.
Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo Di Caprio, Kerry Washington and Samuel L. Jackson. Django Unchained. Film. Directed by Quentin Tarantino. A Band Apart.
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