Great Movie, although a little long..

Rating: 9/10 (2 January 2013)

The movie captivated my attention from the first opening moments, and was able to hold onto it for the majority of the nearly 3 hours. There were a few moments that were difficult to watch--the Mandingo fighting, the dogs ravaging a person at the agreement of Django (while playing a role to save his wife), the lashing of the whip against the skin of Django's wife (Kerry Washington), the hotbox, and the hanging upside down of Django with the intention of severing his manhood. Sadly, as Stephen pointed out many slaves had experienced the same treatment through his years at the plantation. Ultimately, it is only through movies such as this that the modern day person (of any color)can understand and even witness the true cruelty associated with slavery. Being of white descent, I was horrified at what I saw and found myself asking, "Why don't they just kill these SOB's!?!?!? You outnumber them--team up and kick their a****". I can't imagine living in these times...Standing ovation for both Kerry and Jaime..and the DENTIST!!!