Fantastic!

Rating: 10/10 (19 March 2020)

I was aware of Django's existence more for the infamous Krishnan Guru-Murthy interview with director Quentin Tarantino than anything. You know the interview. It's the one where Quentin is asked about the link between film violence and real violence, to which he "shuts -the interviewer's- butt down." It's one of those great badass Quentin Tarantino moments, and I couldn't be happier that this is the film that would be tied to the iconic moment. Because the interview, despite that segment, isn't altogether bad (on Quentin's end, anyway) and the film itself is incredible.
Django Unchained portrays (in the best way someone forced to work under the MPAA censors are permitted) slavery in an eye-opening way that manages to be heartbreaking while still maintaining the interest of the viewer. It was successful in creating an open dialogue about slavery and racism that we didn't have prior to this film, and it's something I'll always be grateful to Quentin for doing.
Django is a sobering movie with an important message, respectfully handing the subject matter when necessary but also giving the audience the cathartic violence they come to expect from a Tarantino picture. It's an epic 165-minute piece that doesn't feel at all like it runs for 2 hours and 45 minutes. It was incredible, without a dull moment or a minute of filler. Fantastic piece of fiction!