Django Unchained-violent, epic, and awesome

Rating: 9/10 (30 March 2014)

Django Unchained was a cinematic storm of violence and spectacular acting. The movie was a masterpiece presentation of an update to the classic ultra-violent western movie, exceeding its goal as an action film and a thought provoking view of slavery. Although nowhere as intense as 12 Years a Slave, Django Unchained accomplishes everything it wanted to through the story of a bounty hunter named Dr. King Shultz (Christoph Waltz) and his fellow freeman Django (Jamie Foxx). The gunslinging pair sets out to find Django's wife (Kerry Washington) and becomes acquainted with psychotic and deranged slave owner Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio) who is the owner of the massive plantation Candyland. Do not doubt that this movie is not original due to its western theme, it is an entirely new look at the awful era of slavery. The movie's characters are portrayed in some of the greatest acting I have ever seen, displaying the movie's plot with not a single loose end. Django Unchained was an extremely gory and violent thrill ride that never ceased to amaze me all the way through to its explosive final moments.