Chains Broken.

Rating: 8/10 (21 April 2016)

Django Unchained (2012): Dir: Quentin Tarantino / Cast: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo Di Caprio, Kerry Washington, Samuel L. Jackson: Quentin Tarantino does it again with a stylish yet extremely violent take on westerns set in the 1800's black slavery era. Jamie Foxx stars as Django Freeman who not only is freed from slavery but also pledges to free his wife Brunhilde, played by Kerry Washington. He is freed and recruited by bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz in the hunt for the Brittle brothers. Django proves effective in this area and Schultz learns that Brunhilde is at a plantation run by Calvin Candie. Once again Tarantino showcases his love and knowledge of film with references to classic westerns but he also pulls off the most hilarious Ku Klux Klan sequence in recent memory. Foxx plays the fearless Django driven to the limits to find and free his wife. Christoph Waltz delivers his second excellent Tarantino performance. He plays Schultz as a gifted teacher with the willingness to grant freedom but also see those oppressors driven to defeat dead or alive. Leonardo Di Caprio as Calvin Candie is a sly villain who sets up slave fights for sport. Washington plays the abused Brunhilde who finds relief in the reality of the appearance of her husband whom is scheming to buy her from Candie. Samuel L. Jackson provides humour as Candie's house host who brown noses for favors including exposing Django and Freeman. While the climax is a revenge driven mass of exploding bodies, the controversy surrounding racial slurs is countered by events that have since been unchained to the reality of freedom. Score: 8 / 10