Another Tarantino Masterpiece

Rating: 9/10 (11 August 2017)

From the talented and eccentric mind of Quentin Tarantino, "Django Unchained" is a violent, surreal story of an ex-slave (Jamie Foxx) teaming up with an extremely well-spoken bounty hunter (Christoph Waltz) to get back the wife of Foxx who was sold to a barbaric slave owner (Leonardo DiCaprio). This being a Tarantino movie, going from point A to point B is done in an unconventional way which makes it hard for the audience to guess exactly what happens to the main characters (this is a good thing). Along the journey, we are treated to Tarantino's style of writing and directing: mimicking some camera movements of the 1970s; copying the look of the film stock of the 1970s; and the rich, expansive, mostly witty dialogue.
Although Waltz and Foxx are the main characters, it is the relationship between DiCaprio and Samuel L. Jackson (DiCaprio's head slave) that is the most interesting. The roles of master and slave seem to switch back and forth at various times, and I believe many viewers will be very puzzled by this; but it's really simple â€” the DiCaprio and Jackson characters go way back, and the decades spent living together obviously led to a mutual respect, trust and love for each other. They have essentially become father and son.
My most memorable, movie moment of "Django Unchained" is the scene when Foxx is hanging upside down, completely helpless; and one of the bad guys is about to castrate Foxx using a red hot knife!
Tarantino fans won't be disappointed with this movie, as it has everything you'd expect from a movie written/directed by him. Although part satire, and therefore cannot be completely taken seriously overall, the movie's depictions of punishments of slaves are very disturbing; and disturbing people is something Tarantino doesn't shy away from.
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