Django Unchained - Part 1

[Doctor Jones]

"Thank you Stephen. Your welcome Calvin."

 

[Doctor Jones]

I haven't seen Inglorious Basterds, was the "k-word" used a lot in that movie?

I would say Tarantino uses the n word like he used the word "Jew" in Basterds. In the opening sequence with Landa about how he hunts the Jews, it's very reminiscent to the use of the n word.

I honestly don't get the criticisms for this. It takes place in the 1850's in Mississippi when slavery was in its prime. And when they're bounty hunters who have to hunt down these southern people along with many plantation owners who own slaves and treat them the way they do, you're gonna hear the n word ALOT.

 

[terry78]

I think people are just used to the stories of slave times from movies like Roots and what not where it's not so much glossed over, but they don't show close to how harsh it was in those days. They were literally treated worse than the horses that people rode.

 

[Doctor Jones]

But you think people would know. I was surprised by those collars that they wore in the movie, but it registered quickly because that was indeed the time period.

 

[MadVillainy]

I would say Tarantino uses the n word like he used the word "Jew" in Basterds. In the opening sequence with Landa about how he hunts the Jews, it's very reminiscent to the use of the n word.

I honestly don't get the criticisms for this. It takes place in the 1850's in Mississippi when slavery was in its prime. And when they're bounty hunters who have to hunt down these southern people along with many plantation owners who own slaves and treat them the way they do, you're gonna hear the n word ALOT.

I really dont get it either. Im actually rather confused by it.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

But you think people would know. I was surprised by those collars that they wore in the movie, but it registered quickly because that was indeed the time period.

Knowing and acknowledging are two different things.

 

[Matt Mortem]

I got glared at during my showing. I was sitting two seats away from a very old black woman in my peripherals I kept catching her looking over at me and glaring. I have no idea why. I was eating anything, I was making noise. I was just watching the movie. WTF?

 

[DarthSkywalker]

I got glared at during my showing. I was sitting two seats away from a very old black woman in my peripherals I kept catching her looking over at me and glaring. I have no idea why. I was eating anything, I was making noise. I was just watching the movie. WTF?

Did you laugh at the funny bits? There was a lot of uneasy laughing at times during my screening. My brother and I were just cracking up though.

 

[Matt Mortem]

Did you laugh at the funny bits? There was a lot of uneasy laughing at times during my screening. My brother and I were just cracking up though.

No. I don't laugh in a movie theater. I was just watching and enjoying the movie. Don't know what her deal was.

 

[terry78]

Old people may just do that in general. Do you have kind of a weird sense of fashion or something? Or you just look like the typical suburban white guy? I went to see it twice and both times there were more white people than black, so I wouldn't be in a position to give anyone **** anyway.

 

[Matt Mortem]

Old people may just do that in general. Do you have kind of a weird sense of fashion or something? Or you just look like the typical suburban white guy? I went to see it twice and both times there were more white people than black, so I wouldn't be in a position to give anyone **** anyway.

Oh I very much look like a suburban white guy.

 

[MadVillainy]

Lol "I don't laugh in a movie theater"

 

[Asteroid-Man]

Maybe it's because she knew you would come on an internet forum after the movie and say "This old black lady was giving me dirty looks because she was racist and associated me - a suburban white guy - with the slave traders in the movie."

That is after all what you're insinuating, isn't it?

 

[Matt Mortem]

Maybe it's because she knew you would come on an internet forum after the movie and say "This old black lady was giving me dirty looks because she was racist and associated me - a suburban white guy - with the slave traders in the movie."

That is after all what you're insinuating, isn't it?

Not at all. I've just never been glared at in a movie for no reason before. It was a peculiar experience.

Lol "I don't laugh in a movie theater"

To be fair, I don't laugh at movies at home either. Even if I find something hilarious, I don't much laugh.

 

[DarKush]

I really dont get it either. Im actually rather confused by it.

I'm not confused by the criticism. There has been criticism about Tarantino's use of the n-word in the past, and a film revolving around slavery with such an extensive usage of the word was bound to draw criticism or inquiry.

I think the usage of the word didn't bother me in the film and that it felt more time appropriate than its usage in contemporary commercial hip hop and some other works. That being said, I don't completely buy the historical context or accuracy defense either.

For one, Tarantino did use contemporary language, even slang in some of the dialogue so it is possible that he could've not used the n-word so much. Also the film wasn't historically accurate in other aspects so it didn't have to be in the usage of the n-word.

Now, some defenders are quick to point out that it's just entertainment, it's not meant to be historically accurate when it comes to certain things, but fall back on the historical accuracy argument on the usage of the n-word. That doesn't gibe with me.

This movie is a mash up of genres, a fantasy that is set in the antebellum period, so Tarantino can do what he wants with it, and he chose to pepper the dialogue with the n-word over a hundred times.

I'm glad that he did show some of the brutality and inhumanity of slavery though, while showing some restraint and not luridly reveling in the treatment of Broomhilda. Also Django being more of a partner than a sidekick and then becoming the solo hero of the film were all things I approved, and had not expected before reading reviews and then watching the film myself.

 

[DarKush]

I'm surprised there wasn't a Levar Burton cameo. Seems like something QT would do.

Tarantino is not a fan of Roots.

“When you look at Roots, nothing about it rings true in the storytelling, and none of the performances ring true for me either,” said Tarantino. “I didn’t see it when it first came on, but when I did I couldn’t get over how oversimplified they made everything about that time. It didn’t move me because it claimed to be something it wasn’t.”

http://newsone.com/2114168/quentin-tarantino-roots-inauthentic/

 

[Asteroid-Man]

Not at all. I've just never been glared at in a movie for no reason before. It was a peculiar experience.

So you pointing out that she was black and that you're white was just a coincidence. Gotcha.

 

[MadVillainy]

I like laughing at movies...

 

[Matt Mortem]

So you pointing out that she was black and that you're white was just a coincidence. Gotcha.

I pointed that out after another poster mentioned me looking like a suburban white guy. That was not a part of my initial post nor was it my intention to insinuate any sort of racial thing within my post. I said she was black as an adjective, and nothing more.

 

[Project862006]

looks like spike lee has some company lolol
http://www.tmz.com/2012/12/29/katt-williams-quentin-tarantino-django-unchained/

who knew tarantino wants to be black lol

 

[kedrell]

I thought this movie was ok...eh, maybe a tad better than that. Waltz is the main reason to see the film. The guy is just so interesting to watch no matter what he's doing. Tarantino should write his dialogue in every movie Waltz is in from now on. It's just a dynamite pairing that we already got such a great dose of in Inglorious Basterds. This is Scorsese/DeNiro level magic that doesn't come around much. I won't be suprised if Tarantino casts Waltz is every movie he does from here on out.

Ok, that was what made the movie really worth watching. That's where they went and sunk a birdie...hell, maybe an eagle. The rest however is just at par for the most part . There were some Tarantino-isms in the film that to me are getting old real fast.....like the quick zoom BS. Knock it off, QT! We know you worship the 1970's but it'd sure be nice to see you grow out of that. You've been on that for 4 films now. Get back to the great crime films you did in the 1990's. Or do something completely new.

On the whole this film is more even than IG was however THAT film had 2 great characters(Hanz Landa, Aldo Raine) to watch where this one has only one and a bunch of ok characters. And this film doesn't have a boring lull of IG's Shoshana Dreyfuss subplot(snore!) to bring it down. But of the two I still think there are more memorable bits in IG. So I would recommend Django but state that over-all I think Inglorious Basterds was the better of the two films. I did put this on my top 10 list of 2012 but then again I only saw like a dozen movies this year so make of that what you will.

7.25/10

 

[Asteroid-Man]

looks like spike lee has some company lolol
http://www.tmz.com/2012/12/29/katt-williams-quentin-tarantino-django-unchained/

who knew tarantino wants to be black lol

Katt Williams calling himself "a real ni**a" moots his entire argument.

 

[Victarion]

I imagine that Quentin enjoys their free publicity.

 

[EML420]

There were other derogatory words other than the N word back then he could have used to I guess give some breathing room if that makes sense. But I liked the movie.

 

[Warhammer]

Can we acknowledge for a second that Don Johnson was absolutely fantastic in his role? I hope he gets more offers to be in films because of this.