Sunday, 23 February 2014

The one and Only... Django Unchained!

So it's back to me again and this week i get to do Tarantino's seventh film Django Unchained.
Unfortunately, when this was released in cinema last year, I hadn't quite turned 18, so going to see it wasn't possible.

Tarantino's first film 'Reservoir Dogs' in 1992 wasn't that great. You were left at the end of the film still trying to work out what the story line really was. It was one of those films that was definitely a learning curve and platform for his future films. I can only say that his films just got better and better. Pulp fiction in 1994 staring John Travolta and Samuel L Jackson was a great film. I know that this isn't the point of the post.. the point that I am trying to make is that Tarantino just keeps getting better. I wasn't sure if he could beat Kill Bill, 1 and 2. I haven't seen Inglorious Bastards, so I can't really make a direct comparison but I can say that he definitely managed to step up his game with Django.
Django was nominated for 5 Oscars including Best supporting Actor, Original Screenplay and best picture. It won: Best Supporting actor (Christoph Waltz) and Best original screenplay (Tarantino). Unfortunately, It was released in a year that was packed with great films, Les Miserables, Argo, Lincoln, Skyfall and Life of Pi were all released in the same year, which made it very difficult for Django to pick up any more awards than it did.
It's a great film and I was really impressed with Leonardo Di Caprio. The films he has done as an adult have been great... it's just a shame he spoilt his career with Titanic. People forget that he can act because of that film, but he has done a lot of great films in his career and this one is no exception.

For those of you that haven't seen it:
Plot:
Western adventure film starring : Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo Di Caprio, Kerry Washington and Samuel L Jackson.

Django is a slave in Texas, 1858. A man called Schultz, who is German from Dusseldorf is carrying a warrant for the arrest of the Brittle brothers. Django is offered his freedom in return for helping Schultz find the Brittle brothers. Django can identify them, that is why he is brought along on the ride.
Django becomes apprentice to Schultz and learns the trade of becoming a bounty Hunter. He partners up with this man. Schultz explains that in giving him his freedom back, he feels obliged to help Django become reunited with his wife.

I think that saying anything more would be spoiling the film.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUdM9vrCbow This is the official trailer.

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