Django Unchained: Antebellum Era In The Deep South?
To What Extent Does the Film Django Unchained Accurately Portray what Slavery was like in the Antebellum Era in the Deep South?
Slavery in the United States- as defined by law- started in the 1670s, and it lasted almost 200 years, before it legally ended in 1865. It is no secret that slave life was harsh, miserable, and filled with pain and suffering. Slaves were not seen as people, but as property. The time of slavery is one of- if not the darkest time in American history. In 2012 an American western- adventure film entitled Django Unchained, written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, was released. The film primarily takes place during the pre-Civil War South (mainly in the year 1858). It is set in the antebellum era of the Deep South. (Source A) Using the film (source A), as well as various other sources, the extent to which Django …show more content…
In the fil, Candyland is a plantation in Mississippi owned by slave owner Calvin Candie. At the owner’s club- Club Cleopatra- guests are entertained with black female sex slaves and black slave men pitted against one another in death matches. Another highly controversial and debated inaccuracy in the film are these aforementioned matches- “Mandingo Fighting”. This is a form of gambling between slave owners, whereby slaves fight to the death.
In order to enter Candyland, Django pretends to be a black slaver. He is despised by the blacks and most of the whites alike.
Upon entering Candyland, one of the most brutal scenes in the movie takes place. A slave that was being used for Mandingo Fighting is trapped in a tree- surrounded by overseers and vicious dogs- after attempting to run away. Calvin Candie (the plantation owner) decides to unleash the dogs on the slave- who tear and rip the man apart, to death. (Source A- 4)
Such brutal events most likely did take
Slavery in the United States- as defined by law- started in the 1670s, and it lasted almost 200 years, before it legally ended in 1865. It is no secret that slave life was harsh, miserable, and filled with pain and suffering. Slaves were not seen as people, but as property. The time of slavery is one of- if not the darkest time in American history. In 2012 an American western- adventure film entitled Django Unchained, written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, was released. The film primarily takes place during the pre-Civil War South (mainly in the year 1858). It is set in the antebellum era of the Deep South. (Source A) Using the film (source A), as well as various other sources, the extent to which Django …show more content…
In the fil, Candyland is a plantation in Mississippi owned by slave owner Calvin Candie. At the owner’s club- Club Cleopatra- guests are entertained with black female sex slaves and black slave men pitted against one another in death matches. Another highly controversial and debated inaccuracy in the film are these aforementioned matches- “Mandingo Fighting”. This is a form of gambling between slave owners, whereby slaves fight to the death.
In order to enter Candyland, Django pretends to be a black slaver. He is despised by the blacks and most of the whites alike.
Upon entering Candyland, one of the most brutal scenes in the movie takes place. A slave that was being used for Mandingo Fighting is trapped in a tree- surrounded by overseers and vicious dogs- after attempting to run away. Calvin Candie (the plantation owner) decides to unleash the dogs on the slave- who tear and rip the man apart, to death. (Source A- 4)
Such brutal events most likely did take