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The Uniqueness of Django: Unchained
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Django: Unchained “I like the way you die, boy.” In the movie, Django: Unchained, an African American slave, “Django (the ‘D’ is silent),” actually spoke these words to a white slave owner in an era when this sort of talk was unheard of. This movie possesses unique characterization teamed up with mind-blowing special effects for a time and place that came to shape America.
As Quentin Tarantino, the director of this film, put together this incredible cast that included: Jamie Foxx, Leonardo Decaprio, Christof Waltz, Kerry Washington, and Samuel L. Jackson; he must have known that they would bring out his characters in the way of which he had intended. Tarantino is an accomplished director known for his unique interpretations of certain events or just his entertaining style that seems to set him apart from other directors. This movie presented a story of an, newly found, ex-slave, Django, and his quest to find and free his wife, Brumheilda, from the bondages of slavery. Although, this movie possessed some common traits of slaves of the time: illiteracy, ignorance, and even uncle-Tom’s; it also brought about unique scenarios and the reactions of those around if these scenarios were to really exist. Take for instance, once Django realized he was indeed a free man he adapted and was able to ridicule some of his past owners and white people in general. The “KKK” conversations, even, came off as funny. This shocked me mainly because I have never looked at the “KKK” in this light. The characters in this movie used the word “nigga” in many lights: in a derogatory manner (as they probably used it regularly back in those days), in a manner of just identifying a fellow black man (as some may use it today), or just in starting a conversation. I believe Tarantino’s intent was to shed light on this word and its many different contexts.
By the end of 2012 and the beginning of 2013, we are able to confront the past; Tarantino was able to express how

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