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Nobody touches Tarantino. And Christoph Waltz, Jamie Foxx, Leonardo Di
Caprio, Don Johnson, Samuel L. Jackson and Franco Nero too. After sid that, we
cry out for miracle for "Django
Unchained". No.
Tarantino and his films quotationism, restorer, but also innovator,
continues to create jewelry for the audience, and to re-evaluate genres and
actors of the past. It 's always a pleasure to see one of his films and here he
doesn't overcome his dogma, proving once again that he knows all the rules of
the game, but he wants to revise at his will but also for our use.
The extinct Italian genre cinema inspires to him another (good) history,
and if the last time was "War" with "Inglorious Bastards",
this time is the "Spaghetti Western" with "Django", the
"D" is mute, was taken from a
film by Sergio Corbucci of 1966, with Franco Nero. A legendary film, adored at
time, that inspired an endless series of imitations and spin-offs and already
honored by none other than Takashi Miike in 2007 .
The modern Django becomes "Unchained", and from the Corbucci's
work it carries exclusively the desire for revenge, for the rest, for better or
for worse, Tarantino follows his own path, not easy by the way, going to
uncover one of the major historical sins of the United States: slavery.Once
again he plays with the history so much revised, improved yield, and very
liberating.
The game, however, despite not having serious defects, in our humble
opinion, is not as compelling as that of "Inglorious Basterds".
Strong of his long and absurd dialogues, Tarantino undermines the first rule of
a genre in which the persons spoke a little, and especially they before shot
and then asked questions. He put in this movie, less irony as usal less violence,
even if the killing splatter like is not lacking and a direction less
compelling than in the past.
He goes also beyond a physical law, overcoming what could have been a
natural ending and adding a long appendix. Long, very long, maybe a little 'too
much, this "buddy movie" is, pay attention, a film that only a genius
like Tarantino could create. A film like few that can talk about a subject
uncomfortable and inconvenient a slice of history, using a channel very
unusual.
Between quotations and infinite movie citations, there is also the
Germanic mythology, in this story whose protagonists are a white man and a
black man. The first is starring Christoph Waltz, bad German Jews hunter in
"Inglorious Basterds," which here becomes the good bounty Germen hunter,
Dr.King Schultz.
His interpretation is again very great and lead him to won "Golden Globe" and so again being among the candidates for
another "Oscar". His character is very similar to Nazi's Landa, and
he takes away the element of surprise, though, we repeat, Schultz is perfect in
every aspect. With him there is the great protagonist Django Freeman freed slave from Schultz who is seeking
revenge, played by a masterful and sometimes ironic Jamie Foxx.
The two are the protagonists of a story of friendship and guns,
anti-racist and full of events.
Schultz is a self-proclaimed dentist that runs on a funny carriage. One
night he meets a column of slaves in transit from which he wants to buy the
Django. The negotiations with the slavers are not friendly, but Django goes
away with the dentist. The german is not a real doctor, is a bounty hunter who
needs to recognize three criminals, who can be identified only by Django.
Accomplished the mission, between the two men born a truly friendship, and a
sort of parternship. Django helps Schultz in his work throughout the winter.
Then, Schultz helps Django to find his wife Broomhilda used as a "girl of
pleasure" at the plantation "Candieland" owned by the young
hereditary Calvin Candie. With a trivial excuse the two infiltrate in this
place, pretending to want to buy a Mandingo. But even here the negotiations are
not easy. Seemingly defeated again and sold as a slave Django back to
Candieland to quench his thirst for revenge and to free Broomhilda, as
Siegfried in "The Ring Of Nibelung".
Enemies and friends of the two, are a series of characters incredibly
beautiful, made by the masterful
interpretations of the many big names of the cast. A casting this has been long
and full of rumors, with several other big names like Wil Smith, Sascha Baron
Cohen, Kevin Costner, Kurt Russell more than near to play in the movie.
The best interpretation for us is that of an almost unrecognizable
Samuel L.Jackson, who plays Stephen an apparently insolent and stoned butler,
but great counselor in reality, of Calvin Candie. The rich noble owner of a
huge plantation is played by Leonardo DiCaprio, an actor that we don't like too
much, till 2000 more or less, (sorry for that but "Titanic" is a
really bad movie), but then with a
series of good performances in decent movies,
he has earned our respect, confirmed here with a haughty character,
violent and cunning.
The large cast is completed with cameos by Franco Nero (can't miss) and
Don Johnson another hateful landowner. In his segment we find the funniest
scene of the whole movie, a blatant mockery of the Klu Klux Klan, whose members
wear caps that cover the view, making idling while they (attempted) a punitive
expedition.
There is even Tarantino, who, if you've seen all his movies, you can
imagine his end. Bomb and explosive as
its director, this is another great chapter of cinema for an artist who for now
has not missed a beat ever.
Technical
Original title: Django Unchained
Alternative Titles: Django since cadenas (Argentina, Chile, Mexico),
Đangova osveta (Serbia), Джанго без окови (Bulgaria), Django (Poland), Django
Lelo Ma'atzorim (Israel), Django Libertado (Portugal), Django Livre ( Brazil),
Django desencadenado (Spain), Django dezlantuit (Romania), Django elszabadul
(Hungary), Django, ο Τιμωρός (Greece), Istrukes Dzango (Lithuania), Nespoutany
Django (Czech Republic), Odbjegli Django (Croatia), Zincirsiz ( Turkey)
Year: 2013
Country: USA
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
Starring: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry
Washington, Samuel L. Jackson, Walton Goggins, Dennis Christopher, James Remar,
David Steen, Dana Michelle Gourrier, Nichole Galicia
Duration: 165 '
Production Company: Weinstein Company, Columbia Pictures, Brown 26
Productions