Megan Moffett
Blue & White Flash / Staff Writer
“I like the way you die boy,” said the hard fighting, justice searching freed slave named Django. With thrilling backgrounds, top notch action and a Romeo and Juliet type love story, “Django Unchained” written by Quentin Tarantino, has grossed over $106 million unseating competing with movies like New Line and MGM’s “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” which broke opening weekend sales records. With A-list actors like the main character Jamie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington and Samuel L. Jackson, “Django Unchained” pulls the audience into a captivating journey from beginning to end playing on every emotion they have.
The story lines starts with a retired dentist named Dr. King Schultz who buys and befriends a slave named Django, sets him as a free man and hires him as an accomplice to his new “interesting career”. Along the way Django lets his new friend in on the fact that all he wants to do is to go get his wife back who was sold because they were both trying to run to freedom. With a plan and a lot of blood Django was able to find his wife and get her back, but not before he faced antagonist Mr. Candy played by Leonardo DiCaprio, a slave and plantation owner who owned his wife. With death whispering in his ear, it looks as though Django would be defeated but he had a plan to get himself and his wife their freedom. This critically acclaimed movie makes a statement.
Though criticized for its constant use of the “N-word” in both the African American community and the professional Hollywood community, the film really hits home, allowing all types of people to get a glimpse of the past and for everyone to enjoy the movie.
Kristin Lane, a freshman mass communication’s major from St. Louis, Mo. said, “I thought the film was great. I would recommend it to anyone.”
Lane also commented on the negative critiques of the movie.
“I have absolutely no negative critiques. It was a western love story not a movie about slavery. I didn’t think that Quentin Tarantino meant to base the movie just on the matter of slavery but wanted to show the love story during the time of slavery to add an extra boundary the hero would have to overcome.”
Billy Reginal Jr., a freshman biology major from Greenville, Miss. said, “I give the movie two thumbs up. I think anybody could watch this movie.”
He was also asked if he felt offended by the numerous use of the “N-word” in the movie.
“No, I didn’t feel offended at all. I mean, that’s how it was back then, everywhere you went you heard it and that was played out in the movie,” said Reginal.
The film has been nominated for four Oscar Nominations which include: Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Sound Editing and Best picture nominations.
With mixed reviews from moviegoers, “Django Unchained” is a movie that either makes you love it or dislike it. If you haven’t seen this movie yet, go and watch what everyone else is talking about and judge for yourself.
In my opinion, Django Unchained is a beast unleashed and remember, “The ‘D’ is silent.”
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