Django Unchained

I love Tarantino’s style. The way he navigates suspense is like no other, and that is on maximum display in Django Unchained. I’ve had this movie at the top of my watchlist for over a year now, as I’m a huge Tarantino fan, and this cast and concept was most intriguing out of his filmography. Not sure why I put it off, because it’s genuinely a masterpiece. Jamie Foxx blew my expectations out of the water for his lead. Django instantly became one of my favorite protagonists period. Leo, my personal favorite actor, delivered another unbelievable performance as Calvin Candie, whenever he’s on screen you literally can’t take your eyes off of him for a second. Such an imposing, disgusting, and fearsome villain I’m not sure I could imagine anyone else playing, genuinely might be top 3 in his career for me. I completely see why Waltz won the oscar for his role in this (although I think Leo outperformed him slightly), his charisma from Inglorious Basterds is evident in an actually likable character, making him an absolute joy on screen. Samuel L Jackson was great as Stephen, genuinely one of the more fucked up characters I’ve ever seen and it’s always great seeing a legend do his thing like this. I loved the story, following Django’s revenge story to find his wife, Kerry Washington who was also awesome, who he got separated from, and along the way you’re greeted with some of the best looking visuals of the century, an amazing score, and some of the most masterfully built suspense of the century as well. An all time favorite.