“On one hand, I despise slavery. On the other hand, I need your help. If you’re not in a position to refuse, all the better. So, for the time being, I’m gonna make this slavery malarkey work to my benefit. Still, having said that, I feel guilty.”
Quenten Tarantino makes the kind of movies I want to see in the way I want to see them. While I think my screenwriting is pretty good, there’s a huge chasm between my writing and what I recognize as great writing. I’m just as sure that my direction of a film wouldn’t be able to capture all my years of watching films. Tarantino is my inner film nerd, popped from my skull to entertain me. The first hour of Django Unchained is some of Tarantino’s best work. The writing, performance, cinematography and direction all play at the highest level.
I hope Tarantino finds a part for Christoph Waltz in his alleged final film. He gets the dialogue like nobody else, not even Sam Jackson (my 2nd favorite performance here.) I like that Schultz isn’t just German because Waltz is. There’s stuff built into the script that make for a better story. Not just the Broomhilda fairy tale, but his attitude towards slavery. There’s a great exchange with Django where Django says how it will be easier for him because he’s an American, which means he’s used to seeing such cruelty.
Unlike Kill Bill, this seems more fitting to be broken into a Part 1/Part 2 story. Imagine if the first film was all the relationship between Schultz and Django as they go around collecting bounties. Foxx and Waltz have great chemistry. In the bar, the clothing store, and that hilarious bit when aiming at the third Brittle Brother. I would love to really get deeper into this relationship between Schultz and Django. Save Calvin Candie for Part 2 I say and give us more. I’m used to Tarantino films moving at a rather slow pace. He likes to draw out a moment. Django has the Tarantino running time, but keeps moving forward like Kill Bill Pt. 1.
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