Quentin Tarantino puts his stamp solidly on spaghetti westerns with the hyper-violent, darkly comedic Django Unchained.

At its heart, this movie is about the unlikely partnership of Django (Jamie Foxx), a slave who has earned his freedom, and Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz), a German dentist-turned-bounty hunter. Set just prior to the Civil War, when it was very odd indeed to see a black man and a white man working as partners, the situations in which they find themselves are always tense and likely to be trouble-filled.

The relationship between Django and Schultz is really interesting to watch as you learn more about each man. They have different motivations, but each is basically a “good” man and their mutual respect increases as they spend time together. Schultz seems to enjoy his role as a mentor and teacher, even showing Django how to role-play to get what he wants. This is the focus of the first part of the movie and it’s simple fun.
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