Reservoir Dogs, and he has since explored different genres that go from martial arts to westerns.
In 2012, Tarantino explored the western genre (in his very own style, that is) with the movie Django Unchained, starring Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington, and Samuel L. Jackson. Django Unchained tells the story of Django (Foxx), a slave who is freed by dentist-turned-bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz (Waltz). Django and Schultz forces to find Django’s wife, Broomhilda (Washington), and rescue her from Calvin Candie (DiCaprio), the charming but very cruel owner of the Candyland plantation. Django Unchained was very well-received by critics and viewers, though some criticized its use of racial slurs and depiction of violence (which was a bit too much even for a Tarantino movie), but it still received various awards and nominations.
As Django Unchained deals with themes like racism, slavery, and more, it has made viewers wonder if the movie is based on a true story or not. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), and here’s what inspired the story of Django Unchained.
What Year Django Unchained Takes Place In
Django Unchained is set in 1858, which is when Django’s rescue by Schultz takes place, right at the beginning of the movie. This places Django Unchained at the top of the Tarantino timeline, and it’s also why the story deals so heavily with slavery and racism, even if the latter is a constant theme in Tarantino’s movies.
Is Django Based On A Real Person?
Tarantino took inspiration for Django Unchained from the Italian movie Django (and even got Frank Nero, the original Django, to make a cameo appearance) and the 1975 movie Mandingo, which is about a plantation owner’s son who has an affair with a slave. Although not confirmed by Tarantino, his Django seems to be inspired by Bass Reeves, a real-life African-American Wild West marshal who arrested 3000 outlaws and killed 14 men. Reeves was born into slavery in 1838 and was eventually freed, which led him to live among local Native Americans.
Django Unchained Isn’t Based On A True Story (& Changes History)
Django Unchained, then, isn’t based on a true story but it does take elements from real people and events to create a fictional story. Of course, the movie drew a lot of backlash due to its historical inconsistencies and more, such as the Mandingo fighting (which has no real historical evidence) and the appearance of the Ku Klux Klan (which Tarantino explained was a group known as “The Regulators”), which wasn’t formed until a decade later. Django Unchained doesn’t tell a true story, but it took elements from history to tell the story of Django, Schultz, and Candie, even if many of those aren’t accurate.
