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Django Unchained Screenplay

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Written by Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained is a 2012 revisionist Western screenplay set in the American South before the Civil War. Django, an enslaved man who is freed by bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz, joins him before pursuing the recovery of his wife, Broomhilda, from the plantation owner Calvin Candie. The screenplay combines a revenge narrative with examinations of slavery, violence, race, and exploitation, and won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

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What is Django trying to do in the Django Unchained screenplay?

Django wants to rescue his wife Broomhilda from the plantation owner Calvin Candie and punish the people who enslaved them. Dr. King Schultz helps him first as a bounty hunter and later as an ally in the 2012 story.

Why is Django Unchained described as a revisionist Western?

Quentin Tarantino uses the visual language of Spaghetti Westerns and a revenge narrative to confront slavery through stylized genre storytelling. The screenplay is set in the American South in 1858, two years before the Civil War.

Did Django Unchained win an Academy Award for its screenplay?

Yes. Quentin Tarantino won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Django Unchained at the 2013 ceremony. The 2012 film also received acting nominations for Christoph Waltz and Leonardo DiCaprio.

Is Django Unchained connected to the 1966 film Django?

It shares the name and revenge-Western tradition of Sergio Corbucci's 1966 film Django, but it is not a direct remake. Tarantino's screenplay creates a new protagonist, Django Freeman, and places the story in the antebellum United States.

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