Panel Discusses History, Controversy Surrounding Django Unchained
February 04, 2013
Members of the university’s film department discuss Django Unchained as a way to invite students to discuss films currently showing in theaters.
By Jeremy Snow, The Diamondback
With the 85th Academy Awards about three weeks away, five experts sat down to discuss the history and controversy surrounding one of this year’s most talked-about Oscar contenders for Best Picture — Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained.
The film follows the story of a slave-turned-bounty-hunter as he fights to save his wife from a wicked plantation owner. While many critics consider the movie an homage to classic Western films, others have called it racist for its constant use of the n-word and its depictions of slavery. Due to its popularity, members of the university’s film department considered Django Unchained the perfect subject through which they could invite students to discuss films currently showing in theaters.