django

ever since i bought this beautiful edition of little white lies magazine in early december, i've been dying to see tarantino's latest - django unchained. (here it is, providing the perfect contrast - both visually and in content - to my dire old norse textbook...)

i was not disappointed. the film is both beautiful and brutal, brimming with sumptuous colours (i'm thinking django's ridiculous blue costume) that create a vivid and at times stunning background for the stylised violence and gore that tarantino is famous for.
one image in particular that struck me was of dark red blood splattered onto pure white cotton plants - tarantino can make violence almost beautiful. of course, most of the violent scenes are definitely not meant to be easy on the eye but that is all part of the director's style. i never felt the gore was distasteful, rather it was necessary to the particular scene to demonstrate (more often than not) the cruelty of slave owner calvin candy.
now that i'm onto candy, i have to say that i honestly think this is one of the best roles of dicaprio's career. he portrayed the detestable villain perfectly, and was so enjoyable to watch that he almost stole the limelight away from my favourite character, the dentist-come-bounty hunter played by christoph waltz (wonderful, wonderful man). eccentric, witty and charming, he really stood out as the star of the film.
it seems i have hardly made mention to foxx's django, but who can say it better than waltz himself: 'you silver tongued devil, you'. he is quite excellent.

on another note; natalie i loved the colours in your photos of the autumn leaves - wonderful reds, yellows and blues. autumn is a beautiful season, i certainly prefer it to this grey slushy weather we're having at the moment. (and yes to feet photos!)

hanna xx