Review of Django (1966) by Al P — 04 Jun 2010
The surreal western has always been a sub-genre ripe for the making. Just as long as El Topo is erased from the memory banks. Opening with a shot of the protagonist dragging a coffin sets the tone of this film. It then shows Mexican hostages being killed without mercy by a group reminiscent of the KKK.
The supporting cast probably lessen this films wonder. Djagno himself is best when he appears as an enigma but as the scale of things increase this quality diminishes. The film has some structural issues where Django massacres the enemy forces early on in the film. The problem is the film has to become introspective and Django lacks any charismatic characteristics to make this interesting.
The influence this has had on both Tarantino and Rodriguez is amazing. Both an ear amputation and a case containing a mega-weapon exist. It also features the most crash zooms I have seen in a single film. I guess this is a derivative of the Leone closeup but of the amateurish variety.
This review of Django (1966) was written by Al P on 04 Jun 2010.
Django has generally received positive reviews.
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