Cinema Fix
Episode #32: Django Unchained (Part 2)
In this episode, the always thought-provoking Uncle Crizzle (aka Craig Lindsey) stops by to analyze the depiction of race in Django Unchained. Is the movie racist? How does it subvert genres and stereotypes? Does Tarantino's whiteness matter? What's up with Jamie Foxx's penis, and what would Tyler Perry's Django Unchained look like, anyway? Tune in to find out!
SHOW NOTES:
0:22 - Intro and clip
2:44 - Is it racist? Yes!
8:05 - The skull scene, comparisons with Inglourious Basterds
14:14 - Has Tarantino evolved? How conscious is he of his privilege?
22:08 - Jamie Foxx's penis--reflections on black masculinity and sexuality in film
33:17 - The monogamous husband out for revenge, subverting a "white" subgenre
37:18 - The response on the right; what if Django Unchained had been directed by a black man?
43:35 - Final thoughts on the film
48:48 - Show close
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