Tarantino’s new film, "Django", uses the word “******” 108 times

[Sunni Man]

The movie is about a slave owner in the south before the Civil War.

So to maintain correct era dialouge in the movie; the word ****** is liberally used.


The use of the word ****** is historically accurate and apropo for the time period.

But another film maker Spike Lee says that it's just blatant racism and has no place in the movie.


Agree or disagree?

 

[Oddball]

Tarantino is the most overrated producer/director/writer of our time.

'nuf said.

 

[syrenn]

The movie is about a slave owner in the south before the Civil War.

So to maintain correct era dialouge in the movie; the word ****** is liberally used.


The use of the word ****** is historically accurate and apropo for the time period.

But another film maker Spike Lee says that it's just blatant racism and has no place in the movie.


Agree or disagree?

lets see... historically correct= bad

use of the word in current rap dialog= good.

 

[NoNukes]

The movie is about a slave owner in the south before the Civil War.

So to maintain correct era dialouge in the movie; the word ****** is liberally used.


The use of the word ****** is historically accurate and apropo for the time period.

But another film maker Spike Lee says that it's just blatant racism and has no place in the movie.


Agree or disagree?

Racist.

 

[NoNukes]

That was a joke.

 

[GHook93]

Tarantino is the most overrated producer/director/writer of our time.

'nuf said.

Can't agree with that he had some great movies:
(1) Reservoir Dogs - One of my favorite non-godfather gangster movies.
(2) Pulp Fiction - Com on who didn't love this master-piece.
(3) Jackie Brown - Jackson stole the show of a great movie.
(4) Kill Bill - I loved both of them. Very exciting.
(5) Inglourious Basterds - Well acted and entertaining, but a little over-rated, but still a great flick!
(6) True Romance - Classic movie!
(7) From Dusk Til Dawn - Loved this vampire flick! Had a degree of originality that people like me enjoyed.

 

[konradv]

Tarantino is the most overrated producer/director/writer of our time.

'nuf said.

Well I guess we got THE WORD, guys.

 

[tinydancer]

The movie is about a slave owner in the south before the Civil War.

So to maintain correct era dialouge in the movie; the word ****** is liberally used.


The use of the word ****** is historically accurate and apropo for the time period.

But another film maker Spike Lee says that it's just blatant racism and has no place in the movie.


Agree or disagree?

It has every place in a movie because the word ****** was real. Screw everyone else who thinks it shouldn't be used now in a historical sense when gang bangers call each other ******* on a day to day.

Hell's bells I come from the time period when a hoe was a gardening instrument and I'm not suing the ass out of some rap company now.

Now historically, one has to use ******. Two ways. ****** in derogatory terms. Horrid. But it happened. There were worse terms that were more disgusting than that.

Or ****** in a good way like" ****** riggin" when I lived south. That was a term that applied to you if you could find the best way to do something without paying the man, you called it "****** riggin".

Highest compliment you could give anyone on the planet. You had made it man. It meant you figured out a way that you beat the man.

Colloquialisms are tough especially with pc cops. Too bad. Because so many times they help define a region or a history.

 

[YoungRepublican]

Django was an awesome movie.. My personal movie opinion is check it out. Movies are so damn expensive now a days, but this one was worth the 10 bucks

 

[there4eyeM]

It is art.

It is history.

It is fine.

 

[Politico]

I would have rounded it out to 110 myself.

 

[Sallow]

The movie is about a slave owner in the south before the Civil War.

So to maintain correct era dialouge in the movie; the word ****** is liberally used.


The use of the word ****** is historically accurate and apropo for the time period.

But another film maker Spike Lee says that it's just blatant racism and has no place in the movie.


Agree or disagree?

Both.

 

[Sallow]

Tarantino is the most overrated producer/director/writer of our time.

'nuf said.

Who "overrated" him?

The Free Market?

 

[there4eyeM]

Spike Lee also criticized Eastwood for having no blacks in the battle of Iwo Jima.

 

[Moonglow]

Oh lawdy, lawdy, what iz we gonna do!?

 

[Katzndogz]

If it is historically accurate why was Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer rewritten to eliminate the term? The complaint is not that it was used but that like Tarantino's use of violence over used. Stuffing it in wherever it would fit instead of where it was the most effective at advancing the narrative. If someone doesn't like it they are racist.

 

[Sunni Man]

Spike Lee is a huge hypocrite on this issue.

His film "Do the right thing" has the word ****** used 8 times.

 

[Pogo]

Spike Lee would be wrong if he said that, and as a filmmaker himself he should get that. I'd far rather see historical fidelity than PC poisoning.

That being said though, I haven't seen any evidence that Spike Lee did say that -- ?
And I won't condemn on hearsay.

 

[4Horsemen]

Spike Lee is just mad because he didn't make this movie.

5 Stars. great movie.

 

[4Horsemen]

Spike Lee would be wrong if he said that, and as a filmmaker himself he should get that. I'd far rather see historical fidelity than PC poisoning.

That being said though, I haven't seen any evidence that Spike Lee did say that -- ?
And I won't condemn on hearsay.

oh yeah he said it.

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