Representation

Non-American people in the film Django Unchained are portrayed as a hero, a slave owner, or a slave. Black people being slaves are one of the stereotypes in this movie and makes the black people look powerless and defenceless. This portrayal is honest because it’s a historical event however, there may be black people that are offended by this film. The women in this film are represented as scared and submissive. This is because they were also slaves so they were forced to do housework otherwise they would be whipped. Another representation for women is that they are treated as a low rank of power. They have the same punishment as men but are sometimes used for sex even if they didn’t want to do it. This is because black females would be seen as unlikely to take a stand to the slave owners before the men do. The man who attempts to save the slaves, Dr. King Shultz (played by Christoph Waltz), is German but portrayed as a father figure or a mentor. This is because he teaches Django (Jamie Foxx) how to fight against the slave owners. The white men in this film are presented as powerful, aggressive and rich. This is because of the movie being historical. Most white men in the film are shown as very strong. Leonardo Di Caprio plays a rich man who treats the slaves like toys. For example, he forces two of the slaves to fight each other in front of him.