![]() ![]() The young boy is set free from the pain of the past by the nameless stranger, and as the young boy realizes that he is free to choose his own future, the third rose finally blooms: riveting. On the subject of the young boy, his connection to both gangs being symbolized by the roses had thematic potential, but ended up falling flat. The main-character stays to fight in order to “settle the score” and to protect the young boy. Thematically, the film seems to mimic the themes of the western genre by focusing on freedom, “justice”, and self-determination. If anything the excessive bloodshed as well as the injuries specific characters suffer give the film a campy, comedic feel despite the serious tone of the story and the main character. Sukiyaki Western Django features a number of action set-pieces and the violence is never censored. The inclusion of Tarantino also highlights the similarity between Tarantino and Miike with their hyper-violent film style. The film also noticeably has American director Quentin Tarantino play a role Tarantino would later go on to produce his own adaptation of “Django” titled “Django Unchained”. The film features a number of call-backs to the original 1966 “Django”, notably the inclusion of a gatling gun hidden in a coffin as well as a Japanese language rendition of the original “Django” theme. Sukiyaki Western Django adapts many of the tropes of the Western genre, from a nameless stranger to the shootouts to the raid on the wagon train to the final duel in the middle of town, it is clear that this film is very well informed about the genre that it draws from. Although Bloody Benten dies while killing one of the leaders, the nameless man is able to successfully liberate the town before passing control of the gold and the town to the young boy who eventually grows up and moves to Italy where he is known as “Django”. Aided by a retired gunslinger named Bloody Benten, the nameless man sets the gangs against eachother then confronts their remnants in town by luring them out with gold. After finding out about the origin of the gangs arriving in town and hearing about a young boy who is the offspring of members of both gangs, the nameless man decides to fight both gangs. Loosely remaking Sergio Corbucci’s 1966 spaghetti western “Django”, Sukiyaki Western Django follows a man with no name who enters into a town caught in the middle of two rival gangs. ![]() This triumph of the Western genre acts as a love letter to the tropes and legacy of the films that preceded it. Sukiyaki Western Django is a modern masterpiece. ![]()
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