Django Unchained & Girls

Django Unchained Reviews by Roger Ebert, David Denby & Armond White

Reading Roger Ebert’s review, it’s very apparent that he has been writing for some time. For starters, he has the longest review of all three yet the most entertaining. Second, he knows his audience. David Denby’s article follows the same flow of Ebert, praising Tarintino for being an artist and pushing the ethical envelope, but, unlike Ebert, Denby spends time with elaborate words that only complicate the reading for a more general audience. Denby’s audience seems to be a more educated group while Ebert writes for the masses. 

Ebert’s article doesn’t necessarily praise Tarintino but understand why he writes the way he does – he explains “QT’s” forward thinking and avant-garde art for being different and explosive. Denby seems to think that Quentin Tarintino is to “in love” with himself and his words. He seems to respect the movie, Django Unchained, as a whole but not when the script is dissected which includes Tarintino’s long, wordy scenes.

Armond White, however, takes a different approach to his review. Instead of praising Tarintino throughout, he focuses on Samuel L. Jackson’s character and the references to Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which then leads into more of an evaluation on Tarintino’s work.

“Girls” Review by Todd VanDerWertf

I have never watched “Girls” before. This article is different than the reviews on Django because this critic watches every episode and has a very clear understanding of what they think the show should be so anything that is a little different and unexpected might not be what they wanted to see. Also, “Girls” and Django have very different tones to them so the articles are different. While the Django articles focus on Tarintino and his art, the “Girls” critic focuses on the show’s dialogue and characters instead of the writers and the other creative people behind the scenes. I haven’t seen Django Unchained either but it I was able to follow what the critics were saying much easier because there wasn’t much history behind what you see in that 2 hours in the theatre. For “Girls” it’s harder because I don’t know the background and the characters of the show. The audience for this piece was aimed for people who watch “Girls” on a regular occasion (AKA, not me).