History NightmareFuel / DjangoUnchained

* The first shootout in Candieland, after Candie's death.

* Imagine Django's return from the perspective of Lara Lee and the others. You've just returned from your brother's funeral, still mourning his sudden death. The former slave who you held responsible for the whole ordeal is on his way to meet a FateWorseThanDeath...or so you thought. There, at the top of the stairs---smoking your brother's cigarette pipe, wearing his clothes---is that same black man. He guns down your bodyguards, tells the slaves on your plantation to "get away from all these white folks"...and the last words you hear are "Bye, Ms. Lara", right as a bullet pierces your heart and sends you flying across the room (at an admittedly impossible, [[RuleOfFunny yet hilarious]] angle.

* Imagine Django's return from the perspective of Lara Lee and the others. You've just returned from your brother's funeral, still mourning his sudden death. The former slave who you held responsible for the whole ordeal is on his way to meet a FateWorseThanDeath...or so you thought. There, at the top of the stairs---smoking your brother's cigarette pipe, wearing his clothes---is that same black man. He guns down your bodyguards, tells the slaves on your plantation to "get away from all these white folks"...and the last words you hear are "Bye, Ms. Lara."

** Also how bleak the situation looks until he managed to escape. One would be forgiven for believing that there is no escape this time.

** Also how bleak the situation loos until he managed to escape. One would be forgiven for believing that there is no escape this time.

[[caption-width-right:350:''"Mister Stonesipher... let Marsha and her bitches send D'Artagnan to nigger heaven."'']]

* The way the film averts InstantDeathBullet. Some people just ''keep getting shot'' and ''won't die''. One of the Candyland mooks takes a gut shot early on courtesy of Django and then lies in the middle of the firefight, murmuring and occasionally screaming out as poorly-placed bullets from both sides riddle him, over and over. When Django gives up and viewers are given a chance to take in the scene, they might notice the poor sod ''still'' lingering on in agony.

** The cold demeanor of the "winning" Mandingo being congratulated by Calvin Candie. He is either a remorseless killer, or, far more likely, he's been doing this for so long he's become totally desensitized to the horrific situation he is in in life.
** Also, Candie treats him like he's just done some hard work around the house, and not break a man's arm, gouge out his eyes, and then kill him with a fucking hammer to the face.

** The other slave getting his eyes gouged out comes with grotesque squelching noises, and while the act itself is [[GoryDiscretionShot thankfully cut away from]], the movie makes up for it with a close-up of the red pulp where his eyes used to be.
* D'Artagnan's death at the hands of Mr. Stonesipher's [[BewareOfViciousDog dogs]] (pictured), by far the nastiest death in the movie. This horrible scene showcases [[MoralEventHorizon just how evil]] Calvin Candie truly is even before we see what Broomhilda is being put through, and is enough to affect Schultz for the rest of his life.
* Speaking of, the situation Broomhilda is in when we finally see her for the first time at Candyland. After being caught trying to run, she's been shoved into a tight metal coffin and locked inside. In the bright, hot summer sun. For who knows how many hours. And when they finally haul her unconscious body back out, how do they revive her? By flinging cold water directly onto her (again, extremely heat tortured) skin. There is a ''reason'' you're not supposed to apply cold water directly to burns.
** Worse still, listening to Calvin and Stephen talking before she's pulled out, apparently she was due to spend another ''ten days'' in that box. The only reason she was pulled out so soon was because Calvin was obliging "Southern hospitality" by making her "available" to a guest who requested her company that night.
** Like so much of the violence against slaves in this movie, the hotbox - also known as a sweatbox - [[TruthInTelevision was a real punishment levered against slaves,]] and was even used in prisons until the 19th century. And it ''hasn't stopped,'' as evidenced by cases such as the 2009 death of [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Marcia_Powell Marcia Powell]] at Arizona State Prison Complex - Perryville.
* Candie's horrifying demonstration of the [[BlatantLies "science"]] of phrenology by taking out the skull of a faithful old family slave, pondering why he didn't kill his father when he had the chance while shaving him, concluding it's because black people are naturally servile subhumans, then [[DesecratingTheDead violently sawing apart the skull]] to show the nonexistent 'dimples' he claims shows this. Threatening to smash in Django's skull to expose the same dimples inside his head is just the cherry on the cake.

** The JumpScare that he causes when he smashes the hammer on the table just a few inches from Broomhilda's head narrowly missing her and breaking a glass is very well done.
** Not to mention when he smashes the glass earlier in the scene. [[ThrowItIn DiCaprio actually cut his hand and the cameras kept rolling since he never broke character.]] Although that blood he's smearing on poor Hildy's face is fake, it's quite unsettling to look at.
** Candie in general is a terrifyingly despicable and evil person, so bad in fact that Creator/LeonardoDiCaprio actually ''apologized'' to the members of the cast between takes for what his character said including the N-word.
* The first shootout in Candyland, after Candie's death.
* The scene where Billy attempts to castrate Django after he's been hanging upside down for hours. His tool of choice? A knife he's left sitting on coals, so hot that the end of the blade has started glowing ''yellow''. Not helping matters is the way he talks to Django, quietly telling him to calm down and assuring him that Billy's "got him" - while holding Django's... member and giving him a three-count to the castration.
* Stephen is [[TranquilFury blood-freezingly calm]] as he tells Django about how he will send him to the [=LeQuint=] Dickey Mining Company, how any atrocity they may inflict to him pales in comparison to that, how for Candie's death he is gonna '''suffer''' to the last breath.

** Also how bleak the situation looked until he managed to escape. One would be forgiven to believe that there is no escape this time.

* The scene where Billy attempts to castrate Django after he's been tied up upside down for hours. His tool of choice? A knife he's left sitting on coals, so hot that the end of the blade has started glowing ''yellow''. Not helping matters is the way he talks to Django, quietly telling him to calm down and assuring him that Billy's "got him" - while holding Django's... member and giving him a three-count to the castration.

* [[BigBad Calvin Candie]] is really, ''really'' creepy and deranged when he is pissed.
** The JumpScare that he causes when he swings the hammer just a few inches from Broomhilda's head narrowly missing her and breaking a table in the process is very well done.
** Not to mention when he smashes the glass earlier in the scene. [[ThrowItIn DiCaprio actually cut his hand and the cameras kept rolling as he never broke character.]] Although that blood he's smearing on poor Hildy's face is fake, it's quite unsettling to look at.
** Candie in general is a terrifyingly despicable and evil person. He's so bad that Creator/LeonardoDiCaprio actually ''apologized'' to the other members of the cast between takes for what his character said.

* The scene where Billy attempts to castrate Django after he's been tied up upside down for hours. His tool of choice? A knife he's left sitting on coals, so hot that the end of the blade has started glowing ''yellow''. Not helping matters is the way he talks to Django, quietly telling him to calm down and assuring him that Billy's "got him" - while holding Django's... member... and giving him a three-count to the castration.

* The way the film averts InstantDeathBullet. Some people just ''keep getting shot'' and ''won't die''. One of the Candyland guns takes a gut shot early on courtesy of Django and then lies in the middle of the firefight, murmuring and occasionally screaming out as poorly-placed bullets from both sides riddle him, over and over. When Django gives up and viewers are given a chance to take in the scene, they might notice the poor sod ''still'' lingering on in agony.
* The scene where Django explains how Hildy isn't fit to work in the fields like him, but because she has an "R" branded onto her face, she isn't fit to work inside the house either, meaning that she's relegated to being a "[[SexSlave comfort woman]]". It takes Schultz a moment to realize what Django [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil means by that]], and he's not happy about it either.

** The simple fact that they kept the cleaned skull of a human being, with its own beautifully made velvet and hardwood display plaque, the way some might keep the preserved remnants of a prized kill or particularly fascinating carcass. [[NauseaFuel Ben was such a loyal slave that his masters apparently decided to "repay" him by decapitating his dead body and going through the]] [[https://www.sikkerhverdag.no/en/leisure/sport-and-activities/how-to-clean-and-bleach-animal-skulls-safely/ process]] [[NauseaFuel of cleaning the flesh sinews off his skull.]]

* The scene where Billy is willing to castrate Django while he was tied up upside down for hours.

** Big Fred getting his eyes gouged out comes with grotesque squelching noises, and while the act itself is [[GoryDiscretionShot thankfully cut away from]], the movies makes up for it with a close-up of the red pulp where his eyes used to be.

** Just the very thought of slavery in general, and seeing very graphic and realistic depictions of what was at one time a very real and very common practice.

** The act of Big Fred getting his eyes gouged out comes with grotesque squelching noises, and while the act itself is [[GoryDiscretionShot thankfully cut away from]], the movies makes up for it with a close-up of the red pulp where his eyes used to be.

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** Also, Candie treats him like he's just done some hard work around the house, and not [[spoiler: break a man's arm, gouge out his eyes, and then kill him with a fucking hammer to the face.]]
** Candie telling Big Fred to finish his opponent. [[spoiler:With a hammer.]]
* D'Artagnan's death at the hands of Mr. Stonesipher's [[BewareOfViciousDog dogs]] (pictured), by far the nastiest death in the movie. This horrible scene showcases [[MoralEventHorizon just how evil]] Calvin Candie truly is even before [[spoiler:we see what Broomhilda is being put through]], and is enough to affect Schultz for the rest of his life.
* Just about any of the scenes showing the brutality of slavery. Tarantino pulls no punches. This is especially noteworthy considering most of the violence in his movies tends to be [[BloodyHilarious so over-the-top, it becomes hilarious]].
** Just the very thought of slavery in general, and seeing very graphic and realistic depictions of what was at one time a very real and very common practice.
* The way the film averts InstantDeathBullet. Some people just ''keep getting shot'' and ''won't die''. One of the Candyland guns takes a gut shot early on courtesy of Django and then lies in the middle of the firefight, murmuring and occasionally screaming out as poorly-placed bullets from both sides riddle him, over and over. [[spoiler:When Django gives up and viewers are given a chance to take in the scene, they might notice the poor sod ''still'' lingering on in agony.]]

* The scene where Billy [[spoiler: is willing to castrate Django]] while he was tied up upside down for hours.
* Stephen is [[TranquilFury blood-freezingly calm]] as he tells Django about how he will send him to the [=LeQuint=] Dickey Mining Company, how any atrocity they may inflict to him pales in comparison to that, how for [[spoiler: Candie's death]] he is gonna '''suffer''' to the last breath.

* The first shootout in Candyland, [[spoiler: after Candie's death]].
* The scene where Django explains how Hildy isn't fit to work in the fields like him, but because she has an "R" branded onto her face, she isn't fit to work inside the house either, meaning that she's relegated to being a "[[SexSlave comfort woman]]". It takes Schultz a moment to realize what Django [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil means by that]], and he's not happy about it either.
* Candie's horrifying demonstration of the [[BlatantLies "science"]] of phrenology by taking out the skull of a faithful old family slave, pondering why he didn't kill his father when he had the chance while shaving him, concluding it's because black people are naturally servile subhumans, then [[DesecratingTheDead violently sawing apart the skull]] to show the nonexistent 'dimples' he claims shows this. Threatening to smash in Django's skull to expose the same dimples inside his head is just the cherry on the cake.
** This scene is made doubly nauseating by realising that [[TruthInTelevision these insane beliefs were actually held by many people at the time, and still are by a few, in real life]].

* Some people ''just won't die''. And they keep getting shot.

** Not to mention when he smashes the glass earlier in the scene. [[ThrowItIn DiCaprio actually cut his hand and the cameras kept rolling.]] Which means that's ''real'' blood he's smearing on poor Hildy's face.

* Candie's horrifying demonstration of the [[BlatantLies "science"]] of phrenology by taking out the skull of a faithful old family slave, pondering why he didn't kill his father when he had the chance while shaving him, concluding it's because black people are naturally servile subhumans, then violently sawing apart the skull to show the nonexistent 'dimples' he claims shows this. Threatening to smash in Django's skull to expose the same dimples inside his head is just the cherry on the cake.

* The first shootout in Candieland, [[spoiler: after Candie's death]].

* The scene where Django explains how Hildy isn't fit to work in the fields like him, but because she has an "R" branded onto her face, she isn't fit to work inside the house either, meaning that she's relegated to being a "comfort girl". It takes Schultz a moment to realize what Django [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil means by that]], and he's not happy about it either.