Quentin Tarantino 'hated' Calvin Candie

Quentin Tarantino tells the story of Leonardo DiCaprio changing his opinion of Django Unchained's villain Calvin Candie while filming on set.
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[@scarletbard6511]

"But now you can understand a Borgia a little bit Morgia."

[@michaelmetcalfe777]

I feel this comment hasn't been recognised enough, so I'll be the first to add a clapping emoji 👏👏👏😂

[@scarletbard6511]

@@michaelmetcalfe777 Thank you, I got here late.

[@edbrunov5653]

✊️ awesome pun work

[@sqwark4523]

you have saved my life today 😂❤

[@cicerogsuphoesdown7723]

Bravo. Just. Bravo

[@brandonjanicki1601]

One of the greatest gifts for a director is when they realize their actor has a better understanding of their character than they did beforehand.

[@justinleach5023]

QT gave them that ability and gift because he didn't tell him how to play the character

[@Jhed7]

⁠@@justinleach5023are you joking? QT most certainly had expectations as far as what the characters could or should do.

[@davemaltese]

​@@justinleach5023 i thought QT was one of those directors who's very meticulous with every single detail and if it's possible, don't want it to be changed

[@TheComicBookJoker]

@@justinleach5023That is explicitly untrue, especially in the case of this movie. Jamie Foxx said in an interview QT had to pull him aside to a different room and cuss him out for how he was playing Django in one of the movie’s early scenes; specifically that Jamie was playing him as cool while the character was still a slave, and that later he’d get to be the cool hero, but today he was playing the slave and he needed to show that in this scene. Jamie expressed in that same interview that QT was 100% correct for doing it, too.

[@m1n1s1nk]

It's circular like most things in life. One thing births another and so on and so forth. Qt birthed candy leo birthed layers to him that even the creator could not see. A lot of things in life are like this. The difference is in the normal people world we are all egotistical for being underappreciated suffering from some form of trauma thus the original creator tends to pull the ladder up either rejecting and fighting any depth anyone else could add to the original creation or just flat out rejecting it out of fear of losing some of the light or clout.

[@shiningfaceofluzon5594]

Django unchained is LOW KEY, a dentist waging war on Candy.

[@ms0824]

Yes.

[@parassharma3218]

Never thought of that, so true and funny

[@hypermbe5231]

Wow 🤯

[@HyphyJuice916]

Lol yes... A dentist bounty hunter...

[@james.s7133]

That's just brilliant 👏

[@ariadnepyanfar1048]

What a jewel to draw out in an interview. I never knew this about Tarantino and his villains, and never knew how deep his respect for Leo went, and what Leo did for him.

[@nicholasricci8342]

Tarantino has the best interviews. Makes me respect him even more than just watching his films

[@SH19922x]

Tarantino is nothing but a pretentious shitbag, Borgias were a legendary papal family who done alot of good for the peasant class and gained the hate of the aristocracy and the evil Medici banking empire in historical rome and Spain. I'm not even a Christian and I could read that truth. Imagine playing Assasins creed once and thinking it's historically accurate 🥴

[@mj.l]

@@nicholasricci8342 they have the opposite impact on me. what a load of pretentious wank.

[@Dustomatic]

@@nicholasricci8342 the man genuinely loves storytelling, and loves talking about storytelling

[@VOIDWALKER_333]

Leo is such a fantastic actor. Doesn’t just play the role he is given, he brings something new and unexpected to the role and really embodies it

[@Keandros]

When an actor causes the writer of the character realize a new level of understanding, it's something special. Leo is truly great.

[@nonono9194]

That's part of the job of an actor, to bring the character to life. The writer gets the story and script there but doesn't go into the depths the actor goes into when delivering the lines and performing - any good actor should be doing this consistently

[@nathanscarlett4772]

​@nonono9194 key word here is 'should'

[@hansolobutimdead]

I didn't really see Calvin Candy as the main antagonist. Stephen was truly the one in control. He faked his feebleness, his limp, his inferiority towards the whites at the plantation. Hes the one to figure out Django, King and Broomhilda's plot. He's the one who has a personal feud with with the hero. And in fact, Stephen is likable for the same reasons Tarantino likes his other villains.

[@Viper-g6g]

Great point

[@TheSeeking2know]

Solid point.

[@e.l.b6435]

Calvin Candy was his puppet, his „slave“ in some Kind of ways

[@TheDeadman419]

Oh yeah, Calvin was the young king, groomed by Stephen from a young age. Stephen never had to be in charge, he just had to have Calvin’s ear. That’s why he hated Django the second he saw him. Django was a black man on a horse, a white man’s station. A black man who rose up, just like Stephen did. And that made him a threat to Stephen

[@hansolobutimdead]

@TheDeadman419 I'd even say Stephen is insulted by Django's status. Django can be as demeaning and proud as any other white is allowed, while Stephen has to work in the shadows. He envies Django for gaining the respect of others, including Candy, despite his skin color

[@colefiler1429]

Imagine being an actor and having Quentin Tarantino tell you that, I would have cried. Highest compliment

[@user-uy5py5ih2t]

I loved how in the movie they included a photo of Calvin and Stephen standing next to each other when they were children. They were definitely friends and loved how we got a glimpse of their upbringing to support how friendly they privately spoke to each other and treated each other almost as equals in private.

[@jonnehayesjr.9299]

I never caught that scene I will definitely have to watch again

[@sclay757]

Relax, it's called Stockholm syndrome lol. If I beat on my wife and she thinks she loves me can she really love me? Debatable, but you can without a doubt say I don't love her. My point is that at best that "friendship" is a one way street and at worst it's a real friendship on either side.

[@sethshaffer681]

It was really common among the plantation class for them to have a young slave grow up as a companion to their child who would then act as a loyal footman/butler to them as an adult. So even though they were still completely subjected property their position would be so vastly different to the other slaves they would have no common cause nor sympathy with them. Their place would be solely contingent on the power of the master and they would be a completely active traitor and informer.

[@Boethius411]

@@sethshaffer681that is such a cynical take on human affection and the nuances and contradictions that make up the human condition. I like a tight story and deeply motivated characters. I can’t accept such programmable machines as remotely human, much less as remarkable individuals.

[@camrendilbeck]

@@Boethius411we are not programmable. We are manipulatable. With the right manipulation you can bend someone to do just about anything.

[@jacobcrinklaw8024]

To people who don’t know. Borgias were rich Italian blue blood aristocracy that did everything bad that you can think of, And one was pope I’m sure you all played assassins creed. 😂😂

[@mitchellanderson3960]

They were actually Spaniards by descent, but resided in Italy.

[@josephfarrell6670]

There's a mini series and it's unhinged

[@kxnny2]

aren't they the family with a Jesus cosplayer?

[@anmolt3840051]

Isn't there a Mario Puzo novel about this family?

[@jesusdiezfernandez5241]

They were actually Spanish settled in Italy. Their family name, Borgia, was the itialian form of the Spanish name Borja, that's a town in Aragón, Spain, where they came from originally.

[@Huckleberry42]

Leo needs to play more villains. He was amazing

[@vamsidocs5137]

Watch Killers of flowers moon

[@RickReasonnz]

@@vamsidocs5137 Less a villain and more an idiot tool used by his uh... uncle? Def a Bad Guy but I too would like Leo to play a Main Villain again.

[@TinyNFast]

@@vamsidocs5137that was filmed where I live 👋👋

[@chrissantos5580]

Wolf of Wall Street

[@soldier22881]

leo should play good guys and only good guys

[@d5o1001]

This is brilliant writing and even better acting.

[@dukstedi]

Tarantino just has that artistic passion and eye. He knew Leo would kill it for him.

[@mj.l]

he also loves feet

[@techbro_4309]

It must be such an incredible moment for the creator to have epiphany about a character because of how much life the actor breathed into the character.

[@michaelwong9411]

Villains always create a justification for the things they do. It doesn't have to be so good that the audience sympathizes with the justification: it just has to be good enough to believe that a bad guy might actually think it works.

[@tym2083]

Every single villain I created I kinda had sympathy for. Hans Landa has entered the chat.

[@Charlezard.]

Yes. He literally did.

[@tym2083]

@@Charlezard. For hans landa?

[@GaiusCaligula234]

​@@tym2083yes

[@oz_jones]

​@@tym2083yes. Did you even watch the short?

[@lewiswatkin392]

Yes I agree Landa gets no sympathy from me but I can kinda see the duality of him. Landa is a character who is an opportunist and uses his line of work to engage his mind and skillset rather than prejudice. The fact he was willing to betray the Reich for his own gain is an asset stemming from a negative personality trait. He's not a Nazi, so is willing to help the Allies achieve their end goal, but he is a psychopath who is willing to be complicit in murder. I think he becomes more of a necessary evil character for the resolution of the film.

[@JamCooper]

I still say DiCaprio deserved an Oscar for his performance in this movie.

[@martind5487]

Who got the Oscar that year ?

[@SplittTwig]

@@martind5487cristoph won best supporting actor that year, which leo could have easily been picked in his place instead, either way a win for the film. Both deserve it. Strangely foxx wasn’t nominated for lead actor, which i feel he at least deserved a nomination, as I couldn’t imagine that movie without anyone in that cast.

[@jon590]

He even bleed for the film 🩸

[@martind5487]

@@SplittTwig it was a fine cast,

[@basher5107]

Sorry but the Academy isn’t going to hand out an Oscar for a Plantation and slave owner,not in this day and age

[@Thanos-Alaarsson]

That Borgia line was flipping incredible on so many levels

[@RickReasonnz]

Imagining another reality in which Tarantino did a film about the Borgias....

[@Thanos-Alaarsson]

@@RickReasonnz I’d rather a series made by him. Like the Sherlock from BBC(=)

[@trip2themoon]

There's already a series called The Borgias. Jeremy Irons is fantastic in it.

[@criert135]

Pretty standard line tbh

[@decimater75]

@@trip2themoon The Borgias is awful imo. Borgia is much better.

[@TheGoodCrusader]

So evil he sank the Titanic

[@zmani4379]

not even the door would accept him lol

[@Saint_nobody]

So evil he went full retard (what's eating Gilbert Grape... really, Leo and Johnny need to do another movie together already)

[@KirstyMcCarthy-pe2qr]

😂😂

[@RedWinter21]

And you can easily infer that Calvin was partly raised by Sam Jackson's character.

[@jl5464]

history shows us that many generations of white boys and girls were, in fact, raised by black men and women. so, I would agree with your statement.

[@obad7633]

There's 1 line of dialog that fills you in on his past and why he has so much trust for Stephenm incredible writing

[@jaredwatt8769]

Hats off to QT formaking such a sickening villian and to Leo for making him also mesmerizing

[@SheevPalpatine66420]

Calvin to me is a solipsist. He believes he's the only creature in his universe. The only real person. So much so that Calvin doesn't see his slaves as people, the only reason he sees his father or Stephen as admirable is because they are pieces of him. No one else is. This to me is why he loves the Three Musketeers but doesn't know Alexandre Dumas is black. Because Calvin doesn't see anything he admires as coming from anything but himself, his ancestry, and what he wants to be as his legacy. Calvin, is sadism to a tee. When no one else is real, outside of what they can do for you or against you, then you embrace ultimate authoritarianism, you become a creature that is simultaneously reptilian and a spineless slippery worm. Also why does he love French culture? Because he likes the Three Musketeers it's really no deeper than that. But that book, since he believes it is a story of white western European heroes, he believes he's one of them. Only to find out that the basis of his fetish for the French was a book written by a black man. it breaks him one more time after being already played for a fool

[@theketaminekid1241]

Excellent comment.

[@nasis18]

Well put. I hadn't realized that much about Candy. I just thought he was a sociopath.

[@gavinrochfordmusic]

Serious analysis 🙏

[@Prince_Luci]

That’s remarkably insightful

[@jamesdunn9609]

Well-written analysis. What you are describing is the classic narcissist. They truly believe they are the center of the universe, and everything revolves around, and only for, them. They are justified in doing anything they wish at any time, and they fear no consequences because when they die, the entire universe ends. Their understanding of the world around them is fairly shallow because they only value what which appears to support their beliefs. They reject everything else. I saw Leo's portrayal of Calvin that way from the start. He's an incredibly talented actor and appears to have had some personal experience with that personality type. In the entertainment industry, I think that tracks.

[@jackelewish1568]

Ah yes i understand a Borgia a little more now because i had no idea that was even a word 5 seconds ago.

[@unc54]

Borgia were Renaissance-era patrician family who had a strong reputation for being especially villainous (although a lot of those accusations are of dubious merit)

[@cerealeater7369]

Leonardo Dicaprio was so good in that role. I could only watch that movie once.

[@rolandroczei6711]

Leo playing Calvin Candie is one of all times best villain

[@nb-mf1tw]

“you made me understand calvin in a way i have never understood him before” AND HE CREATED THE FUCKING CHARACTER!!!!!!! the writing is just a single piece of what makes tarantinos movies so fantastic. the actors he casts literally brings them to life

[@basher5107]

Yeah that’s called acting

[@Danny-fs1hk]

Leo most definitely deserved an Oscar for that damn role.

[@FlaviusBrocephus]

You also don't want to be a presentist. You can't say that if you were born the only son of a wealthy and massive plantation owner, you would have been an automatic abolitionist because you would do what was right. Maybe in today's terms, but no way, no one can pretend to know how they would have acted. Especially if they were born a Borgia.

[@chideraalexanderdex547]

Honestly it's the pleasure he takes in cruelty that I detest but tbf if I was taught that these weren't human beings I'm sure while I'd be nice as was possible, I would certainly not give them the consideration I would give a human being especially where emotion is involved

[@oz_jones]

Cassius Clay

[@macnolds4145]

Hypotheticals such as the one presented here make very poor thought experiments. After all, how much of yourself would still be the same in this hypothetical? Your parents, upbringing, environment, education, and social sphere would all be different. So, what aspect of yourself gets preserved in such hypotheticals?

[@IdiotDoomSpiral69]

What you're describing is not "presentism" (which is itself usually a nonsense term used by apologists, as pretty much any harmful action, like enslaving others, can be demonstrated to be harmful at any point in history), but instead just someone acting in their own personal best interest at the expense of others. There's not a person at the time who wouldn't have known that the kinds of tortures inflicted on slaves were cruel, and they also all would have known that they would not have wanted to be slaves themselves. Would someone born in such a position be aware of this and choose to do it anyway? Most of the time, yeah, people did (though there were plenty of cases of people inheriting slaves and then just freeing them), as circumstances can make you a bastard. Doesn't mean you can't call them bastards.

[@g00gleisgayerthanaids56]

​@@IdiotDoomSpiral69you can torture your slaves or work them, pick one. The idea that the average slave owner was a sadistic torturer is just ridiculous... it isnt economically viable, or even remotely realistic... human beings can survive great trauma with proper medical care, but without it even small wounds or insignificant illnesses can be death sentences. Most people didnt trust any kind of healer or doctor until very recently in terms of human history. So, the idea that slaves were constantly beaten and tortured just really holds no water. Not saying it didnt happen at all or am i defending slavery or slave owners. Just trying to remind you that they were just people, not saturday morning cartoon villains.

[@turntyle]

Leo is a real one

[@artofsam]

The best villains have a genuine motive and reason for why they are who they are, understanding them doesn’t make you hate them less or make them less evil but it makes you realise that all evil people in the world were not born that way… they became that way and understanding the circumstances makes you understand their actions no matter how cruel those actions might be. It is a sad and tragic aspect of real human nature.

[@stinkystinkypoopystinkypeepee]

I honestly kinda can't hate villains now cause I know it's just their mind trying to survive

[@MattiasSvanberg1987]

That's one of many reasons why Leo is one of the best actors active in this day and age. Tom Hardy is another I hold in high regards. Christoph Waltz is amazing in Inglorious Basterds (his best role to date) and in Django.

[@aidenarkus]

Leonardo is legend! Never seen him have a bad role.

[@christophersteingart2237]

That's a masterpiece of a villan, when the writer struggles to have empathy, for the character they've created.

[@user-hg1le2tc4g]

I never thought that Candie was the real villain. Steven was the one running the show the whole time. Candie was just the spoiled rich baby he was taking care of.

[@rodrigospanish8231]

He did feed people to dogs though

[@master1442p]

The villain was racism itself

[@Locusto199]

Steven was always the smartest person in the room, he certainly manipulated everything going on, even his own physical appearance. Just a despicable character. Something like Django said when they came up with the scheme, “The only thing worse than a head house slave is a black slaver”. Steven was more than both.

[@michellerickborn4374]

Bigotry ​@@master1442p

[@royrayburn1503]

As a black man, Stephen was a monster without any redeeming values. Samuel L. made him detestable.

[@rigamarooh]

Stephen made Calvin

[@Eroach2008]

Leo was so damn good in this - they all were.

[@GenEXodus]

I so like Quentin Tarantino, as a visionary, and a director! I love all of his movies! Every single one!

[@grubblewubbles]

Why’d he show Jules when talking about his villains 😭

[@aydenbonnet9630]

Jules and Vince are still criminals. While we never see them hurt anyone "innocent" per se they still kill people for money

[@EUSA1776]

Leo should’ve won his Oscar for this, what a performance.

[@Deadly_fox512]

Honestly, I could feel more empathy, which wasn't much, for Calvin more than I could Hans Landa. Because Calvin grew up with it and his father grew up with it and so on and so forth. Whereas the Germans, not so much, they switched up, ww1 had a lot of German Ashkenazi jewish war heroes, and Germany chose to forget that. Hans Landa chose to hunt jews for the 3rd Reich. Now yes there's a lot more to actual history than just this perspective I have when it comes to reality, but to these characters, I am more sympathetic to Calvin, a monster of a man, than I am Hans, who is also a monster of a man.

[@erikramaekers63]

An actor looks for the humanity in a villain.Sometimes you have to dig very deep.

[@stephanedolais623]

Di Caprio is an incredible villain in this movie! Villain is actually a French word (I'm French from Paris), it means: UGLY in the first place, but more physical : ugly face. As a character, is a more ugly heart, a bad, cruel and unempathic person. No regrets for the pain and suffering they inflicted on others. Exactly the guy he is playing. Tarantino loves this kind of character in his movies.

[@vahnn0]

Leo's amazing, and while it's a damn shame he's never won any of those fuckin' awards, I prefer to think that he's above them, that he stands apart from most of the actors in a category beyond, alongside so many of the other truly great actors.

[@nanolathe1193]

QT makes the best movies and the best character development. blows my mind that some people dont like his work.

[@TheAmenez]

it's not surprising at all that Quentin likes his villains.

[@adamgorelick3714]

* Two names, though there are a small number of others in this specific context. Miko Peled and Ilan Pappe.' They threw everything off that they were ever taught. * Ralph Feinnes has said that you can't hate your character. Something redeeming must be found in a villain that an actor can connect with.

[@jameswayton2340]

Meanwhile some director was like ''The power of one, the power of two, the power of mannyyyy''.. YUP.. thats a great line. Lets go.

[@shikharmeh.8891]

This is the only director I know more abt his process than his actual work😂

[@angiadcock8196]

You cannot blame a person for the circumstances of their birth. But you can make them responsible for their own thoughts and actions. Empathy is not taught. You either have it or you don’t. You can develop it, encourage it, or you can starve it and let it wither. But you can’t create it out of nothing. Yes, it is hard to cast aside everything you’ve been told and forge a new path, but that’s what we’re called to do as humans: critically examine our beliefs and values and if what we’ve believed up until now doesn’t support the kind of person we strive to be then we rise above. It’s hard, it takes work, and it’s not a perfect process but it’s worth it. So, in short, yes I CAN blame Calvin for his actions in the film and whatever sympathy I may have for particular hardships he suffered in life do not affect my overall view of him. Super cool that the performance did that for Quentin tho. Great acting always creates nuance where there was none.

[@rychier6994]

Leo just kills it in Django, probably his best acting ever.....which is quite a feat....

[@RealNotallGaming]

Hollywood will never understand an hard concept as the borgia 😂

[@CoreyAMoore]

Leo transformed into something or someone else in that scene ... that was an all-time great scene💯

[@benf1111]

I had to look up what a Borgia is. Thanks QT.

[@kaisersozaay]

Leo is one of the best actors if not thee best Actor in history of ever.

[@Dizz2K7]

If you're gonna cut audio, just slide the halves together and nix the censored captions.

[@user-pj3vj3lv7y]

Two of my fav Leo's performances are from QT's movies so I think both of them bring what they have to the table and then magic happens

[@TheDOS]

Put a though and through detestable villain in the hands of an extraordinarily charming and skilled actor, let them do their thing. That seems to be his great recipe for success there.

[@shadowthehedgehog4737]

DiCaprio actually cut his hand on broken glass in that scene, but he rolled with it and the take was made better because of it.

[@markgrace-dn5ee]

The only well acted Leo movies (for me) are: Gilbert Grape, Basketball Diaries, Django and Wolf of Wall Street. Everything else can be chalked up to good looks, nostalgia and charm (which is still an amazing achievement). He went out of his comfort zone for Django and really stood out.

[@daan9094]

one of leos best roles

[@flores5420]

One of my favorite moments is when Schultz explains his disgust at the death of the slave D’Artagnan. When he reveals that the author of the character, Dumas, was black, you can see a flicker of realization in Candie’s eyes, a hint of doubt in his beliefs. It adds to the fact that his character’s naivety was the root of his beliefs. But then that flicker is gone and he sees it as a jab from Schultz, a way of saying he’s superior, so he tries to put him back to his level by trying to force him to shake his hand . . .

[@richardjamesIII]

Leo's best work in a role fight me

[@carllazarraga2858]

Candy was the best performance of leo's career.

[@user-fo5gc8rf9k]

Leo's response: oh that's cool Quentin *vapes*

[@Admmkh90]

Leo has always killed it

[@BlueDoneDidIt]

Leo is a hell of a actor. He pissed me off as that character.. that how I know actors and actresses are the best when they piss me off. Some actors over play it in certain rolls that when I see them in good movies I still hate them in other shows

[@xperiencerecordz]

I think this was his best interpretation, even tho he had a lot of good ones.

[@DiscreteMustelid]

Simple truth is, no matter how heinous a villain, for the most part, there is a strange twist of humanity in them, that makes them relatable.

[@goddamndoor]

That's a sign of realistic writing, no one is truly evil, everyone is either coerced, groomed or manipulated into acts that can be bad, or do things that are negative towards others because they're convinced it's the right thing to do.

[@goddamndoor]

Obviously except for people that are born with a fundamentally warped feature in their minds that prevents them to fully understand the extent of their actions

[@jackbedient]

Leo killed it. So did SLJ who was fkn hilarious!

[@chefhosanna]

That role was like Denzel in Training Day, but without the twist. You know it up front. I love Leo, maybe my fav actor (besides Denzel) - but I was so disgusted. He did that role so damn well. He should a got that supporting Oscar.

[@Amstrdamn]

The Borgias were a Spanish noble family. Very infuential in Europe predominantly in parts of Spain, Italy, and France during the Renaissance. An ambitious political powerhouse known to commit adultery, theft, bibery, incest, and assassinations. Alfonso Borgia became Pope (Callixtus III), his nephew Rodrigo Borgia also became Pope (Alexander VI), and Rodrigo's son Cesare became Duke of Valentinois.

[@natbrownizzle1387]

Just shows how we never read the same text, people read texts very differently, which is why I never tell anyone to read a speciffic philosopher, because you never know what kind of crazy shit they read

[@hitmankiller123]

DiCaprio is a brilliant actor have yet to see him in a bad movie

[@kavid8120]

The makeup they put on Leo’s eyes really make the character look much more evil I swear 😂😂😂

[@saadrana1245]

Leo a top 5 actor all time

[@theoldblood3804]

That scene...

[@TheBeardedAtheist]

I’m slightly surprised Leo took the role. I could see him reading over the script and being like “No there is just no way I can do this, I’m flattered but it’s just so out of left field for me I don’t think I can do this role the way you want this played”. I know he ended up figuring it out, I’ve seen the behind the scenes and the interviews but those conversations had to have gone on with just him and Tarantino.

[@user-mn1sm4pj2d]

I don't really get wtf did Jules do to deserve to be included in this short, but Bill was definitely the most likeable Tarantino villain for me.

[@yo.mama100]

😂 that was a damn good analogy a Borgia

[@AndroZoid1]

Quentin is a fucking genious man

[@davidstylespro]

I don’t believe that he hated that character. I suspect it is actually might be his favorite character in all of his work.

[@seymourbuttz6419]

This is why tarentino will go down as one of the greats imo

[@unc54]

The funny thing about the Borgia example is that much of their villainy is likely exaggerated or likely not true. The Borgia perfectly fit the role of being ambitious, uppity foreigners, whose power waned fast enough for their enemies to completely control the narrative on them.

[@johnnylegit97]

Calvin's a wonderful character surrounding the argument of nature vs. nuture. One of Tarantino best billions second only to Hans Landa or Bill they're tied for first.

[@WellFedProductions]

Billions?

[@johnnylegit97]

@WellFedProductions you want your iron cross Herr grammar, nassi? 2012 called, and they wanted their pedantic bs back.

[@WellFedProductions]

@@johnnylegit97 What?

[@johnnylegit97]

@@WellFedProductions tf you mean what? Read mf read.

[@WellFedProductions]

@@johnnylegit97 I read what you said. You said “billions”

[@mondy710]

Leo just winged it, and it came out just fine. Dramatics and all...

[@user-xy5st3xg2m]

REAL CHARACTER

[@luiscrakson]

Calvin is a hero!

[@101......]

Good Heavens!! How I hated that bastard to the core. Props to Leo for this great acting.

[@ryushogun9890]

I like his villains more than he does for sure.

[@novataco5412]

“I always liked them to some degree or another” *picture of Hans Landa* is a bit of ironic timing on the editing of the short 🥴

[@jcbiek]

CC was the best character in his movies

[@Zach-sx8cm]

Jules is my hero, I didn’t know people even labeled him a villain lol

[@FurikoMaru]

I mean, owning the fact that he's a villain is what leads to both his revelation of retirement, and the character-defining monologue at the end of the movie. The whole film is about getting you to identify with the actions of criminals, and then Jules is there to be like "No, this isn't a sustainable way to live. It's not fun, it's frantic." So an anti-villain, I'd say.

[@Zach-sx8cm]

@@FurikoMaru I agree completely. He’s mostly my hero because he is so incredibly funny and entertaining in over the top he is. “ say bitch be cool.” 🤣

[@FUBARguy107]

RiP Carradine you dirty dude

[@omersirias]

I feel now that film sets are each more of an art collaborations and perpetual process of discovery and recentering rather than a set in stone direction. It's interesting.

[@Terrgore]

Borgia slander in 2024 AD? Unacceptable.

[@christainmarks106]

Leo was having a really tough time with the dialogue of Calvin Candy. He said Candy’s lines We’re so disgusting. He had a hard time acting them out at first …Jamie Foxx had to go to him and tell him…. It’s OK… now do what they know he can do … deliver… and he did

[@JU5TINPDX]

The ultimate villain in “Django Unchained” was Stephen (played by Samuel Jackson). Stephen figured out the protagonist’s plans, and Stephen was the last to die. I would seriously doubt Tarantino had sympathy for Stephen and he was writing the character…

[@drm3259]

With this Supreme Court lineup, a Borgia won’t be legal for long.

[@trevorschuster2277]

That includes zed?

[@NotCharAznable]

How is Bill sympathetic? Lmao he’s just charming.

[@iamtheeldestboy]

Calvin Candie got to say QT's favorite word though?

[@xDjembex]

What, "feet"?

[@iamtheeldestboy]

@@xDjembex yup