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Mandingo fighting- historical accuracy section

I don't understand this, I've read the same review in a number of places which suggests slaves weren't organised to fight each other (from one professor's comment that they never heard of it). Yet information about the fighter Tom Molineaux suggests this did happen. It seems a clear contradiction. I can understand if there was absolutely nothing to suggest it ever happened (which still wouldn't mean it didn't), but there is an example of it happening. There are a number of news articles stating that Molineaux won his freedom through fighting other slaves. 137.111.13.200 (talk) 00:58, 6 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The whole Historical Accuracy section needs to go IMO and be merged into another one, people are abusing it like the film is a historical documentary when its nothing of the sort, it loosely occurs within the same universe as Pulp Fiction and Inglorious Basterds where a group of soldiers wasted Hitler in a theater. Darkwarriorblake (talk) 01:06, 6 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. The mandingo fighting part doesn't seem relevant, in light of reports that such fights did take place. If then the argument is that they weren't gladiator style, or to the death, what is the point that is being made? Who said they were gladiator style and were specifically to the death? The reference to the KKK has been pointed out as a reference to before the infancy of the KKK, so how would it be historically accurate? The whole section seems pointless.137.111.13.200 (talk) 06:13, 7 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The "historical accuracy" section is a sub-section of "controversy". Clearly there have been critical remarks made of the film relating to gladitorial fights and the KKK, and the editors have used this section to put the record straight, using quotes and citations. The points being made aim to show that though the movie is set during a specific time and place, the events do not reflect historical reality and iit is therefore supposed to be fictional. The problem with critics, is that most of them are idiots who often fail to see the woods for the trees.. overpaid by the media to sit on their backsides and watch movies, and most of the time they totally miss the point, or allow their personal biases and misconceptions to guide their review. It seems someone has obviously been bitching about there not having been these fights or a KKK clan "in real life", and Tarantino's response is "this is not based on real life". This section is particularly useful, per WP:INUNIVERSE, as Westerns are often satirical, despite their historical origins, so this section negates any chances of original research being added claiming the movie was based on actual events. Ma®©usBritish^{chat} 07:11, 7 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I understand, but from the source cited Blight was only saying that gladiatorial fights to the death were not recorded, not that fights themselves were never recorded. It is one thing to say that fights never occurred, which is plainly wrong. It is another to say that they did occur, but that the specific events in the film are fictional, which is an entirely pointless thing to say. The section needs to be tightened up to be more specific about what has been deemed inaccurate.137.111.13.200 (talk) 23:51, 7 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

FWIW, several examples cited, including old illustration, and specific example of fight to the death: "In a WPA interview, ex-slave Cecilia Chappel remembered hearing a story about a slave named Fedd who lived on a nearby plantation [...] Whether Fedd beat the man to death or the patrollers killed him for poor performance is unclear. As is the ultimate fate of Fedd." Folsom, Brad. "Did Mandingo Fighting Really Happen?" History Banter. June 12, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130803102334/https://historybanter.com/did-mandingo-fighting-really-happen/ 2603:7081:3200:582D:5966:169C:FDC6:3F01 (talk) 14:58, 3 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Casting Audition

Actor Tyrese Gibson send in an audition tape for the role of Django. Source: Video: Exclusive Never Before Seen: Tyrese's Django Unchained Audition!. DepressedPer (talk) 8:47, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

Drum

Was Django Unchained inspired by Drum (1976 film) because both films are very similar. They have a lot in common such as slave rebellions and slave fights also the non-historical term "Mandingo" for a fine fight or a breeding slave is used a lot in Django Unchained but Tarantino didn't just come up with the name himself, he got it from the 1975 film Mandingo which is a prequel to Drum. 2.25.253.203 (talk) 16:12, 27 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Stephen's surname

Samuel L. Jackson's character is currently listed as "Stephen Warren" in the Cast section of this article. However, I don't think Stephen is ever identified as Warren in the movie. My best guess is that this is the result of some Wikipedia editor's baseless attempt to connect Stephen with Marquis Warren, another character portrayed by Jackson, from Tarantino's later film The Hateful Eight. However, if that's it and there's no official statement about Stephen's surname being Warren, it should be removed from the article. Lullebulle1234 (talk) 12:32, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed --FMSky (talk) 17:04, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]