'Django Unchained' Draws Crowds and Controversy: Most Controversial Film of 2012?

by SodaHead Slideshows Posted 2012/12/28 16:00:00

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Zero Dark Thirty

Kathryn Bigelow's film about the death of Osama Bin Laden has been accused of glorifying torture.

Django Unchained

Spike Lee accused Tarantino's latest of making light of slavery — without actually watching it, naturally.
Zero Dark Thirty

Kathryn Bigelow's film about the death of Osama Bin Laden has been accused of glorifying torture.
The Avengers

Samuel L. Jackson personally attacked New York Times critic A.O. Scott over Twitter because of his not-that-negative review of "The Avengers."
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Many lost interest in Peter Jackson's latest after finding out that the short book was to be made into three 180-minute movies.
Cloud Atlas

The casting of white actors in Korean roles caused the Media Network for Asian Americans to call it "badly done yellowface."
The Artist

Kim Novak, who played the lead in "Vertigo," described the use of parts of that film's score in "The Artist" as "rape."
2016: Obama's America

The director of this anti-Obama documentary has had his integrity questioned after murky details about his personal life emerged.
Innocence of Muslims

This film was screened exactly once, by its own director. It sparked outrage because of its depiction of the prophet Muhammad and his followers.

'Django Unchained' Draws Crowds and Controversy: Most Controversial Film of 2012?

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	Zero Dark Thirty
	The Avengers
	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
	Cloud Atlas
	The Artist
	2016: Obama's America
	Innocence of Muslims

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	Django Unchained	1,056 votes	34%
	Zero Dark Thirty	384 votes	12%
	The Avengers	94 votes	3%
	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey	151 votes	5%
	Cloud Atlas	81 votes	3%
	The Artist	49 votes	2%
	2016: Obama's America	641 votes	20%
	Innocence of Muslims	685 votes	22%

"Django Unchained," the latest film from visionary director Quentin Tarantino, has been delighting critics and audiences all over the country. However, some are not so happy with it. Director Spike Lee called it's depiction of slavery "disrespectful," and Slate described it as having a feeling of "vague moral unease."

Does this make it the most controversial film of 2012? Another big movie of the holiday season, "Zero Dark Thirty," came under fire for its depiction of torture, while "Cloud Atlas" was accused of containing "badly done yellowface" by the Media Network for Asian Americans thanks to its casting of white actors as Korean characters.

Other films were controversial because of Twitter beef. Samuel L. Jackson personally attached New York Times critic A.O. Scott on Twitter because of his review of "The Avengers" — which wasn't even very negative. And Kim Novak, who played the lead in "Vertigo," described the use of parts of that film's score in "The Artist" as "rape."

There were other, smaller controversial films. "2016: Obama's America" was the most successful documentary of 2012, but attitudes toward it changed after details emerged about the director's private life. And "The Innocence of Muslims" sparked outrage for depicting the prophet Mohammad (as well as being awful).

And then there's "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey." Many fans were incensed when they found out that the short book was to be made into three 180-minute movies.

Take a look at the slideshow and tell us: Which do you think was the year's most controversial movie?

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Bailey C 2012/12/30 00:42:44

2016: Obama's America

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Ben Mankiewicz said it best "2016 is another reminder of how many people in this country find Obama so shockingly unlikesome that they are seemingly ready to believe the most nonsensical theories about him."
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Robert Erbach 2013/01/06 15:04:10

The Avengers

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If people don't like some of movies then don't go see them and then nothing complain about.

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Bella Cullen 2013/01/04 07:40:01

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

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The Inc... to Bella C... 2013/01/04 11:22:34

How is that controversial?

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Bella C... to The Inc... 2013/01/04 23:07:02

idk ok so bye! - Bella

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The Inc... to Bella C... 2013/01/13 03:54:17

Um...

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Bella C... to The Inc... 2013/01/13 09:40:58

What?

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The Inc... to Bella C... 2013/01/13 20:45:33

hahah

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Bella C... to The Inc... 2013/01/14 05:54:34

hehe

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KEYPINITREEL 2013/01/03 23:29:40

Django Unchained

Movie of the year... It beats the avengers imho because of the sheer range of emotions this thing takes you through. This movie sticks in your mind

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Tre 2013/01/03 19:26:38

Django Unchained

A bit much on the racial slurs.

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ebitnet 2013/01/03 18:44:16

Innocence of Muslims

Django is certainly edgy and a painful portrail of one of the darkest eras in US history--and a bit over the top in places. After seeing this (and Lincoln) I left with the conclusion that the Civil War was absolutely the only way to purge our country of the evils of slavery. One the other hand, it didn't spark riots and murders around the world like "Innocence".

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Shylee 2013/01/02 22:43:27

Django Unchained

Django best movie of the year and the most wicked sound track i've heard.Loved it.

Its history and a reminder of how people talked and were treated back in the day and how far we've hopefully come as human beings.

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Darr247 to Shylee 2013/01/03 05:05:18

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Christoph Walz rates another oscar nomination for his role in Django, in my opinion.

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Shylee to Darr247 2013/01/03 12:58:27

I agree his performance took me by surprise and Leonardo was a complete nut LOL.I loved this movie im seeing it again.

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Max7 2013/01/02 22:26:39

Django Unchained

I saw this movie last night, and it was very graphic; one's first opinion would be too much cruelty and bloodshed. However, when reality sets in it dawns on you that this is what it was like in the days of slavery. The task masters lived high on the hog, had no compassion for Blacks and treated them as though they were not human. If there was a Black woman that old master or big daddy wanted, she was his regardless to what anyone else might have to say about it, including their wives. I didn't see anything about the writing of the movie as being disrespectful, it was merely telling it like it was. There's a lot of things that occured back in the slavery days that many are not aware of, and the only way to be informed is by seeing things in the movies and reading books that are based on truth. Many of the babies that were born looked White and was raised White. Many of the slaves were passive, and many were not. Many constantly tried to run away, and many didn't, whether Spike Lee likes it or not, this movie protrays what slavery was about. Everytime Tyler Perry, or anyone makes a movie pertaining to Blacks, Spike always has something negative to say. I'm older than spike, and my mother is 94, her father had blue eyes, fair skin and silky hair, I wonder how Spike would...

I saw this movie last night, and it was very graphic; one's first opinion would be too much cruelty and bloodshed. However, when reality sets in it dawns on you that this is what it was like in the days of slavery. The task masters lived high on the hog, had no compassion for Blacks and treated them as though they were not human. If there was a Black woman that old master or big daddy wanted, she was his regardless to what anyone else might have to say about it, including their wives. I didn't see anything about the writing of the movie as being disrespectful, it was merely telling it like it was. There's a lot of things that occured back in the slavery days that many are not aware of, and the only way to be informed is by seeing things in the movies and reading books that are based on truth. Many of the babies that were born looked White and was raised White. Many of the slaves were passive, and many were not. Many constantly tried to run away, and many didn't, whether Spike Lee likes it or not, this movie protrays what slavery was about. Everytime Tyler Perry, or anyone makes a movie pertaining to Blacks, Spike always has something negative to say. I'm older than spike, and my mother is 94, her father had blue eyes, fair skin and silky hair, I wonder how Spike would explain my grandfather having these physical characters? Quentin Tarantino laid it out, and Samuel L. Jackson played the house N - to a T. Like I said it was graphic, especially when it showed the man being devoured by dogs. Blacks have come a long, long way, and so has the majority of the White race, there's still those who are vindictive, prejudice and mean, thank God for the majority of good hearts.
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Doc 2013/01/02 19:16:16

2016: Obama's America

A movie so controversial that the left and Hollywood are pretending that it doesn't exist.

In spite of the MILLIONS more that it made than any other documentary, it's not up for an Oscar.

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Darr247 to Doc 2013/01/03 05:12:56

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I've seen all of these except Zero Dark Thirty (it hasn't been released in mid-michigan yet), so I'm waiting until I see that one before I vote.

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Happy_Evil_Dude 2013/01/02 11:21:42

Innocence of Muslims

How is The Artist controversial?

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Darr247 to Happy_E... 2013/01/03 05:06:13

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Not only that, but it came out in 2011.

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disclaimer 2013/01/02 07:14:48

Innocence of Muslims

I honestly don't see the controversy with Django Unchained.

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bt sedlock 2013/01/02 05:36:02

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

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I think that since the Hobbit was a 327 page book, it should be made into just one movie or at the most two movie parts.

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silentart 2013/01/02 00:47:19

2016: Obama's America

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Pick 2016 to satisfy my curiousity... Have to wait for Netflix in mail to watch all of those film...

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bt sedlock to silentart 2013/01/02 05:37:48

I can't wait until it comes out on dvd.

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shemararae 2013/01/01 23:14:42

Innocence of Muslims

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I picked this because the director is in prison for a crime he DID NOT commit!! Since when is or can an AMERICAN be imprisioned for freedom of speech...Obama is acting unconstitutionally by putting this man in prison for telling the TRUTH !!! Then the dumbass in office apologizes to the terrorists who attack and kill Americans because they don't like the film!! Django is second..racist film with racist actors, a will no longer watch Jamie Foxx movies, really, bragging as if its cool that he get to kill all the white men!!! Racist!!!

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Alan He... to shemararae 2013/01/02 20:54:31

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Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, a 55-year-old Coptic Christian and onetime gas station owner, was placed in federal custody by U.S. Central District Chief Magistrate Judge Suzanne Segal over eight alleged probation violations stemming from his 2010 check fraud conviction.. Facts are terrible things to get in the way of hate.

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shemararae to Alan He... 2013/01/06 18:25:28

What does that have to do with the film director being thrown in prison for producing a film that shows the truth...or a film of any kind for that matter...we do live in America after all, it's call free speech!! And the film wasn't hate...anything else, smarty?

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The Inc... to shemararae 2013/01/04 11:24:16

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Calm down, you're making a fool out of yourself. A public spectacle on a small website over a small topic, lol.

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shemararae to The Inc... 2013/01/06 18:26:28

I do believe you have NO CLUE what your talking about!!!lol

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analogdog to shemararae 2013/01/22 12:02:43

While we all KNOW that you have no clue.

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shemararae to analogdog 2013/01/25 05:38:26

So you have no clue that the director of the movie that the Muslim terrorists protested and attacked the embassy in Benghazi for, is NOW in prison?? Wow...uninformed and stupid!!!

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shemararae to The Inc... 2013/01/25 05:41:19

So someone being thrown in prison for using his free speech rights to inform people of events and facts...is "small" to you? You need help, no wonder our country is going downhill fast, people have no clue about their constitution or the violations the government is committing!!!

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The Inc... to shemararae 2013/01/25 06:04:49

You are truly an idiot and a big hypocrite at that. Do you even check up on your information before opening your big mouth to comment? Likely not.
Does this movie affect your life? No

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shemararae to The Inc... 2013/01/25 06:15:00

Your the idiot and hypocrite...this site asked opinions!!! And did you watch the testimony of Hitlery on Benghazi?? They even said...the film maker is in prison, and why? Oh, yeah for making a movie...that's freedom of speech!! This is America if you forgot!!! Maybe you are the one who needs to check your information...because you are seriously uninformed!!As for the movie...DJango...why the hell is it ok for a white man to pay a black man to be called N***r, but no one can say it otherwise? And did you ever think that maybe the racist is the one who says its cool that he get to kill all the white men?? Or for someone to always be using the N word in his movies? And if you didn't know, the KKK wasn't formed till after the war was won and democrats lost the ability to keep slaves, there next move was to oppress by forming KKK!!! They show KKK in this film, serous lay historically inaccurate!!!

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The Inc... to shemararae 2013/01/26 06:49:42

You're out of touch with reality.
It's no use arguing with a mule.
If you feel so strongly, go do something about it instead of whining like a fool here. Your life must be lacking, eh?

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shemararae to The Inc... 2013/01/27 02:04:58

Guess you need to get off here to then, maybe your life is lacking if you feel need to insult and Deniey the truth!!
If you are so much in Denise over truth then you must be the one out of touch sweetie!! Lmao!!! Your the one looking like the fool when I am right, and the government has immprisoned the movie maker...did you even bother watching the trials or are you to busy bowing to obummer to look up and see the truth?

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The Inc... to shemararae 2013/01/28 00:29:10

Bye bye, you are too dumb to function in society. You are a parasite to this world and I hope you relieve this world of your disgusting presence.

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shemararae to The Inc... 2013/01/30 00:11:57

Lovely liberal tolerance!!! Wow....hypocrite! The prime example of liberal idiocy!!

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The Inc... to shemararae 2013/02/03 18:43:06

You idiot. I'm neither Liberal nor Conservative. Sigh, please kill yourself...you have a vacuum for a brain.

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shemararae to The Inc... 2013/02/10 06:55:19

Typical..resort to hate and name calling, if it acts like a liberal, walks like a liberal, talks like a liberal...it is one!!

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The Inc... to shemararae 2013/02/14 01:16:47

Why were you born in the first place?

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