Blaxploitation came and went throughout the 70s but still has influence today even though it's basically dead. Quentin Tarantino makes numerous references back to it and Django Unchained is basically a modern re-birth of the blaxploitation sub-genre in the way that he makes his Django character a mix of a noble western hero similar to The Man With No Name and a vengeful hero that hearkens back to Sweet Sweetback or Foxy Brown. The film is a total mess from start to finish but what a glorious mess it is. While Sweet Sweetback is not a very good movie it actually features several innovations to cinema that were rarely seen at the time. It features many jump-cuts and fast-paced montages that are more French New Wave than blaxploitation. It's also notable because Bill Cosby loaned Mario Van Peebles $50,000 to complete the film.