20 Things You Somehow Missed In Django Unchained
5. Django Learns From Being Blinded By Blood
It's always satisfying from a film continuity perspective to see characters learn from prior mistakes, even if only in incredibly subtle fashion, and that's absolutely true of Django and his close-range shooting technique.
After Schultz's death, Django pulls his gun and shoots Butch Pooch dead, at which point the massive squib of blood squirts in his eyes, blinding him enough that he misses his next shot at another of Candie's goons.
Django clearly takes note of his mistake, though, as later when he convinces the slaver escorts to free him and hand him a gun, he closes his eyes before opening fire on the two men in front of him, ensuring the blood splatter doesn't blind him.
This then allows him to make a bullseye shot at the third escort's (played by Tarantino) dynamite pouch, exploding him instantly. Now that's character development.