Quentin Tarantino: His 5 Most Inventive Shots

3. King Schultz (Django Unchained)

The deal was done. Django Freeman and his German dentist friend King Schultz had ventured fearlessly into Candyland to rescue Broomhilda Von Shaft, been caught red-handed by an aged Jules Winnfield, and coerced into paying $12,000 in order to have her released, unharmed, into the arms of her courageous husband. 129 minutes and 3 seconds into the movie and it was surely coming to a slow and peaceful conclusion, wasn't it? No, it wasn't - because Tarantino still had to kill off two of the four main characters (three of the five if you count Samuel L. Jackson ... Which I don't). But how was he going to do it? The elusive answer to this question was answered when Candie informed Schultz that in the South, it was customary for the two parties of a business agreement to shake hands once a contract had been finalised. It was at this precise moment that Monsieur Calvin J. Candie was as good as dead in the mind of every person with at least half a wit watching the film. You see, like every dentist to this very day, King Schultz carried a concealed Cobra "Big Bore" Derringer Pocket Pistol up his right sleeve, mounted on a wrist slide for ease of draw, and ideal for the assassination of any unpleasant man who's offered his hand as a gesture of good faith. It was too excellent an opportunity for the bearded bounty hunter to turn down, and he shot Candie ruthlessly through his black heart. Of course, Schultz knew this meant his own soul would be fast-tracked to the afterlife courtesy of a sawn-off shotgun, but like he said - the situation was simply irresistible (ok, he didn't say it exactly like that but you get the gist). It was the perfect way to kill a formidable enemy, and if he knew it would be rewarded with a spot at number 3 on this list, you just know he'd be willing to do it all again.
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