Montage Editing in Django Unchained

 In Quentin Tarentino's most recent film, Django Unchained, the majority of his scenes are long and make use of continuity editing. There are scenes in the film however, that use montage editing to get a point across or move the story along. One scene in particular is that of Django telling his partner Schultz of his wife Brunhilda. The scene is handled in a 3 minute montage, during which Tarentino is able to show the audience that Django and Brunhilda tried to run away from the plantation that they worked on and were found, brought back, and tortured by the three men Django and Schultz are currently going to collect a bounty on. Through the use of montage editing, Tarentino is able to show us the important parts of Django's story in a precise and quick manner, that acts as a juxtaposition against the films other lengthier scenes. The audience was shown only the emotional parts of Django and Brunhilda's  capture and separation, allowing the viewer to be better invested in Django's plight to kill the men who tortured them and to save his wife.