He has been criticized in the past for his use of the word nigger throughout his films. If any of his films required this language, it was Django. (1) David Cox of the Guardian stated that "Quentin Tarantino, the director of Django Unchained, argues that the word must be 'integral' to a truthful depiction of life in the antebellum South." Tarantino tells us a story that takes place before the Civil War and in the heart of slavery. Calvin Candy says the word over 110 times, even Stephen (Samuel L. Jackson) who plays the nigger of the house says nigger several times throughout the film. Spike Lee has previously expressed his opinion on Quentin Tarantino's films, particularly his use of