Jordan Peele Get Out Analysis

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In 2017, the cinema world was shaken to its very core. A film was released bringing attention to racial intentions that people still have towards others. The movie, Get Out made an outstanding 255 million dollar box office revenue; this movie got a controversial review not only in the cinematic lens but also across all social media. It even was awarded its own hash tags for first reviews. This movie hands down had viewers sitting on the edge of their seats. Although controversial, no one saw the ending coming. This satirical “comedy”, if you choose to describe it as such, gave each viewer something to think about. To direct a movie of this sort, personal views and opinions had to be described in a delicate way. The director, Jordan Peele, is …show more content…

His opinions of today’s society and camouflaged racism are evident throughout the movie. It’s a movie for each viewer to judge and interpret.
In Get Out, the main character, an African American male named Chris is in an interracial relationship with his girlfriend Rose. The opening scene is them preparing to go visit her parent for the weekend. Already within the first couple minutes, he asks, “Do they know I’m black?” For any other race, this might seem like a typical question, like have you told them about me. But to people of color, this is a precautionary question. Sad to say, Peele points out everyday precautions and thoughts in today’s society that some have to face. Continuing on, Rose, his girlfriend, responds “My dad would have voted for Obama a third time if he could.” This response has readers saying, “What in the world does Obama have to do with Chris?” To answer your question it doesn’t. Using this excuse to justify that her parents are racist isn’t a convincing argument frankly. These are just a few examples of subtle racism. These remarks are made …show more content…

Music is a beautiful thing to describe every emotion known to man. Silence. It’s something that can drive a person insane, or give peace to an erratic heart. Peele was able to use silence to scare the hairs off a person’s back. In certain scenes, to make the viewer feel uncomfortable, there would be an eerie silence in the air. Viewers wouldn’t even hear the wind blow. Then Boom. A jumps scare. In the first 10 minutes, the main characters are cruising down a road in peace. Then comes in the silence, a false sense of peace. Viewers are calm and expecting nothing out of the ordinary. Then BAM, a deer jumps in front of the car out of nowhere. Most people can see a jump scare coming, but I think it’s safe to say, it was out of the

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