Get Out addresses both race/ethnicity and American violence from a different perspective. In some ways, it's a traditional horror movie with some of the tropes (stylistic effects) of the horror genre. But it's also got elements of the comedy (Jordan Peele's previous gig). Can you talk about the ways that comedy and horror overlap in the film?
Like Better Luck Tomorrow, Get Out is a postmodern film. That means it's aware of the genre conventions, aware of the cliches and it's trying to subvert them. What are some of the cliches that this film addresses regarding black/white relationships? How does the film upset our expectations? Or put another way, how does the film surprise our assumptions? Think about when Chris meets the white neighbors at the party or when the police car arrives at the end of the movie. How did you react before you knew the movie's secrets and how did you react after you had seen the conclusion? (The secret of a plot like this is it makes its viewers go back and revise the movie they've just seen.)
As the movie kept going i knew something was up. And when called his friend and his friend started talking about all the bad things that can happen under Hipnosises. I know right there the mom was going to do something to him. It wasn't into the end when he opened the box that his girlfriend was in on it. She acted like she had no idea. the way in which the story is layed out is good. It was planned out. They put so much into the story. At first you wonder if they are slaves.Then to find out they are her grand parents is crazy . I am so happy his friend came in the end to help him and he derserves to be free. It will be hard for him to explain to people. If they didn't listen to his friend who had evidence they won't listen to him. The thing is that the cops his his friend was telling were Blackk and They thought he was funny and did try to help. They should be dumb. they should have help the guy out. This just mad me so angry. in mY eYes this let you know it was not just about-race .There was more to it they werejust greedy to keep the old man and selfish. Didn't care about anybodY else .Loved the movie Crazy to think about.
ReplyDeleteI would be happier to see the Armitage family get arrested and go through the punishments they deserve. No criminals should get away with their crimes. They are mental. They obviously developed an ideology to justify their stupidity. The whole story reveals the importance of group to accomplish any evil plan. They have almost half the village supporting them to carry on the project to kidnap people, conduct surgery on them and ultimately deprive them of a normal life.
ReplyDeleteWhen Chris met the white neighbor he was uncomfortable around them. The way they were treating him was weird. But still he might think that it might be the way for those people to act when they are introduced to anyone's girlfriend or boyfriend. He would never think of them checking him out because they want to buy him. His relation with Rose was the key to get him into that mess. I mean this is not unusual for a guy to visit his girlfriend's house.
ReplyDeleteChris realized that something was wrong but he didn't know what could it be nor he wanted to know. But the moment he found out that his girl friend was plotting to kidnap him, I was like there is no way he can get out of that house. At the end, when the car came, I was optimistic. Because apparently he seemed to be the criminal. Afterwards, When he would provide all the information about that family n the neighbors, including the picture of the missing guy he should not be convicted with anything.
My initial reacting when the cop approached Chris, asking for his ID I thought that cop was just racial profiling. I thought the cop thought Chris was the one that hit the deer because of his color and using his girlfriend to protect him. And I felt Chris felt the same only because towards the ending of the movie as the cop car approached the Armitage house, Chris was chocking Rose, a African American chocking white American, looks pretty bad if you ask me. Chris got up & right away up his hands up because he knew how the scene looked. And knew right away that he would be repsonsible for all these deaths being the only man standing, he looked guilty.
ReplyDeleteAt the family party, not knowing what I know now about why the neighbors & family members were being so nice to Chris, I would of thought they were just being nice for respect for Rose, I thought they were being a little extra, a little excited as if he was a different species when the only thing that was different about him was his skin color. I felt like they didn't want to offend him. But, also think if the rolls were revered and Chris was bringing a white American girl to an all black American family party they would treat the girl As if she were different. I feel like people of the same skin color these days only associate themselves white their own kind. Any anything or anyone different would cause them to not be themselves.
As the father said in the movie when he welcomed Chris in their house, the fact that white people have black servants are the commonly recognized but not modern relationships between black/white. The film leads us into traditional white culture at early scene in the movie. However, after I had known about the conclusion, the film became more interesting to me than before I knew it. There might be a hidden narrative that depicts the weakness of human beings and their dark desires. White people in the film get the technology that makes their desire come true- brain transplantation. Every body has some inferiority complex and it is mostly related to their physical performance. Especially for elder people, physical weakness about sex, exercise or cosmetic change is the common topic that they want to overcome. We normally deal with our inferiority complex by admitting it but the white people in the film took a different way- get the body they want. I think this is the weakness of those people and it made them crazy decision like slave trade and abduction. I see some similarity in the film how crimes occur. It is sometimes triggered by the weakness inside us.
ReplyDeleteThe evil tends to become bigger and darker while you getting yourself familiarized to it. This was also seen in Better Luck Tomorrow. The guys, while repeating the crimes, made things worse. Wise Guy also tells us the true story how criminal people get the criminal level increase through their carrier. However, there is a conflict in Get Out and it might explain the darkest evil inside the human beings. The cop approached Chris with non-legitimate suspicion based on Chris's race. The Armitage family hired black servants rather than white servants. However, the white people including the grandmother chose the black people's bodies in order to overcome their inferiority related to their aging. I understand the physical performance superiority of African American. But the grandmother chose the black ladies' body in order to overcome her cosmetic degeneration. Only the reason that I could find in the film was "fashion". A white neighbor said in the movie, "black is a modern fashion". There is no legitimation at all. This happens because the people do not feel guilty at the end, even they might feel bad at the beginning. Chris had become over violent while escaping from the home but he came to himself at the end when his friend (actually a police car) showed up. Chris might have lost himself during his violation, meaning that any one can loose his/her mind and come to evil once it comes.
ReplyDeleteIn this film get out it touches base on a variety of clichés on race and relationships. The first that interracial relationships are too good to be true there is always a catch. The second that when meeting the parents of your new partner there is always the potential that they may be in the closet racist. Also that the initial or first interaction with them will always be awkward. I feel in this movie the director emphasized on the awkward suspense of these possibilities but it ended up to be much worse .I feel like because of the strong read in between the lines moments that is what really made this movie scary- ish. That is Why this film upset our expectations they weren’t racist they just wanted his body .It was the complete opposite of what I was expecting at least .
ReplyDeleteFrom start to end to after I still don’t know how to fell about this movie. I want to be soo mad at it but I cant . It completely surprised me every time I assumed that I knew where the movie was going . when He was at the party I assumed that the guest was racist not that they has a sinister desire for him . Also at the end of the movie when his ex was crying for help and the cop car came I assumed that he was going to jail for life but to my surprise it was chris to the rescue . Because of blacks history when it came to issues like this they were automatically deemed guilty but to my surprise it was chris that saved the day. All in all it was a great movie and I would have to watch it again to completely get t
ReplyDeleteChris' best friend provides comedy throughout the film and he also does at the end of the movie after the movie turned to a complete horror. The movie turned to a full out horror to me when Rose refuse to give Chris the keys. Before that, the movie was a comedy mix with mystery. The comedy came from Chris' best friend and from the creepiness and weirdness of the people that work for the Armitage family and the guests. The creepiness and weirdness provides comedy and also make it possible for the movie to turn to a full horror later on. The scene of the auction and the scene when Chris discovers the box of pictures also help the movie make the transition into horror. Amidst the comedy, there are also jump scares before the horror comes full force. At the end, I thought the movie was not going to have a happy ending when I thought the car was a police car. I thought Chris was going to get locked up for life due to the trail of bodies that was behind him. The film uses the sound of a police car to make you think one way and then provides the twist that it was Chris' friend
ReplyDeleteI was really surprised when the movie took a turn. I assumed that this was an healthy interracial relationship ; they both seems to be in love with with each other. I also though that maybe the cop was a racist. I was wondering why Roe said she did not tell her relative that Cris was black. I really think that was strange. I though about my son who married a white girl.when he brought her to us we had no problem.However her family had a big problem. The mother and father acted up, the mother said she would not be able to identify her grand kids. My daughter- law paid them no mind. So I was looking to see the reaction of Rose's parents towards Chris and at first it seems okay. Chris friend friend.on the other hand was a comedian and acted like a psychic, placing the hammer on the right nail. I was indeed surprised with the transition to horror. I think they were a bunch of manipulators who wanted to enslave blacks for their gain and they tried to be discrete.
ReplyDeleteI am well aware of what exist in the society that we live in today. From the beginning of the movie, I felt something was not right. Could not pinpoint what is was until we got deeper into the movie. To tell you the truth the movie was traumatizing to me and left me with a headache. It's not surprising of what goes on behind closed doors, but you would think that in the day and age we live today that the times would be different. Its a shame that we still live in a racist world. Overall although a traumatizing movie to me it was a good movie that told the story well.
ReplyDeleteI believe that this was an almost perfect ending to an even more perfect movie. In my eyes it left the audience with a sense of wonder and gives us the ability to create our own ending. Not only does it have this intense cinematic ending, it has an amazing story and foreshadowing affect. The music, scene selection and even character choice is brilliant down to the t. Jordan Peele has a master piece under his belt and I condone him for this work of art
ReplyDeleteThis is personal,today I need extra strength from heaven ; I am burying my nephew who just drop dead. This is the 9th relative that died from December to now. In December this one was 15years died in an accident in Brooklyn,April came with grievous pain 4 died,June 2 more, july a year old little bunny died from asthma and this one.it's very hard to lose 1 love one but this is crazy and painful. My relative did not know what to they started to wear red to the funeral. I just wanted to talk to realise some pain.
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry, Bridget. My condolences.
DeleteGet Out is a really good movie in my opinion. After watching get out for the first time i realized that it pokes at certain views and mind sets about black people in society. You can recognize that especially now after Trump became president. Not saying this how everybody views and mindset is of blacks but a majority do.
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