Wonderful Movie
... View MoreFor all the hype it got I was expecting a lot more!
... View MoreExcellent, a Must See
... View MoreThrough painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable
... View More(Originally published on the Impacting Culture blog)As the United States and the world coasts from the aftermath of a most controversial presidential election, many wonder whether the problem of racism has improved between the time that Barack Obama took the reins as the 44th president and this past January when he made way for Donald Trump. This eye-opening horror-comedy-from the moody, more reserved half of the popular Key & Peele comedy duo in his directorial debut, of all people-seems to suggest that the problem has only gotten worse. Luckily, such turnouts soon become fertile ground for curious and rich trends in art, which is a blessing for the barren horror cinema of modern times.A tense cold opening should squash any doubts of Mr. Peele's directorial hand, which captures (in mostly one long take) a young man (Keith Stanfield) walking down the quiet, moonlit streets of a seemingly safe neighborhood, joking on the phone about how easy it is to get lost in copy-and-paste suburban streets. Out of nowhere, a car blasting polka music sneaks ever closer to the man, and from there, we know the scene's destination. Nevertheless, the opening scene establishes the tone-even in the surrounding horrorshow, a contrasting amusement ensues."Do they know?," Chris Washington (Sicario's Daniel Kaluuya) asks his kindhearted, live-in girlfriend Rose (Allison Williams, of HBO's Girls), signifying that her affluent parents may not be aware of their interracial, "he black, she white" romance. The film wastes no time bringing the couple to the wealthy home of Rose's parents-her neurosurgeon dad, Dean Armitage (Bradley Whitford), and her psychotherapist mom, Missy Armitage (Catherine Keener). A dog-and-cat complementary attitude characterizes the two: A smiling Dean confidently but forcefully tries buddying it up with Chris with phrases like "My man" and remarking that he "would've voted Obama for a third term," whereas the subdued Missy all but sneakily coaxes Chris to reveal his childhood traumas in one of her hypnosis sessions. Right away, Chris senses something rather askew about the estate-the two servants Walter (Marcus Henderson) and Georgina (Betty Gabriel) are both African-American, not to mention behaving like characters out of Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Furthermore, Dean reveals to Chris during the tour of the grounds that his father would have competed in the U.S. track and field team for the 1936 Summer Olympics if not for a certain runner named Jesse Owens. Just an innocent little family tidbit, right? The creepiness only amps up from there with the arrival of the family's younger son Jeremy (Caleb Landry Jones), who's obsessed with Chris' physicality, and the Chris-fixated behavior of the guests at the neighborhood get-together the following day, where Chris recognizes the young man from the opening, the one we watched get kidnapped-something Chris' TSA-employed best friend back in the city (Lil Rel Howery) is quick to point out to him over cell phone.With this solo debut behind the camera, writer-director Jordan Peele never forgot that only the handling of setup and payoff differentiate between comedy and horror. Peele brought out worthwhile performances from all of his actors. Whitford and Keener handle their characters like seasoned pros, harnessing their warm demeanors to cover sinister intentions. Star Daniel Kaluuya proves his worth as a dependable lead, while it's always a delight to see character actor Stephen Root at work, even in a small role. The standout performance of the bunch, however, is Lil Rel Howery as Rod, who gets his own subplot as the Chris' determined best friend whose only obstacle when warning the police of Chris' potentially dangerous circumstances is his graceless street language. Howery's turn provides the comic relief in an otherwise disturbing tale.Only mature teens and older should watch this film. Characters, particularly Rod, don't shy away from strong language when the circumstances welcome it. Though somewhat justified by one character's intentions, the story portrays Chris and Rose's cohabitating relationship as normal. Viewers should expect sudden, bloody violence towards the end, with the more grotesque moments involving medical tools. Moreover, the conservative crowd might find some of the more politically-charged elements questionable, such as when the party guests all show a bit of red while Chris is primarily dressed in blue or when a character eats colorful cereal while keeping the white milk in a separate glass. Horror is all about fear of the unfamiliar and few in American history know that better than the African-American community. One may laugh and fawn over a foreign, seemingly innocent creature, up until the moment it bites off a finger or burrows into a brain. Get Out is a film that thrives in that gray area in between-that final moment of suspense between the smile and the scream.
... View MoreI watched breathless until the end of an absolutely fabulous script. Throughout the film, you can predict the turn of a job at home, but you can not predict exactly what it is.yes it will be absolutely dangerous something is sure to happen but it is hard to guess what it is,what it is,what it isObviously I could not figure it out at the end of the idea that people would get into their brains surprised me, I thought more simple things like slaves and rose did not expect it to be in this job, it was a question that I thought was good and surprised me In general I really like the filmin topic, I won the academy prize in the best screenplay category I must say that you absolutely deserve it I could say a better film than this one because I do not call the film bad but it just might be better I like the film in general I just found the final scene a bit nasty was a bit simple I could not have liked Chris's things very easily, and I could not have liked that kind of scenes.
... View MoreThis film called 'Get Out' did not let us be civil because the plot which we won't let out is unexpected. The Scientist like study performed to 'Get Out' puts us uncomfortably at the edge of our seats. The expression 'Spoilt pride' suits this piece. Spoils of this movie are a turn over; being individual rather than objective. The objective truth is the systematic approach to putting us through dangerous attacks of thrilling adventure which goes against visual experience. The experience individually is poor. The experience collectively unattractive but the clues don't add because the plot cannot be revealed. The experiment cannot but work though over seas it can be bothering; so goes a hour and another with a mistake costlier than time. Movies which are watched in the second dimension: provoke us to act like at another cinema but work well when seating still. A Warning to critics to not harm this work.
... View MoreI enjoyed this film. Once it gets going it really had me on the edge of my seat. I will disclose nothing more as I don't like to spoil films for a potential viewer other than to say I'd recommend watching.
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