"Get Out"

Jordan Peele’s feature directorial debut brings a fresh take on the horror genre that doesn’t depict any kind of monster. Instead, we get the most uncomfortable form of racial equality where everybody acts like they’re not racist by saying they like black people, black is hip, etc. This is textbook racism.

Chris, a black photographer, and his white girlfriend travel to visit her family for the weekend where everybody is super nice to him. So nice it’s a little unnerving. Then Catherine Keener plays psychologist and paralyzes Chris with a memory of when his mother didn’t come home. I guess the real monster is our own inner selves, plaguing us with our worse memories. And that’s what they seem to use to try to motivate Chris when it’s convenient with them. But unfortunately for them, Chris doesn’t buy into it and suspects something is up.

Meanwhile, his friend, Rod, who works TSA at a nearby airport, found interesting information on other black people who have gone missing. Chris then discovers a series of photos of his girlfriend with other black boyfriends. He tries to escape but he soon learns that she is in on it too. Her family kidnaps black people and they do a brain transplant with a member of their family, who wins the body in a creepy auction. Though the guy who won Chris says it didn’t matter what the color of your skin is, it’s kind of obvious. There are no Asian people in the family, no Indian people, no Eskimos, you get it. The point is that they live in a younger, stronger body. Then, like in a copy and paste horror film, Chris busts out, kills everyone, and escape when Rod, the T. S.-motherf*cking-A., shows up to the rescue.

I don’t think these white people thought this through. What were the Stepford Whites intending to do? Didn’t they think in the long term that other white people would think that’s weird that a massive black family is living within a massive beautiful mansion in the country? Why I ask that? It’s because we’re racist. Many of us try not to, but there is no avoiding it. There’s no knowing what can set someone off. Will they be able to withstand racial profiling from, again, us white people? If a white cop stops them, are they going to stand up against the cop because of they’re white brain privilege? Do they think they’re indestructible?

And about the brain transplant. Is it possible to successfully transplant a brain? And if so, is what’s left of the original brain, because there is no way to completely remove it, in charge or is the new brain in charge? Can the body reject it like a kidney? If so, they’re screwed. Why is a camera flash the Coagula’s weakness? Did they know this? If they did, why isn’t there a sign that says “No Flash Photography?” When the camera flashes, the original person snaps out of it, so I guess part of the brain I mentioned is still there.

This surprise horror hit raises a number of questions that I wonder if Jordan knows the answer to. There’s got to be people who thought these same questions, and perhaps some more that I can’t think of.

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Released On: February 24, 2017
Rating: R
Stars: Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 99% Certified Fresh
IMDb Score: 7.7/10

Awards
Academy Awards

• Best Picture - Nominated
• Best Director Jordan Peele - Nominated
• Best Actor Daniel Kaluuya - Nominated
• Best Original Screenplay Jordan Peele - Winner

Golden Globes

• Best Motion Picture Musical or Comedy - Nominated
• Best Actor Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Daniel Kaluuya - Nominated

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