Jordan Peele’s directorial debut will make you think about your own privileges. In the opening sequence, we see a young black guy walking down a suburban street. While talking on his phone, he gets attacked by some random white people. White Rose Armitage (Allison Williams) wants to take her black boyfriend, Chris (Daniel Kaluuya), to meet her parents. While Chris was initially anxious, later he agrees to meet her parents. Her parents, Dean (Bradley Whitford) and Missy (Catherine Keener), welcome him in grand fashion. They were very supportive of him initially. At times, it seems that they are behaving too well. The body language all seems perfectly above board. Why is their basement locked? Why are their two black employees – a housemaid and groundsman – both black appear to be controlled by some unseen force?
What’s the deal with old white people showing up to a party scheduled for his visit? Get Out is tense, thrilling, and gorgeous. If anything, the film becomes darker and more soul-chilling once the secret is revealed. Get Out is very direct and unapologetic about what it wants to convey. There was an unsettling vibe throughout the film. Chris’s friend Rod warned him not to visit white people’s houses. While all this was going on, his girlfriend Rose was completely supportive of him. One can find references to many films here, starting from Halloween to Rosemary’s Baby. Peele has effectively kept audiences on edge from the beginning, sending occasional jolts through the crowd. During Obama’s era, racism was under the carpet. White people were happy to pretend as liberals. In Trump’s era, white people are concerned about racism again. Get out shows racism within progressive whites and it is done by genre-mixing. Daniel Kaluuya was very good as the main protagonist, but the surprise came from Allison Williams. Watch the film to get to know the reason.
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