Week 6 Discussion

 

This was the first time I watched Get Out and I'm glad to say that I thoroughly enjoyed it and I think it was the best movie we've watched this year. I have been a big fan of Jordan Peele because Key and Peele was such a vivid memory from my childhood. I remember just binging all their shorts on YouTube with my friends and to this day I find them hilarious. Since I've always viewed Peele as a comic, it's surprising he was able to make a scary movie like this one. 

This movie did such a great job of keeping me on my toes. I really did think in the beginning that Rose and her family were good people. Even when the parents were being weird I still thought Rose was the good one until she too was revealed to be a monster, and I really appreciated.

I also thought it was kind of interesting how one the main premises of the movie was that the white people wanted the "genetic gifts" or things that to black people inherently have and give them to white people. Chris literally asks, "why black people" to which it is explained to him that being black can be perceived as more attractive, have better genetics, etc. However, instead of accepting that a colored person might have inherent gifts that white people don't have, they decide to take it from them with force.

Another interesting part that I thought was great writing was the scene when Rose is eating fruit loops, but she doesn't put cereal in a bowl with milk. Instead she takes a bite of a cereal separately, then a sip of milk from a glass. I think the reasoning for this is because the writers want to show that she doesn't want to mix the colored (the fruit loops) with the white (the milk).

In terms of Peele as an auteur one thing comes to mind is the humor in this film. Since I've been exposed to Peele at an early age I was waiting for some really funny moments, and although they weren't there were moments jokes were made that made the story feel more real. I think that is one of his main distinct features as a writer.