Film: Get Out

 

         Get Out by Jordan Peele is a great film that I recently just watched. It was a film that I have always wanted to see since I first watched the trailer but I just never got around to it. I really enjoy movies that are quite difficult to predict what will happen next, and ones that force you to think a little, and this movie did exactly that. This movie revolves around the simple idea of a boyfriend going over to their girlfriend's house to meet their family, it seems hard to imagine how that could become a great movie, but it did. The plot thickens when Chris begins to realize that there is very few black people in the whole area, and the ones that he has seen, have been acting extremely strangely as if they are robots. Chris finds it strange but doesn't say anything, he then gets hypnotized by Rose's mom, which he first thought was dream later realizes that it actually occurred. Later he finds out that all of Rose's past partners have specifically been black people and he concludes that they have all been hypnotized, that's when he decides to try and escape. However he gets hypnotized and tied down, he was then able to escape having to kill nearly everyone in Rose's family, and then his friend Rod comes to save him and drive him away.

        I enjoyed how uncomfortable that movie made me felt, when Chris would walk around everyone would stare at him, and it felt as if I were getting stared at as well. Every conversation that Chris had was sort of subtle racism adding to the uncomfortableness of the film. The people would say things like that's a nice "black" dress, and you just felt the emphasis on the word black. Some people would try to relate to Chris by saying "I really like Tiger Woods", and it was just really weird and uncomfortable thing to hear.

      In terms of cinematography, this movie was very dark as in many of the scenes there was very little lighting. This darkness added to the eerie and spooky feeling of the film. This film also incorporated many dramatic sound effects that were usually paired up with some sort of jump scare. For example when Chris was looking at the maid through the window she suddenly just turns and catches him watching. The sound effects paired with the sudden movie added to the horror aspect of the film. This effect made me jump a few times and it constantly kept me on my toes. Sound was a massive part of this film, the music chosen fit perfectly to the film, and many sound effects made the viewing experience much more enjoyable. The sound effect of the tea cup was an extremely important aspect of the film as Chris had to covers his ears at one point to not get hypnotized. Overall this was a really good film that I enjoyed watching.