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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHave others here seen GET OUT? Can we have a conversation that's full of spoilers?
I'm not going to post any yet but I just saw it a couple of days ago and thought it a really good and chilling movie. What a great combination of having the horror movie tropes and bending them into a chance to think about what it's like to be a black man in that situation.
There were a couple of things that were kind of dorky but they weren't hard to forgive since they did such a good job with it.
But beware if you haven't seen it. I want to talk details down thread.
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)She was really like a cat with a mouse. More annoyed the others were being obvious about wanting to buy his body, than she was at the way they treated him.
So many great movies that inspired scenes and themes for it, commentary is so worth watching too!
Loved references to Hitchcock, Kubrick, and classic horror like Don't Be Afraid of The Dark and Rosemary's Baby.
Every minute is packed w symbolism yet it's incredibly entertaining. Favorite movie in many years.
nolabear
(42,018 posts)I certainly saw the Rosemary's Baby resemblance. That was the creepiest bunch of old white people I'd seen since.
And his deeply ingrained need to try to smooth things over was as horrifying as anything else. "It's cool" has never been more awful.
I expect a second viewing would make things seem more clear too.
I did think what they were actually up to was dorky but also true to old sci-fi.
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)That slavery was just as awful, being treated like your soul doesn't exist. Love how it played on the stereotypes of "admiring" black people so damn much you just want to take what they have- so you can have it all.
The commentary does a great breakdown of the deer/ buck symbolism as well as how major his moms death was in influencing him, and his redemption.
Also on the extras- more Lil Rel! Good stuff.
nolabear
(42,018 posts)The brain transplant is a great old workhorse. But they certainly used it well as the ultimate objectification of and stealing of the black body. That auction...damn.
The deer in the headlights/buck theme was great. And the guilt over his fear of the system making him avoidant of 911 being exploited was creepy af. As a therapist I rankle at the abuse of psychiatry being a cliche but if you're going to do it they did it up. And it is a real fear people have.
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)Last edited Tue Jun 6, 2017, 01:23 PM - Edit history (2)
And the irony everywhere- on the way up state, he wants the cops there because of the deer, and she does not want them to see his ID. Then boom. It upends expectations (black men don't want the cops around- he's not thinking like that) and flips them back in the end. God Marnie is evil.
Agschmid
(28,749 posts)Interesting social commentary.
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)grantcart
(53,061 posts)I watched it twice and the second time was in Sierra Vista, AZ with a group of 60-70 year old snow birds that were spending the winter away from their ranches and farms in rural America.
They came out laughing hard.
That reaction was as good as the film and I had to admit even in the middle of this terrible year this country can still surprise you.
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)Side of being thougroughly entertaining- building suspense, then giving just enough comic relief to build up tension relentlessly to the last scene. He was very collaborative and sweated the details becasue he wanted to get the movie out and talked about, but knew failure would limit his opportunities as well as other black film makers to do something like this again soon.
Highly recommend watching w commentary and also the delete scenes. Poole is funny as hell, but so thoughtful and generous.
nolabear
(42,018 posts)Good writing is of course done that way but it was a Master Class. I'll definitely watch again with commentary.
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)Even small nods, like the son playing a string instrument on the porch (Deliverance). The ones I missed were The Shining (topiary hedges) and North By Northwest (grandpa running straight to the camera).
He did not mention Done be Afraid of the Dark- using the flash camera to halt the monster's attack. Loved that movie, ha ha.
nolabear
(42,018 posts)This one will have film classes talking. 😄
On edit: Did you think Andre looked a lot like a young Richard Pryor?
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)The original was soo good. Poor gaslit Kim Darby never had a chance!
nolabear
(42,018 posts)Unless it's the administration doing it of course.
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)Weakness (as a kid) to make him vulnerable and use that vulnerability against him. Like with women, they valued him and other POC for their bodies but were completely fine writing off their soul / humanity. As a woman I've noticed a lot of white guys can relate to being treated like that and don't get how it's a core part of the experience of being a woman or POC in their society.
The whole thing with the deer in the beginning and then his mom? And later the buck head, used to come into his own? Totally went over my head the connection w his mom on the side of the road. Needed to have that mapped out for me.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)the cop car pulls up with sirens, and everyone in the theater thinks "oh shit" but then it turns out it's the T-S-motherfucking-A.
nolabear
(42,018 posts)bettyellen
(47,209 posts)She's a Trump voter?" Another was "no more white girls".
I'm glad he picked the one he did, but those were funny!
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