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Get Out Film Analysis

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Ever watched a movie without watching its trailer? One goes in not knowing what to expect, and that brings excitement as a moviegoer. As I stumbled upon a film called "Get Out" by Jordan Peele on a night out with my fiancé. I couldn’t predict the slightest outcome let alone what the film was based on. My assumptions were based on the films early commercials. As many moviegoers would know, early commercials are usually based around the films genre. Horror, was written all over these commercials. Hence, I became hesitant as I am not a horror fan.
As the film started rolling, a young African American male is walking down a lonely residential street. Prompting me to assume somebody will jump out of the bushes and kill him as they do in most …show more content…

We all need a film to thrill us from time to time. “Get Out” takes you on a ride as it leaves moviegoers guessing and shocked as the events unfold. At one point I even thought it would be an interracial romance tragedy. Which is slightly true as a beautiful young white woman whose name is Rose takes her current boyfriend Logan to meet her family.
Everything seemed normal even up to having dinner, besides tension between Rose’s brother and Logan. Her parents were extremely welcoming, nothing out of the ordinary you would think. As they all call it a night, and head for bed. Rose’s mother Missy manages to wake Logan up with her hypnotizing skills. As she creates an illusion in his mind, he somehow wakes up, and thinks it was all just a nightmare. When in fact, the events did take place.
As the movie unfolds, it gives moviegoers a variety of emotions. The film tends to take drastic turns, and twists. What turns out to be causal racism, ends up being something we feel down our spine. The film touches issues around our current world issues such as racism, and interracial relationships, and many more. We need more films like “Get Out” as they touch basis on our ongoing issues as a society. The film not only played mind games with moviegoers, but it made many like myself realize there are furthermore issues than the ones that surface around us

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