Classic Film Review #14: Get Out (2017)

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Resonant and necessary, Jordan Peele’s satirical dissection of racist attitudes remains as impactful today as it was upon its release.

The film is focused on the experiences of Chris (a breakthrough role for Daniel Kaluuya), whose first time visiting his white girlfriend’s family soon leads to a series of disturbing discoveries and disquieting interactions, all of which eventually leads to the unveiling of a terrifying secret founded on exploitation and white privilege.

Despite being a fine case study in independent filmmaking, Get Out was a huge commercial (as well as critical) success, and thus provides an ample reminder that there is plenty of room for provocative and intelligent pictures that are predicated on challenging conversations within mainstream cinema.

Peele has an innate knack for delicately communicating the unease that is synonymous with the black experience, something which is evidenced in succeeding films such as Us and Nope. This, coupled with the Lynchian flares that distinguish his visual style, have helped establish him as one of contemporary film’s foremost voices.