Get Out film analysis- Negrophilia, race-relation and the new dynamic.

In the psychological thriller, “Get Out”, writer/director Jordan Peele explores race in the context of post racial liberalism in America. The film uncovers the attitudes of white liberals towards black people in order to reinforce this race relationship in modern times where many of these people convince themselves that they have “moved beyond racism”.[1] The movie does this by showcasing the fascination of the liberal, white, Armitage family with black culture through their interaction with the film’s black protagonist, Chris before revealing there twisted motives to acquire favorable black characteristics. In doing so, it portrays the romanticization of blackness by white people as an object to be accumulated instead of a cultural identity to be understood. Although the film illustrates this negrophilia as a fanticization of blackness, it also reinforces the psychological struggle of black people trying to navigate through a larger racial dynamic where the white perspective either lionizes or demonizes black people, dictating the perception of black identity. The film also draws interesting parallels between what seem like the elements of a typical horror movie to real life events in order to reemphasize these ideas.

With every interaction that Chris experiences, a sense of unease and discomfort is experienced by him and…