‘Get Out’ Is A Smart, Satirical Look On Society and Racism
After five-months, it’s the meet-the-parents milestone for Rose and Chris. He is concerned that their interracial relationship will be a point of conflict during this trip. However, it seems he has more to worry about than the possibility of racist parents. Get Out marks the directorial debut of Jordan Peele (Keanu, Key & Peel) and proves he has what it takes to make a thrilling horror film. With a perfect balance of terror and comedy, this smart, slightly-satirical look on society and racism is a well crafted film that dives even deeper than you expect.
Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) is invited by his girlfriend Rose (Allison Williams) to spend the weekend at her parents estate. This will be the first time Chris has met them and is nervous how their interracial relationship will be received. Something Rose has not warned her parents of. When they first arrive, Chris takes note that both the maid and groundkeeper for the family are black. However, Rose’s father Dean (Bradley Whitford) assures him that there are no racial motivations. Even more odd is her mother Missy (Catherine Keener) who practices hypnosis. Despite Chris’ decline for a session, she performs it on him anyways.
As the weekend gets underway, the family hosts their yearly party with friends, all of whom are white. Chris is growing uncomfortable as it seems everyone is trying way to hard to seem like they aren’t racist. They bring up liking Barack Obama, Tiger woods and even make remarks about his physique. He is surprised to see one black man and attempts to chat with him to ease the awkwardness, but finds the young man to be just as odd as the rest of them. Chris finds comfort in a phone call with his cousin Rod (Lil Rel Howery), who swears something sinister is going on. Both he and his cousin continue to grow in their paranoia as they piece together the strange happenings.
Read my final thoughts on Jordy Reviews It…
