Review of Antebellum (2020) by Daebu_Char — 23 Sep 2020
A shameless exploitation of the collective paranoid delusion seizing America. "Antebellum" (which literally means 'before a war') wants you to believe that it's perfectly plausible for you to wake up as a plantation slave any day now.
After all, no black person is safe in Trump America so make sure you get yourself a good sun screen while you still can for those long plantation afternoons! In other words, always count on Hollywood to divide rather than unite.
Another shameless thing is the incessant name-dropping of "Get Out" in like 99% of promotional materials for the film. Don't let that fool you into thinking you're watching some sort of spiritual successor to Get Out--Jordan Peele, who was largely responsible for why "Get Out" was a success, was not involved in "Antebellum" in any way and it shows.
This review of Antebellum (2020) was written by Daebu_Char on 23 Sep 2020.
Antebellum has generally received mixed reviews.
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