Review of Get Out (2017) by Morgan C — 02 Oct 2017

One might be repulsed by the idea of a horror film that uses the depiction of a haunting white family conspiracy to represent the current situation of racism in America, yet Get Out, directed by Jordan Peele, illustrates a crucial message.

In Brandon Harris's review "The Giant Leap Forward of Jordan Peele's Get Out," Harris explains this film's undeniable importance to today's society by analyzing the film's metaphorical meanings, and also bringing this film's history to light.

Harris recalls the horrific moments that stick with the viewer, such as when Chris "...discovers that black solidarity, all hints of the cultural traits that he assumes [Logan] must be familiar with, have been ground out of him" (6).

Here, Peele shows how tight of an emotional hold that racism can have on the black population, and emphasizes the crippling effects of a lack of opportunity. Later, Harris also outlines that "Peele spent many years trying to get financing for the movie .

.." (2) and that he believed its official release to be "impossible" (9). This shows that the very underlying racism addressed in Get Out is affecting Hollywood, as this genre of movie is so difficult to produce.

Racism still and has always been a restricting problem in America, and Harris's review helps bridge the gap between the realistic and fictional aspects of the film revealing the movie's importance in the progression of black cinema.

Get Out is significant, in that it represents a blunt assessment of the crippling racism that is still present in society.