2017 — Get Out
Who would have thought that the latter partner of the comedy duo Key and Peele would deliver a film that has kept audiences talking since its first trailer? The ominous title alone strikes visceral horror straight into our hearts and the impact of the film has left us trembling long since the credits rolled.
What starts as a happy weekend away with his girlfriend turns into a fight for freedom and survival for photographer Chris Washington (the Oscar-nominated Daniel Kaluuya). With his debut film, Jordan Peele explored a horribly heightened sensation of how the African-American community feels in day to day life — targeted. Even while his girlfriend and her family exact a sinister plot against him, they shower him with compliments — about his physical prowess and attributes only.
Chris is simultaneously praised and victimized for his appearance alone. With all the terror Jordan Peele concocted, he never loses sight of the true horror — that his racially charged metaphor could be just as frightening with no metaphor at all.
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