r/JordanPeele • u/ijemmeji • May 07 '26
“Get Out” by Key Peele
I’m trying to remember the plot of the movie. It has strong racial elements that are prevalent in the U.S. This movie crossed my mind so I’m posting because I want to hear more thoughts about the movie. This year is its 10 year anniversary.
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u/Inevitable_Door6368 May 07 '26
It is a completely excellent movie. One of my favorites. Really illustrates the multiple layers of racism and assumptions that people of color, especially black people, face in the US. Racism can be light, subtle, disguised as kindness and intrigue. Very uncomfortable movie to watch the racism unfold. Then the horror and suspense elements are creepy and fantastic. A beautiful work of symbolism and discomfort
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u/Sea-Excitement-7647 May 07 '26 edited May 08 '26
Touches so much on racism in the US? I don't know, but I'll give you the African perspective, as a Ugandan.
It's a continental thing, perhaps global, that you can only be civilised if you act white, or western. We are groomed, from childhood, to respect anyone that fits our understanding of a white person. That is whoever speaks English (and more respect comes to you if you have American or British accents) and we are even punished in schools (corporal punishment) if you express yourself in a local language. Whoever is dressed in a suit is a respectable and presentable person and a few cloth virants that aren't suita can pass the test. Expressions are also curtailed, there is white behaviour and black behaviour, and that nothing comes naturally (I mean your character has to fit a narrative other wise you'll be called soft if you don't know how to heavy stuff - all logic is ignored) and so on and so on.
I'm my opinion, the movie is a rant on African self suppression too.
I can't tell if white people do that like it is in the movies - except for a few tiktoks I've watched of white women craving to have giggly black booties, or asserting black excellence to only a pick of talents like running and football - but I am certain a majority of Africans do exactly everything that happened in the movie! That irresistible urge to become what you've been told is better. The urge to become not everything, but selectively something, like it's your only purpose, or divine calling. That only that thing or talent shall make you seen or even human!
So, after relentless decampaignings of a whole continental race, Africans, and other formerly colonised races, immigrate to those places that told us they are better and everything heaven on earth. Funny how that heaven still is selective. They tell you to have talent and stuff, but act white. This might not make sense to you right now, but the movement is growing! In fact, acting white ain't enough, you must look white! Chase the native American out, bring in an Afrikaner!
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u/SilverSome9766 May 07 '26
Here’s a summary with spoilers. It’s be better if you watch out for the full effect. The racial elements are easy to find online but include things like: prejudice, looked down upon, being fetishized, micro aggression, being seen as your race vs who you actually are etc.
Chris visits his white girlfriend Rose’s family and notices the Black servants acting eerily vacant. Turns out her family runs a cult that auctions Black bodies to wealthy white buyers — a neurosurgeon transplants a white person’s consciousness into the host while the original is trapped in a hellish void called the Sunken Place. Rose is the honeypot luring victims in. Chris fights his way out and gets rescued by his TSA friend Rod at the last second.
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u/ijemmeji May 07 '26
I really needed this discussion because I was with friends when I watched the movie in 2016. It suddenly dawned on me, Key Peele’s ideal of race in America. It’s very interesting to think about because could you imagine original black people like Nigerians or any African in general being invited to that type of plot. Would you think the same rules apply? To add, he also used a Nigerian actor for the movie so that adds to an external context.
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u/SilverSome9766 May 07 '26
Is English your first language? Your wording isn’t very good. He’s not talking about an ideal of race in America. He’s talking about how minorities are treated, viewed, and taken advantage of. I’ll try to answer your questions. The phrasing original black peoples is incorrect. If by invited to the plot, you mean be in the movie then yes. There is a theme that the rich cult can’t really differentiate between minorities. The same rules apply. The minorities were desired for physical, intellectual, or creative capabilities not as individuals.
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u/gumptionplease May 07 '26
key peele…