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Social Satire In The Film 'Get Out'

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The thrilling horror of a masterful social satire that is “Get Out” discuss’ about a ‘post-racial’ America. Young ``African American photographer Chris Washington (Daniel Kaluuya) who accompanies his white girlfriend, Rose Armitage (Allison Williams), down to the country to ‘meet the parents’. Her neurosurgeon father Dean (Bradley Whitford) and therapist mother Missy (Catherine Keener) claim to be open-minded, however as the movie goes on, Chris senses a sinister wave in the secluded family residence. Jordan Peele sculpt the movie not only for intimidation and laughs but for the woken mind. His tightly-written, consistent tonal, crafts the perfect script with layered meanings. Everything that is written is there for a reason, if not more, reaching a next-level of screenwriting. The majority of the movie the horror comes from the fact that it can be scary to be a person of color. Some situations can built by social anxiety, …show more content…

The layer of race enriches and complicates that tension [in Get Out] becoming relatable to people. In this post slavery America, the movie depicts a reversed role. Showing the audience how racism is still very much alive, a central theme within the movie expressed in cinematic techniques through music, spoken dialogue and camera angles. Music is a powerful tool that can guide a person’s experience, a soundtrack that is carefully craft can impact an audience’s mood. Jordan Peele began the movie with the scene of a black man (Lakeith Stanfield) walking down a shadowy, suburban neighborhood by a slow-moving car playing “Run Rabbit Run” in upbeat suspense dragging the audience at the edge of their seats. Knowing the inevitable of a sinister ending of the innocent man’s life. Shortly after, the beginning credits rolled playing the tune: ‘Sikiliza Kwa

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