Get Out Scene Analysis

Never have I ever been so gratified coming out of a movie theatre; let alone a scary movie. Get Out was the first of its kind to present and bring awareness to racism and social injustices in a time where it’s so prevalent in a form of a horror/thriller film. Get Out tells the story of Chris a young black male photographer who’s going to visit his white girlfriend’s family for the first time. Upon arrival to the family home Chris witness’s strange events that has him questioning his own sanity and the racial tension of the family. The movie displays the everyday microaggressions, outright racism, white washing, and unjustified actions and killings that Black people must face on a day to day basis. Jordan Peele who directed/wrote the movie said, “It was very important to me to just get the entire …show more content…
For example, Chris’ interactions with the maid, maintenance man, and Andre represents the familiarity of being lost in a sea of white faces looking for your light house. In the scene where Roses family hosted an auction disguised as a garden party Chris is relieved to see Andre a fellow black face. You can see the tension subside and the relief flush over Chris’ face as he approaches Andre who he soon discovers is not his ally. This scene and many others really sets the tone for how Chris feels; his constant rejection from the few brainwashed black people in the film further in steals in the audience the idea that Chris is all alone. Just like in real life some black people either pretend to be or are oblivious to what is going on and believe that racism has ended. Black people as such are referred to as Uncle Toms who outrage the black community because they are subservient to the white man and are oblivious to the oppression of black people. In doing so black people lose the very ally’s they need to fight against the oppressors as seen in the