Today, Get Out turns three years old. The horror film, written and directed by Jordan Peele, grossed over $255 million USD worldwide on a $4.5 million USD budget. It was nominated for 4 Oscars (including Best Picture and Director), winning Best Original Screenplay. It also earned 5 nominations at the Critics’ Choice Awards & 2 more at the Golden Globes.
Speaking of the Oscars, we had a good ol’ yarn about it on this episode of It’s Been A Big Day For…
All-in-all the film is iconic, partially because of all the hidden easter eggs sprinkled throughout the movie. Now, Jordan Peele is a straight-up genius, so we couldn’t find them all, but here are a few hidden moments that you definitely missed on your first watch of the film. Oh, and we should warn you, there are going to be major spoilers, so if you haven’t seen the film, make sure you go and do that first!
The First Signs Of A Shady Rose Were In The Drive-Up
Props have to go to Allison Williams for her incredible acting performance in Get Out. The actress leveraged her innocent, good-girl reputation gained in the tv-series Girls, to trump every viewer watching this movie. Plot twist; she’s a baddie, and we should have seen the signs.
On the drive up to meet Rose’s parents, their car is stopped by police. Rose argues with the policeman when he asks to see Chris’ ID, which you initially think is her being a great girlfriend. But really, all she is doing is avoiding a paper trail. Not to mention, their car hits a deer, which is our first introduction to her character showing zero empathy in the face of death.
The Grandparents Were There All Along
As the movie went along, it became quite clear that the grandparents never left the family when they passed; and the signs were there all along. As Dean takes Chris on a tour of their property, he says “We hired Georgina and Walter to help care for my parents. When they died, I couldn’t bear to let them go.” Sound weird? That’s because it is. The pronoun-antecedent is done intentionally because he couldn’t bear to let go of his parents, not Georgina and Walter.
Also, while we brushed off Walter sprinting around the backyard at night as a weird point in the movie, we failed to make the connection that he was doing so because he used to be an Olympic runner.
It’s All Colour Coded
Film-makers often use colour to convey meaning and Get Out was no exception. Take the party scene for example. The majority of the people are wearing some sort of red, which signifies violence, danger, anger and power. Whilst, contrastingly, Chris is dressed in blue, signifying isolation. Plus, when you put Chris and Rose together, it looks like a really disjointed American flag.
There Are Blatant References To Slavery
Joran Peele was awarded for not only the thrillingness of his horror film, but also his ability to make social commentary about the place of African-American people in today’s society. He was ultimately able to do this with many-a-reference to prominent discourses in the era of slavery. The bingo game evokes that of a slave auction and when stuck in the basement, Chris is forced to literally pick cotton to escape.
Mobile Phones Are The Way Out
The mobile phone plays an integral role in this movie that helps Chris ‘Get Out’. As this tool ends up being a catalyst for breaking through the racist norm, we think Jordan Peele is doing this intentionally. Mobile phone use has been integral at holding corrupt authorities to account in this day in age. Much of what drove the #BlackLivesMatter were mobile recordings of police brutality and inequality.
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