Richard Brody Get Out Themes

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In Richard Brody’s examination of “Get Out” he pulls out some of the major themes of the film. One thing that Brody looks at it Peele’s ability to use horror and thriller genre to show what’s it like to be a Black man in the United States. This theme begins to develop starting at the beginning of the movie when Chris is forced to pull out his identification after Rose hit the deer. Even though Chris wasn’t even the one driving the car, his race made him subject to investigation by local law enforcement. This is idea continues when Chris first meets Rose’s parents and later on when he’s thrusted into a prominently white event. With Rose’s family, Chris deals with some of Rose’s parents microaggressions like the use of “my man,” when first meeting Chris. Then, throughout the party it goes to show how to only highlight the fact that Chris is black and almost all the comments contains something about his race, like the Japanese man asking Chris about what he thinks about the Black experience.
When Brody said, “But Peele does more than depict Chris—he depicts the white world as seen through Chris’s eyes. “Get Out” contains some of the most piercing,
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Logan screams “Get Out” to Chris and warning call, and when Walter regains awareness he shoots Rose and then kills