Today we are continuing our experience with Jordan Peel’s “Get Out.” We are viewing this film through different lenses of our choice as a part of the assignment. It can be the same lense as yesterday but try to find a different aspect of the movie to synthesize. Mr. Rivers also pushed back the due date of the senior paper proposal because he wants us to do more research on our seeds in class.
Day 2 Summary:
We pick up with Chris sinking into the void after being hypnotized by the mother. We him sinking slowly for about a full minute which really builds the weight and tension of the scene. We then find out that it was only a dream as Chris wakes up in bed in the middle of the night, panicking. Or was it?
In the morning, Chris walks outside and has an interaction with the black worker chopping trunks. The interaction is awkward because the black man comments on Rose, Chris’ girlfriend, as if he’s interested in her. This creates a more uncomfortable environment because Chris loses more hope in connecting with anyone around him besides Rose.
Many people come to the house for a gathering, mostly old white people. This creates an even more awkward environment for Chris. As Rose is introducing Chris to the people who are over, many of them makes comments relating to his race. A man says to him, “Black is in style.” A woman makes a remark relating to his penis. Very inappropriate stuff. This only further disturbs Chris and makes him not want to be there.
Chris then sees another black man at the gathering. We, the audience, realize that it is the same man from the beginning who got kidnapped; however, he’s changed. He’s dressed in lighter, formal clothing, like the rest of the white people. He also talks much more softer and more polite, but not in a soothing way. More like in a creepy, unsettling way. While so far, we have definitely felt uncomfortable around these people, this is the first time we know someone is definitely wrong. Chris tries to make conversation with him but he acts and talks awkwardly, just like the worker.
When Chris goes in the house, he notices his phone was unplugged from the charger. The maid goes up to him to apologize and he tells her it’s fine. When he makes a comment regarding all the white people, the maid starts to cry and get defensive. The just adds onto the increasing tension between Chris and everyone else around him.
Chris goes back outside and tries to sneak a photo of the black man he saw earlier. The flash goes off and the man freezes up. He suddenly freaks out, grabbing Chris and shouting, “Get Out! Get Out!” It’s like he just woke up from a trance, interesting.
Chris sends the photo of the man to his friend. His friend calls back to tell him that they know him and Chris then remembers the man. Chris explains to his friend how he’s changed in every way possible from his looks to his voice to his personality. “SEX SLAVE!” his friend shouts to him, suggesting that the white people are keeping black people as sex slaves.
Chris talks with Rose outside, telling her he doesn’t feel comfortable and wants to leave. After some discussion, she agrees and tells him that she’ll make an excuse. During this conversation, we see the white people quietly bidding for something. As the camera zooms out from a close up of the father, we realize that Chris is being auctioned off to these crazy white people! The tone is now dark.
Before Chris and Rose are about to leave, he goes through a box in her closet. He sees pictures of Rose and her past boyfriends and girlfriends. At first he is weirded out when suddenly he sees a picture of her with the black worker and maid. Could Rose be a part of this?
The two of them go downstairs to see her brother blocking off the door. Chris, nervously, tells him that they are leaving now. Her father, from across the room, asks Chris what his purpose in life is. Chris feels very intimidated. He screams at Rose to get the keys. Her brother swings at him with the lacrosse stick he’s holding. Her family closes in on him. Rose pulls out the keys but says, “You know I can’t give you the keys. Right babe?”
That is where we leave off.
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