Jordan Peele’s 2017 horror film, Get Out, became an instant classic for its intensive coverage of racial issues in America. Despite Peele’s background in comedy, the movie struck a chord with its portrayal of a post-Obama society still grappling with racial prejudices.
The film is the story of Chris, a black man, as he visits his white girlfriend’s family. Despite their claims of not being racist, Chris feels increasingly uneasy around them, especially after strange encounters with their black servants and other guests.
Its ending, where Chris fights to escape the family’s clutches, remains a topic of discussion. Chris discovers that the Armitage family is part of a sinister group called the Order of the Coagula.
They trap black people in a mental state called the Sunken Place to use their bodies without considering them as individuals. Rose lured Chris to her parents’ home so they could auction off his body to the highest bidder.
At the auction, Chris realizes his only chance of escape. Despite being seemingly paralyzed by Missy’s hypnotic powers, he has secretly stuffed cotton in his ears to resist her control. When the auction begins, Chris fights back, overpowering Rose’s brother, Jeremy, and ultimately escaping the Armitages’ clutches.
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Chris manages to escape from the Armitage estate, but Rose pursues him, accompanied by Walter, who’s under the control of the Order’s founder, Roman.
Chris recalls how his camera flash helped Andre escape the “Sunken Place” and uses it again to free Walter’s mind. Walter shoots Rose and himself, but Chris, unable to kill her, leaves her wounded.
Hearing approaching sirens, Chris fears being blamed by racist police, but it turns out to be his friend Rod, a TSA agent who had been helping him.
Rod rescues Chris, but the original ending was bleaker, with Chris being arrested for the Armitages’ murders. Director Peele changed it for a happier conclusion, especially given the backdrop of Trump’s election.
Get Out metaphorically addresses deep-seated racism, portraying how even well-meaning white people can treat Black individuals as commodities without agency. It reminds us that America’s history is steeped in racism, and true equality remains elusive.
