A real metaphor for the dissent towards "oreos" (correct)

Rating: 7/10 (15 April 2020)

The story, the town, the environment, the folks, everything had a suspiciously eerie feeling to it from the get-go. The acting was cringy at times; didn't like the hosts' awkward performances. I mean I know Rose's parents are supposed to be these sort of eccentric, alienating kind of folks but I didn't buy it though it did not ruin the movie for me. Kaluuya was great. The great "reveal" is pretty much what confirmed one of my very early suspicions about the movie and the supposedly "scandal" behind it.
The movie is really just a very low-key metaphor for "OREOs", a derogatory term used between black people in a discriminatory manner. The word signifies "Black on the outside, White on the inside" and is thrown on other black people for "betraying their roots", and for many different reasons: they hang out with white people more than they do with their own kind; they tend to exhibit a lot more conservative views in terms of politics; their lifestyles/interests/hobbies that reflect more that of the stereotypical white person; even food choices, maybe? Basically, a more blunt version of the term "Uncle Tom", or "Twinkie" for Asians -- and they're all derogatory but it's mostly people of the same "race" that call each other that.
Give this movie a 7 because to Peele's credit, it's still good writing, character development, and story progression. I just wish this was made 10 years ago so it wouldn't have been released in such a politically polarized climate the likes of what we have today. When the synopsis was released, people just went bonkers from both sides. I get the uncle tom. I get the 400 year old insecurity. Apparently, a lot of others didn't/don't/still won't.