Talking About a Good Thriller.

Rating: 9/10 (15 January 2019)

It would be the first one to defend films with visual and psychological impact. Whether other critics want to accept it or not, the impact on the senses of the viewer is one of the main reasons why cinema, nowadays, is considered the Seventh Art. The films that move the viewer in deeper ways tend to be those that go down in history and become cult films. Today, the day I write this review, I can say that one of those films competed on the big stage of world cinema in the category of Best Film of 2017. Get Out, directed by Jordan Peele and starring Daniel Kaluuya, presents a story that, as it advances, gets darker and darker, generating depth at a frenetic speed. There are even points in the film that, at least personally, one asks: How did all end up like this? This, more than being a con, proves to be one of the reasons why this production is so amazing.
It should be emphasized that this production does not skimp on symbolism, especially aimed at the marginalization of African-Americans and the control exerted by the higher spheres of power, which in the film is represented as a very powerful group of white people. Somehow, some of the scenes reminded me of some of Malcolm X's discourses about ideological whitening and the need of the African-American to emulate the customs of white people to have a status in society. An example is the attitude of the black slaves, who insist that they do not respond to anyone, that they are cured, that their captors have freed them and a long etcetera. The movie in its narrative suggests a great parallelism to the identity theft committed against the African-American, forced to changing its essence to be a functional part of society, and it can be said that it (the movie) does so in a masterly way.
The house of the Armitage family, along with its guests, is full of clichÃ©s. Customs that are often seen as a characteristic of the white man, where a black person is mentioned that exceeded everyone's expectations, taking as examples Jesse Owens in athletics, Tiger Woods in golf and even Barack Obama winning the presidency of the United States. It reflects a feeling even of envy on the part of the white people, which becomes evident towards the end of the film and in the antagonistic intentions of the family. All of this gathers meaning as time passes, which creates the impression that, at the end of the film, the viewer has seen a puzzle coming together. Very good handling of symbolism, excellent script.
You can see that a fundamental part of the film are those details of tension, suspense and even certain scenes directly targeting a more terrorific path. In this respect, the use of sounds and musical ambience play a key role, which proves to be of high quality in this production. Continuous movements and twists in the plot, which do nothing but create even more visual and psychological impact on the mind of the viewer. I would not be surprised to see someone just watching this movie saying: What did I just saw? It is pleasing to mention however that the above said, in this particular case, adds to the quality of the film instead of taking it away. Very good work by the director and the cast, who proved that they had the exact amount of characters to present the story and that all of them have a degree of depth at least worthy of consideration. Daniel Kaluuya provides a very good performance. However, It was a long shot against Gary Oldman for the 2017 Oscar in this category.
Summing it up, I consider that this film is a perfect combination between the representation of a social stigma and a quality thriller. It is an excellent bet, and had each of its four Oscar nominations and its win as best original screenplay more than well deserved. I highly recommend this film, and I think it will become a movie that will overcome the barriers of time.