Even if you ignore the "metaphorical" layers it is still enjoyable

Rating: 7/10 (20 August 2019)

I appreciated this movie from Peele much better than his predecessor, Get Out, which, even though I didn't want to feel like that, it felt really one sided, however "Us" is a much more universal, neutral horror/thriller, well... at least... I think.
It feels refreshing, and the classic horror narrative works really well, energetic. The satirical side of the movie also gives some giggles, fueling this whole crazy cinema experience. What I don't get though is the symbolism it wants to operate with, and through which it wants to send message to us, the audience. And that, honestly, pisses me off, as I am really into such movies that hold deeper meanings under the surface: I have been watching Kubrik, Tarkovsky, Nicolas Winding Refn, Bela Tarr, David Lynch movies for years, so I thought there is no movie language that could block me.
Well, somehow, Peele's movies do, and I don't know why. I really want to understand what this movie wanted to inform me with: Was it about our inner nature that we oppress by all the behavioral restrictions society forces on us? Was it about hypocrisy? Does it have anything to do with the Trump wall with that "holding hands performance art" thing? Is there something really liberal worldview behind it that I might find too naive? I am seriously lost to be honest the more I think about it, I admit it. I kinda feel dumb now, and I hate that.
Nevertheless, it was exciting to watch from start to the end.