I didn't catch the fact that his sister forgot the "great" because she's just used to reciting the exact same script that he father gave, since she's heard it so many times ever since she was little🥺🥲
The undertones of media, animal exploitation, and spectacle in this movie really fascinated me after I had watched it and had time to think. The feeling of wanting to look away but not being able to, especially when watching something horrific - we as an audience fall prey to that even just in the gordy scene. I love this movie, and I loved seeing your reactions to it and hearing your take.
This film surprised me so much. I've personally never been on the Peele bandwagon, love his comedy, but 1 great film and another, arguably, mediocre film didn't make a me a fan of his like so many others, he was okay. This film nailed it. It's a great mix of spectacle, social commentary, comedy, and just fun. I couldn't stop thinking about it and it's one of only 3 films this year I needed to own on physical media. That says a lot to me.
Glad to see someone who also absolutely loved Jean Jacket's design. The thought behind the way it unfolds into and out of that form, and just the way it looks when it's unfolded is amazing. I believe Jordan consulted a marine biologist or someone with a similar job in that field when coming up with the design for it.
I like that in the end, Peele left a lot of things about Jean Jacket pretty vague, including where it actually comes from. It’s assumed by the characters that it is extraterrestrial, but no one knows. To me, it seems well adapted for living in Earth’s atmosphere, possibly from birth to death. It could be a rare earth animal and a possible explanation for UFO sightings, abductions, biblical-style angels, and other unexplained things. If the shark is the master of the ocean, the lion the master of the plain, the wolf the master of the forest, Jean Jacket could be the master of the air. Just a rare, native Earth predator.
The Bible verse at the beginning just tells you everything about humanity. Everything beautiful, tragic, and terrifying about life we capture in movie screens and pictures for money, or entertainment these days. “If it bleeds it leads,” mentality; the means are the ends. Less about informing the audience and more about shocking them, getting an emotional response from them, convincing them to keep watching what you’re doing. Throughout the movie, anybody and everybody who sees the alien for what it is doesn’t try to understand it; they want to make money off it. It’s definitely intentional that the alien died after it’s picture got taken, like whatever wonder it had left vanished when it became truth burned in camera.
The chapter itself was about God judging the city of Ninevah and God making a spectacle out of them as part of His judgment so that might be interpreted as the characters facing consequences for pursuing spectacle.
I ADORE this movie, I love that you watched it 4 more times because I did that exact thing!!!!!!! I was mad at myself for missing it in theaters bc i heard the sound design was incredible, so i watched it with bose headphones and basically had full-body chills the entire 2+ hour runtime it was amazing hearing you say "oh man i love movies" right before The Run made me so happy cause i knew you'd love what was about to happen :)
OMG your background is so crowded with colors and shapes and textures that for 10 minutes I did not see the whole (gorgeous) cat lying behind you dawwww 😍😍
God it's fucking horrifying when you realize that the reason the alien "ship" sounds like it's screaming is because there's people inside of it being eaten alive, and they're constantly screaming.
What I got out of this movie was respecting nature, because your run of the mill non carnivorous UFO animals can be deadly if they aren't respected. I learned this when I was little and went hunting and fishing with my dad and his Richard Pryor looking homeboy. Also my grandfather had a farm with horses, so I learned quite early on never to stand behind them. I also saw how we will make a spectacle and monetize anything, no matter how dangerous, traumatic or deadly. We saw this with Jupe as he monetized his traumatic experience, what happened to him with Gordy (also goes back to the not respecting nature point how he thought Gordy and he had a connection though it was likely him not making eye contact and appearing non threatening at that moment, and extended that "connection" to the carnivorous UFO). We even saw it with the siblings, wanting to capture this UFO for money/fame regardless of how dangerous it was. As for the movie; I really enjoyed this, reminded me of Close Encounters and Jaws, I saw it had mixed reviews so I went into this one a little meh, but was pleasantly surprised, I think I like this one more than Us but about the same as Get Out, though I enjoyed Peele's films so far
@@bernardsoul5186 That and if think you see a Sasquatch or "Wood ape" peeking from behind a tree, it's definitely a Sasquatch, 100%, dude run get out of there because they're going to chase you. There's also usually more than one of them, so their homeboy will likely be chasing you too, not behind you but to the side, hidden in the bush. Some scary shit!!!!
I was looking forward to this movie the moment I heard Peele was making it. Then I saw the poster and I was really into it. Love the entire movie! I'd put it behind only The Batman as my favourite movies of the year.
The screams are supposed to trick your senses into interpreting them as screams of excitement somewhat to what you'd hear at a festival or on a roller-coaster ride. Yet when you process what you're hearing, it adds a level of discomfort and disturbance to the idea of Jean Jacket as an extra terrestrial entity. There's such so much to love about this film!
The alien's final form design was actually inspired by the anime, Neon Genesis Evangelion and the abstract, minimalist designs for the angels, the monsters that the mechs fought
This is one of my favorite movies to deconstruct. The thematic elements he put into this film almost overshadow the actual plot. Every animal shown in this movie was capable of killing the people who didn't understand the way animals think. Jordan Peele did an amazing job telling us that you can't tame some animals. The movie even stopped being a 'creepy' movie once the main cast realized they were dealing with just another animal. From the family dynamic, to the anti-hollywood themes, and the treatment of animals, this movie is definitely better than people gave it credit for.
only a few minutes into this reaction but already greatly appreciate how much you understand OJ's state of mind, some people criticized the writing and Kaluuya's acting because they thought the character was unlikable or cold or an asshole, when he's really just clearly an introvert and going through shit
I absolutely hate myself that I missed the theme of erasure in this movie. The fact that the man who literally was the first person ever to be shot on a series of moving pictures in real life is to this day unknown because white people in charge wanted to quite literally erase him from history says a lot about how that is still happening today. Jordan Peele proving for the 3rd time in a row that he is a true master of subtext in horror. As for the UFO I actually love the reveal that it is not an alien ship but an ALIEN itself (and not a sentient being but more of a wild animal like the shark in JAWS) was such a great subversion of my expectations. The scene of it taking all those people at the show was scary enough, but then when it’s hovering above the house and you hear the painfully horrifying screams of all the people and then when they are eaten it starts raining blood!!!!! I am never going to forget scene. And finally I loved the fact that Jordan Peele could’ve done the clichéd horror endings of either A) everyone dies and any evidence what caused it is erased, or B) the bad guy or monster is killed and there are 1 or 2 survivors but no one believes them and they are blamed for it all. Instead not only does Emerald kill that giant killer weather balloon, but OJ also survived and to really top it all off they actually have the proof of the UFO they need, and you know that means they are not just famous but immortalized as heroes.👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
The debris at the beginning came from the missing hikers, you could hear them scream right as Daniel Kaluuya looked up. The creature reminds me of a juvenile biblically accurate angel. I really enjoyed this movie, made me afraid of wide open areas lol.
I stumbled across your reaction. You're the first person to point out that, despite Em's focus for most of the movie on getting the "Oprah shot," when she actually gets it, she doesn't really care. She doesn't greedily snatch up the picture esp with the police and reporters' arrival at Jupe's ranch. Instead, she wants, hopes, maybe even prays, that her brother is alive.
oh man this was SUCH a joy of a reaction!! and seeing somebody else get as emotional and teary as i did and still do (cried right here with you, em and oj are SO near and dear to my heart) was an absolute treat, thank you!! :D fantastic reaction
We can all be logical adults and call the UAP what it is. It’s a balloon monster. Jordan Peele made a creepy scary balloon monster for mass consumption and I LOVED IT BEGINNING TO END!
Fantastic video, Imon, The comment I really keyed in on was that you had no idea what was going to happen next in this movie. Agreed. Surprise rarely happens with IP that is under strict orders to proceed like the 20 previous movies in the series. For me, the movie was about the exploitation of nature and treating animals like they are props. It shouldn't be a surprise when nature bites back.
My favorite alien movie since Arrival. Love the flip on the abduction trope too, and the fact that the saucer isn't a ship but the alien itself. Also the square eye is cool as heck
"hopefully he survives this" When I tell you I snickered out loud when I heard her say that I mean I SNICKERED Steven's characters really have bad luck sometimes lol
Great reaction to this one! Every film he makes seems to get deeper and richer and forces the viewer to really think about what sci-fi and horror can be. Am I gonna miss his next film? Nope. Am I gonna miss another one of your reactions? Nope. 🙃🙂
So, I remember watching a documentary once, one of those ESPN 30 for 30 ones called June 17, 1994 (stick with me here, I realize this is a really long way around the point I'm making but it will make sense eventually). In it they document the craziness of that day from a sports perspective, as the World Cup was going on while Arnold Palmer the legendary golfer was playing his final round, while the NBA Finals were on, the hockey team NY Rangers were holding a parade to celebrate their Stanley Cup win, and Ken Griffey Jr tied Babe Ruth's home run record. All on the same day! But despite all of that crazy sports fun going on, the one thing that happened that day, that overshadowed all else in the sports world (or the world at large otherwise) was one incident: OJ Simpson running from the cops in the white Ford Bronco. I lived through that, I'm old enough that I had just turned 11 a few days before that day so I remember it vividly, but this documentary did something kinda cool; the documentary had no talking heads, no voice over, it wasn't a bunch of people being scholarly as they reminisced or anything. It was just the footage presented to you raw. And what's telling about it is that it's the first incident I remember or can think of in modern times where the majority of the footage started to come from civilians. This was no longer news, it was SPECTACLE. This once famous hero turned pariah pulled into his gated house and the public flooded the streets, tried jumping walls, all of them holding camcorders, all of them hoping to get the perfect shot, all of them hoping to become famous and get the video that would be bought by every news outlet and replayed over and over ad nauseum for the next decade. Scarily I believe a lot of that belief that they could become famous from footage like that came from previous incidents in LA regarding police, in specific the beatings of Rodney King and of Reginald Denny that were caught on tape and exposed to the media which ended up inciting the LA Riots in 1992. So here we have this famous black man named OJ, in a white bronco, and it is the spectacle of all spectacle. The thing that spawned TMZ, that made celebrity drama that much more important than actual news, and which shifted the course of our media and entertainment industry forever. And then I watched Nope, a movie by a brilliant man that ends up showing us, sure enough, a black man named OJ and a white bronco, involved in something that ends up becoming sheer and pure...spectacle. I watched as OJ in Nope looked incredibly uncomfortable in front of the people on the movie set, and if you look back you'll notice he never looks them in the eye. When the movie ended that was the scene that above all told me what I needed to know about this movie, because OJ the character is a smart one who understands animals, that understands PREDATORS, and he knows that if you want to survive around predators you cannot look them in the eye. And he doesn't look these Hollywood people in the eye...because they're predators. And if Hollywood is a predator then all of its underlings, its actors, its workers, gaffers, sound guys, and especially the talent...they're the prey. Hollywood has eaten up and consumed so many people in pursuit of profit under the guise of art, and it's all told right there when Keke Palmer tells the story of how the first ever movie star in history, the first image of man put to film, was a black jockey. We know the name of the director of that piece, but unlike the movie no one actually knows the name of the black jockey, and no one seems to care. Just another piece of meat to feed the animal. And yet, it's two-fold. It's more than that. Jupe mentions that he calls the alien "The Viewer" and that is not a throwaway line. You notice that as the alien/the Viewer/Jean Jacket eats up everything in its path it eventually spits out anything it doesnt like, that it cant easily digest, and just leaves it dead and dripping down the side of the house. The problem is that the metaphor for the predator is two-fold, Hollywood and US, we, YOU AND ME, we do that to artists. We CONSUME everything they create with little thought to how it's made or how much pain and sacrifice it took, and when it's successful great but when it's not we just discard it and go talk some shit online and basically try to destroy careers and end people's dreams and passions with NO regard for them as people. They're just product for us to watch and react to and forget about, and for the majority of people if that product is too complicated, too layered or too dense then they will just spit it out because it is not easy to digest and no one wants to work hard for their meal, no one wants to think and be challenged. And then there's the idea of trauma being residual, looking at the painful memory Emerald had of OJ and her dad training her horse while she's left out. Look at even Angel all messed up by his ex-girlfriend. Look at Jupe barely being able to cover the fact that he witnessed an act so horrific that he can't even recount it anymore by talking about the act, he has to do so through the mask of talking about a fucking SNL skit instead. All of this and yet all they can do is try to capture this event, this thing, this bad miracle on film. OJ wants to do it for noble purposes, to prove it's real. Emerald wants it at first as her shot at stardom. Antlers, the cinematographer, is willing to die to get the perfect shot, to die for art. The guy in the mirrored helmet wants to be TMZ so fucking bad that it's scary. Jupe wants to control the bad miracle, the predator, to reclaim his life back and show the world he's special. ALL of it, every single piece of it, is still all about spectacle, about how badly we all want and need that spectacle and don't seem to care what it takes, what it costs, to deliver that spectacle to the world. Spectacle. They use that word a few times in this movie, and it rings true - we all want to be seen dancing on TikTok for views and take a picture of Justin Bieber eating a sandwich and video Selena Gomez slipping off the curb and invite Kanye to an interview and ask questions knowing he'll explode and we all want bigger and better and louder movies and we want better filters for IG and Snapchat to improve the spectacle of our stupid sunset photos or pictures of our meals and all of it, every piece of it, is the idea of spectacle being able to be delivered by the masses, and consumed by the masses, because we are predator and prey, and all of this modern spectacle is born of one incident. Of the spectacle of a black man named OJ and a white bronco.
I was 2 years old in 1998. I know this video is old but, I’ve been a fan of your content for a while. Since your past reactions from the walking dead series. Love the channel 👌👍
"the arrogance of man is thinking nature is within our control." I use to work at a dog shelter, we had a pair of fighting dogs that were siblings that were rescued. We dubbed them Bruce & Willis. All the precautions taken, never once was an incident. People feared them, and rightfully so. The dogs couldn't tell us their story what they been thru we only see the after math and have to take it from there to make sure they're okay currently and if able find them a home. But then one day they were in a space together playing fetch. Nothing out of the ordinary, just happened never happened before they got into it when a ball was thrown and the other just so happen to want the ball. None of the works nor myself were harmed, the dogs did sustain injuries but nothing major. They got separated one of them charged at me but he came to, and he was put into a separate yard pen. And just like the chimp shown in the movie the dogs just reacted how they reacted and they were fine when things settled. They as animals don't know what right or wrong is, they just have instincts, and their way of doing things and react in their forms or manners and we label them as we see fit. Ex. Husky howling/making husky noises awww cute, damn that's annoying, wow that's loud. Ouch the dog bit me, well 1. you were holding the toy. 2. they express themselves with their jaws. 3. that's how they play with other dogs. 4. the incident i described, one dog wanted the ball and the other just so happened to have it.
That disclaimer is hilarious! Haha. This film was shot on iMax, which is immersive as hell. It’s also shot so dark too! Not Of Planet Earth And “aliens” are definitely a real thing.
One of my favorite movies of the year so far, and probably my favorite from Jordan Peele. People seems to agree on Get Out being his best, and i love that movie, but with Nope i feel the urge to rewatch it more oftern, i've seen it 4 times, every time with someone diferent hahaha. Always so fun to see your reaction.
Glad this was my first reaction watch on your channel. That stable scene with the alien punch was so funny the first time I saw it. I watched it like 5 to 10 cause it made me laugh so hard every time. Even when I watched your reaction it still made me laugh. I really enjoyed this movie cause I love trying to figure out the mystery of it. Love letting my brain go into detective mode and seeing if I can figure it all out. Enjoyed the reaction and glad you had a good time watching. 👍👍✌out.
I always love your reactions, Imon😊. I love hearing your afterthoughts and you’re always so insightful! This movie was wild though! I also love the OA and still bummed it got canceled 😞
The more I see the movie and watch videos the more I appreciate and like it for its deeper thought provoking points. Watched a video showing the inspiration of how Peele created the look of Jean Jacket which was a jellyfish and other see animals.
Having watched so many reactions on this movie with people looking into what I can only imagine might be a laptop screen, it must be really difficult to see what is happening in the movie. Some reactors use night vision when it comes to horror movies, and I suppose that would probably help reduce the glare. It was funny to see you mention this. I don't think I would be able to watch a movie that is supposed to be as dark as this one is with lights pouring into my eyes. My eyes are so sensitive to light anyway, I would never be able to do a reaction video myself.
26:22 Almost every reactor to this movie always asks what that guy is doing. He's trying to help save his costar from Gordy. It seems no one thinks about this.
Definitely found NOPE to be a fascinating film that managed to catch me by surprise with the twist Jordan Peele threw at his audience but I do wish during the promotion of the film they would have held back more of the footage so they could have maintained more mystique because in my opinion, they gave to much detail away in some of the trailers that were circulating prior to the films release. Also I found it rather convenient that this film was released when it was, considering how as of late our own government agencies within the military have chosen to be so forthcoming about classified information pertaining to UFO's and the added cherry on top being the media more frequently broadcasting the news on such a provocative subject; I'm beginning to suspect people world wide are being prepared for either a great revelation or a great deception to distract everyone. 100% have to agree with you Imon that the OA was an amazing series, just wished we could have gotten a conclusion to the show before Netflix decided to cancel it.
I was thinking these things were aliens until the unfolding scene. Once JJ took its different forms, I was blown away by not only how beautiful the creature was, but the historical and mythological implications that Mr Peele got across in a few seconds of footage and no words. Now all of this is my opinion, obviously, but I don't think a Jean Jacket is an alien. How is an obvious UFO not an alien? Jean Jackets have always been here. You have a flying creature that makes its own clouds as easy as Emma puffing on a vape stick. I don't think a Jean Jacket (I seem to think the technical scientific name is Occulonimbus edoequus but Hell if I'm typing that every time) is any smarter than a snake or at most your co-star there, but they manage to stay hidden because of their adaptations. Nowadays everybody has a camera, but you only get blurry faraway pictures because otherwise you became a missing hiker. Fifty years ago when cameras were nonelectrical (and too slow to get a clear shot of something moving that fast) the military shot one down over Roswell and called it a weather balloon and the CIA said "I can't wait for them to invent Google Earth so we can blur this whole valley." A thousand years ago half a village disappeared and the king told the peasants he'd send his knights out to slay the dragon. (Ol boy's videogame brings that up.) Two thousand years ago a holy man in the desert was drawn into the sky and the witnesses described a radiant white winged figure with billowing robes and a heavenly choir singing a haunting melody. I was scared of that thing the first time I saw the movie. On repeat viewings Jean Jacket is just something that's been here as long as we have, something like a killer whale or a tiger, when it's a mythical monster that could be anything it's terrifying, but once you see one die, Jean Jacket is just something beautiful I feel sorry for. Not that that's the only feelings I have about Jean Jacket, but I'm not trying to turn your comments into my blog. I can write a ditch digger's doctoral thesis about the biology of those things (I work on farms, this stuff could be vital) not to mention the themes and symbolism in the movie with all the threat displays and barn owls and whatnot. There was one thing in particular about OJ I'm surprised you didn't pick up on, or maybe you just didn't have time to mention it. It's supposed to be a better offering to the Algorithm if you type a bunch of BS, especially searchable terms. Now I'm not going to outright #cheat #rigthesystem like you see so many doing, but I will go on and on and on for longer than Jean Jackets have been on Earth. If you care.
Also watch: Get out (movie) Everything everywhere all at once (movie) Sisyphus the myth (kdrama)(psychological series) Severance 2022 (apple TV series) Alice in borderland (kdrama)(better than !!) Knock knock (keanu movie 2021) Heroes (TV series) Being Human (sci-fi, ai tv series/brit series) Umbrella Academy (series) Adams family (series) Inside job (series) Dark (series) ---(these are all underrated series movies tbh)---- Out of these, I highly recommend severance, alice in border, and then Sisyphus the myth. Possibly umbrella academy last but its real good but I'd recommend starting in this order. Sisyphus the myth is a mind fuxk, I'll just say that much. Actually dark is even more but the series is too dark so start with sisyphus
I was so into this movie in the theater. I'm someone that will actively cry just from seeing something beautifully put together, like even watching a live performance of a band, knowing the hard work that goes into putting something together for an audience, and that moment when they get to share it...ugh. Anyway. The moment in your vid at 48:37 when that music kicks in. It hit me so hard, and it just did again now watching. I think because the previous few minutes were kinda cheesy and 'dumb fun' maybe? but the tone shift in that moment just hits so much harder than I was expecting. It sounds unfair to say 'more than it deserves'. On second watch, it's clear that it's very much earned. Thanks for sharing this with us.
Its understandable when you watch dark night scenes in horror movies with all lights on in your room. You can't really see the screen with all the reflecting lights
I have a theory that each of the characters are a representation of a specific, neurodivergent condition. OJ is Autism. Emerald is ADHD. Angel is Anxiety. Antlers is Depression. Jupe is PTSD.
Hey imon. Thanks for all you do. Do you still do movie requests on patreon?? Have you ever seen August:Osage County with Meryl streep?? I'd pay good money to see you react to that one...my favorite movie!! The acting and characters are 👌
I still don’t understand the rave about this movie. I respect the aspect about humans disrespecting animals for greed. Maybe I watched a bad version of it
"That shoe being like that just makes no sense."
Exactly. It's a random, freak occurrence. A "bad miracle".
I didn't catch the fact that his sister forgot the "great" because she's just used to reciting the exact same script that he father gave, since she's heard it so many times ever since she was little🥺🥲
The undertones of media, animal exploitation, and spectacle in this movie really fascinated me after I had watched it and had time to think. The feeling of wanting to look away but not being able to, especially when watching something horrific - we as an audience fall prey to that even just in the gordy scene. I love this movie, and I loved seeing your reactions to it and hearing your take.
34:50 This scene made my entire theater laugh their asses off!
Trust me, locking the door and going to sleep is exactly what I would have done 😆
This film surprised me so much. I've personally never been on the Peele bandwagon, love his comedy, but 1 great film and another, arguably, mediocre film didn't make a me a fan of his like so many others, he was okay. This film nailed it. It's a great mix of spectacle, social commentary, comedy, and just fun. I couldn't stop thinking about it and it's one of only 3 films this year I needed to own on physical media. That says a lot to me.
Glad to see someone who also absolutely loved Jean Jacket's design. The thought behind the way it unfolds into and out of that form, and just the way it looks when it's unfolded is amazing. I believe Jordan consulted a marine biologist or someone with a similar job in that field when coming up with the design for it.
I like that in the end, Peele left a lot of things about Jean Jacket pretty vague, including where it actually comes from. It’s assumed by the characters that it is extraterrestrial, but no one knows. To me, it seems well adapted for living in Earth’s atmosphere, possibly from birth to death. It could be a rare earth animal and a possible explanation for UFO sightings, abductions, biblical-style angels, and other unexplained things.
If the shark is the master of the ocean, the lion the master of the plain, the wolf the master of the forest, Jean Jacket could be the master of the air. Just a rare, native Earth predator.
The Bible verse at the beginning just tells you everything about humanity.
Everything beautiful, tragic, and terrifying about life we capture in movie screens and pictures for money, or entertainment these days. “If it bleeds it leads,” mentality; the means are the ends. Less about informing the audience and more about shocking them, getting an emotional response from them, convincing them to keep watching what you’re doing.
Throughout the movie, anybody and everybody who sees the alien for what it is doesn’t try to understand it; they want to make money off it. It’s definitely intentional that the alien died after it’s picture got taken, like whatever wonder it had left vanished when it became truth burned in camera.
The chapter itself was about God judging the city of Ninevah and God making a spectacle out of them as part of His judgment so that might be interpreted as the characters facing consequences for pursuing spectacle.
Finally got around to watching Nope and loved it. Did not expect Keke Palmer blowing up Jean Jacket with an inflatable Stephen Yuen 🤣🤣🤣
I ADORE this movie, I love that you watched it 4 more times because I did that exact thing!!!!!!! I was mad at myself for missing it in theaters bc i heard the sound design was incredible, so i watched it with bose headphones and basically had full-body chills the entire 2+ hour runtime it was amazing hearing you say "oh man i love movies" right before The Run made me so happy cause i knew you'd love what was about to happen :)
OMG your background is so crowded with colors and shapes and textures that for 10 minutes I did not see the whole (gorgeous) cat lying behind you dawwww 😍😍
God it's fucking horrifying when you realize that the reason the alien "ship" sounds like it's screaming is because there's people inside of it being eaten alive, and they're constantly screaming.
This movie was INCREDIBLE in Imax. It really is a different experience
Gordy might be a rescued animal from poachers and got triggered by the balloon popping sounding like a gun
That's an interesting theory it would make sense
23:50 - Loki said, "Blur what? Say it to my face!"
What I got out of this movie was respecting nature, because your run of the mill non carnivorous UFO animals can be deadly if they aren't respected. I learned this when I was little and went hunting and fishing with my dad and his Richard Pryor looking homeboy. Also my grandfather had a farm with horses, so I learned quite early on never to stand behind them.
I also saw how we will make a spectacle and monetize anything, no matter how dangerous, traumatic or deadly. We saw this with Jupe as he monetized his traumatic experience, what happened to him with Gordy (also goes back to the not respecting nature point how he thought Gordy and he had a connection though it was likely him not making eye contact and appearing non threatening at that moment, and extended that "connection" to the carnivorous UFO). We even saw it with the siblings, wanting to capture this UFO for money/fame regardless of how dangerous it was.
As for the movie; I really enjoyed this, reminded me of Close Encounters and Jaws, I saw it had mixed reviews so I went into this one a little meh, but was pleasantly surprised, I think I like this one more than Us but about the same as Get Out, though I enjoyed Peele's films so far
You learned that your run-of-the-mill non-carnivorous UFO animals can be deadly when you were little? Lol
@@bernardsoul5186 UFO animals don't have to be carnivorous to be deadly you know, don't have to eat you to kill you
@@nedzed3663 So THAT's what you actually learned on those hunting trips
@@bernardsoul5186 That and if think you see a Sasquatch or "Wood ape" peeking from behind a tree, it's definitely a Sasquatch, 100%, dude run get out of there because they're going to chase you. There's also usually more than one of them, so their homeboy will likely be chasing you too, not behind you but to the side, hidden in the bush. Some scary shit!!!!
Who would have thought the VERY carnivorous meat eating UFO would be dangerous if you pissed it off? you numpty.
What creeped me out about JJ was how quiet - in and of itself not including the peoples screams - it could be, like it was right there 43:28
I was looking forward to this movie the moment I heard Peele was making it. Then I saw the poster and I was really into it. Love the entire movie! I'd put it behind only The Batman as my favourite movies of the year.
The screams are supposed to trick your senses into interpreting them as screams of excitement somewhat to what you'd hear at a festival or on a roller-coaster ride. Yet when you process what you're hearing, it adds a level of discomfort and disturbance to the idea of Jean Jacket as an extra terrestrial entity. There's such so much to love about this film!
The alien's final form design was actually inspired by the anime, Neon Genesis Evangelion and the abstract, minimalist designs for the angels, the monsters that the mechs fought
It had a Lovecraft kinda vibe for me
This is one of my favorite movies to deconstruct. The thematic elements he put into this film almost overshadow the actual plot. Every animal shown in this movie was capable of killing the people who didn't understand the way animals think. Jordan Peele did an amazing job telling us that you can't tame some animals. The movie even stopped being a 'creepy' movie once the main cast realized they were dealing with just another animal. From the family dynamic, to the anti-hollywood themes, and the treatment of animals, this movie is definitely better than people gave it credit for.
Idk it was still creepy when it unfurled into that eldritch like fabric version lol
only a few minutes into this reaction but already greatly appreciate how much you understand OJ's state of mind, some people criticized the writing and Kaluuya's acting because they thought the character was unlikable or cold or an asshole, when he's really just clearly an introvert and going through shit
I absolutely hate myself that I missed the theme of erasure in this movie. The fact that the man who literally was the first person ever to be shot on a series of moving pictures in real life is to this day unknown because white people in charge wanted to quite literally erase him from history says a lot about how that is still happening today. Jordan Peele proving for the 3rd time in a row that he is a true master of subtext in horror.
As for the UFO I actually love the reveal that it is not an alien ship but an ALIEN itself (and not a sentient being but more of a wild animal like the shark in JAWS) was such a great subversion of my expectations. The scene of it taking all those people at the show was scary enough, but then when it’s hovering above the house and you hear the painfully horrifying screams of all the people and then when they are eaten it starts raining blood!!!!! I am never going to forget scene.
And finally I loved the fact that Jordan Peele could’ve done the clichéd horror endings of either A) everyone dies and any evidence what caused it is erased, or B) the bad guy or monster is killed and there are 1 or 2 survivors but no one believes them and they are blamed for it all. Instead not only does Emerald kill that giant killer weather balloon, but OJ also survived and to really top it all off they actually have the proof of the UFO they need, and you know that means they are not just famous but immortalized as heroes.👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
The debris at the beginning came from the missing hikers, you could hear them scream right as Daniel Kaluuya looked up. The creature reminds me of a juvenile biblically accurate angel. I really enjoyed this movie, made me afraid of wide open areas lol.
I saw this in theaters and every weird noise I hear when I'm outside has me looking at the sky and high tailing it to the car!
@@moderndaymedusa82 lmao same, I spent alot of time in the Mojave, saw some trippy stuff, never was afraid tho, I definitely am now like wtf .
I stumbled across your reaction. You're the first person to point out that, despite Em's focus for most of the movie on getting the "Oprah shot," when she actually gets it, she doesn't really care. She doesn't greedily snatch up the picture esp with the police and reporters' arrival at Jupe's ranch. Instead, she wants, hopes, maybe even prays, that her brother is alive.
oh man this was SUCH a joy of a reaction!! and seeing somebody else get as emotional and teary as i did and still do (cried right here with you, em and oj are SO near and dear to my heart) was an absolute treat, thank you!! :D fantastic reaction
We can all be logical adults and call the UAP what it is. It’s a balloon monster. Jordan Peele made a creepy scary balloon monster for mass consumption and I LOVED IT BEGINNING TO END!
Since you're an anime fan, you might appreciate the slide Kiki does on her bike before getting to the well is a direct reference to Akira.
Especially since Peele was (is?) supposed to direct a live action version
Fantastic video, Imon, The comment I really keyed in on was that you had no idea what was going to happen next in this movie. Agreed. Surprise rarely happens with IP that is under strict orders to proceed like the 20 previous movies in the series. For me, the movie was about the exploitation of nature and treating animals like they are props. It shouldn't be a surprise when nature bites back.
LOVE THIS MOVIE
My favorite alien movie since Arrival. Love the flip on the abduction trope too, and the fact that the saucer isn't a ship but the alien itself. Also the square eye is cool as heck
"hopefully he survives this"
When I tell you I snickered out loud when I heard her say that I mean I SNICKERED
Steven's characters really have bad luck sometimes lol
I loved your reaction. It took me on the wild ride again, seeing it through your eyes.
Great reaction to this one! Every film he makes seems to get deeper and richer and forces the viewer to really think about what sci-fi and horror can be.
Am I gonna miss his next film?
Nope.
Am I gonna miss another one of your reactions?
Nope.
🙃🙂
This is doubly entertaining because of the great commentary AND the incredibly cute orange kitty.
Loved this one, chimp scene was horrifying
I really love your Video you talked about it in a deeply perspective, I loved the films
So, I remember watching a documentary once, one of those ESPN 30 for 30 ones called June 17, 1994 (stick with me here, I realize this is a really long way around the point I'm making but it will make sense eventually). In it they document the craziness of that day from a sports perspective, as the World Cup was going on while Arnold Palmer the legendary golfer was playing his final round, while the NBA Finals were on, the hockey team NY Rangers were holding a parade to celebrate their Stanley Cup win, and Ken Griffey Jr tied Babe Ruth's home run record. All on the same day! But despite all of that crazy sports fun going on, the one thing that happened that day, that overshadowed all else in the sports world (or the world at large otherwise) was one incident:
OJ Simpson running from the cops in the white Ford Bronco.
I lived through that, I'm old enough that I had just turned 11 a few days before that day so I remember it vividly, but this documentary did something kinda cool; the documentary had no talking heads, no voice over, it wasn't a bunch of people being scholarly as they reminisced or anything. It was just the footage presented to you raw. And what's telling about it is that it's the first incident I remember or can think of in modern times where the majority of the footage started to come from civilians. This was no longer news, it was SPECTACLE. This once famous hero turned pariah pulled into his gated house and the public flooded the streets, tried jumping walls, all of them holding camcorders, all of them hoping to get the perfect shot, all of them hoping to become famous and get the video that would be bought by every news outlet and replayed over and over ad nauseum for the next decade. Scarily I believe a lot of that belief that they could become famous from footage like that came from previous incidents in LA regarding police, in specific the beatings of Rodney King and of Reginald Denny that were caught on tape and exposed to the media which ended up inciting the LA Riots in 1992.
So here we have this famous black man named OJ, in a white bronco, and it is the spectacle of all spectacle. The thing that spawned TMZ, that made celebrity drama that much more important than actual news, and which shifted the course of our media and entertainment industry forever. And then I watched Nope, a movie by a brilliant man that ends up showing us, sure enough, a black man named OJ and a white bronco, involved in something that ends up becoming sheer and pure...spectacle.
I watched as OJ in Nope looked incredibly uncomfortable in front of the people on the movie set, and if you look back you'll notice he never looks them in the eye. When the movie ended that was the scene that above all told me what I needed to know about this movie, because OJ the character is a smart one who understands animals, that understands PREDATORS, and he knows that if you want to survive around predators you cannot look them in the eye. And he doesn't look these Hollywood people in the eye...because they're predators. And if Hollywood is a predator then all of its underlings, its actors, its workers, gaffers, sound guys, and especially the talent...they're the prey. Hollywood has eaten up and consumed so many people in pursuit of profit under the guise of art, and it's all told right there when Keke Palmer tells the story of how the first ever movie star in history, the first image of man put to film, was a black jockey. We know the name of the director of that piece, but unlike the movie no one actually knows the name of the black jockey, and no one seems to care. Just another piece of meat to feed the animal.
And yet, it's two-fold. It's more than that. Jupe mentions that he calls the alien "The Viewer" and that is not a throwaway line. You notice that as the alien/the Viewer/Jean Jacket eats up everything in its path it eventually spits out anything it doesnt like, that it cant easily digest, and just leaves it dead and dripping down the side of the house. The problem is that the metaphor for the predator is two-fold, Hollywood and US, we, YOU AND ME, we do that to artists. We CONSUME everything they create with little thought to how it's made or how much pain and sacrifice it took, and when it's successful great but when it's not we just discard it and go talk some shit online and basically try to destroy careers and end people's dreams and passions with NO regard for them as people. They're just product for us to watch and react to and forget about, and for the majority of people if that product is too complicated, too layered or too dense then they will just spit it out because it is not easy to digest and no one wants to work hard for their meal, no one wants to think and be challenged.
And then there's the idea of trauma being residual, looking at the painful memory Emerald had of OJ and her dad training her horse while she's left out. Look at even Angel all messed up by his ex-girlfriend. Look at Jupe barely being able to cover the fact that he witnessed an act so horrific that he can't even recount it anymore by talking about the act, he has to do so through the mask of talking about a fucking SNL skit instead.
All of this and yet all they can do is try to capture this event, this thing, this bad miracle on film. OJ wants to do it for noble purposes, to prove it's real. Emerald wants it at first as her shot at stardom. Antlers, the cinematographer, is willing to die to get the perfect shot, to die for art. The guy in the mirrored helmet wants to be TMZ so fucking bad that it's scary. Jupe wants to control the bad miracle, the predator, to reclaim his life back and show the world he's special. ALL of it, every single piece of it, is still all about spectacle, about how badly we all want and need that spectacle and don't seem to care what it takes, what it costs, to deliver that spectacle to the world. Spectacle. They use that word a few times in this movie, and it rings true - we all want to be seen dancing on TikTok for views and take a picture of Justin Bieber eating a sandwich and video Selena Gomez slipping off the curb and invite Kanye to an interview and ask questions knowing he'll explode and we all want bigger and better and louder movies and we want better filters for IG and Snapchat to improve the spectacle of our stupid sunset photos or pictures of our meals and all of it, every piece of it, is the idea of spectacle being able to be delivered by the masses, and consumed by the masses, because we are predator and prey, and all of this modern spectacle is born of one incident.
Of the spectacle of a black man named OJ and a white bronco.
I was 2 years old in 1998. I know this video is old but, I’ve been a fan of your content for a while. Since your past reactions from the walking dead series. Love the channel 👌👍
Just watched it! Great movie. Love your reaction.
Can I just say you've been picking great movies? Bravo!
Absolutely loved your reaction. This film lead me to your channel and like you, I loved it. Also, your hair is fabulous!
"the arrogance of man is thinking nature is within our control."
I use to work at a dog shelter, we had a pair of fighting dogs that were siblings that were rescued. We dubbed them Bruce & Willis. All the precautions taken, never once was an incident. People feared them, and rightfully so. The dogs couldn't tell us their story what they been thru we only see the after math and have to take it from there to make sure they're okay currently and if able find them a home. But then one day they were in a space together playing fetch. Nothing out of the ordinary, just happened never happened before they got into it when a ball was thrown and the other just so happen to want the ball. None of the works nor myself were harmed, the dogs did sustain injuries but nothing major. They got separated one of them charged at me but he came to, and he was put into a separate yard pen. And just like the chimp shown in the movie the dogs just reacted how they reacted and they were fine when things settled. They as animals don't know what right or wrong is, they just have instincts, and their way of doing things and react in their forms or manners and we label them as we see fit. Ex. Husky howling/making husky noises awww cute, damn that's annoying, wow that's loud. Ouch the dog bit me, well 1. you were holding the toy. 2. they express themselves with their jaws. 3. that's how they play with other dogs. 4. the incident i described, one dog wanted the ball and the other just so happened to have it.
I love how your cat was just chilling in background there XD
That disclaimer is hilarious! Haha. This film was shot on iMax, which is immersive as hell. It’s also shot so dark too!
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And “aliens” are definitely a real thing.
Great choice! I'm obsessed with this movie, my wife is getting very annoyed lol
One of my favorite movies of the year so far, and probably my favorite from Jordan Peele. People seems to agree on Get Out being his best, and i love that movie, but with Nope i feel the urge to rewatch it more oftern, i've seen it 4 times, every time with someone diferent hahaha. Always so fun to see your reaction.
Glad this was my first reaction watch on your channel. That stable scene with the alien punch was so funny the first time I saw it. I watched it like 5 to 10 cause it made me laugh so hard every time. Even when I watched your reaction it still made me laugh. I really enjoyed this movie cause I love trying to figure out the mystery of it. Love letting my brain go into detective mode and seeing if I can figure it all out. Enjoyed the reaction and glad you had a good time watching. 👍👍✌out.
I always love your reactions, Imon😊. I love hearing your afterthoughts and you’re always so insightful! This movie was wild though! I also love the OA and still bummed it got canceled 😞
The more I see the movie and watch videos the more I appreciate and like it for its deeper thought provoking points. Watched a video showing the inspiration of how Peele created the look of Jean Jacket which was a jellyfish and other see animals.
Wonderful heartfelt reaction!!!
Having watched so many reactions on this movie with people looking into what I can only imagine might be a laptop screen, it must be really difficult to see what is happening in the movie. Some reactors use night vision when it comes to horror movies, and I suppose that would probably help reduce the glare. It was funny to see you mention this. I don't think I would be able to watch a movie that is supposed to be as dark as this one is with lights pouring into my eyes. My eyes are so sensitive to light anyway, I would never be able to do a reaction video myself.
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Almost every reactor to this movie always asks what that guy is doing. He's trying to help save his costar from Gordy. It seems no one thinks about this.
Definitely found NOPE to be a fascinating film that managed to catch me by surprise with the twist Jordan Peele threw at his audience but I do wish during the promotion of the film they would have held back more of the footage so they could have maintained more mystique because in my opinion, they gave to much detail away in some of the trailers that were circulating prior to the films release. Also I found it rather convenient that this film was released when it was, considering how as of late our own government agencies within the military have chosen to be so forthcoming about classified information pertaining to UFO's and the added cherry on top being the media more frequently broadcasting the news on such a provocative subject; I'm beginning to suspect people world wide are being prepared for either a great revelation or a great deception to distract everyone. 100% have to agree with you Imon that the OA was an amazing series, just wished we could have gotten a conclusion to the show before Netflix decided to cancel it.
I was thinking these things were aliens until the unfolding scene. Once JJ took its different forms, I was blown away by not only how beautiful the creature was, but the historical and mythological implications that Mr Peele got across in a few seconds of footage and no words. Now all of this is my opinion, obviously, but I don't think a Jean Jacket is an alien. How is an obvious UFO not an alien?
Jean Jackets have always been here. You have a flying creature that makes its own clouds as easy as Emma puffing on a vape stick. I don't think a Jean Jacket (I seem to think the technical scientific name is Occulonimbus edoequus but Hell if I'm typing that every time) is any smarter than a snake or at most your co-star there, but they manage to stay hidden because of their adaptations. Nowadays everybody has a camera, but you only get blurry faraway pictures because otherwise you became a missing hiker. Fifty years ago when cameras were nonelectrical (and too slow to get a clear shot of something moving that fast) the military shot one down over Roswell and called it a weather balloon and the CIA said "I can't wait for them to invent Google Earth so we can blur this whole valley." A thousand years ago half a village disappeared and the king told the peasants he'd send his knights out to slay the dragon. (Ol boy's videogame brings that up.) Two thousand years ago a holy man in the desert was drawn into the sky and the witnesses described a radiant white winged figure with billowing robes and a heavenly choir singing a haunting melody.
I was scared of that thing the first time I saw the movie. On repeat viewings Jean Jacket is just something that's been here as long as we have, something like a killer whale or a tiger, when it's a mythical monster that could be anything it's terrifying, but once you see one die, Jean Jacket is just something beautiful I feel sorry for.
Not that that's the only feelings I have about Jean Jacket, but I'm not trying to turn your comments into my blog. I can write a ditch digger's doctoral thesis about the biology of those things (I work on farms, this stuff could be vital) not to mention the themes and symbolism in the movie with all the threat displays and barn owls and whatnot. There was one thing in particular about OJ I'm surprised you didn't pick up on, or maybe you just didn't have time to mention it.
It's supposed to be a better offering to the Algorithm if you type a bunch of BS, especially searchable terms. Now I'm not going to outright #cheat #rigthesystem like you see so many doing, but I will go on and on and on for longer than Jean Jackets have been on Earth. If you care.
I have to try watching this movie again because it starts off very slow
I forgot about OA that was a very good show
There are TH-cam vids on what the floating show means. It was the boy focusing on that in lieu of making eye contact with Gordy.
Those things are called “wacky wavy inflatable arm flailing tube man”
Also watch:
Get out (movie)
Everything everywhere all at once (movie)
Sisyphus the myth (kdrama)(psychological series)
Severance 2022 (apple TV series)
Alice in borderland (kdrama)(better than !!)
Knock knock (keanu movie 2021)
Heroes (TV series)
Being Human (sci-fi, ai tv series/brit series)
Umbrella Academy (series)
Adams family (series)
Inside job (series)
Dark (series)
---(these are all underrated series movies tbh)----
Out of these, I highly recommend severance, alice in border, and then Sisyphus the myth. Possibly umbrella academy last but its real good but I'd recommend starting in this order.
Sisyphus the myth is a mind fuxk, I'll just say that much.
Actually dark is even more but the series is too dark so start with sisyphus
This movie was ok love the video Imon Nation stay motivated Dream big 1 mill on the way
i had the 1k like great reaction pretty lady
I saw Nope in the theater, it's in the same universe as Us
Loved The OA love. It's also one of my favorite shows. It left such a profound impact on me that I carry with me every day!
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Missed opportunity for another DBZ joke.
Peele came back strong with this one.
Seeing this in imax was everything
The standing shoe is s "bad miracle. "
Great reaction!
I was so into this movie in the theater. I'm someone that will actively cry just from seeing something beautifully put together, like even watching a live performance of a band, knowing the hard work that goes into putting something together for an audience, and that moment when they get to share it...ugh.
Anyway. The moment in your vid at 48:37 when that music kicks in. It hit me so hard, and it just did again now watching. I think because the previous few minutes were kinda cheesy and 'dumb fun' maybe? but the tone shift in that moment just hits so much harder than I was expecting. It sounds unfair to say 'more than it deserves'. On second watch, it's clear that it's very much earned. Thanks for sharing this with us.
Lol the DBZ clip
Its understandable when you watch dark night scenes in horror movies with all lights on in your room. You can't really see the screen with all the reflecting lights
Yes, this movie was so interesting
I have a theory that each of the characters are a representation of a specific, neurodivergent condition.
OJ is Autism.
Emerald is ADHD.
Angel is Anxiety.
Antlers is Depression.
Jupe is PTSD.
I just realized that alien spread the blood of like 20 missing people onto there property she’s going to jail after 😂 😂 😂
Hey imon. Thanks for all you do. Do you still do movie requests on patreon?? Have you ever seen August:Osage County with Meryl streep?? I'd pay good money to see you react to that one...my favorite movie!! The acting and characters are 👌
You ever seen The Crow? The movie director was the villain in it.
Fingers crossed there’s a Jacob’s Ladder reaction coming possibly 🤞
he's also the president from "rick and morty"😂😂
I couldn't tell if she was crying abt oj or jj's final form
I know I could look but have you ever reacted to the OA? So sad it was canceled. Top 5 for me
40:18 Wacky waving inflatable arm-flailing tube men!
Evangelion angels like
What is that strange thing that you see in the digestion scene? 31:30
The people being eaten at the beginning of the movie are the missing hikers
If Only I Could Digitize Myself Through This Screen…I’d Love The Hell Outta That Cute & Beautiful Cat!
Aww he would love that haha
Watching the cat > watching the reaction 😂
Yeeees, this movie is soooo good.
JJ was mad about the fake horse so he sucked them up instead, don't piss off a wild animal you're feeding
Sorry out of your content topic. But 09:33 I didn't realize the cat there until you move your body😆
Is there anything cooler than the Akira bike slide?
Steven Yeun's best film is "Burning" not your average serial killer film
I'm sorry your cat had me just locked in for a while guess I just love cats big and small
Easily one of the best movies this year.
Great movie, definitely one where you miss a lot on first watch lol
We’re you crying towards the end
cool part of this film is.....the ending is OJ letting her train JEANJACKET (the horse she was supposed to train when she was younger)
Hi Totoro! (Waves)
did u say u gotta ride that horse bareback lol
Looks like Loki tryna start an onlyfans(cats)
I still don’t understand the rave about this movie. I respect the aspect about humans disrespecting animals for greed. Maybe I watched a bad version of it