NOPE: Jordan Peele is a Genius (Review)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ค. 2022
- Nope is one of my favorite movies of the year so far. Although it's drenched in ambiguity, it still manages to be fun, spooky, thrilling, and humorous. There are so many things to be analyzed. Everything from the Gordy incident and the shoe, to the commentary it has on the film industry. In this video I just wanted to give Peele his flowers for making some damn good movies.
Let me know what you think in the comments.
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I wanna ask how you would rank Jordan Peele's movies so far?
My personal ranking:
1. Nope
2. Get Out
3. Us
I still hold Get Out above this one, but that's probably a personal preference thing. Nope is my movie of the year tho
I agree
I agree with your list. Get out was a great introduction to Jordan Peele. Us is by no means a bad movie, I consider it good, but seemed like Jordan exploring his feel. Nope was a fantastic “here’s what I’ve learned.” And it feels like it will only get better from here
the sound design is part of the reason this film got under my skin. hearing the screams from the opening credits with the tunnel and then finding out what it actually was….holy shit I was so tense I felt like I couldn’t breathe the whole movie
Exactly! Part of the reason the opening is so effective.
yes that's why I really wanted my parents to watch it in the theaters instead of home. (they love horror but are super lazy)
Like the sound design was just MADE for cinema and for some reason a lot of movies don't utilize that enough?? its just silence then loud jumps care its tiring and guessable.
Watched it on a whim with my mom, and she told me it was the only movie that legitimately made her shriek in a theater. 10/10 would watch again
I thought this was a 10k+ channel watching the review, this type of quality deserves more views 💯
Thank you!
Film made me feel differently about clouds lol.
Frfr
FR entire time driving back home I was looking up in the sky 💀💀
I loved the originality of the story. I had no idea where the plot was going. Amongst all the big budget IP movies, remakes, prequels and sequels, this was a real treat. Saw it twice in theatres.
Got to see it early with a very generous friend, and I gotta say: probably my new favorite horror film. I'll have to check more of peale out fs
randomly got recommended this
I think this video is going to be blessed by the algorithm.
Hey I can't complain if ur right
Oh yeah I loved this movie too! If you do a full analysis of it I would 100% watch.
Here are some things I noticed while watching it:
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The biblical references thought the movie, i.e.:
The biblical quote in the beginning, Gordy's hand touching the child's hand reminded me of the painting, "The Creation of Adam", and of course the aliens ending form.
The poster of Gordy's show had a similar font to MAD TV in which Jordan Peele was an actor in.
The woman with the disfigured face was the same little girl who gotten beaten by Gordy ( I know that may seem obvious but the day after watching the movie I realized that.)
I feel as if it all around has 2 themes, grief and the dangers of entertainment.
Okay that's it but again id love to watch that video if you make it, and I hope its long too I personally enjoy long videos.
Excellent review! I dig your channel! Good energy and solid insight. SUBBED.
Already seen this movie 3 times
Might need to see again lowkey before it leaves the theaters🤔
LOVED this movie, will feintely be seeing it again soon. If you haven't seen it yet, go to your local theatre cause this shit is awesome. Bonechilling and breathtaking.
only 479 subs!? you NEED more
It was absolutely amazing fr 10/10 would recommend to anyone loving these types of UFO alien films
Loved it. Love him.
Nope belongs to this new genre of films I can't quite get my head around. Along with Us, you could group Glass Onion (but not Knives Out) Tenet and Inception, perhaps The Menu, and maybe a few others I'm not thinking about at the moment. They're all films with multiple layers of metaphor, yet put characterization on the back burner. Not that Nope isn't full of characterization, but you spend most of the film trying to get to the bottom of the characters and what their deal is, because the answer is so tied into the film's meaning. With a film like, say, The Big Lebowski, every wacky character has a set-up and pay-off the first minute you meet them. But with OJ, Emerald, and Jupe, you're left scratching your head, trying to get to the bottom of their eccentricities and conflicts until the very end. Angel has a shorter set-up and pay-off, and Holst, as the irascible old professional with not time for amateurs, is pretty clear from the outset, even though his end is a tad surprising (until you ultimately pick up what the film is laying down, of course.)
But I was struck by this film in the same way I was struck by Glass Onion, that regardless of the incredibly detailed, clever layering of meaning and subtext, the film locks you out of the characters' inner world for much of the run time. Nope doesn't do this to the degree that Glass Onion did. And of course, Us waited till the very end to show you who the main character really was, and what her experience really meant to her, which meant that for most of the film, you're locked out of her real story.
I'm not saying that Jordan Peele should write characters more like the Coen Brothers. Peele is a genius, and he should make Jordan Peele films, and push what that means as far as he dares. I'm just saying that this trend of layered metaphor films where the true nature of the protagonist is a mystery for a good portion of the run time makes for a film that doesn't welcome you in. When you watch, say, Get Out, the machinations of the plot are fascinating, but the experience of the film is Daniel Kaluuya's growing discomfort and sense of danger. As the audience, we feel what he feels, because we've been let into his feelings. Nope doesn't let us into OJ's inner world nearly as much, owing perhaps to the character being somewhat neurodivergent. And Emerald is a mystery slow to unveil itself as well. We're introduced to them, but we don't truly know them till the end. It's the same with Jupe. We have his initial trauma, and then we meet his weird, reinvented self, and finally, his gambit with the film's mystery, and it's only in hindsight that we put it all together and understand his character, how it generated this persona he wore, and how it led to his sorry fate.
I find myself wondering if this feeling I get watching these films is necessary to the kind of film it is, or if the filmmakers are so busy building mysteries that they forget to connect with the audience. Other than Glass Onion, which I found a little too alienating, these are all films I loved regardless. They're brilliant works to the degree that I take all the choices as a part of the singular artifact. Nitpicking "flaws" can be an amusing pastime, but I think it takes away from the enjoyment of the overall film. So I wouldn't say that Peele's mystery characterizations are a mistake. They're a creative choice. It's not a choice I prefer, but perhaps that's purely a matter of taste.
There's no one right way to make a film, or tell a story. What a sorry medium it would be if there were. Film and film audiences are always evolving, and filmmakers cling to tradition at their peril. I haven't seen "The Last Duel." Though I'm sure it's well made, as Ridley Scott tends to do, it seems like a film from a bygone era, for an audience that's long gone. Hollywood produces medieval knight films every few years, with grand budgets, gorgeous costumes, and romantic, chivalric themes, and no surprises. They all tend to have similar fates; minimal fanfare, unenthusiastic reviews, and zero buzz. The rules that once dictated films like The Last Duel have been smashed by Lord of the Rings. But since Hollywood can't seem to get their heads around why LoTR worked, they fall back on what they know, despite the fact that this kind of film hasn't really hit big since the '70s. The audience has changed. We need something we've never seen before, something that promises an unexpected, novel experience. Whatever it is The Last Duel offers, it doesn't seem to be that.
What works now is high-concept films like Nope, where the experience is to unravel the mysteries and puzzle out the metaphors. This is the modern film experience, I think, because it's the modern life experience, to step back from all the crazy goings-on and try to suss out the big picture, and figure out what it all means about who we are as a culture. Maybe that means that wacky characterizations ala the Coen Brothers are a distraction. Despite the fact that The Big Lebowski has as many layers and potential metaphors as Nope, You can get through it without even considering that it has a larger story to tell, because the characters are just so fun to watch. Maybe Nope's mysterious characterizations are designed to demand you look deeper, instead of just sitting back and enjoying the ensemble cast chewing scenery.
Anyhoo, just thinkin' out loud.
Super insightful. Thanks for stopping by!
I don't think Nope is an enjoyable movie. It's doing too much while trying to be a thriller. Yes, there are great scenes in the movie, but it's ultimately a boring movie. While I understand the message of the chimp, it really does not mesh with the reality that the main characters face. What made Jaws a great movie is that it's easy to understand and builds tension by keeping the message cohesive and clear. Nope is kind of a clusterfuck. Scrap the chimp and the kid child star component. A great idea, but bad execution. I don't think Peele understood the value of the great idea he had for the antagonist of the film. I think he needs to do a completely different kind of movie or fall victim to the success of "Get Out".