Feat. The Music of Run The Jewels
“…You’ll be able to see and hear what your body is doing, but your existence will be as a passenger – An audience. You’ll live in The Sunken Place.”
Hypnosis works, boys and girls. Writer/Director, Jordan Peele, proves it with Get Out (2017), the horrifying dark comedy that is, for me, the film experience of 2017.
Synopsis (imdb): A young African-American visits his white girlfriend’s parents for the weekend, where his simmering uneasiness about their reception of him eventually reaches a boiling point…
… At which, my jaw fell straight to the cold marble floor of the movie theater. I didn’t retrieve it until the end credits rolled. Spat out saccharine cellophane, black licorice and salt.
Get Out isn’t just a great horror movie, it’s an emotionally charged powerhouse that generates, quite possibly the most empathy I’ve ever felt for a movie character. For a gender. For a race. And for a generation who’s minds are being f***ed with by people who should know better.
EFC 3.02 Soundtrack: “Talk To Me” by Run The Jewels (WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT)
Get Out
Release Date: February 24, 2017 (U.S.A.)
Rated: R
Director: Jordan Peele
Writer: Jordan Peele (Key & Peele, The Last O.G.)
Starring: Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Catherine Keener, Betty Gabriel, Caleb Landry Jones, Lilrel Howery, and Bradley Whitford.
Academy Award Nominations (2018): Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Actor.
The Inside Out: Fear (32), Anger (20), Joy (18), Disgust (13), Sadness (12).
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Experience Film 
I’m really happy Peele got to pick up an Oscar last night.
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Me too! Great moment. What was your favorite win/moment of the night?
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I liked seeing Frances up there of course, and Guillermo. Sean and I saw both of those movies at the Venice Film Festival and have been following them every since so it was nice to see the payoff. Love Helen Mirren on a jetski. I loved the song from The Greatest Showman. Thought Kumail’s quote in the diversity montage was pretty epic.
What did you think?
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Frances was awesome. Yeah, the “This is me” performance was Greatest Showman gave me the feels. When Coco won best original song instead I was like HA, whatever. The Lopez’ are great. Let it Go is one of the best songs ever written. But I didn’t think this one from Coco was as good. But I haven’t seen Coco or Greatest Showman Yet.
The Montages throughout were my favorite parts. I must find out who did those. They knocked my socks off.
So cool that you got to see those films at the Venice Film festival. That’s legit!
E.F.
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I remember you writing about your experience there, and I knew I had to see Shape of Water at that point.
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