There aren’t many recent films that have been as immediately accepted as all-time classics as Jordan Peele’s highly influential 2017 horror film Get Out.
Although Peele had previously been best known for his comedic work on the sketch show Key & Peele, Get Out captured the cultural zeitgeist with its study on the “post-racial” vision of Obama’s America, and how the nation is still struggling with its history of racial prejudice.
A warning for the Obama era that felt even more relevant within the Trump administration, Get Out became one of the rare horror movies to receive serious award-season attention; Peele took home the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, and the film itself was nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor (Daniel Kaluuya).
Get Out continues to provoke discussion and debate, particularly for the climactic way that Peele concludes his story.
With the film just hitting Netflix,…
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