REVIEW: 'Us' places a mirror in front of individuals and America's soul
The complex plot is hard to understand in places, but it is obvious that "Us" dabbles in the demonic. The idea is that the empitiness in everyone is filled by their worst selves. The scripture Jeremiah 11:11 was used to convey godlessness in the midst of pure evil in American society. Peele attempts to unravel the cinematic "ball of yarn" through a religious reference.
The intepretation of the biblical reference is that God needs to save us from ourselves.Through Peele's interpretation this is what happens when people fail to dig beneath the surface to solve inward or outward problems. It also tackles America facing its issues with race symbolically. However, the youngest character upped the fear factor and next to Lupita was the strongest character in the film. When Adelaide (Lupita) realizes she was a double the plot thickens as her younger self character takes over and . Her stares are equally ominous and chill-inducing. Via flashbacks that take place in a fun house at an abandoned amusement park we learn that she stopped talking when she was a little girl and through her voice returns through her demonic double. Nyong'o s at her best as she goes back and forth to her childhood, even though she is not playing the child. Her ability to convince the viewer that she is actually the child is commendable. The seamless interplay between the two characters helps carry the film. There were tiny production drawbacks such as Nupita N'yongo's character not looking like a precise duplicate. Her hair was longer and styled differently than her mirror image in one scene was noticeable. (They probably filmed the scenes months apart.) This type of snag usually reflects budget limitations, although the movie was on par other well done films and did not appear to be low budget. A credit to good writing and directing, the social commentary reflected the axioms America faces today. Sometimes its hard to separate satire and cynicism from truth in Peele's work. Is he really saying America is damned or that it should be? If part of the message was that America has damned herself, then in the end, people are left dead in the street. Then, there is a wide shot that shows a long line of people holding hands, a cheeky symbol of "hands across American (or souls across America) leaving one to wonder if there would ever he a resolution to the self-generated madness or if it would go on forever.
The intepretation of the biblical reference is that God needs to save us from ourselves.Through Peele's interpretation this is what happens when people fail to dig beneath the surface to solve inward or outward problems. It also tackles America facing its issues with race symbolically. However, the youngest character upped the fear factor and next to Lupita was the strongest character in the film. When Adelaide (Lupita) realizes she was a double the plot thickens as her younger self character takes over and . Her stares are equally ominous and chill-inducing. Via flashbacks that take place in a fun house at an abandoned amusement park we learn that she stopped talking when she was a little girl and through her voice returns through her demonic double. Nyong'o s at her best as she goes back and forth to her childhood, even though she is not playing the child. Her ability to convince the viewer that she is actually the child is commendable. The seamless interplay between the two characters helps carry the film. There were tiny production drawbacks such as Nupita N'yongo's character not looking like a precise duplicate. Her hair was longer and styled differently than her mirror image in one scene was noticeable. (They probably filmed the scenes months apart.) This type of snag usually reflects budget limitations, although the movie was on par other well done films and did not appear to be low budget. A credit to good writing and directing, the social commentary reflected the axioms America faces today. Sometimes its hard to separate satire and cynicism from truth in Peele's work. Is he really saying America is damned or that it should be? If part of the message was that America has damned herself, then in the end, people are left dead in the street. Then, there is a wide shot that shows a long line of people holding hands, a cheeky symbol of "hands across American (or souls across America) leaving one to wonder if there would ever he a resolution to the self-generated madness or if it would go on forever.
As a follow-up to the horrific recoil in GET OUT, the Black family to be portrayed with weak survival instincts and regret that the Black woman was the stereotypical heroin while her husband failed to lead and protect his family. Trying to fight for your own life while trying to make sure your kids are safe too was not the time to toy with "Black girl magic." To her credit, my perception could be due to the Oscar winning actresses on screen dominance as an artist. At the same time Jordan Peele may have wanted to illuminate an issue that exists off screen.
