US-US: Black proletarians of the world unite

Ward 2022-01-27 08:06:21

On the surface, "US" appears to be a good-quality thriller; however, upon closer inspection, we will find that, in fact, a more accurate definition should be a political metaphor or an art installation.

The director's ambition is not too big. Through a family of four black people, the surrogate and the surrogate encountered, the pursuit and the counter-kill, and the final ambitious reversal, the audience seems to have seen it from the almost straightforward hint: the whole The proletariat of the world should unite to overthrow the tyranny of the middle class (the ruling class), which is full of hypocrisy, pretentiousness, and undue profit.

Of course, US also refers to united states, as the shadow stand-in in the film said: "we are american", we are all Americans. At this moment, maybe the US is all Americans.

story body

The story itself of "US" is also excellent.

A middle-class black family goes on a weekend vacation and experiences a midnight fright by the sea. Another family of four, who came from nowhere, actually rushed into the holiday villa, preparing to replace it; after some fighting, the black people escaped, and after they defected to the white friend's family, they found that there was also a sea of ​​blood.

The entire seaside town has become a place of blood, and the roadside is full of Americans who have been attacked and killed. And from the street to the seaside, and even to the top of the mountain, a group of people in red clothes stood in a row holding hands, as if they were going to replace all Americans, replace them.

The story has a twist at the end, and it is more ingenious. Fermu will not spoil it here.

From a story perspective alone, horror, thriller, gore and occasional dark humor are exciting enough. Not to mention, there are countless metaphors, borrowings, and artistic designs in the language of lenses.

political allegory

From the title of the film, the director is elaborating on the metaphor.

US is America and every American. The walking dead in the underground are the people of the lower class who are controlled and expressive. They live like the people at the upper class, imitating the actions above, pretending to be dating, dancing, and socializing; Language, without thought, they are like marionettes, controlled by the people above their joys, sorrows and sorrows, and controlled by invisible hands for life.

And what about the middle class? Alcoholism, irresponsibility, brainless, immoral, whether it is a black protagonist or a white friend, they are wasting everything the middle class enjoys, including social resources, including their own talents. The daughter of the protagonist of the story, has a talent for sports, but does not like running, but in a crisis, it is the talent of running that saves her. The university uniform that the hero has been wearing has also repeatedly emphasized his higher education identity. All of these are contradictory and contradictory.

What's even more ironic is that walking hand in hand all over the United States, this seemingly magical behavior at the end like a cult ritual is actually a real movement launched by President Reagan in the 1980s, "Hand in hand to save the poor in America", yes, as early as the 20s. In the 1980s, the US government launched a campaign to rescue the poor, but what about the actual situation? In 2019, there are still so many poor people living in darkness and darkness.

author's position

The author's position is actually very clear. The middle class has stolen a lot of social resources. They are lazy, ungrateful, unaware of gratitude, and irresponsible. They only care about themselves at critical moments. To climb up, replace the middle class, replace them as real Americans.

The red uniforms of the shadows are actually the director's revolutionary stand. Revolution requires bloodshed, revolution requires leaders, and revolution requires the unity of the world's proletariat.

It can also be seen from the director's last film that he has always thought more about issues of race and class. "Get Out" alludes to escaping from this white-dominated America. Those white housekeepers and old ladies who look like black people have also become black skins and white hearts. They have been brainwashed and hypnotized and have lost their conscience.

This film goes a step further, reminding all blacks who have entered the middle class, don't forget where you came from, don't take everything for granted, if one day, all the people below will come up and will replace you at any time.

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Us quotes

  • Gabe Wilson: No, we're staying here. That's final.

    Adelaide Wilson: You don't get to make the decisions anymore!

  • Gabe Wilson: Let's make some traps or something, like some 'Home Alone' type stuff. That way, if she comes...

    Adelaide Wilson: Tell me you did not just reference 'Home Alone'.

    Gabe Wilson: You know what I'm talking about.

    Adelaide Wilson: Gabe. They've been planning this. They have the upper hand. This is the time to run, not to be sprinkling Micro Machines on the floor.

    Jason Wilson: What are Micro Machines?

    Zora Wilson: What's 'Home Alone'?