A coquettish carnival of black cultural groups

Abagail 2021-10-13 13:08:05

When US President Barack Obama ended his term a year ago, he once saw this comment: “Eight years ago, we thought we elected the first black president in American history, but eight years later, we discovered that he was nothing more than a The predecessors are just a bit darker."

Jordan Peel, the black director of "Escape from Breakthrough", was once known for imitating Obama in a TV show, and he clearly knew the personality of the latter. To talk about the most critical "resurrection" setting of "Escape from Death"-the abduction of black bodies and replacement of white brains-the metaphorical meaning is precisely this: those who are among the middle class or higher society The African Americans are already black on the outside and white on the inside. They have been infested and even controlled by the white culture. They have lost their original black souls and only have a black body.

Such a perspective of examining the mainstream white society from the black camp not only re-examines the essence of the inequality of race relations in American society, but also unfolds the hypocrisy of white people on this issue on a new level of the relationship between the body and the soul. This undoubtedly gave the film a strong incitement effect, which created a wide range of word-of-mouth effects among the audience at the beginning of its release, and attracted European and American film critics who have always been interested in racial issues: "Cinema Manual" "Yang Ting", "Empire", "Rolling Stone" and "Entertainment Weekly" have all included it in the ranks of the top ten of the year. These media, which are more or less dominated by the "white left" values, have found a new and pleasurable racist criticism G point from this seemingly typified, absurd and comedicized commercial independent film.

For example, in American society, the main way for blacks to cross the class divide and enter the upper class is to become sports and acting stars. The natural appearance, physical fitness and performance ability allow them to achieve achievements that whites can't match in these special fields, and they are gradually recognized by American society, including whites. A considerable part of the mainstream opinion also believes that it represents the acceptance of black groups in American society, and represents the popularization of awareness of racial equality and the rise of the status of people of color. However, "Escape from Death" points out that these so-called "successes" of blacks actually come from the "reward" or "exploitation" appreciation of the white class through the ingenious metaphor of "black exchange of brains". It only targets the objectification of blacks. Its value has nothing to do with black minds, spirits, and emotions. It can be bought and sold at will through money "auctions"-this is also the most common rule in American sports and entertainment.

With these elements that contain ridicule and criticism of racism, "Escape from Dead End" is a horror genre in which a black youth is a guest of a middle-class family but falls into a Frankenstein-style brain-changing trap, but internally But it is a bloody cartoon that exaggerates and exposes the illusion of racial equality in the United States. It’s no wonder that the leftist film media smelled something that touched their “political correctness” and sensitive nerves at the beginning of the film’s release, and followed the line of thought “pointed out” by director Jordan Peel all the way to read and explain it, praising it as the year. One of the best.

"Escape from Deadly Town" is not only that, it portrays that the black community cannot escape the fate of being controlled by the whites, and at the same time it kind of ignites a flame of revenge frantically: in the history of African Americans, it seems It has always been a record of them being oppressed, discriminated against, humiliated, and even slaughtered. They have never been given a real opportunity to fight violence against the white world with violence. "Escape from Deadly Town" painstakingly metaphors the fate of the black man being manipulated, and let the black male protagonist breathe out a vicious breath through the final Jedi counterattack (the bloody massacre of the whites). Zhong told the audience: Because of the cunning and hypocrisy of the white-dominated world, it seems that it is a long way for the black community to wait for social justice to give them a true equality. The blood-returning anti-violent method used the black brothers and sisters who had been physically and mentally mutilated in history to seek justice from the KKK on the screen.

The audience sitting in front of the screen was enthusiastic about the blood splattering in the last twenty minutes of the film, and the review media also regarded it as an inevitable means of formalizing the release of genre films. But what nobody noticed is that it may be provoking a path of hatred full of reverse racism.

From this perspective, "Escape from Dead End" is a maddening mockery of the hidden white supremacy, and secretly applauding for the carnival of black fundamentalism. And after careful consideration of the spurting carnival, we can still understand the paradox: a metaphorical white brainwashing black people, and the black people’s bloody slaughter as revenge will make the audience talk about it and be praised by the major film media. It is the top ten of the year, but suppose a horror comedy in which ISIS soldiers kill white infidels is put on American theaters. Will everyone still laugh? The essence of this appreciation of Western white intellectuals for carnival of slaughter still stems from the Western world’s ideological dominance of black groups. In other words, black culture itself has long been considered a part of Western culture, and it does not pose a real threat and subversiveness to the Western world. No matter how "Escape from Dead End" goes too far, Westerners are still not afraid, and it is still under the control of the Western system. The heavier it plays, the more it forms a kind of tacit understanding of spectacle social performance. From this perspective, this is another freak movie that is politically correct. It is a coquettish work of black cultural groups to the white world. What it embodies is still the absolute discourse hegemony of white culture in the Western world, but it is only realized in a subtle reverse way.

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  • Kenyon 2022-03-24 09:01:10

    3.8 stars. 1. Not scary, but extremely scary when thinking carefully. 2. The hero looks like a deer. 3. People criticize racial discrimination not for "preferential treatment" but for "equality." 4. Most of the plot goes to what you can guess, except for the girlfriend and the ending. 5. You have to accept the setting of "hypnosis", this film is not so ridiculous. 6. On the importance of having a good friend. 7. The weird atmosphere in the first half is very good.

  • Myrtice 2022-03-23 09:01:09

    A horror movie can be seen in the cinema. The crowds in the movie theater shouted, laughed and spit out. The conspiracy part of the movie is really beyond imagination. It is worthy of being a movie 100% recommended by Rotten Tomatoes film critics. After watching the movie, I joked with my little brother. This is why I date you. I strongly recommend it!

Get Out quotes

  • Chris Washington: Do they know I'm - Do they know I'm black?

    Rose Armitage: No. Should they?

    Chris Washington: It seems like something you might want to, you know, mention.

    Rose Armitage: Mom and Dad, my black boyfriend will be coming up this weekend and I just don't want you to be shocked that he's a black man - a black.

    Chris Washington: So, I was the first black guy you ever dated.

    Rose Armitage: Yeah, so what?

    Chris Washington: Yeah, so this is uncharted territory for them. You know, I don't want to get chased off the lawn with a shotgun.

    Rose Armitage: You're not going to. First of all, my Dad would have voted for Obama a third time if he could've. Like, the love is so real.

  • Rod Williams: I'm mad at you because you never take my advice.

    Chris Washington: Like what?

    Rod Williams: Like don't go to a white girl's parents' house. What is she doin'? Lickin' your balls or somethin'?