It's a good film. And I enjoyed it quite a bit. Peele was one of the screenwriters, but he was not directing on this one. Up 'til now, I was basically only familiar with his comedy, but I will be giving Get Out and Us a watch some time soonish.
As for what else I said, this is almost certainly being review-bombed by people with petty disagreements with Peele's politics, as with the politics of the film more broadly. They seem to think the *coughs* 'woke' racial message of this film is something the film added. And that's correct. The 1992 film DID add the woke racial message to Clive Barker's story, which was instead about social class in England. But the 2021 film definitively did not. If you don't remember, watch it again. You must have missed it. Regardless, if you are upset that the film is about a ghost of a man who was lynched and now seeking revenge, you have the 1992 film to blame.
This film maybe does has a more nuanced take on issues of housing discrimination and gentrification (my field of study) than the original, but that's because the actual historical and sociological writing on gentrification advanced in the last 30 years, and the 2021 film (surprisingly) kept up with current research.
Yes, the film is racially conscious. Yes, it has interesting things to say on the matter. But no, it is not anti-white. There is a singular joke at white-people's expence, and it is just that the black characters are much more cautious than the white ones, and they consequently live longer.
What IS the film's political message, then? Well, a couple of scenes, one early on and one toward the end, depict the police as trigger-happy. The latter of the two depicts that they will lie and cover up each other's mistakes, and pressure witnesses into backing them up. This is called the "blue-wall of silence", a well-documented phenomenon that even some ex-police have complained about, saying they were bullied into playing along.
I would not say this is the "point" of the film, but it is a clear perspective that the film has. It is a secondary point to the main characters' stories. You can easily enjoy this movie even if you disagree with it's politics. If it helps, just tell yourself the police in this movie were bad apples.
As for what else I said, this is almost certainly being review-bombed by people with petty disagreements with Peele's politics, as with the politics of the film more broadly. They seem to think the *coughs* 'woke' racial message of this film is something the film added. And that's correct. The 1992 film DID add the woke racial message to Clive Barker's story, which was instead about social class in England. But the 2021 film definitively did not. If you don't remember, watch it again. You must have missed it. Regardless, if you are upset that the film is about a ghost of a man who was lynched and now seeking revenge, you have the 1992 film to blame.
This film maybe does has a more nuanced take on issues of housing discrimination and gentrification (my field of study) than the original, but that's because the actual historical and sociological writing on gentrification advanced in the last 30 years, and the 2021 film (surprisingly) kept up with current research.
Yes, the film is racially conscious. Yes, it has interesting things to say on the matter. But no, it is not anti-white. There is a singular joke at white-people's expence, and it is just that the black characters are much more cautious than the white ones, and they consequently live longer.
What IS the film's political message, then? Well, a couple of scenes, one early on and one toward the end, depict the police as trigger-happy. The latter of the two depicts that they will lie and cover up each other's mistakes, and pressure witnesses into backing them up. This is called the "blue-wall of silence", a well-documented phenomenon that even some ex-police have complained about, saying they were bullied into playing along.
I would not say this is the "point" of the film, but it is a clear perspective that the film has. It is a secondary point to the main characters' stories. You can easily enjoy this movie even if you disagree with it's politics. If it helps, just tell yourself the police in this movie were bad apples.