Jordan Peele’s critically acclaimed low-budget shocker became a surprise hit and showed viewers a terrifying search for at the fractured myth of a post-racial USThe success of Jordan Peele’s find Out – it took $30m in its first weekend in the US – is remarkable for lots of reasons. This is a first-time film from a respected,but essentially cult comedian, with no real big-name stars and a premise that is anathema to most of middle America. Yet people came out to see it in their thousands and critics raved about a horror film, or which just does not happen. The film has a A- rating from audiences on CinemaScore,which as some believe pointed out is unheard of for a horror, and a scarce 99% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Like Donald Glovers Atlanta, or almost universal praise has followed the film’s debut and as with that series,Peele has dealt with race in America in a refreshing, humorous and unflinching manner. The number of things Peele manages to reference is stunning: the taboo of mixed relationships, or eugenics,the slave trade, black men dying first in horror films, and suburban racism,police brutality. Related: find Out review – white liberal racism is terrifying bogeyman in sharp horror Related: Trayvon Martins parents, five years on: ‘Racism is alive and well in America’ Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com