Awards don’t lie: All in on ‘Get Out’

Editor’s Note: Manteca High junior Rubyanne Noonkester is The Tower’s movie critic for the fall of 2024. The key for her movie rating system is below. Enjoy! 

By RUBYANNE NOONKESTER 
The Tower 

Get Out is a movie directed and written by Jordan Peele. The movie came out in 2017. The film is a horror, mystery thriller with an R rating. Get Out won best original screen play.

The story portrays Daniel Kaluuya as Chris Washington who dating Rose Armitage, played by Allison Williams. They travel up to Rose’s parents’ house, who Chris has never met before. Rose’s parents are played by Bradley Whiteford as Dean Armitage, a neurosurgeon, and Catherine Keener as Missy Armitage, a hypnotist.

Rose’s parents have a gardener, Walter, played by Marcus Henderson, and a housekeeper, Georgina, played by Betty Gabriel.

While on their way to her parents’ home, Chris fears that Rose’s parents might hold prejudice against him given that he is African American. When the couple gets to the house, Chris has an uneasy feeling; there’s something amiss.

Later that night, Chris is woken from his sleep and goes to get water. He bumps into Missy, Rose’s mother. She puts him under hypnosis and makes him relive traumas from his past and permanently gets a hook into his mind. The next day the family hosts a big get-together with their friends and family. Once again, Chris feels like he is missing something because of the way everyone is treating him. It’s as if they are inspecting and examining him. From there, things get stranger and stranger until he finds out the family’s dark secret.  

Sorry, no spoilers here.

Get out is an intellectual and thought-provoking story with themes of racism and slavery.  The film symbolizes how white individuals have tried to suppress African Americans and have subjugated the black community to benefit themselves.  

Get Out was nominated in four categories: Best Original Screen Play, Best Achievement in Directing, Best Motion Picture of the Year, and Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role. Get Out won Best Original Screen Play for presenting a layered insight to racism in America. 

Get Out is a great movie, worthy of ⏳ ⏳ ⏳ ⏳. 

Time Worth  

1. ⏳ Not worth your time.  

2. ⏳ ⏳ Watch it if you have nothing better to do.  

3. ⏳ ⏳ ⏳ Try and fit in into your schedule.  

4. ⏳ ⏳ ⏳ ⏳ Find time.  

5. ⏳ ⏳ ⏳ ⏳ ⏳ Watch immediately