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‘Get Out’ Is The Most Important Horror Film Of The Century

Shocking right through the very end, it's clear that this will become a film that everyone needs to see.

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‘Get Out’ Is The Most Important Horror Film Of The Century
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I'm not a horror movie type of girl. I rarely watch any horror movies and if I have, it certainly wasn't by my own accord. I don't like blood, gore or any movie that leaves me screaming and covering my eyes every three minutes. Believe it or not, I'd rather be watching a movie than wondering when to cover my eyes and when to open them. So when I saw that "Get Out" was a horror movie about an interracial relationship, I wasn't concerned.

It's a running joke that black people die first in horror movies. I immediately wrote this movie off as yet another one in which the black person disappears into the basement never to be seen again. Meanwhile, the white people band together and use their uncontrollable wit and genius to defend themselves from whatever villain life seems to have presented them with. Yeah, no thanks.

But after the movie came out, the reviews were astonishing. Most of the bad reviews came from white people who believe in reverse racism. Other than that, people seemed to love it. The movie became the creator of many internet memes and it became a topic of conversation among many. I don't like being left out so, of course, I had to see it.

And I must say I'm glad I did.

From the start of the movie to the very last scene, I was amazed. Between the cinematography, the subliminal messages and the extended metaphor, I couldn't believe that a movie I assumed would be so terrible ended up being great.

The movie follows Chris Washington and his girlfriend Rose, as they go to visit her family. Seems normal right? But Chris is black and Rose is white. And shit gets weird. At first, Chris chalks it up to blatant racism and subtle microaggressions, but as things begin to get weirder and weirder, he finally realizes he needs to get the hell out of there, and fast.

Not only is the main plot of the movie amazing, but the subliminal messages are amazing. For example, it seems as though the film is subtly analyzing the compliance and role of white women in perpetrating racism. The two main white women are revealed as the most dangerous by the end of the movie. "Get Out" also deals with the fetishization of black bodies and so much more.

Overall, this movie displays racism as what it truly is and continues to be, a horror. Shocking right through the very end, it's clear that this will become a staple in society, something that everyone needs to see.

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