The Production and Process of Get Out

By Ama Alllen

In his award winning film, Jordan Peele explores his experiences of microaggressions through his horror comedy, Get Out. His brave production attracted massive amounts of attention due to its uniqueness and its emphasis on an import topic that is often not addressed. The film explores a biracial relationship that culminates in a cynical twist. Jordan Peele is a comedy actor and knows how to make a crowd laugh, which assisted him when creating his comedic yet thrilling masterpiece. His creative process had many stunned and left the audience thinking.  

The white girlfriend introduces her black partner to the family and they decide to stay with her parents for the week. As he gets to know the family, he notices the odd behavior of the parents and the subtle microaggressions they make such as police interference, hired slaves, and the constant attempts to fit in with the “black culture.” He soon realizes that the whole family has hidden intentions. These microaggressions are often committed  today in society. We live in an era of rap culture. It has become highly favored among younger audiences and has created an increase in cultural appropriation among the caucasian race. Subsequently, there has been an increase in police brutality and discrimination against people of color, but it has been disregarded due to the stigma that racism no longer exists.

Jordan Peele gives his viewers an insight on his process when creating the film, “This is a movie that reflects real fears of mine and real issues that i've dealt with before.” His ability to turn an issue into a cause displays the power of film and exhibits the new strategies that people are using to get certain issues and stories out to the populace.