Yeah I don't get that criticism. I'd like to see the movie again soon though, I enjoyed it. Want to see what his next movie for this genre would be though. I do like how he's trying to be original though
Film Jordan Peele's NOPE
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When he didn't understand anything and got angry for no reason so decided to throw empty criticism.
The "director thinks he's cleverer than the audience" criticism is a reaaaaaally weird one, the funniest part of it being it's usually used for pretty straightforward films that just don't necessarily use straightforward narrative.
I’m pretty sure I’ve heard Peele say in interviews he’s just a guy who smokes weed and watching horror movies. While there’s clearly some thought put into his work it’s also true Peele isn’t trying to out smart anyone.
Imo a lot of the “criticism”/annoyance of Peele is down to the fact he is kind of responsible for the the last few years of bad anti racist/progressive horror films. Get Out was so successful everyone has tried to copy it. Which isn’t his fault but well the general public are cnuts.
Plus Keke Palmer in the film and in real life seems to be one of the most annoying people on the planet.
I suspected there may have been an element of 'shouting at clouds...' about it!
What was it doing?
Slowly digesting people alive.
Ah i missed that. Did the director of photography show them that? I was reading here about turning people into horses and I thought I definitely missed that!
Been a while since I actually watched it but you actually see it briefly don't you when it sucks up the audience at the show?
Bored me to tears. Fully crying I was that bored.
i turned it off halfway through, so utterly bored.
It’s not even that brief. It’s fairly lingering. Plus you had all the prolonged screaming. Claustrophobic and nasty.
I enjoyed it well enough but Get Out and Us were both superior.
Yip. Not sure how anyone can forget that part of the movie. That sort of stuff really gets under my skin, notably in The Borderlands also, which has a similar claustrophobic getting eaten alive nightmare fuel scene.
Ugh. Keke Palmer is the absolute worst! She's so fecking annoying.
...maybe I was a bit too harsh about Keke. I think we need to give her a second chance.
Ugh. Keke Palmer is the absolute worst! She's so fecking annoying.
...maybe I was a bit too harsh about Keke. I think we need to give her a second chance.
I think Nope is actually pretty layered though. Get Out is very straightforward, but Nope with the flashbacks and various themes running through the film is actually a film you can really spend some time thinking about afterwards.
Anyway, I loved it. Super well filmed, perfect patience with shots and scenes, great story, good humour, and just a super strong cinema experience. I've been hoping it'll appear on Netflix and I can watch it again and see what my wife thinks - which makes me think now I should actually just rent it on Youtube or something!
I never got until recently they it's actually Peele's version of Jaws.
Jaws is probably my favourite film ever which might explain why i line this one so much as well
Jaws is probably my favourite film ever which might explain why i line this one so much as well
Just got to watching this. Before the movie started I thought you myself, I hope Peele doesn't go M. Night Shymalan. Suffice to say he did
Was going to turn it off the half way through after the reveal but thought to give him more credit and watch till the end. Wasn't worth it.
Was going to turn it off the half way through after the reveal but thought to give him more credit and watch till the end. Wasn't worth it.
Unpopular opinion: all his movies are shite
The ending of Borderlands still haunts me today. Great film.
So disappointing, word of mouth made me expect something good.Just got to watching this. Before the movie started I thought you myself, I hope Peele doesn't go M. Night Shymalan. Suffice to say he did
Was going to turn it off the half way through after the reveal but thought to give him more credit and watch till the end. Wasn't worth it.
It was fine, but the hype meant I was underwhelmed.
I feel there's a certain amount of entitlement around audiences. They want what they expect, not what things are. There might be a lot more fun in enjoying the ride for what it is.
You heard positive things about it?
All I read was a load of people slagging it off. Which partially explains why I was so pleasantly surprised. It's a good movie.
I don't understand your point. Do you think people disliked Nope because they expected a different kind of film?
As a director you generally have 5 choices (provided that you have enough autonomy):
1. Try to please the mainstream.
2. Try to please the critics and cultural film elite.
3. Try to create an all-time masterpiece that is loved by both the mainstream and critics.
4. Try to please a niche audience (i.e. horror film junkies).
5. Do whatever the feck you want. If people get your vision; fine.
I'm not sure what best describes Peele (particularly with Us and Nope), but I'm fairly sure he's not doing number 1. Probably not number 3 either, but you never know.
I did, you're not hallucinating; or maybe you are, but not about that.
Actually for all I know you're seeing words made of pink elephants, I take it all back.
I think he's the best director in films today.
He is a master in how every single scene matters and has a pay off.
He is a master in how every single scene matters and has a pay off.
Oh God, yes. Now I'm thinking about it again you fecker.
With Nope it’s between 2 and 4 (and there’s a lot of overlap between the two, it’s not the 1960’s anymore). If you’re not tuned into the media theory (and you shouldn’t be expected to), you’re going to perceive this movie as an odd surrealist-ish thriller with a dramatically average plot. If you are it’s endlessly entertaining.
Us clearly aimed at the 3rd as the themes that were brought up were way more mainstream but there were a lot of references aimed at a more “sophisticated” audience.