I can already see it now: all this faux-intellectualization is gonna turn me off this film. Ugh.
“US” (by Jordan Peele) Official Thread
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NobodyReally
Superstar
OK, is it too early to crown Jordan Peele the new king of horror?
OK, is it too early to crown Jordan Peele the new king of horror?
James Wan still around
And he’s been consistent for a decade.
Slow down
NobodyReally
Superstar
James Wan still around
And he’s been consistent for a decade.
Slow down
I mean the Nun wasn't good at all and I personally think the conjuring is overrated, but OK, I'll chill out lol.... for now.
Ironman
#Knickstape
Its a good thing Jordan didnt use that "Informer" song by that white reggae guy from way back.
Cats heads wouldve exploded!
As for the bolded I'm all for it
He produced the nun he ain’t direct it
And I love the conjuring and its sequel. Along with insidious and the first saw.
And objectively, he’s been the most influential voice in horror since 2004. He created Saw, which spawned one of the most successful horror franchises ever. He then did insidious, which helped put Blumhouse on the map and created so many imitators. Then upped the ante with the conjuring, which let big studios know it was okay to have big budget horror again and not restrict it to indies.
This isn’t to shyt on Jordan at all. I just think he’s gotta show that same consistency and impact and won’t get that crown off one movie and a trailer for a second. Not when Wan has proven to consistently put out quality flicks that are proven box office winners and created horror franchises that are also big time box office. That’s a huge deal.
darealvelle
Real Talk
It’s already been spoiled by people that seen the early screenings.
Grizzly
Home Run Hitter
Jordan Peele did an interview talking about the trailer
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Why did you decide to use Luniz’s “I Got 5 On It”:
JORDAN PEELE: That song, it came pretty simple, I’m making a movie in Northern California, that’s a bay area hip-hop classic and I wanted to explore this very relatable journey of being a parent [and] maybe some of the songs you listened to back in the day aren’t appropriate for your kids. So that was one level, and another part was, I love songs that have a great feeling but also have a haunting element to them and I feel like the beat in that song has this inherent cryptic energy, almost reminiscent of the Nightmare on Elm Street soundtrack. So those were the ideas that that song hit the bullseye on for me, and also, it’s just a dope track.”
Who are The Tethered?
I think the main idea that went into writing this film is that we’re our own worst enemy, and that idea created this monster, The Tethered. I wanted to forge this new mythology that explored our duality and the duality of the characters. To the actors, I knew this was the ultimate fun because who doesn’t want to play two roles in a movie; when you’re tired in one, you get to jump into the other. But I think what was a fun challenge for actors, was finding the connections between the characters and their counterparts.”
What was the significance of the rabbits and scissors imagery?
I’m a filmmaker and film-lover that loves iconic imagery and what it could mean. When we talk about the scissors and the rabbits, for every choice like that, there are several different reasons that clicked to me but the first test that anything passed was the genre test. So does it conjure the horror genre to me, which is a limitation that I feel very dedicated to working within. I think rabbits and scissors, they’re both scary things to me, and both inane things, so I love subverting and bringing out the scariness in things you wouldn’t necessarily associate with that.
How far does the destruction span?
I won’t say how far and all the places this goes to but I definitely wanted to do a movie that started with this sense of invasion, this sense of the fear of other, the fear of the stranger from outside, which I think is a common fear in society these days, and then sort of force the characters to realize the invaders have their faces. I didn’t want to make just a home invasion, though I utilized that imagery. I wanted the sense of an adventure that was not necessarily a claustrophobic one — that’s a feeling that turns me off watching. I wanted to make this expansive, I wanted it to have themes of night and day.
Talk about your ideas for the Wilson Family?
I can’t think of a horror movie of this nature with a family in the center of it that uses a black family. So I knew just by putting an African-American family in the lead role, already we would be exploring cinematic uncharted territory – and I apologize if I’m missing something, which I probably am. I love films like Poltergeist, I love The Shining, The Amityville Horror and I love Amblin films, those Spielberg films that brought extraordinary situations to a family unit, and even though this movie is not about race, I felt like it was an important piece of the project to have a black family in the center. Get Out was one missing piece of the racial conversation and this is another one and we’re seeing a lot of great strides being taken by great artists like Ava (Duvernay) and Ryan (Coogler).”
JORDAN PEELE: That song, it came pretty simple, I’m making a movie in Northern California, that’s a bay area hip-hop classic and I wanted to explore this very relatable journey of being a parent [and] maybe some of the songs you listened to back in the day aren’t appropriate for your kids. So that was one level, and another part was, I love songs that have a great feeling but also have a haunting element to them and I feel like the beat in that song has this inherent cryptic energy, almost reminiscent of the Nightmare on Elm Street soundtrack. So those were the ideas that that song hit the bullseye on for me, and also, it’s just a dope track.”
Who are The Tethered?
I think the main idea that went into writing this film is that we’re our own worst enemy, and that idea created this monster, The Tethered. I wanted to forge this new mythology that explored our duality and the duality of the characters. To the actors, I knew this was the ultimate fun because who doesn’t want to play two roles in a movie; when you’re tired in one, you get to jump into the other. But I think what was a fun challenge for actors, was finding the connections between the characters and their counterparts.”
What was the significance of the rabbits and scissors imagery?
I’m a filmmaker and film-lover that loves iconic imagery and what it could mean. When we talk about the scissors and the rabbits, for every choice like that, there are several different reasons that clicked to me but the first test that anything passed was the genre test. So does it conjure the horror genre to me, which is a limitation that I feel very dedicated to working within. I think rabbits and scissors, they’re both scary things to me, and both inane things, so I love subverting and bringing out the scariness in things you wouldn’t necessarily associate with that.
How far does the destruction span?
I won’t say how far and all the places this goes to but I definitely wanted to do a movie that started with this sense of invasion, this sense of the fear of other, the fear of the stranger from outside, which I think is a common fear in society these days, and then sort of force the characters to realize the invaders have their faces. I didn’t want to make just a home invasion, though I utilized that imagery. I wanted the sense of an adventure that was not necessarily a claustrophobic one — that’s a feeling that turns me off watching. I wanted to make this expansive, I wanted it to have themes of night and day.
Talk about your ideas for the Wilson Family?
I can’t think of a horror movie of this nature with a family in the center of it that uses a black family. So I knew just by putting an African-American family in the lead role, already we would be exploring cinematic uncharted territory – and I apologize if I’m missing something, which I probably am. I love films like Poltergeist, I love The Shining, The Amityville Horror and I love Amblin films, those Spielberg films that brought extraordinary situations to a family unit, and even though this movie is not about race, I felt like it was an important piece of the project to have a black family in the center. Get Out was one missing piece of the racial conversation and this is another one and we’re seeing a lot of great strides being taken by great artists like Ava (Duvernay) and Ryan (Coogler).”
I figured it was something like this and black folks getting in their own way.
Also, on second view I noticed the "others" all have scissors as weapons, which I'm sure means something too.
They're called the Tethered. Scissors makes sense.
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The song Ha came to mind when I saw this trailer. "You don't really wanna fukk with them nikkas ha, but you came up with them nikkas, Ha you stuck with them nikkas, Ha."
newworldafro
DeeperThanRapBiggerThanHH
That chocolate was popping off the screen.
Man I keep watching this trailer, never watched one so much. This shyt look so fire 
shyt looks AMAZING. Song going from 
to 
was clutch
to was clutch