Us (Jordan Peele, March 22, 2019) Movie • Page 14

Its more than a clone tho,they were mimicking physical actions. also the tethered carnival barker gave Red a non-thriller t-shirt, its bizarre the things that they were recreating. Plus her tethered parents were in there, how far back this stretches and how the pairing and having children work is so confusing. Plus also how they could just suddenly stop and escape and murder?

 

So I’m hindsight Lupitas father is the villain? He is shown to be very neglectful, and a drinker. Whom ultimately let’s his daughter get taken. I’m wondering what the message behind that is?

 

Interested in what people take from the last overhead shot, and the purpose of the clones linking their hands together. Is it a protest? Performance art, like Gabe says at one point? At the film’s end, most of America has been slaughtered and the tethered are just standing in a line with nothing to do. I’m just trying to figure out the motive and the purpose beyond the symbolism.

 

I just keep telling myself that this whole “master plan” was hatched by a 6 year old whose physical, mental, and emotional health were all stunted once she was trapped. Who knows what she may have been thinking. And as far as creating the link - I think it was more symbolic in showing that they were free to now to roam overhead untethered.

 

I think basically everything about this is way too allegorical to try to pick apart how any of it works in the “real world”.

 

I don't think that's an excuse for big holes in the narrative and motivations that don't add up

 

I'm a sucker for jumping in the theater at every lil thing and didnt jump at all. I didn't even get the "omg there's gonna be a jump scare here so I better brace myself" feeling which is kind of a compliment in the way it wasn't predictable enough to do that, but I wouldn't call it jump scary at all

 

I only jumped when Pluto first appeared inside the house haha

 

I pretty much over thought every single thing in this movie like are there baby clones? Do the babies get a lil red onesie and some birks? Who was taking care of the clone babies while everyone else was out killing? Where did they get all the red outfits and shoes and scissors? Can they mimick things like what if I'm on the top floor of my apt but there is a tenant below me like would my clone be on top of theirs or am I getting too literal? How do they get any supplies like the shirt for the little girl? Or like if someone has up top has a drug overdose how would their clone have access to that drug to die as well? Because at least before they untethered and kinda did their own thing, like I assume once the og person died then their clone did too? Because there'd be massive overcrowding if not and lbr there'd be massive overcrowding anyway right? And like what did they do with the dead clone bodies? And they showed that the clone counterparts do get together like in the rollercoaster and the couple eating and playing rock paper scissors so what if I take a flight to a different country?? How does that work with my clone interacting and mimicking what I do and who I meet?
Idk maybe I'm just dumb lol but this was my brain as I watched

 

Watched it twice now. I think it’s a very good movie, and occasionally great, but you can feel Peele straining to combine the metaphor with the physical reality of the world he’s created, especially in the third act. But overall really enjoyable and can’t wait to see what he does next. And Lupita is an absolute force, unbelievable performance.

Also, although Lupita is getting (very deservedly) much of the praise, I think Elizabeth Moss deserves a shout out for making a big impact in a limited role. The scene of her screaming and then laughing in the windowpane really stuck with me. She’s a remarkable actress.

 

Yeah Moss really dived in

 

Who is the? The lil girl? Cause I thought the daughter was fantastic.

 

Shahadi Wright Joseph. Far as I can tell this was her first film. I thought she was incredible and I hope she gets a lot of attention from this.

 

Do the tethered know they are tethered, particularly pre-Adelaide? And if so, how much free will do they have? At first, the underground Adelaide is following all the actions of her above ground counterpart, but there is also clearly a shot of in the final flashback of her smiling menacingly and hiding in the hall of mirrors, implying she is setting a trap for Adelaide and does have control over her actions?

I would have assumed they had no idea about the above ground world, but they view Adelaide as a “savior” when they see her dance which would imply they are aware of their condition and wish to be free. But there also doesn’t seem to be anything stopping them from leaving? Like when the time comes, they just...leave the underground and start killing? And if the government, or whoever abandoned the project isn’t paying attention, they couldn’t have done that any time?

Is it only because Adelaide has a voice that she is able to rally the underground, and is that itself a metaphor for the importance of education and “having a voice”?

 

Still has its issues but enjoyed it more the second time. And as far as motivation, I think it was as simple as showing the rest of the world what had been going on, that it was their time to be above ground, etc.

 

this also raises a question I have

if Addie is the only tethered who is capable of speech beyond gutteral grunts if their revolution was successful wouldn't they just become subservient to their leader, like how much freedom could they experience at this point is it just feeling the sunlight

 

After almost a full day of seeing the film, my thoughts are that this is an imperfect but important film. It had a lot to say but didn’t say everything as coherently as it could have. With that said, the acting, direction, music, themes, and artistic direction all impressed me—and despite the fact that there are some narrative elements I’m still not 100% sold on, I’m still convinced Jordan Peele is one of the most interesting new voices in horror and I’m excited for whatever comes next (if only that Twilight Zone remake wasnt only on CBS all access)

 

Marge as Adelaide, Homer as Gabe, Lisa as Zora and Jason as Bart checks out way too much it's eerie

 

Definitely technically stunning but kind of a mess narratively. I’d definitely say Peele is 2 for 2.

 

Really enjoyed this and definitely rivals Get Out but they both suffer from two main issues, a lack of scares and an unsatisfying ending. If Peele can iron out those two problems with his first two films in his third effort we may well get a genuine classic.

 

I think the ending of Get Out is incredibly satisfying, but yes this was somehow less scary for me

 

I can’t remember much of get out but I think I had an issue with the ending...hmm

 

3 for 3. Keanu


Edit: phsychhhhh I totally thought he directed that wow.

 

Great movie. Super ambitious in its scope and scale. Not a single bad performance in the thing. Music was absolutely incredible. Love the message.

 

Right, I don't think you understood my point. I was talking about how hard it would be to perfectly replicate a DNA combination even if your identical doubles fucked at the same time you did. That's why the movie is either asking us to think metaphorically rather than logistically, or there's a larger supernatural force at work in terms of how the doubles come about in the first place.