Rationale for Study

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Get Out by Jordan Peele is a film that is excellent for study for a variety of reasons, including: 

• Race relations and White supremacy: The film is a satire that examines contemporary race relations and White supremacy, and how they can manifest in a high-tech scientific age. 

• Post-racial liberalism: The film addresses the issue of "post-racial" liberalism in America. 

• Microaggressions: The film demonstrates how liberal ideology and colour-blind rhetoric can be perceived as a perpetuation of microaggressions. 

• Systemic racism: The film uses symbolism to create meaning that links to the ideology of race, and foreshadows the audience to the theme of systemic racism. 

• Narrative structure: The film's narrative structure includes a Dark Night of the Soul, where the character is forced to reflect on their predicament. 

• Anxiety: The film expresses anxiety through examination and body movement. 

• Horror film: The film casts the story of racism as a horror film, showing how racist behaviour that tries to be aggressively pacifist is just as horrifying.