I don't know, I can't stand the word "woke" for sociological currents that actually try to move things forward towards societies with less marginalization. But no fronts, I understand, that there's still much to learn, notice and do.

Still, I read that actually Jesse Plemons was asked about the main male role but was not available due to time constraints, clearly the "opposite" regarding Daniel Kaluuya.

@Crustacea said:

Can't wait to watch this, and I'll try to NOT read more about the plot, which to me looks fantastic and strange.

Looks lile Jordan Peele has done it again. Early reviews are overwhelmingly gushing.

There are those people who just know how to make interesting movies and, clearly, Peele is one of them.

@DRDMovieMusings said:

There are those people who just know how to make interesting movies and, clearly, Peele is one of them.

I agree 100%!

I just finally got around to seeing it, and my take on it is one of ambivalence. I tend to always enjoy it when a black writer-director can make a film that's as technically skillful as this (beautiful photography and engaging editing), but the story left me a little like "Huh?" at the end. I recall Peele saying a looong time ago that when he set out to do cinema, he sat down and wrote about 6 screenplays. Kudos! I only wish there'd been a bit more "connective tissue" between the Stephen Yeun story and the one with the two siblings (OJ and Emerald) ... I appreciate Peele's approach but could have liked his mechanics more. Oh yeah, the use of the titular line in the film made me almost bellow with laughter.

At the same time, who's not curious about what Jordan will do for movie #4?