Get Out (2017)

Written by HDCJ on August 1, 2022

I loved this movie. I can’t express how happy and excited this movie made me for reasons I’ll talk about here…

Most haven't seen, but this is what I was talking about yesterday with my review on Brightburn (on Letterboxd). It was a horror movie with a good idea bad bad execution with no plot or character development to help us care about the characters. Get Out is the perfect mix of horror, character development, and plot.

Horror - I was thoroughly creeped out in the beginning and it slowly built up over time which I loved. It didn’t go for cheap scares, it built up the suspense over time that made the ending so scary. I was 100% sure Chris was going to die or be mind controlled by the end.

Character development - I loved the character development in the movie and I’ll tell you why. It helps us care so much about these characters. I really wanted Chris to be safe and I was on the edge of my seat to see him get out. I loved the TSA cop and how funny he was without ruining the mood of the film. I wanted to see the slaves get set free even though they ended up killing themselse. And I was honestly sad to see the girlfriend turn out to be evil. It just emotionally attached me to the movie and it made the movie 10x better for it.

Plot - I loved the plot because of the fact it surprised me and didn’t give me what i expected. I was expecting the movie to turn out bad for the main character but it turned out to be good. I didn’t see any way for Chris to escape but he did using interesting ways I didn’t think of. I loved the ending with the TSA Cop pulling up instead of a racist one. Twists like that just made the movie fun. Overall I like how it built a great story that really carried the movie.