This is a great review, man. I think the grain of salt with which I read Armond White sometimes prevents me from taking his complaints seriously enough. This made a lot of sense to me, though.
I still think it’s the best movie of the year so far, though. And I still think the absence of any redeemable white character is important. For too many of us (white people), the one redeemable character in such a story is enough to keep us complacent and lying to ourselves that we aren’t ever part of the problem.
Hey David,
You wanted to read more opinions from black people on GET OUT…here’s mine: http://boxd.it/eQ6d1
This is a great review, man. I think the grain of salt with which I read Armond White sometimes prevents me from taking his complaints seriously enough. This made a lot of sense to me, though.
I still think it’s the best movie of the year so far, though. And I still think the absence of any redeemable white character is important. For too many of us (white people), the one redeemable character in such a story is enough to keep us complacent and lying to ourselves that we aren’t ever part of the problem.
– David
Italian Neo Realism or French New Wave?