NOPE (2022) Jordan Peele Horror Movie Review

[@Apathist1408]

The “swallowing” scene was the one thing that absolutely terrified me. I have a problem with claustrophobic things and that reallllly set me off.

[@a.smind_7231]

absolutely loved that scene…so cool and yes terrifying

[@nicholasbrown7000]

Ugh. The screams from the people coming from Jean Jacket while being digested was utterly horrifying. That whole sequence is the stuff of nightmares.

[@livvsho]

Me too. I’ve seen so many horror movies and absolutely NOTHING (other than one scene from the descent) has scared me that much to the point that I’ve lost sleep

[@Apathist1408]

@@livvsho OMG yes that descent scene has me having a panic attack every time!!! Lolol

[@peterproductions5015]

Bro, I covered my ears and looked away and I hardly do that during horror movies, holy shit.

[@JC_Cali]

Nah y'all, the barn scene with the kids as aliens was definitely scariest but the 40 people being eaten alive was definitely the most horrific. As to the Gordy scene ... That was the most nerve wracking for sure.

[@brieeeeeeeeeeee]

The barn scene had me almost out of my seat! When that little f*cker stood up, I was like heeeeeell no!

[@Jesst102]

I couldn’t agree more. I was so disappointed that the only time we saw aliens was kids in costumes. But Gordy was very disturbing

[@jinxedangel2]

@@Jesst102 I get what your comment means, we didn't see "traditional" aliens but I was glad that we got a non-traditional alien for the majority of the film.

[@sk-nw9xh]

@@Jesst102 the UFO was the alien, I believe

[@Jesst102]

@@sk-nw9xh I think so too, I suppose I just wanted more traditional aliens

[@TECfan1]

SPOILERS!!! The claustrophobia in the digestive track scene was so unnerving. Well done scene. And the blood rain, my god.

[@noaaahhhhhh9420]

For me it was the screaming, something about those peoples performance freaked me out

[@jinxedangel2]

We saw the movie in IMAX and the blood scene was so horrifyingly beautiful, it gave me goosebumps

[@lemmyliv]

Jupe displaying his trauma was chilling and heartbreaking. Him trying to address it in front of everyone because that’s all he knows was so sad. The alien mask merch looking the same as the camera “eyes” on the Gordy show set really stood out to me. He carried it throughout his childhood and unpacked it the only way he knew how. But that way and his trauma ultimately devoured him because it was never addressed honestly and alone. My heart really broke for his character and that rodeo massacre. But the big balloon being the demise of the creature at the end felt like Jupe’s redemption. Him addressing his issues one-to-one and bursting. The film was incredible and every character was so real. I totally agree that while it’s not the best, it’s one of those films you want to re-watch as soon as it ends.

[@SourKrautAsHell]

My favorite part was when Emerald and OJ slap hands like five times after the director brings the non-digital camera! Can’t wait to watch that scene again!

[@sayjinpat4life]

Yes that part was real to me. A real non typical Hollywood reaction. Another thing that i haven't seen people talk about is how many times throughout the movie people talk while others are talking. Which is real, not talking turns to talk. Also OJ and Em speak differently towards one another than they speak to others

[@mattdestroyer77]

Emerald was obnoxious AF.

[@theREALESTrealistUNPOPULAR]

Are you serious? THATS a favorite scene?. Wow this movie REALLY sucked

[@brees3]

My favorite part of Nope was how Jordan Peele captured the whole "spectacle" aspect. He talked in interviews that he wrote Nope in 2020 when he was sat at home watching all of these horrible spectacles he couldn't look away from, that he felt consumed by. He also said he became a bit scared of going outside because of the pandemic and wanted the fear of leaving the house to be ever-present in Nope.

[@lalareal180]

trash!

[@brees3]

@Drink Your Whatever to each their own! I certainly won't try to convince you to like a movie you didn't like. That said, OJ being the only person to notice the cloud is part of the point. He's a luddite, and the only one not constantly looking at a screen.

[@aalllllllexx]

I really like Jupe's connection to the alien. Like clearly the Gordie thing was super traumatic for him as a kid, but he was conditioned to view that trauma as something that could be commodified, and even if it scarred him, at least it was entertaining and lasted long enough for an snl sketch. So he then tries to commodify something clearly dangerous because at least if something bad happens, it'll be then entertaining.

[@aalllllllexx]

@Drink Your Whatever dude there is fight, flight, or freeze. He clearly looked in shock and frozen traumatized, and fist bumped because gordy initiated it and he didn't want to die. and the point of his character was he was taught to view his trauma as a source of entertainment (even when trying to present it as entertainment literally caused trauma flashbacks), which led to him doing the shit he does in the movie when he attempts to train the alien. everyone else seemed to be able to understand his character so it looks like more of a you problem than Jordan Peele.

[@aalllllllexx]

@Drink Your Whatever the movie literally shows a trauma response in his first scene when he has a flashback. Not to mention, objectively, watching the entire cast of your TV show get mauled to death and thinking you'll be next creates trauma, he wasn't "just frightened." And that trauma manifests in adulthood by doing stupid things like think you can tame an alien for entertainment because you were the only one that interacted with Gordie that day and lived to see the snl spoof. Sounds like you just misinterpreted the movie so why are you in my replies starting an argument in the first place.

[@MegumiCiBear]

@Drink Your Whatever If you don’t like the movie that’s fine, but don’t try to act like the movie is bad or had “unrelated stories” just because you didn’t understand it. No one is “reading too much into things”. If you refuse to have a deeper level of thinking then that’s on you. These types of movies are meant to be analyzed, talked about, and rewatched because of how many layers there are to the story. If that’s not for you, then don’t watch Jordan peele movies and go watch a movie with a simple storyline and over the top action scenes every two seconds. These aren’t the type of movies you can just turn your brain off for and watch. It wants you think. Read between the lines. It’s not lazy, it’s not unorganized, and it’s not silly. It’s just not for everyone. And that’s ok too.

[@1artistik1]

@Drink Your Whatever How do you know what a "real" kid would do? You know all the 'real" kids? lol All the "cool" kids? lol Go to the hood in New Orleans, many of those "real" kids wouldn't blink an eye. Some would probably shoot the monkey before the person who shot the monkey. Ease up on the all knowing generalizations.

[@bleepblop9561]

I interpreted his motivation differently but I like yours. I saw that Ricky kept fixating on the standing shoe instead of Gordy. Since Ricky wasn’t “looking” at Gordy, Gordy didn’t feel threatened and initiated the fist bump. Because of this, Ricky thinks that it was his connection with Gordy that saved him when it was actually just the shoe, so this experience made him think he could also tame the alien. Apparently there was also a balloon that pops at the same time Gordy gets shot, so Ricky would’ve been killed by Gordy if the police didn’t come on time.

[@natleaver]

Congratulations on your preganacy! Just a bit of unsolicited advice: try to take as much time off as possible, around 3 months at least. Having a newborn is such a big life event and caring for one is exhausting.

[@danielsweet858]

You are positively glowing and you will be a wonderful mother 😺

[@lucymccrone6000]

For me, the most horriffic bit of the chimp scene was him being shot. Obviously this animal is going wild but the chimp cannot be blamed and to have it be shot like that was disturbing. Also the part where Gordie taps the girls shoe to 'wake her up' because he is struggling between being tame and wild was rly effective for me.

[@eefanatic]

The part where he taps her shoe to wake her up made me feel even more terrible, like he doesn’t know what he’s done. because he’s trained to bond and preform with these people but at the end of the day is a wild animal with wild animal instincts 😢

[@Celebrindal333]

The real life woman you’re referring to in spoilers is Charla Nash, the friend/worker of the woman who owned Travis. She treated him like a human and gave him Xanax on the day of the attack to calm him down, but it had the opposite effect. Interestingly enough the whole town knew Travis, he was a local spectacle to have your picture taken with, after the attack it was Charla who became the spectacle for morbid curiosity. Very sad story.

[@ivxnls]

Another minor detail that someone else had mentioned, the brother being named OJ correlating that the OJ Simpson trial was made to be a spectacle. Just love reading so many theories haha

[@lochnessvhs]

In regards to Mary Jo, I think It's pointing the finger at the audience. We don't see the actual violence. We HEAR it and we see Jupe's reaction, and Gordy's aftermath but we don't see what he's actually doing. And when Mary Jo is at Jupiter's Claim in her wheelchair, the audience is "teased" with what is left of her face. We WANT to see Gordy destroy these people and we WANT to see the scars that were left. And it's in that wanting that we are as guilty as everyone else.

[@heatheraggus7501]

Nicely put!

[@maddyhawk1387]

@Drink Your Whatever we weren’t really shown it, it was focused on the woman’s feet and the man getting attacked was completely off scene.

[@dragongirl89115]

@Drink Your Whatever Because the movie is about the spectacle. It's about our desire to see or capture horrific moments, even if it's harmful to us. But beyond the message it's also a method of film making in which you never reveal too much of the horror. Often our imaginations are far worse than what the filmmakers could do. Ask yourself this, would it have been more impactful to show Gordy attacking the crew in full, gory detail, or to leave certain things hidden and left up to your own imagination? Would people even be talking about the Gordy scene as much if it had show us every piece of the violence?

[@kartikadewi3270]

@@dragongirl89115 yes I believe so if everyone saw gordy killing.

[@audreybea4013]

The woman who was attacked by the monkey in real life was friends with the couple who owned the chimp! Its easily mistakable because she is definitely talked about more than the owner and she was attacked at their house ( the husband was deceased already ) totally an easy mix up haha just thought I'd clarify since I like recently listened to a podcast about the whole thing :))

[@BrysonRyenn]

Happened in my home state Connecticut 😭

[@notaspatula394]

was it mile higher pod???

[@audreybea4013]

@@notaspatula394 omg yes it was !!! Hahah I love them

[@notaspatula394]

@@audreybea4013 they’re soooo great! i was like MHM MHM agreeing with everything since i knew the facts from that pod 😂

[@thefailbender]

@@BrysonRyenn high five CT fellow, was not expecting that horrific chimp incident to be brought up in a Jordan Peele movie review. I had to write an ethics paper on it. I’ve been terrified of chimps and gorillas and such ever since!

[@AW-hn6ro]

[SPOILERS] My favorite scene had to be where the kids prank Oj by dressing up as aliens. Mostly because of the crowd in the theater had so much energy that it made the scene more “scary”.

[@Lo0serx3]

when the kid started walking toward him it freaked me the fuck out lmfao the way it moved was just so unnerving!!

[@heatheraggus7501]

My theatre appreciated that scene too.

[@nattyism]

that scene was so well executed, when i saw the little kid hunkering down by the light holy shit

[@virtualflesh]

@@Lo0serx3 if you liked that scene you should watch the original korean version of pulse. it has a eerily similar scene

[@reputation8383]

That scene was terrifying! I was genuinely frightened at that moment and was surprised surprised it was a fake out.

[@isaacrios9299]

SPOILERS, but I felt so bad for Mary Jo, she went through all that just to be dissolved alive. I think I felt more for her than the kids lol.

[@Poison_Spider8]

Who is Mary jo lmao I genuinely don’t remember

[@isaacrios9299]

@@Poison_Spider8 mary jo is the girl whose face was eaten by the monkey lol

[@dianar9446]

@@Poison_Spider8 Jupe’s costar that got mauled by Gordy but survived.

[@Apathist1408]

I agree I was like damn she went through so much hell just to suffer this terrible death the poor woman

[@xnumetalprincessx]

I loved that this movie actually made me scared in the first half, the sense of dread and fear was there. The feeding scene, the rain scene, the stable scene were all so good. Even though the second half wasn't as scary I liked that we weren't scared anymore, I felt connected to the character with overcoming the fear of the monster. I'm gonna go see the movie again because I feel like it needs another watch for symbolism

[@kkuudandere]

I hadn't thought about that but I felt that, too. I spent a lot of the time feeling a steady level of anxiety (which is better AND worse than straight up fear for me), so it was kinda nice to be caught up in just the awe of the situation towards the end...

[@GoodGuyJason25]

Don't waste your money again 😒This film is complete Garbage!!! I'd rather watch E T or signs again for the 103rd time over this filth🤮🤮🤮

[@BenWhigham]

@@GoodGuyJason25 That's perfectly okay for you to like cliched alien movies...

[@SpookyandScary]

SPOILERS: i truly thought that the disturbing scene that you were going to mention was when the people were getting digested. the chimp scene, for whatever reason, didn't disturb me a huge amount, but the digestion scene genuinely disturbed me a lot and may have been one of the most disturbing scenes i've seen in a horror movie in a while, if not ever. not sure why but it freaked me out so bad.

[@anthonybragg3946]

The reason why it bothers me so much is because you’re in the air getting swallowed up by something you wouldn’t even expect to be eaten by and if you were to escape somehow you just gonna fall out of the sky and die so there’s no whiskey and you’re getting squeezed in digested at the same time it’s just ughhhh man I love that scene so damn much

[@rhythmicwindu]

The digestion scene is just so well shot. The people get sucked up and it follows them up the esophagus. You see a lady climbing up the esophagus and then she sees a half-digested horse above her and she realizes she’s fucked. She starts screaming when she realizes this and it seemed like the esophagus tissue was starting to absorb her. Super eerie shot and definitely stuck with me more than anything. Especially considering Jean Jacket held them for hours before he killed them.

[@davidmenke7552]

I loved this film too! Especially the Gordy part. I too had to look away when Gordy walked up to us! I do feel, though, that some people are really way too hard on Jordan Peele. If anyone else made this film I have a feeling some people would applaud it more. But for some reason, we're stuck on expecting nothing but multi layers of perfection from Jordan in every single film he ever makes again. People are calling him elite and pretentious and a sell-out and bla bla bla. And my God, it's breathtaking how fickle fans can be. One minute you adore someone. The next minute you're trashing them. In my view, it's absolute proof that lots of people just project their own life dissatisfaction onto place where it doesn't belong. I have read some REALLY nasty comments about Jordan and the film. And it's all uncalled for. On a side note, congrats on the new addition!!!

[@Doomlord42069]

A lot of people are saying they don’t understand the Gordy narrative, but I feel like it’s pretty explicit with the what it’s trying to tell the audience. I was excited to see it because I love sci-fi, but it was such an original idea. Blew me away

[@kkuudandere]

I don't wanna look at everything and point "racism", but... yeah black people are used to this reaction 😅😅

[@brieeeeeeeeeeee]

Totally spot on! While I’m sure there’s valid criticisms out there, it’s completely obvious that most of what’s being said is because Jordan is somehow supposed to live up to an image that is entirely made up of other people projecting shit onto him. He’s absolutely justified in questioning why people can’t just let him make movies. I absolutely loved NOPE & think a lot of people’s confusion about it comes from them looking too deep into it. It’s pretty straightforward overall in what it’s trying to accomplish, and I think Jordan excelled here in some ways he hasn’t in the past; although, I haven’t seen his other movies in so long I’m not confident to say this is his best. It is my favorite though and solidified Jordan Peele as MY director, ya know? He’s just always gonna make shit I’m stoked to see.

[@bananabatsy3708]

@@kkuudandere what? Jordan has made pretty racist comments in the recent past. But that's okay I guess.

[@kkuudandere]

@@bananabatsy3708 1.) you're gonna have to be more specific, less vague. I got no context from your comment. 2.) if number 1 is true, I never said that was okay, at all. how did read my comment and assume so much about me... putting words in folks' mouths is a bad look🤨 3.) if number 2 is true, doesn't negate my original statement that black people often are held to extreme standards, and are unfairly punished when we don't meet expectations. I've experienced that myself. Still true, still happening even if you don't like the person being discussed🤨🤨

[@benevolentconcepts]

I’m amazed that you didn’t even mention the *spectacle* of Jean Jacket at the end. I LOVED the visuals of Jean Jacket literally upping the ante of the *Spectacle* by revealing its expanded form, likely to try to intimidate and terrify O.J. and Emerald into dooming themselves by looking directly at its massive, unfurled presence. It was beautiful and stunning and unexpected, and I simply loved it. If/when I own it, I will likely fast forward to that part so I can just *SEE* that spectacle again.

[@brieeeeeeeeeeee]

The theory you mention here about the shoe is my new favorite. I initially thought that it could have been indicative of some other extraterrestrial activity that would further explain Jupe’s relationship to the alien in the movie, but I think overall him being a somewhat unreliable narrator fits better, especially remembering how he recounted the SNL sketch. For me, the only moment that truly dragged was when Emerald kept cranking that damn camera at the end. Other than that, I actually liked the ending a lot, but I think it’s because at a certain point, I made the choice to stop viewing it as a horror movie and watched the last act as a sci-fi western. I was able to enjoy it more that way because I wasn’t anticipating anymore horror elements. The middle is my favorite though as a horror movie fan; I think some of those visuals are absolute gold! The moment the blood started dripping down the window is the moment this movie met my expectations and became one of my favorites of the year so far. Might end up being my ultimate fav of 2022. This movie had such a good energy to it, and I think it’s because the cast and crew really were all just out to make a movie they wanted to make for the hell of it, and I can certainly appreciate that!

[@shanna9821]

If you didn’t see it in IMAX the first time, I highly recommend it for you! It was the first horror film shot with IMAX cameras and was so visually stunning on the bigger screen.

[@EFergDindrane]

I think the cinematographer character is fascinating. He loves the visuals of film so much (which is what makes him an incredible cinematographer) that he's willing to die, and is quite aware that he IS going to die--many artists would do the exact same thing for their magnum opus. Though we do get hints that he's dying anyway: the bottles of pills, the weakness, the intense coughing... I think the viewing of the animals killing each other foretells his own death--he's the tiger who gets suffocated by the constrictor. Does any of this make him less culpable in your "spectacle" idea? NOPE. But it does explain it. Also, I agree that GET OUT is his best and NOPE is his "weakest," though even at his worst, he's better than most.

[@sadmoms]

i agree about that “one” scene. i was petrified the entire time. but i also loved how jordan peele gave us little pieces of the story at different times to make it all come together. he’s such a good storyteller!

[@Yeaster]

Gordy could've been his own horror villain tbh. I thought it was so cool how the alien basically looked like an angel from the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion. The scene where Jean Jacket is eating everyone REALLY freaked me out. Omg it was horrifying, how people were screaming long after being sucked in. My ranking: Get Out > Nope > Us. I love them all though. Peele is 3/3. He'll probably never top Get Out for me and that's totally fine. Get Out was so special, a perfect storm of surprise and excellence. I have never been so passionate about a movie before or sense and doubt I ever will again

[@Robert1211995]

Honestly I loved this movie a lot I love get out but I think I enjoy this movie even more and I didn't even like us.

[@sophiaworst]

I rank the same! I can't wait to see what else Jordan Peele does.

[@k.h7180]

I literally had the same thought about the physical form of the alien. The way is shifted its shape did indeed remind me of an Angel from Evangelion; it also made me think of some of the witch forms in Madoka Magica in the 3rd act as well

[@ryanbutlerartcolorist651]

I agree fully! I felt major Jaws vibes watching this, and just like Jaws, the monster loses some of its mystery once it's fully shown. Still an amazing twist on the genre.

[@heatheraggus7501]

I felt major Tremors vibes too.

[@thunderspikes4064]

Jaws was a terrible, boring and overrated movie

[@Apathist1408]

@@thunderspikes4064 that’s irrelevant to the fact that this movie shows obvious inspiration from it. Like you can have whatever opinion on Jaws you want, but it still has major similarities to this movie. Also, while jaws has aged terribly I think, it was a good movie for it’s time and spearheaded the entire shark movie genre. At least give credit where it’s due.

[@8bitbee148]

@@Apathist1408 I’ll never forgive Jaws for what it did to irl sharks and peoples perception of them, but it truly did have a huge impact on film and horror

[@GSnickerz]

Noooo! Nope is terrifying to me; it’s as scared as I have been in a theater for a long time. I’m claustrophobic and scared of being helpless. This movie had me laughing, terrified, emotional. Just wow. I can’t wait to see it again. I felt the end needed like five more minutes of downtime to wrap it up, but I still loved it! Also congratulations!!

[@lalareal180]

lmao! Gurl bye! Everyone at my theater walked out saying NOPE... dumb movie.

[@brandon17760]

I think it's his second best movie, I enjoyed it and want to watch it again. My group of friends didn't like it and said it was boring but I had a good time. It's controversial for sure

[@Scrummy64]

Completely agree about the ending needing to be a little longer - that was literally my only criticism of the movie. Thought it was kinda weird how the goal of the story was to get definitive proof of Jean Jacket's existence, but when they finally do we don't get to see anything of how the world reacted or how it impacted the characters' lives

[@whutzcrackin4123]

Congrats, Sarah!!! (We’ll see whether or not you think having a baby is “horror-related” after you have it 😜)

[@nocterniaobscura]

Hahaha true!!

[@Apathist1408]

@@nedkelly5866 you mean you didn’t eat it? 😂

[@lothlorienelf]

Ned Kelly idk I personally loved seeing the placenta 🤷🏼‍♀️ it looks like the tree of life which is really neat in my opinion

[@nocterniaobscura]

@@lothlorienelf hey I am now 10% less scared, thanks!

[@W3R3W0LF_D1LF]

Also; I think much like "money raining from the sky" could be seen as a "bad miracle," i think that Ricky seeing the shoe standing upright in and of itself is a "bad miracle." the situation makes that miracle in particular "bad," but otherwise, people would be shocked and amazed at the sight of a shoe defying gravity. Could be a stretch, but I like the repeating message of "bad" miracles, much like how "Us" talked about coincidences and things lining up "the closer she gets."

[@Yanusun]

I got so excited when the cinematographer got sucked up into the alien because I thought FOR SURE his camera and film would be spit back out and there would be a horrifying and climactic scene where we get to see what he filmed inside. I'm pretty bummed that didn't happen.

[@BlantonLeigh]

I was covering my face during the Gordy scene, so I am with you on that, new fear unlocked for me, and the alien sucking the people up made me so claustrophobic, I almost couldn’t breathe, but I loved the blood raining on the house

[@BrandonJames2016]

Congratulations on your pregnancy cause whenever I have my own child they will grow up in a horror household💀. I also liked Nope but kinda wished they went more in the horror side since it’s kinda a sci-fi thriller and feels like it drags a bit but those are really my only complaints.

[@Poison_Spider8]

Yeah same I feel like it’s longer than it should be

[@toreedonnelly2932]

Sarah, I was terrified by the chimp scene too and I'm not afraid of chimps at all. It was meant to be terrifying, especially when Gordy approached the camera.

[@tparkerevans7165]

NOPE is actually my favorite of the three. I actually liked that the social commentary was more subtle this time (apparently not a lot of people couldn't figure it out). I felt Peele's balance of comedy and horror worked a lot better in NOPE compared to Get Out and esp Us, and the main character esp Emerald and Angel were the standouts. My ranking is NOPE > Get Out > Us

[@solodondolo5890]

It’s the most unique of them, it feels so original ‼️

[@michaelkennedy2888]

Was not expecting a pregnancy announcement!!! Congrats on the new horror fan brewing!

[@madi5170]

When I saw the shoe standing straight up right I got chills. I saw a lot of discussion on the shoe being “a bad miracle” which I really like and encapsulates the feeling I got when I saw it. I think Jupe is unreliable but only in the sense that his trauma and ego shadow the reality of what happened- I think the shoe was real and not a nod to the viewer that he’s unreliable.

[@ryanterry2806]

when you said scariest scene and favorite scene i knew exactly which two you were talking about because SAMEEE. the image gordy all bloody and staring at the camera will never leave my brain. something about the bigger primates like chimps and gorillas is just so terrifying because they are so similar to us it’s like looking in a really disturbing fun house mirror. im surprised it’s not taken advantage of more in horror considering the scariest monsters tend to be the ones that look humanoid and primates are right there!! and the image of the woman being digested was so cool and horrifying i loved it so much!!! also congrats on the pregnancy, I wish you luck and good health

[@papaya3874]

I'm so happy for you! Wishing you an easy and healthy pregnancy and delivery!

[@Rileyistired96]

The chimp scene got me as well. I'm also scared of chimpanzees, especially after hearing the story you mention in this video of the woman who had her face ripped off back when it happened, so I was terrified during that whole sequence. I'm also claustrophobic so the swallowing scene also really got. Can't remember the last time I've been scared like this during a movie. Great video as always!

[@chibigeeby]

Congratulations on your pregnancy! Take as much time as you need when your baby arrives. Your fans will give all your current videos re-watches to contribute to the views. I'm definitely going to shop some merch as well. I love your channel and want to do whatever I can to support you in this new chapter!

[@PossessedbyHorror]

aw that’s sweet thank you so much!

[@Rengels98]

I thought the alien in the end looked similar to antique cameras, which I thought was a cool detail and very on theme. Some of the images in this are going to stick in my mind for a long time.

[@MadailinBurnhope]

"Nope" is also an AAVE expression, a tongue-in-cheek expression of fear that is said throughout the movie, so personally I think the fact that it puns with Not Of Planet Earth makes it an appropriate title

[@MeghannMonroe]

Jordan said his titles are what Black Ppl yell at the screens while we are watching horror films. I’ve never screamed us, but I have get out and nope.

[@loripaige887]

@@adk7165 your comment makes no sense. Go into the real world.

[@kotaac.]

word nope is aave? LMFAO gtfo

[@momsagainstjuuls7659]

@@kotaac. don’t be dense. they’re not saying “nope” is aave; they’re saying the context it is used in is primarily aave. i know for someone like you that might be hard to understand

[@kotaac.]

@@momsagainstjuuls7659 I guess me saying NOPE when a character in horror movie do smthn stupid is me using it in a tense of AAVE

[@daesgatling1345]

I’ve read interpretations about the shoe as it standing up because thats how it was in the glass case. And so when he relives that trauma, thats how he sees that shoe since the shoe was what he was focusing on instead of Gordy

[@victoriahancock]

Oh wow this is very interesting!

[@julietagracia4030]

The scene with the screams is extra haunting for me because there was a phenomenon that ppl were posting about on KZbin called eerie sounds in the sky. Ppl were recording them being outside and hearing weird trumpet type sounds from everywhere in the sky. On one of them some guys were in some woods n hearing that but instead it sounded like screams. When I saw that scene I was instantly reminded of that video and it freaked me out so bad 😭

[@sayjinpat4life]

Dang I differently would not want to experience that in real life

[@julietagracia4030]

@@sayjinpat4life yeah the sounds are horrifying 😭 n they've been heard all over the world. I don't think anyone's offered an explanation either.

[@wareisyoga8724]

Thanks so much for your fun and thoughtful horror breakdowns, love the channel! I absolutely loved Nope, and I thought the title was actually clever. During the movie OJ asks Emerald “Is there a name for a bad miracle?” and her response is simply “nope”. I feel this is a double meaning as in, there is either no name for a bad miracle or you can call a bad miracle “Nope”. Also my ranking of Jordan Peele movies would have to be 1. Nope 2. Us and 3. Get Out. I feel he is just getting better and better with each film. Thank again and congrats on the little one 🎉

[@ashlayo7835]

I actually really liked the ending where the alien changes form to resemble a biblical angel. My friend and I keep talking about that scene it genuinely looked so beautiful. Jordan Peele said he took inspo from neon genesis evangelion which is probs why I liked it so much. A lot of the movie had really cool references to old Japanese tokusatsu as well, but the ending especially. The ending also reminded me a lot of Jaws (but in the sky lol) which I love - very much a twilight zone ep turned creature feature !

[@MarinaAndTheDevil]

Couldn't disagree more. The ending, while not horrific, is so awesome and thrilling.

[@kandy1643]

I so agree, I got chillllls!

[@celestialsaph6402]

As someone who had a panic attack at Rainforest Cafe when I was 7 because of the animatronic gorilla, I definitely relate to your experience with Gordy. Possibly the scariest scene of the year!

[@Dez861]

As a fellow pregnant person, congratulations! I want to correct a small detail (not about the movie) the real-life woman disfigured by Travis the chimp wasn't the animal's trainer/owner. She was a friend of the couple who frequently told the owner that Travis didn't like her, and unsettled her quite a lot ... with good reason. Given that the owner loved and trusted Travis, she dismissed her friend's concerns, asked her to come over to "calm" the chimp, and then there were horrible, horrible consequences. I think that this story really informs the Ricky/Jupe character, he thought his "bond" with the chimp made him some kind of animal whisperer, giving him the idea that if he could "tame" a rampaging chimp, he could do the same with the "watchers." I think the point is that no matter what kind of friendship you think you have with a wild animal, asking them to behave contrary to their nature is impossible; they're called wild animals for a reason, and we need to respect their boundaries.

[@dennofhorror]

Brilliant, Sarah. Wishing you all the best and joy on this new adventure.

[@beejaee5873]

During the "swallowing scene" I started having a panic attack even though I'm not that claustrophobic and it kept getting worse till the end of the movie. I wanted to leave the room but my curiosity to know the end and to have an explanation was too strong. It was one of the worse screening I ever experience.. I was shaking and almost threw up since I ate way too much before the movie. Don't recommend to anybody who has anxiety or have panic attacks regularly

[@CorpseBride64]

A really important warning, thank you.

[@soph541]

The chimp scene scared the shit out of me. It's so realistic. That, and the scene with all the people getting crushed in the alien tube, made me so uncomfortable and afraid. The claustrophobia, the screaming, the blood - it was really well done and honestly made me feel sick. Great horror right there. I was kind of relieved that the ending became more light hearted and funny, because if it was all like those two middle scenes, I wouldn't be able to handle it lol

[@aalllllllexx]

And I love that at the beginning of the movie when Emerald is doing the safety briefing it just seems like a joke about her not knowing how far back in her lineage the jockey was, but realizing that it's actually because she had memorized her late father's safety briefing video and forgot to add the extra great made me cry in the theater. Like obviously it was in part because she needed to memorize the safety briefing, but the fact that she later put it back on to watch was also showing that she was equally affected by his passing and probably feels disconnected from him compared to OJ.

[@brittany-nicol3]

Congratulations!!!! That’s so so exciting!!! I’m so excited for you and your s/o. Please take as much time off for you and your family that you need. Don’t rush back into videos, it’s such a special time having a newborn and they grow up so so fast. Take as much time as you need!!!

[@scottscarboro1973]

Congratulations on your pregnancy! Please keep us updated on your journey. ❤️❤️❤️

[@kaylawashere1]

I’m seeing this in imax tomorrow. I can’t wait! Congrats on the pregnancy! ❤️❤️

[@lordvika2526]

OGM Sarah.....Congrats on the exciting news. You do what you feel like you can do and dont do more than you can do. We will always be here for you.

[@Noxtrust]

Congrats on the pregnancy! And thanks for the review as always.

[@annahamatakehashimoto]

Yay, Capricorn baby! I'm so excited for you, Sarah!

[@mharthernandez6325]

Wait, WHAT? Sarah 🥺 oh my gosh I’m so happy for you!!!! Congratulations!

[@jhmarrio2972]

Congrats Sarah! Amazing news on your new family member 😊. Thank you for all your insights, love your vids!

[@juliao8651]

CONGRATS ON YOUR PREGNANCY!!!! I am a longtime watcher, you are one of my favorite content creators, you seem like such a sweetheart and I know you're going to make an amazing mom!!!!

[@sydneereyes211]

Congrats on the baby & you are so uber-adorable about your time-off! Girl, 3 months is the standard, take ALL the time you need, we will still be here!!! LOVE YOU!!!! XOXOXO

[@StrangerSarah]

so happy for you sarah!!!! i think the other thing with the spectacle aspect that got me was how in our day with the internet we just constantly have spectacles being force fed to us all the time. So like, when they said “it’s in the cloud” and when the alien (i think, my memory is hazy) gets called “the viewer.” oh and when the police say on the news when talking about Jup’s farm, they don’t have the cameras so it’s impossible to say what’s going on. So many aspects of the movie had “pics or it didn’t happen” energy

[@StrangerSarah]

OH! And I saw a theory too that the table cloth in the Gordy scene with rick, while he thinks they’re having a moment. It’s the table cloth that’s protecting ricky park not his magic bond with animals. So his confidence to tame the alien is completely built on a lie.

[@StrangerSarah]

Apparently I have a lot of thoughts, the slowed down I Wear My Sunglasses at Night song. Gave me such chills.

[@frenchbullfrog]

The sound of people on a rollercoaster in the clouds, freaked me out

[@karlaaaa_f]

I picked up two Easter eggs while watching it. One was when they were trying to film the alien at the end and Angel says "They're herrre" (Poltergeist). The other was during one of the shots of the alien flying around, the score was very reminiscent of the tune from Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

[@TomorrowsChild86]

Congratulations!!! That is wonderful news!!♥️♥️♥️

[@user-soon300]

Congratulations🤰 ♥️ all the love

[@santiagovillegas1777]

The ingestion and digestion of the audience made the hair on my skin stand up and I felt it triggered my claustrophobia and the innate fear of being prey/eaten alive. I absolutely hated it (but in like a good way cause damn it was the best part cause it triggered me so). Oddly enough, every time I have seen any of Jordan Peele’s movies in the theater I always have nightmares afterwards. Maybe it’s all the subtext, idk, but I find it weird that no other horror movies do that to me at all.

[@Gee-Raf]

Congratulations!!! Excited for both of you 🥰

[@SaraMarieHale]

the blood scene when you saw the house from far away with the lightning strike, i was in awe it was GORGEOUS

[@bekleedee]

Aww! Congratulations! I wish you all the best!!

[@brettkilian9855]

So just thinking about how since the “aliens” killed his dad by dropping the keys and stuff that means the alien is coming from somewhere else that it killed a bunch of people. What happened before it got to the ranch??

[@austintrousdale2397]

Presumably it was somewhere else doing what its species does, i.e., hiding by day via camouflage, slipping through clouds, soaring over the Earth by night (getting seen and even photographed at a distance), causing seemingly random, brief, power outages and finally, feeding, thereby causing mysterious “disappearances” of people and farm animals.

[@taxidermyrat2768]

there was mention of hikers/walkers having gone missing on a radio station playing in the background at the start

[@ellyelly7235]

I had a different interpretation of some of these things than most people, which I find interesting! - I didn't think the film director "died for the perfect shot". I think he realized that once their film got out the alien would either be killed or contained, and he didn't want that, but he also couldn't live knowing he'd filmed something so incredible and then destroyed said film. Throw in the eldritch-esque madness of seeing something practically incomprehensible, but the "we don't deserve the impossible" scene, and seeing his death this way makes much more sense. - Friendly reminder that the typical plot formula is beginning, rising action, climax, FALLING ACTION, end. I actually don't like how so many horror movies cut the falling action bit and end on the climax. Sometimes you need a minute to come down from it all, and Nope executed that really well. - I feel like naming the alien Jean Jacket and then having Emerald kill it at the end was really morbidly ironic. - This movie has more "Jaws" vibes than it does "modern horror" vibes and I really really like that about it.

[@SunnyMuffinsRox]

I think you're absolutely spot on regarding the themes in Nope. I actually enjoyed this more than Us and Get Out, because it felt more thoughtful and less straight forward than the latter two. However, I will admit that there were some storytelling and pacing issues with Nope that become increasingly apparent in the final act like you said. From what I understand, it's also because this film was pared down from the original cuts length of 3 hours +

[@nicolefisher4779]

Congratulations!!! I had my baby on January 4th! She was early and trust me take more than one month off. Babies are a lot! Love your channel. I am a biggest horror fan but punk out every.single.time. So I watch your channel to get my horror fix lol.

[@peterwall9999]

aww congratulations thats so awesome, wishing u a happy and healthy pregnancy

[@hannahkennedy24]

Congrats on the baby news! 👶 It's so crazy to me, as someone from the UK, that you're only thinking about taking a month off!!! We get like 9 months off in the UK and can also extend it! Does the US not have paid maternity leave?! 🤯 Wishing you all the best lovely.

[@PossessedbyHorror]

oh we do! if you work a normal job (not 9 months tho). since I’m self employed I’m unpaid. but also since I’m self employed and work from home it should be easier for me to get back to work :)

[@hannahkennedy24]

@@PossessedbyHorror oh of course, duh! Clearly I'm the one with baby brain and I'm not even pregnant 🙃 xxx

[@Jhoofnail]

I was worried might not like nope because I really didn’t like “us”. I loved every second of nope… It was surprisingly unnerving! Congrats btw!

[@Brandon0844]

I have been waiting for thisssss. I always watch your videos during lunch time, so this is perfect! Congrats on the baby 👽🛸👶

[@PollyW326]

I'm so excited for you! I watched your vlog announcing your pregnancy and just grinned from ear to ear. Yay! New little horror fan in the oven! I am seeing Nope this weekend so I'm looking forward to that. I'm one that enjoyed US, so am looking forward to Nope!

[@chaseg5878]

I didn't see your announcement so this is the first time I heard but omggggggg I'm so excited for you!!!! Congratulations!!! You're going to be such a great Mom!

[@chubby_deity3143]

Congratz on the baby, I would recommend pre-recording a tier list for baby/children related horror films to celebrate the occasion when you have to take time off

[@jasminw6985]

congrats🥰❤️ but please take all the time you need and dont stress about coming back, enjoy this❤️

[@iridescentlytey4933]

Congratulations on your pregnancy!!! I say this is my favorite because of two things you noted: the rewatch ability and the fact that it’s just so much FUN. I have no other words to describe it other than fun. This could easily become my comfort movie, it’s just that easy and fun to watch.

[@ThePoisonLotus]

OMG!!! Congratulations Sarah! Sending all the love in the world to you and the bb, take as much time off as you need! And for what’s worth: I was so scared of horror movies (up until I was fully 15!) that when horror TRAILERS would pop up in the cinema, I’d have to bury my face into whoever was nearer. Now I watch pretty much only horror.

[@justinblom6504]

Congrats! Been watching you for years and I couldn’t be more thrilled for your new chapter. Here’s to the future of horror fans… ❤️

[@Alexandra_L_K]

The scene that disturbed you the most was also the most terrifying for me… and what also disturbed me about that was Ricky’s attitude towards the event as an adult… the whole “spectacle” horror theme was really effective for me. I don’t think it’s something everyone will find scary but if you know you know I guess lol. It brought me back to this thing that happened in the mall on Black Friday of 2015. The mall was PACKED and there was a suspected shooter. It ended up being some teenage boys fighting- they were shouting and one boy knocked something over but when it hit the floor, it echoed through the mall sounding exactly like a gunshot. People instinctively started screaming and charging out of the mall in a pack. While running I kept turning my head to keep eyes on my siblings. Every time I turned my head I’d catch a person climbing up or hiding behind different things in the mall with their phones out pointing in the direction of the “gunshot” I realized they were hoping to catch a mass shooting on their phones. Once everything was cleared up some of them were leaving the mall, upset they didn’t catch any carnage on video. Thank god there wasn’t any real danger that day but the day has always stuck with me in a disturbing way because of those people. So the spectacle theme of this movie left me with that weird feeling.

[@Nyctm91]

Congratulations! I am so happy for you!

[@allie1564]

i was not expecting a pregnancy announcement im in shock trying to watch this review omg so happy for you

[@damattice23]

Just saw it last night. Loved it! Was happy to experience something new!

[@koolkitty2768]

Congratulations! So happy for you guys! 🥰

[@Jesst102]

I totally agree. After the whole film feeling like it was building up to something huge and then it going nowhere was a bit disappointing for me, especially as you say after a great middle

[@georgianab2842]

I just watched the movie late last night and could not wait for your take, your video came at the best time ! Woot woot

[@poppyaddams6467]

The house scene was my favorite, too. The house itself reminded me of another house that is shown at the beginning of a horror-sci-fi animated movie, called Heavy Metal from 1981. I instantly thought of that house when seeing the scene in NOPE. Maybe it was the camera angle and common movie theme that did that for me.

[@laurenpoole7238]

Congratulations on your pregnancy!!, my oldest watches some horror with me, started at around 13, mostly supernatural ones and we did watch scream, she impresses me how tough she is with jump scares, she didnt even flinch in that famous insidious jump scare, just laughed. But she is mostly scared of apocalyptic films which give her nightmares. Its really fun to share your interests with your child. I tried watching alien with one of my sons he was about 9, but i had to turn it off when ripleys cat reacted to the alien cause the cats reaction freaked him out lol. I read the garden gnome goosebumps to my sons when they were 7 and 9, it was so much fun, we need to read more goosebumps together, i can finish one in 2 sitting with them, i even felt a little scared like wen i was a kid again.

[@nikkineal6431]

I haven't been watching KZbin as much the last couple months. I have 25 of your videos to binge!

[@bryanc7080]

Excellent review! I agree with you on the themes. Big fan of the movie and I can't wait to watch it again as well

[@chelsey1087]

Great review! I respect your opinion, I loved the ending. The middle to the end was my favourite parts

[@alexrenault151]

The screams and sound in this movie is incredible I had chills during the ‘swallowing’ scene

[@gregg3744]

Congrats Sarah!! Wishing you all the best xx