Us (Jordan Peele, 2019): A Fright Friday Film Review

Hey Horror Hounds! Today on the channel I'm talking about the 2019 horror flick "Us"! This is the second full-length horror feature from director Jordan Peele and the film was a hit! Watch this video to hear my full rundown on this soon-to-be elevated horror classic! Thank you for watching!!

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The movie was surprisingly funny and very entertaining. I love the concept as well as the social commentary HOWEVER it has the same issue i have with a lot of jordan peeles work: nonsensical plots that prioritize allegory and commentary over having a cohesive narrative that makes sense. I just find it too hard to overlook the absurdity and plot holes in things like get out and Us. Nope was an improvement in that regard, as i feel like the commentary and symbolism was more organically woven into the narrative and it just felt like a more solid and cohesive movie. However even nope was really lacking something for me. But its just a matter of taste for me. Hes a great filmmaker it just so happens that stylistically and narratively he continuously makes choices that personally bother me. And it can be a little frustrating because he has drastically influenced the trajectory of modern horror in such a short amount of time, just like ari aster with hereditary. And because of that so many people are emulating their styles and in turn emulating the same things i dont like. So after seeing all of jordans and aris movies and countless movies that desperately want to be get out 2 or hereditary 2 and emulate these sorts of narratives and filmmaking styles, just leaves me kind of frustrated and burnt out on the original work.