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[@the_nikster1]

excited for every single one of these upcoming reactions! 😃🤩

[@lisabeloved]

KUNG FU PANDA 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@easagepie]

I would look at Dead Meat podcast's Nope episode..it was really good and does a great job with the analysis and how Gordy is relevant to the story along with Jupe

[@dayangmarikit6860]

Jupe survived Gordy’s attack because he wasn’t looking directly into Gordy’s eyes. A lot of species (including humans), consider direct eye contact to be a form of intimidation. The tablecloth was simply obscuring Jupe’s face and Gordy didn’t feel threatened. Because of this experience, Jupe felt like he was “special” because in his mind he thought that he had the ability to “tame” wild animals.

[@dayangmarikit6860]

Jupe survived Gordy’s attack because he wasn’t looking directly into Gordy’s eyes. A lot of species (including humans), consider direct eye contact to be a form of intimidation. The tablecloth was simply obscuring Jupe’s face and Gordy didn’t feel threatened. Because of this experience, Jupe felt like he was “special” because in his mind he thought that he had the ability to “tame” wild animals.

[@jazznazz4203]

That was put so well

[@RatchetFanGirl27]

It was the shoe he was looking at thats why he's so obsessed with it years later he even displays it in the same position in his office, even tho him seeing it standing up was probably in his imagination

[@a.c.slater7989]

I’d actually say the balloons popping was why he survived. It started with them constantly going off and ended with the final one

[@a.j.1819]

@@a.c.slater7989 That makes no sense. Gordy had every chance to lunch at him until he was shot.

[@bandaloo5902]

The deal with Gordy is just to show that jupe never learned from his past. Like you guys said, he turned the alien into a spectacle, which is exactly what happened with Gordy.

[@phousefilms]

Technically, Jupe was made a spectacle(as the only Asian member of the white cast.)

[@phousefilms]

@@bugginz I mean, they don't say that "Little Jupe"is the same ethnicity. But fine, a non white character among a white cast.

[@7_ty_]

@@bugginz They don’t mean in the movie, the cast in the SITCOM

[@charliejames3421]

its also the shoe- gordy didnt attack jupe because they had a connection, it was because he looked at the standing shoe rather than into gordys eyes. it ties into the whole dont look into the horses eyes / aliens eye and there wont be a problem. so jupe thought he and the alien would get along and he could make money off it because he survived the gordy attack.

[@omegashinra7672]

@@charliejames3421 THAT'S what the shoe was about, it drew my eye in every scene too and I just couldn't figure out what the point behind it was. Brilliant.

[@derp2662]

Fun fact that a lot of people missed: the reason Emerald took multiple pictures before “the perfect shot” was because if you flip those pictures fast, it will play like an animation or video. That is how filmmaking works, which ties into the start where Em mentioned the first ever motion picture was created by a photographer, who took a bunch of fast pictures and put them together to create film! That’s also why when someone says “24 frames a second” it means 24 pictures per second

[@frannymcb_]

I've seen this movie so many times and NEVER put that together!!! Love it

[@patmcconnell9956]

It’s funny cause the main criticism that this is confusing means that those people just literally didn’t understand the focal theme of the movie

[@cajunking5987]

Well yeah, I.E. the confusion

[@patmcconnell9956]

@@cajunking5987 I.E. people wouldn’t have this criticism if they had basic common sense to understand the theme which is so clear as day.

[@cajunking5987]

@@patmcconnell9956 well yeah, I.E. the confusion. Congrats Pat, your brain is functioning at full capacity.

[@patmcconnell9956]

@@cajunking5987 Congrats CajunKing you for some reason feel the need to pick a fight with a random stranger in KZbin comments and ignore my entire point that what’s “confusing” to people is because of their lack of common sense. Your self righteous “well year I.E the confusion” doesn’t mean shit cause what I’m saying is that this confusion is based purely on stubborn, tone deaf stupidity.

[@nox9749]

I think that's kind of fair, when I first watched it blind I had no idea it was about aliens. So I wasn't sure if it was like paranormal or what. Either way, I enjoyed it.

[@spid333rlilly]

Watched this in theaters and the SOUND PRODUCTION WAS INSANE 😭

[@dragontears]

It was so amazing in theaters. I feel so bad for everyone who missed it there.

[@bahahhag]

fr, I love that the experience in theaters was so much better than watching it at home because Peele was inspired to make this movie due to the questioning around if streaming services would completely tank the cinema industry. Seeing it in a theatre really highlighted the sound design.

[@fauxrowsdower7610]

i was mad at myself for missing it in theaters for this reason, so i watched it at home wearing really quality headphones and then i had full-body chills for basically the entire movie it was amazing, if the oscars miss this movie i'm gonna be pissed

[@TheFiveFooter]

Man I know this i slate but I went with my girlfriend in Imax theaters. next to the speakers. THAT SHIT WAS BOOMING. Head hurt like shit but it was great.

[@Fashionbykaykay]

This! Seeing it in theaters is a whole different experience. The sounds were absolutely terrifying 😭

[@KT-zm1qw]

You asked about how Gordy tied to the alien. IMO it was showing how you can't really tame a wild animal. You have to respect the animals you are using on a set. They should have realized the balloons weren't a good idea. They didn't respect OJ and Lucky then Lucky bucked. Ricky/Jupe didn't learn from what happened on set. He was literally feeding a wild animal and in the end it turned on him. The alien costumes he made looked like the old fashioned camera from the set of his show. The reason Gordy didn't attack Jupe is bec he never 100percent looked it in the eyes. He was staring at the shoe at first. Then looking at Gordy through the table cloth. And, he was in a submissive posture. Sorry for the long comments. Love you guys!

[@morrislary4576]

Jupe mistakenly believed he had some special connection with Gordy that let him tame the wild creature, when in truth it was just that, as you said, he stared at the shoe instead of making eye contact and was submissive. He kept that wrong lesson to believe he could have a special relationship with Jean Jacket, which obviously wasn't the case.

[@superior7968]

@@morrislary4576 very well put 👍

[@shovel2828]

The Gordy scenes also point out peoples’ fascination with miracles and the unknown, including the audience’s fascination. There is no meaning behind the shoe standing up straight, it just happened to and consider it some sort of miracle, a bad miracle, like a coin mysteriously killing a man. In the Gordy scenes we never actually see the full damage of Gordy’s attacks, it’s left unseen, which makes us even more curious about something we know we probably shouldn’t see. The Gordy scenes prime us for the concepts of this movie by giving us an example of how miracles and the unknown can be distracting, bad, and potentially dangerous. The alien is such a good threat due to people’s fascination with miracles and the unknown, they can’t help but stare in awe or terror, and they can’t simply let things go, they have to tame it, or get the perfect shot.

[@JuanitoEsBonito]

@@shovel2828 we do kinda get to see the damage when we see what he did to the other child actor that Jupe was friends with she wears a veil over her face was briefly get a peek under it and it's awful.

[@babyfaceweeb8937]

Also the balloons stopped popping. After the scene Gordy apparently signed "what happened to family."

[@SansMerci1013]

Jean Jacket (the alien) ate some hikers at the beginning of the film. You actually hear their screams overhead, which is why OJ and Otis Sr. initially look up. The radio announcer in the background told a story about some missng hikers in the area, so JJ spat out the knick-knacks they had on them when they died.

[@katpiercemusic]

I think there was a lot of inspiration taken from sea creatures with the design of Jean Jacket. Like how it unfurls like a jellyfish when threatened, and how it moves like a stingray or manta ray, and how it eats by sucking in its prey like some sea animals use a siphon, and even that clicking sound it makes reminds me of sonar that whales and porpoises sometimes make.

[@unclewiley1986]

I saw more of a knife ghostfish in its movements but stingray is also a great one! I hadn't even considered it tbh.

[@firstlast-wm3li]

Very much so. Kelsi Rutledge, a graduate student at UCLA, served as the film's science advisor to Jordan Peele. She studies aquatic wildlife and even gave the UFO its own scientific Latin designation: Occulonimbus edoequus, which translates to “hidden dark cloud stallion-eater.”

[@sodagozan2618]

Yeah it really reminds me of the deepstaria jellyfish when it expands

[@lizjewelry]

Something I missed on first watch was the territoriality. The alien had taken up residence in the Hayward/Jupe area and had been hunting. It believed this was its area and would defend it. We see the flashback to the dad talking about Ghost acting territorially for no reason. Ghost had sensed the ship as it had been there awhile. OJ works w/animals so he understands animal behavior, respects animals w/a healthy fear of them, and is thus able to take it on and not die.

[@katpiercemusic]

Territoriality and the rain of blood… I’m pretty sure Jean Jacket was starting to see them as a threat so it was essentially pissing to mark its territory.

[@stellarthealiendeer]

@@katpiercemusic ooooh!

[@avaphynx]

also you can hear about the missing hikers. that creature was eating people for the 6 months or longer.

[@astari_1014]

Imo I think oj did sadly die, I felt like him sitting under the sign saying "out yonder" was subtle hint to that. I think it was more of a hope that he lived is why she saw him. But hey I'd love it if he did live, that's just how I saw it. And yeah I agree the way oj knows animals he really was the only one to take it on. I mean when he was backing up with it slowly coming towards him; it was almost as if he was leading it like a horse or something. It was really interesting.

[@bessythompson1472]

I think Jordan Peele confirmed that OJ lived at the end. it’s not a mirage or anything.

[@jasminebalboa97]

This movie is incredible! I hope it gets a sound and a cinematography nomination at the Oscars. Watching it in imax and Dolby was a game changer. Also, in the opening scene you could hear the radio talk about some hikers that disappeared near the area. It was their things that fell from the sky and killed OJ’s dad.

[@fxbear]

I watched it first by streaming it. Decided the next morning that this was a big screen movie and went to the theater. I was astonished by how much I’d missed on my plasma. Details like the skin of the “ship” rippling like a circus tent from the start. Such a good movie. If you only saw it on tv, do yourself a favor and see it on a big screen. The idea of hearing people screaming when it flies over makes my skin crawl.

[@MsDboyy]

Do you think a movie that’s about a cloud monster should get an Oscar ? ☁️ Lol

[@a.j.1819]

@@MsDboyy Stupid over-simplification. It’s a movie about spectacle and how humans react to it as well as a cautionary tale about underestimating predatory animals. Go figure.

[@julesking1303]

@@MsDboyy That’s like saying The Shape Of Water didn’t deserve an Oscar “because it’s a movie about a woman who fucks a fish man”

[@Bubaiel]

@@a.j.1819 i hate it when people feel the need to oversimplify things like that. Like, if you feel like you have to oversimplify the concept of something you don't like to purposefully make it sound dumber, you already lost.

[@nu_jasuu6873]

I am absolutely petrified. I believe Jordan Peele gave me a new phobia. If things like “Jean Jacket” existed in this world, I wouldn’t want to live in it.

[@Kodaiva]

I mean the main symbolism of the movie is that it’s just like any other predatory animal so technically they do

[@julesking1303]

I mean, they kinda do, but they’re pretty deep underwater so it’s not a real issue. I don’t mean exactly like it, but the design and way it feeds is similar to some ocean creatures

[@Countfoscolikesmice]

the Akira bike stop was a crowd-pleaser

[@m.a.2658]

Ayyyyy! BRYCE GOT IT RIGHT AT THE END! About how Gordy and Jean Jacket are connected thematically more than they are in plot! And how it’s about trying to control and commodify things that are better left alone. Amazing observation for a first watch with no context!

[@gideontoxla8707]

This movie is great, I love that the creatures “true form” is an aquatic type of thing because we are so focused on looking up for the next UAP but realistically under the sea may be the most abundant amount of aliens

[@carsonkistler7819]

idk if i’m the only one who thought of this but jupe invited oj and emerald to the star lasso experience knowing full well he was going to be feeding oj’s horse to an alien? if oj actually went to the show for some reason wtf would jupe do when he recognizes lucky

[@8bitbee148]

totally 😭 jupe thought the whole alien thing would change his tune when in actuality even if things went perfect OJ would be like wtf bro my horse!

[@julesking1303]

@@8bitbee148 like “you couldn’t have gotten that thing some fuckin cows?”

[@pjsmith97]

@@8bitbee148 Well considering he came to the ranch fully knowing Emerald stole from them just couldn't prove it right there, I think he invited them to the show that he was planning to sacrifice their horse in as a means of revenge.

[@phoenixkiger7318]

It ate a bunch of hikers at the beginning, that's where the quarters came from, you can hear the radio talking about how they went missing

[@Yesitsmedaphne]

This one is my favorite Jordan Peele movie so far. The design of the alien at the end was so cool, and I'd love to see a second part focusing on the shenanigans Emerald and Angel get into trying to sell the "Orpah shot" 😂

[@cripwalker665]

Hell٫ i just want to see some real world hijinks ensue with OJ٫ Emerald٫ and Angel

[@DustyHams]

I dont know understand how people dont like this movie

[@darudysandstorm3455]

Jordan Peele is so evil having that digestion scene go on for so long

[@lungboy8980]

I think the popping bit where it was snapping the big green/yellow ribbons or whatever was supposed to be an intimidation display since OJ was finally confronting it and then again with the giant inflatable guy 'staring' right at it

[@lorrainemcgrail6315]

yes I thought so too, it reminded me of the dinosaur from Jurassic Park with the crest around it's neck

[@cajunking5987]

@@lorrainemcgrail6315 reminds me of a cuttlefish “hypnotizing” its prey

[@soslowclo]

I love the theme (like w Gordy) of that we always try to control and are greedy when it comes to creatures/things around us! The scenes w Gordy honestly had me quiet and curled up, almost covering my ears. The sounds were just the worst to endure, like the screams from the UFO 😬

[@marslara]

when the the alien turned into a biblical Angel gave me the heebie jeebies

[@marywilka8769]

the shoe standing up was a “bad miracle” in the midst of something incredibly traumatic- jupe notices something incredible and impossible

[@juliocesarg.r.1238]

the prank from Jupe's children messed me up, I got chills everywhere....

[@lydiaking322]

I love that part. It felt like Peele saying "I could make this kind of movie and make it well..." Like a little tease because that's the kind of alien movie I think most people were expecting.

[@littlelordfuckleroy3822]

This is probably in my top 3 of my favorite movies of the year, it's brilliant!

[@sabrinaviana8826]

Yeah! Nope, x and everything everywhere for me! I really liked scream5 also

[@littlelordfuckleroy3822]

@@sabrinaviana8826 for me it’s Nope, Everything everywhere and The Batman. Wish I wasn’t so much of a whimp when it came to horror, looks like there were tons of great ones that came out this year!

[@dairyproducts2775]

Fr I don’t understand how people hate this movie!

[@XxxMuseluverxxX]

For me it’s Everything Everywhere, Nope and right now tentatively: Men! :)

[@jujutsutoji3552]

For me it’s nope the woman king and probably black panther

[@jeremycovelli]

The scarifies you make as reactors.. this was incredible in Imax! People are used to being spoon-fed too much information.. any movie these days that's a "thinker" gets not great reviews. The barn scene with the tense music in beat with the sprinklers was awesome. Even though the alien is something unrecognizable, it still has very basic animal behavior. It's like an Octopus, it hides in plain sight with a disguise, comes out to hunt, is territorial. At the very beginning of the movie, there's a radio playing talking about missing hikers..

[@lydiaking322]

Agreed! I love a movie that doesn't spoon feed!

[@spid333rlilly]

Also little connection Balloons popping with Gordy: bad miracle Balloon popping inside JJ: good miracle Both are spectacles (Highly recommend checking out dead meats podcast episode on this movie)

[@paulinethegreat1]

YES. I agree. Dead Meat covers horror films so well.

[@69gabygirl]

y’all had the best reaction to this, so glad you enjoyed. this was insaaane in theatres.

[@fauxrowsdower7610]

i was mad at myself for missing it with huge theater speakers so i watched with my beats headphones at home, and then i basically had full-body chills for the entire 2 hours lmao

[@69gabygirl]

@@fauxrowsdower7610 that sounds perfect too honestly hahah

[@hevxhev]

They said it wasn't really scary here, but man watching it in theaters had me shook! I felt right there with them every moment in the fancy movie theater I went to, chills all over. I was TERRIFED of that alien made me so uncomfortable

[@jsrichardson1]

I think the connection with the monkey was that the ranch owner should have known that he couldn't control the "wild animal"/alien because he nor any of the handlers could control the monkey when he was young. Just like the TV show, he was trying to profit off of the "animal attraction"

[@fauxrowsdower7610]

so like, i'm already a certified Peele fanboy and I went into this movie expecting to like it but holy shit! I felt like a twelve-year-old watching Jurassic Park for the first time, I was totally spellbound the entire time i'm so glad you guys had so much fun with it cause by the end of the movie i was watching it at home basically on my feet cheering for OJ and Em while Jean Jacket was chasing them

[@jassicakes369]

It’s sad cause if Jupe dealt with his trauma and actually tried to help people understand the ramifications of using spectacles to gain attention, he really could’ve been one of the heroes in the story. Instead he commodified it to make money and try to gain attention and fame from it like he had when he was younger which really is his and his families downfall.

[@CaioGPL]

How was this movie confusing to people? Isnt it very easy to follow along? 😭

[@alexisdogbo7958]

Because people are different?

[@cathackzz]

i think its less confusing with the plot/storyline for people and moreso with the themes and hidden messages.

[@DeepEye1994]

Maybe people went in expecting normal flying saucer and little green men stuff, and had to adjust to the themes about the animals and that the UFO itself is an animal, it'd probably go smoother on the second viewing for those people when they know what to expect and appreciate the details and how everything works together.

[@lydiaking322]

@@DeepEye1994 that's exactly what it is. People were expecting typical aliens and whatnot. I was too until Keith David's character was killed then I remembered this is a Jordan Peele movie so I opened my mind a bit and took everything for what it was.

[@jonwright6472]

You saw the people being slowly digested, right? And the Gordy scene. And you really weren't scared?!?!!!?!

[@sydney9672]

I was shitting my PANTS at Jupe’s kids 😭

[@yeoldehotdog306]

The whole thing with Jupe, Gordy and the shoe is just a commentary on spectacle, how people are attracted to weird things. While people were being mauled the only thing Jupe seemed to focus on was the shoe that was impossibly sitting on its nose. It has nothing to do with the alien, it was just something that kickstarted his obsession with spectacle. Which would later get him killed. He was saved from Gordy because he stared at the shoe during the rampage and then was looking at Gordy through the table cloth, two things that kept him from looking into the chimp's eyes. It was luck, or a 'miracle' which is how he saw the shoe. Later he looks directly into the eye of Jean Jacket and is killed. That's the point of that scene; people being attracted to spectacle even if it's a dangerous animal that can kill them, people focusing on the mystique and the amazement of it rather than the danger.

[@yutgorpotungyun]

I always wonder if the balloon popping in goody’s set sounds like gunshot to him and maybe he was poached by human in jungles when he was a baby and witnessed his family got massacred. The trauma so deep the balloon popped triggered it or sth

[@autumn7162]

In the beginning of the movie when they showed the barn at they mentioned hikers that went missing in the woods on the radio.

[@Francis...]

Go on.

[@candacebrown6864]

Yay! Please react to another horror movie from this year “X”! There’s a prequel out now called “Pearl”!

[@lizjewelry]

Re: whether or not OJ lived I think it’s meant to be ambiguous- his being perfectly framed on the horse in the fog looking peaceful vs freaked out, anxious, tired, confused etc., under the sign that says ‘Out Yonder’ could be interpreted as a ghost saying a final goodbye from heaven (out yonder’). Personally, I like to think he’s alive ;). Also, the alien design is based on several sea creatures.

[@IntheIndigo]

he lived. there's a whole extra bit to the movie involving him, Em, and Angel meeting with a professor from UCLA to name and classify Jean Jacket's species

[@lizjewelry]

@@IntheIndigo I hope it’s cannon that he lived :). Where can I watch this end bit?

[@ryomahoffman6803]

Gordy is symbolism for Jean Jacket

[@cottonhairedaesthetic2005]

Just trust ash wouldve gotten that ish 🤣

[@the_nikster1]

this is tied with Get Out for me as my favorite Peele movie, and Us is right below it. Jordan Peele never misses. as for the Gordy connection, the movie is about how humans will exploit any spectacle and use it for their own purposes, without really understanding what they’re doing or showing any respect. the title cards (aside from the movie title “Nope”) were the names of every animal that was pivotal to that section: the horses, Gordy, and finally Jean Jacket. everything about this movie is brilliant and has a significance, even the names. for example, the lead character is named OJ as in OJ Simpson, a man well known due to the spectacle around his trial. there are other little things too that you only really notice upon subsequent viewings. great reaction guys! ❤

[@vivianamora7505]

Do you guys think that June felt like he had a connection with Gordy that after he got shot he smiled a little bit like as if to say “great I’m still alive because I had the connection with him and because of that exploding fist bump that we shared he didn’t kill me” Because I swear right after they show him under the table, he smiles just a little bit, and then it flashes to grown-up Jupe who’s sitting on his desk kind of with a little bit of a smile on his face. Don’t you think? So then that means he thought a good connection with this alien that he could just feed the horses and it’ll do what he says thinking it won’t do anything to hurt him 🙂just like Gordy

[@Steef_Lee]

I LOVE this film! It’s my favorite of his. So good. Great reaction as always ❤️

[@KristinaEspinoza]

"I'm going to be scared of UFOs after this." "Did you like them beforehand?" "I mean, I didn't think they would kill me." *Honey, you got a big storm coming.*

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Thanks, Bryce! Thanks, Rob! Thanks, Zuff! ☁ I've loved all of Mr. Peele's movies, this one is a worthy addition. #ReelTime #JordanPeele #Nope2022

[@beckyboyd372]

Others have said it with the Gordy relation and Jupe but there are a few other details: Jupe was so busy looking at the shoe standing up it saved him from looking at Gordy directly and being attacked. The idea of it being a bad miracle as it saved him but under terrible circumstances much like the conversation between Em and OJ. I think with Antler it's exploring the idea that it's usually white folks that end up stealing and taking credit for black talent. Much like Em & OJs great-great-grandfather not ever being credited for his work, he was forgotten (to this day, no one knows who the black jockey is in such a monumental piece of history). Also I appreciate the 'I see you' gesture from OJ to his sister. I might be reading too much into it but it feels like him passing the baton to Em and acknowledging her talents and leading the way to the future (literally on a futuristic electric bike while he's still on the horse). Possibly a wider comment on women of colour being the future of film and Hollywood? :) Sorry I wrote an essay!

[@yujuy.1329]

it ate the hikers at the beginning of the movie. that's where the quarters and keys came from

[@DGX24]

"its a quarter!" "thats a nickel isnt it?" "it's some kinda coin..."

[@patriece2215]

Can’t believe someone like Jake Paul would even criticize a movie this good just bc he couldn’t understand it.

[@EchanteDante]

I absolutely LOVED this movie! I was confused and felt the Chimp scenes didn’t make sense or connect in anyway at first…but after thinking about it and rewatching it it clicked.

[@EchanteDante]

This movie’s acting, sound design, cinematography/camera shots, lighting, dialogue, comedy, tension, action, and creativity are off the charts!!!

[@EchanteDante]

Also everyone explained the Gordy the Chimp stuff but I wanted to add something not many people are talking about…Jordan Peele is friends with comedian Bobby Lee and at the premiere Jordan told Bobby that Gordy The Chimp connects to the alien like everyone explained already…but he is also meant to represent Jordan. So Jordan was a cast member of Mad TV (an SNL like sketch comedy show…that started based on a popular comedic magazine known for its cartoony art style) and so was Bobby Lee. Basically Jordan had 5 days left on his contract with MAD TV and he was leaving the show…SNL contacted him and wanted him to come be a permanent cast member and play Barrack Obama. MAD TV refused to let Jordan out of his contract early even though they knew the opportunity he had and made his last days there miserable. Jordan also felt that MAD TV was all about exploitation making fun of terrible things and celebrities and pop culture/new stories. So the chimp is meant to represent Jordan and how he felt like they were exploiting him using him as a prop and not caring about him at all. Also in the movie you can see a MAD TV magazine depicting the chimp Gordy’s Birthday incident. Just wanted to share because I thought that was super interesting and you don’t really see or hear many people talking about this information. You can watch the podcast clip of Bobby Lee explaining the Chimp scene and what Jordan said he meant by it.

[@on9luddite]

I honestly loved that the movie just went full on Alien alien. I wanna say subvert kinda that whole Jordan Peele thing but Us was wacky AF too! Loved the whole modern alien sci-fi cowboy thing going on.

[@11ibi]

Yes this is for sure my second favourite Jordan peele film for sure after the masterpiece that is get out and keke Palmer gave a standout performance could see Oscar noms for cinematography

[@cottoncandyslushie9016]

Love your reactions and discussions 🔥🔥🔥

[@thecaffeinatedteacher7046]

Great reaction guys, this is by far my favorite reaction from you guys. Keep it up 👏🏽

[@KurotsuchiDClown]

My favorite of the three 🤘

[@akaprepare]

Jordan Peele stated that NOPE is a acronym for Not of Planet Earth

[@luks105]

Amazing reaction, guys! I absolutetly loved this jordan peele movie. It's such an unique alien story, totally unexpected.

[@jmo4479]

I love your channel, and your reactions. Keep up the good work!

[@emmab2514]

finally I’ve been waiting for this movie reaction 😫

[@tabularasaconfirmed]

This movie is incredible. Going in, I kind of knew it was aliens and horses but didn’t think it through that I was afraid of aliens, horses, and chips/monkeys 😂 so I was SCARED. But I love the mission, the planning, the teamwork

[@JohnGundy]

This is movie of the year for me so far. Amazing movie. Glad y’all reacted to it

[@karlmoles6530]

I'm glad to see people react to this great film

[@thecircleofgaming6098]

Im so glad we are having the same thoughts about the opening scenes such a funny experience theatricals ( also W reaction but on the radio opening scene it says hikers disappeared around that area with no contact)

[@AesKomics]

Love u guys! Lol got so excited when I got this notif

[@Synaira]

I'm so freaking pumped to watch this!!!

[@Nomadxcvii]

I feel like with this movie it’s not really complex and I went into the cinema with the idea that it was like any other alien movie ever made. The story was great, the characters were great and the idea that aliens could look like a UFO was really interesting.

[@gentity8589]

Nope (2022) is such a great mind-blowing movie. Wanted to see you guys react on Outlander (2008). It's vikings vs a super predator alien movie and it's my favorite.

[@alarias9927]

One thing I noticed is how in the beginning OJ’s dad makes a comment about ghost like “Listen to ghost being all territorial” and then OJ eventually makes the connection that Jean Jacket is also territorial and thought the ranch was its home. So did Ghost. Which is why i think he was the first horse to go.

[@snejanaceneva3455]

the main point of the movie as far as i know is showing what people would do to catch or/and see a spectacle. for example the chimp or the alien and how we would even sometimes lose our lives like the documentary guy or lie to ourselves like jupe for it. also i think its very very cool how when the chimp noticed jupe under the table the lamp in front of it spun and looked exactly like the alien so i think that shows how the two represent the same thing.

[@Shtuhtefup]

So funny what yall decide to pay attention to vs what slips past yall

[@jullepteah7723]

Lucky did such a great job!

[@kyleiq1912]

zuff calling it in the first 4 mins of the video is insane

[@LanceLust1980HugeTheWarningFan]

The Gordy's Home scene is necessary to show that Jupe didn't learn anything from the sitcom massacre. It is there to ground the story yet give it gravitas when Jupe's decision to do exactly the same thing he was helping with during his youth instead of learning and understanding what happened when he was a kid. He decides both in his youth and adulthood to do something regretful. But he isn't given long to regret his decisions the second time around. He's giving small chuckles during his speech. He almost senses that what happened during the Gordy's Home massacre is going to happen again. Maybe not consciously, subconsciously. But every time he gives a chuckle he seems to be blind to what he might already know because of the Gordy's Home event. But it's just under the surface, which is coming out through the small chuckles. He sent his kids to the Haywood's ranch for a prank to tell OJ and Em that he knows about the stolen decoy horse. What kind of person would do that? Instead of simply going to the authorities to get the metal horse back he sends his own children. They could have been killed doing what they did. It shows that Jupe's experience was hindered by what could possibly be considered psychopathy. He went through a lot during the Gordy scene and yet decided to do what he does for both the stolen horse decoy and getting back at OJ and Em, and setting up a show with something he doesn't understand. All he wants is a profit. Sure, you can cut that "chimp" scene, but his character arc, or lack thereof, wouldn't be as devastating. The girl who Gordy put the brunt of his rage towards, who happened to be in the audience during The Star Lasso Experience, would have no merit. Peele seems to have wanted as much darkness and experience in these characters that without the "chimp" scene it wouldn't have worked. The fact that Jupe didn't learn anything about their experience and having invited Mary-Joe Elliott to the grand opening, he ends up bringing her back into the trauma. Does Jupe know that those horses are beamed up into a monster's month and belly? He mentioned that they haven't come out to greet him yet, so I'm not sure if he knows that OJs horses are no longer with us? Perhaps he longed to rekindle the tragic past? If the horses didn't return from the alien abduction like humans have claimed to, I think he might clearly know the danger but decides to write it off for a profit. Just like Mary-Joe and he did for the sitcom. It all comes together rather nicely with perfect pacing to me. Another thing. During Gordy's Home many think that the flying saucer played a part but if you remember that the alien eats electricity, and all the soundstage lights were on, it means that has nothing to do with it. The shoe standing on its heel is supposed to resemble a bad miracle and it is the reason Jupe made it out alive. Instead of locking eyes with Gordy, he was staring at it. I absolutely love OJs character. His shut-up demeanor shows that he relates more to his horses than people around him. Some have speculated that he might be autistic. The way he behaved does suggest that. He is probably terrified but doesn't know how to show it. Some people are like that. People who have seen a lot of violence and those who are traumatized can act differently than normal folks tend to. The movie is about spectacle and it is ironic that OJ is very introverted about everything and everyone. He can't express himself like most do with dialogue. By the end he's talking a lot more because he is forced out of his shell. Angel notices Holst, the cinematographer, popping pills, which is supposed to give the impression of a possible illness, which I think is supposed to let the audience know that whatever he's suffering from might be a terminal illness, so going out the way he did was kinda appropriate. That is why he decided to go out trying to film the impossible shot...but the film goes with him. It wouldn't likely make it if it falls from Jean Jacket and crashes to the ground. It would destroy the footage. When OJ doesn't ride up to his sister and have her giddy-up onto the horse, and the fact that the sign OJ and Lucky are just below reads: Out Yonder tells me that OJ and Lucky aren't alive. The end shape of Jean Jacket is supposed to resemble deep sea life, flowers and some say biblically accurate angels. I think that Jean Jacket feeds on electricity. UFOs are said to mess with electricity and I think Peele was a genius in that we see the electricity being shut off whenever the flying saucer is nearby. If you pay attention during the scene when the audience of The Star Lasso Experience are being pulled into the digestive tract, you'll notice pulsing light coming from the insides. Having it feed off electricity makes it so that when the camera is showing what is happening to the audience, it can light the scene. Very disturbing.

[@em.415]

This movie took place right outside L.A. near Santa Clarita. I used to live near there.

[@paulklenknyc]

Just checked, already subscribed! Boo-yah!

[@jelletinny]

I also love that despite the characters’ assumptions, it’s never confirmed to be an alien. In fact, considering it settled over a (relatively) small area because it was being fed, it probably doesn’t travel through space… plus it has to eat what twice a week? No way it’s an alien. It’s 100% Earthling! Which makes this much more terrifying

[@tyneseee2350]

If that’s the alien, imagine the actual ufo must be size of a planet

[@tyneseee2350]

Like it’s “home” like how we drive cars but we have homes Idk it’s not making sense explaining it like this lmfso

[@a.j.1819]

What’s to say it’s home isn’t earth ? It could have been native to earth all along and people just rarely see it. When they do, they interpret it as something “out of space”.

[@tyneseee2350]

@@a.j.1819 hmmm good theory, maybe it’s been in areas like the ranch, hence why not many ppl have seen/ heard ab it or just don’t believe it

[@EchanteDante]

Also not sure if you guys caught on that a lot of the noises you hear the “UFO”/creature making isnt the creature itself but it’s victims screaming from being inside its digestive tract and also being whipped and flown around making crazy maneuvers at crazy speeds. Hence why it sounds like people/animals screaming bloody murder but also like the screams you’d heard standing near a thrill ride

[@allaussievlogs9028]

just realised the screaming they hear in the sky at the start are the missing hikers

[@scottwilson1004]

ngl with this movie. if you dont like it... kinda ur fault. if you don't get it...ur fault. It's pretty clear if you just watch it IMO, sure more watches can help you out, but not fully understanding all the oddities doesn't make it a bad movie. It's meant for you to think about it, and wonder rather than explaining each and every naunce.

[@ptida666]

Understanding the movie doesn't change the fact that it was boring as hell. The concept was great but the execution was average at best.

[@dragontears]

Yes. There are all sorts of electronics in your vehicles.

[@Treyshon00]

Loved the reaction! You guys caught on to a lot of the nuances on the first watch 👌🏽 Steppin out on a limb, but Can we still get an US (Jordan Peele) reaction? Throwback for spooky season, maybe? 😫 🙏🏽

[@remoney]

@ 50:10 me too. I'm looking for UFO Campers lol

[@Cassandra6]

It’s my favorite movie of the year

[@peterengelen2794]

That's Michael Wincott, one of the greatest actors of all time (and yes, that's his real voice). Check out his filmography. Greetings from the Netherlands.

[@jenniekimsbff]

The guy in the middle is always on the money. Great observation skills

[@EchanteDante]

Wow the subtitles totally gave away part of the movie wayyy too early kind of a bummer for you guys…because that reveal in the theater was sooo good. You seeing that it was Jupe saying “what if I told you you’d leave here different?…my family and I witnessed a spectacle”..but in the theater you can barely make out what the loud speaker voice in the distance was saying. So you didn’t realize Jupe was aware and connected to the UFO.

[@horrorcide13]

I watched this at home and heard this clearly. It was kinda obvious what Jupe was doing before this scene and it was even given away in the trailers.

[@travisscott456]

What’s up with buddy in the green jersey making all crazy faces

[@notic0al899]

Theres no electricity in car engines, but theres electricity in car batteries!

[@ptida666]

The car still wouldn't stop genius

[@brandonashe1763]

watching this in Imax was such a great decision

[@user-tj7wd3vl7x]

Nickname’s for you guys. We got rom left to right. Mark Wahlberg from Invincible, Taron Egerton from Eddie The Eagle and Zachary Levi from Shazam. Jean Claude Van, Damme I’m good 😂

[@CarrotFlowers421]

THE AKIRA SLIDE

[@96blm]

You can’t tame a wild animal!

[@cozycramorant9017]

Definitely was the perfect title; I feel like I was saying "nope" a lot. lol

[@stbn100san00]

homie in the green having a spasm every time he finishes a sentence

[@esoterca]

Gordy is actually based on a true case as well.

[@BlackGirlMarvel]

The reason OJ didn't leave wasn't because of $ there's still horses on the ranch & they come first.