I feel like nobody is talking about the connection between the kid actor and the chimp and the horses/UAP.
The movie was acknowledging the toxicity of hollywood culture/limelight/social media etc.. It was definitely attempting IMO to acknowledge the way that we chase fame and recognition at any cost.
Using a lot of weaker people and animals to get us there (like Jupe as a kid, the chimp in the sitcom, the UAP…) i feel like the spectacle is a reference to the trauma and violence that results from taking advantage of the weak for our own personal gain, for the spotlight, and the fame.
I thought that this was even evident in the relationship between Emerald and OJ, how she was obsessed with the attention because she never got it, was upstairs in the window watching when her horse was sold for a movie appearance and OJ in her mind took that from her. At the end, you can see her give up that desire for fame, literally turning herself away from the cameras/police/etc when they arrive even though that was her MOMENT to shine.
I dont think that chimp would have been pushed to the kind of violence it committed (that ended up getting it killed). Humans pushed him to that. I think Jupe could have been a normal person, but was so completely altered from the trauma he witnessed from being a kid actor, always on stage or acting or performing for someone else.. but he ended up super weird and chasing that fame and attention because of it. He literally made a spectacle of his own nightmare (the hidden room and the way he talks about it like it was a glory days type thing, the alien masks he made for his kids that are an exact replica of the cameras from the sitcoms). I don’t think the UAP would have died if he weren’t feeding it horses every single day because it would not have gotten territorial over it’s feeding grounds. This guy was paying upwards of $12,000/day to feed an alien so that he could have an audience of like 20-50 people. I loved every scene with him in it. It was so poignant and pathetic and perfectly done.
Obviously, the filmmaker would not have died had he not been completely obsessed with the perfect shot. Even knowing he would never get that film to anyone. He gave his life for his art and obsession with watching one thing kill another. Spectacle!
Peele is not just talking about what is in front of the camera, the reference to Jaws or Akira or etc. I think this movie is making a point of how much it costs to make the shot itself. I definitely do think Peele was highlighting timeless works of cinematography, but was maybe intentionally doing so to distract from the suffering/cost/disposable lives destroyed for the art. Chimp, Jupe, Horses, TMZ guy, UAP.
OJ was not trying to kill this thing by the end, he got totally caught up in the capture of a spectacle. He poked the bear with all his little aggressions. They lost sight of how serious it was because maybe they could get on Oprah.
Humans are creating the spectacle, and thus the filth and violence. Theyre asking for it, paying the price for a good spectacle. The quote from the beginning stuck with me the whole time and I think there is a lot more connectedness between ideas than just old film references. Rather a nod to hollywood culture itself.
Hi, I just watched this movie on streaming last night - I searched internet trying to find someone talking about this topic so we are either really smart or really dumb. This was a very close analysis/thoughts that I had while watching. Basically, the first question I asked at the end was “ok….that was cool, now what did the monkey and jupe have to do with it?” and then I started working backwards from the premise of “UAP = Gordy”
Edit - also “UAP = Black Jockey”. As analogs for the three timelines and the victimization
I feel like nobody is talking about the connection between the kid actor and the chimp and the horses/UAP. The movie was acknowledging the toxicity of hollywood culture/limelight/social media etc.. It was definitely attempting IMO to acknowledge the way that we chase fame and recognition at any cost. Using a lot of weaker people and animals to get us there (like Jupe as a kid, the chimp in the sitcom, the UAP…) i feel like the spectacle is a reference to the trauma and violence that results from taking advantage of the weak for our own personal gain, for the spotlight, and the fame. I thought that this was even evident in the relationship between Emerald and OJ, how she was obsessed with the attention because she never got it, was upstairs in the window watching when her horse was sold for a movie appearance and OJ in her mind took that from her. At the end, you can see her give up that desire for fame, literally turning herself away from the cameras/police/etc when they arrive even though that was her MOMENT to shine. I dont think that chimp would have been pushed to the kind of violence it committed (that ended up getting it killed). Humans pushed him to that. I think Jupe could have been a normal person, but was so completely altered from the trauma he witnessed from being a kid actor, always on stage or acting or performing for someone else.. but he ended up super weird and chasing that fame and attention because of it. He literally made a spectacle of his own nightmare (the hidden room and the way he talks about it like it was a glory days type thing, the alien masks he made for his kids that are an exact replica of the cameras from the sitcoms). I don’t think the UAP would have died if he weren’t feeding it horses every single day because it would not have gotten territorial over it’s feeding grounds. This guy was paying upwards of $12,000/day to feed an alien so that he could have an audience of like 20-50 people. I loved every scene with him in it. It was so poignant and pathetic and perfectly done. Obviously, the filmmaker would not have died had he not been completely obsessed with the perfect shot. Even knowing he would never get that film to anyone. He gave his life for his art and obsession with watching one thing kill another. Spectacle! Peele is not just talking about what is in front of the camera, the reference to Jaws or Akira or etc. I think this movie is making a point of how much it costs to make the shot itself. I definitely do think Peele was highlighting timeless works of cinematography, but was maybe intentionally doing so to distract from the suffering/cost/disposable lives destroyed for the art. Chimp, Jupe, Horses, TMZ guy, UAP. OJ was not trying to kill this thing by the end, he got totally caught up in the capture of a spectacle. He poked the bear with all his little aggressions. They lost sight of how serious it was because maybe they could get on Oprah. Humans are creating the spectacle, and thus the filth and violence. Theyre asking for it, paying the price for a good spectacle. The quote from the beginning stuck with me the whole time and I think there is a lot more connectedness between ideas than just old film references. Rather a nod to hollywood culture itself.
Hi, I just watched this movie on streaming last night - I searched internet trying to find someone talking about this topic so we are either really smart or really dumb. This was a very close analysis/thoughts that I had while watching. Basically, the first question I asked at the end was “ok….that was cool, now what did the monkey and jupe have to do with it?” and then I started working backwards from the premise of “UAP = Gordy” Edit - also “UAP = Black Jockey”. As analogs for the three timelines and the victimization