Get Out

Didn't he put the cotton in his ears before he was tied down?

I don't think so. He wakes up tied to the chair. The "cotton balls" are whatever the chair is stuffed with. Isn't he tied to the chair the whole time until the creepy brother comes to get him?

edited 3rd Feb '18 8:32:43 PM by jamespolk

Looking over the work page. Not sure Cut Lex Luthor a Check is a legit example. Seems like Bradley Whitford and company had a clear goal that could not be achieved by honest work.

There's an earlier scene where he tries biting at the restraints. He could lean down to put the cotton in his ears one at a time.

Ah, that works. Whew!

Get Out is coming back for free President's Day screenings at AMC Theaters. One year anniversary.

edited 13th Feb '18 4:34:32 PM by Tuckerscreator

Best Screenplay get! Even if it gets nothing else I think that was the one it deserved most. Those twists, man...

And that seems to be all it got, which is fair. At least it got something good here.

Shape of Water deserved the win. Get Out did too, and Lady Bird. I'd have been satisfied with any of them.

There's a pretty strong tradition of "the real best movie wins one of the screenplay awards" and that might have happened here.

There were so many good movies this year. It's purely a matter of opinion which is best, I think. That it managed a major win like Screenplay even with a significant bloc of the voters biased against it is impressive in and of itself IMO.

edited 4th Mar '18 10:34:38 PM by HamburgerTime

For next year, I think some should try to get Black Panther an Oscar or Globe nomination for at least costume. This movie can really inspire more black led movies to be nominated.

edited 4th Mar '18 10:35:38 PM by firewriter

It definitely deserves wins for costuming and production design.

It won’t win, but I wonder if it can get a Best Picture nomination.

So anyone wonder where the Hell Missy came from? She's pretty integral to the Evil Plan so I wonder how Roman recruited her. How does one stumble upon a sociopathic hypnotist who's okay with Grand Theft Me procedures. Perhaps she was the daughter of another family in the cult who Roman gave to Dean in an Arranged Marriage?

I dunno, when you have a cult which can guarantee immortality, you can get a lot of people to turn on their principles. Mind you, let's also be honest, that recruiting rich white people to do horrible things to black people wouldn't be difficult today let alone a generation or two ago.

edited 11th Mar '18 6:23:08 AM by CharlesPhipps

Uh, it’s not difficult now, unfortunately. There’s plenty of young white supremacists. See Charlottesville.

I just assumed that Missy was part of the cult, which obviously is not confined to a single family, as there was a whole crowd of people there for the auction.

Including an Asian guy, if I recall right.

Peele stated on the DVD commentary that the Armitages' cult is actually an offshoot of a larger immortality-seeking organization going as far back as the Crusades. Its original aim was to find the Holy Grail and use it to become immortal, and over the centuries has split into many different factions, including Roman Armitage's, each pursuing immortality in their own ways. I wonder if any other branches are still active in the present? Peele would certainly have a healthy supply of villains for future movies set in the 'verse if so.

That's scary crap to think about. As you said, this could be more plot potential for future movies. Get Out really should be the start of a Peel horror verse.

He has said he wants to do more horror-social satires, spotlighting different social issues each time.

Oh good Lord please not a "universe". Just let a great movie be a great movie, please.

Peele could be the Alfred Hitchcock of satire horror movies if he plays his cards right.

edited 12th Mar '18 6:25:47 PM by firewriter

Shut up and take my money! .gif