virginiaisforhaters:
i think the thing that gets me the most is that jordan peele movies are not difficult to understand, but people still dont get it and at a certain point it seems almost willful or intentional not to understand anything outside the marvel formula, especially when it comes to movies about the othering or abuse or marginalization of POC. he is a very accomplished writer and director, who skillfully finds the middle ground between throwing ideas in your face and obscuring them in shadows. “whats up with the shoe tho????” its a bad miracle, or its a false memory in jupes mind obscuring his trauma, or hes waiting for the other shoe to drop, or its just something to set the tone. either way, its not about the shoe, its about everything. you just watched a giant hungry predatory camera graphically digest a bunch of people and spit them out, just like the film industry chews people up and spits them out, but the shoe is the thing you cant get past. “what was the point of the monkey scene” its the most pivotal scene in the entire movie, thats the point. its about exploitation, its about trauma, its about the abuse of animal and child actors to manufacture spectacle. thats the entire point of everything, and he didnt exactly spoon feed it to you but its not like you have to have a film degree to get this. you tell me what you think the shoe means. sit with the idea, consider the possibilities.