Director
Jordan Peele
Leading Actors/Actresses
Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams
Supporting Actors/Actresses
Catherine Keener, Bradley Whitford, Lil Rel Howery, Lakeith Stanfield
Genre
Horror, Satire
Language
English
Awards
Academy Award Winner for Best Original Screenplay
Date of Release
February 24, 2017
Producer
Jason Blum, Edward H. Hamm Jr., Sean McKittrick, Jordan Peele
Setting and Context
Upstate New York
Narrator and Point of View
No narrator or point of view, but the film stays with Chris' journey for most of the film
Tone and Mood
Unsettling, Scary, Comic, Satirical, Violent
Protagonist and Antagonist
Protagonist is Chris, Antagonist is Rose and her family
Major Conflict
The major conflict is that during a weekend spent with his white girlfriend's family, Chris becomes more and more convinced that there is something nefarious taking place beneath the surface, and he must struggle to escape before he gets trapped there forever.
Climax
The climax occurs when Walter shoots Rose and when Chris almost strangles Claire.
Foreshadowing
The death of the deer foreshadows Chris using the mounted deer head to kill Dean. Missy drinking tea foreshadows her using the teacup to hypnotize Chris. The kidnapping of Andre in the very beginning foreshadows the "Order of the Coagula" operation.
Understatement
The end is an example of understatement used to comic effect. Instead of freaking out about all of the crazy things that have happened, Rod turns to Chris and says, "I mean I told you not to go in that house."
Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques
Allusions
Allusions to American slavery, to Tiger Woods, Jeffrey Dahmer, Barack Obama
Paradox
At the end, after Rose has been shot and proven herself to be a cold-blooded and untrustworthy killer, she tells Chris that she loves him.
