After extensive research on gender differences and stereotypes demonstrated in dramatic thrillers there was quite a bit of information that I found interesting. Most dramatic thrillers have a female as the main character who is generally weak and not as in power. The criminal or villain is usually a man who is more in power and stronger than pretty much everyone in the movie. This is how they are able to commit crimes with ease. Other movies also portray racial differences usually between the blacks and whites which is pretty evident.
Film Analysis: The film ‘Get Out’ is a 2017 thriller that is about a black man who goes with his white girlfriend to meet her family in suburbia for the weekend. The movie shows how Chris picks up on the strange behavior this family is demonstrating. The parents of the girlfriend, Rose, are a little uneasy about her interracial relationship. Things start to get out of hand as the weekend goes on and disturbing events are taking place in the family.
In the film, the social group difference is really portrayed and obvious. The black character, Chris, is dating a white woman, Rose, who invites his to visit her family in suburbia. The film goes on to show how Chris sees this white family in his eyes and the strange things they are doing. The audience gets Chris’s point of view of his terror by the white society. The parents of Rose are also hesitant about the interracial relationship their daughter has which really represents the racism throughout the film. However, because Chris is revealed as the protagonist in the film, the audience gets used to him which creates the empathy we grow for him. In further research, I found how Peele signifies what black men have to do in order to survive in a white society.
Sources:
Romano, Aja. “How Get Out Deconstructs Racism for White People.” Vox, Vox, 7 Mar. 2017, www.vox.com/culture/2017/3/7/14759756/get-out-benevolent-racism-white-feminism
“Get Out.” IMDb, IMDb.com, www.imdb.com/title/tt5052448/plotsummary.
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