The scene of all the people getting swallowed and screaming for like hours while they got crushed together and digested through a tube was honestly really disturbing to watch for me.
I felt the same. What didn’t help is I watched it in IMAX. Just the idea of being eaten alive was always a disturbing thing to me. Seeing all those bodies fly into its mouth and then seeing internal shots of the people screaming in agony really shook me, especially considering how loud IMAX is.
I interpreted the two forms of the UFO way differently. The saucer form, THAT was “predator mode”. That’s the form that it used to hunt, chase down, capture, consume its prey. The other form was not the “predator mode”. The other form was like when a puffer fish blows up, when those lizards expand their frills, when a cat arches its back, or when a bear stands on its hind legs. They’re not hunting. They’re trying to look bigger and intimidating. They perceive a possible threat to themselves or their territory, or a rival, and they’re getting ready to fight. That’s why it’s important that it only takes that form when it stares down OJ, because it respects him. And when it stares down the big balloon, because it’s another giant flying thing in its territory.
Also it was going apeshit at the moment like gordy did that's why it was ignoring the flags. You can just before that that it attacks their house sucking up inorganic material, at the moment it's out to get them it's not a monkey that'll dance for them for a shot.
The alien doesn’t attack OJ for the same reason the ape doesn’t attack Steven Yeun’s character, they both avoided eye contact. Everyone else that does make eye contact was attacked which is why Keke’s character uses the giant balloon with the huge eyes. OJ also uses he pulls his hoody up to lure the alien since it had 2 reflectors on the back of the hood that looked like eyes.
none of their plan involved a solution to kill the thing. It was about getting it on film, so it's not that weird that destroying it with the big float wasn't planned out and was a spontaneous thing.
It's one of those things where it's like really? The film should have ended with the brother's sacrifice and she leaves and has the creature on film. The ending was really bad imo.
@@MetroidPurples but how would she catch it on film without going to the well tho no electronics work around it remember and it died the same way monkey died in the flashback that’s how he tied the UFO and Gordy together, that ending would make the movie worse
I think the thing that Alex is forgetting is that the balloon wasn’t to kill it, but to get its attention so that she could get a photo of it from the well. I think Keke Palmers character was just as surprised that it actually died trying to eat it
@@lochofmceo The strings were most likely just symbolism for the audience. I doubt she thought just because it had 4 strings, that the big inflatable balloon was gonna kill it. Plus, it doesn't really match the theme. One theme the movie touches on is how animals and nature are made a spectacle, even if it hurts them. For example, the chimp died, horses get stressed (hundreds of horses died on set of ben hur for example). But they don't necessarily kill these animals on purpose, they just don't care about their well being, they just care about the money. They leave precaution to the wind. Emerald was the same way, she wanted a picture, not even thinking about the risk that she could hurt the alien.
@@lochofmceo no the strings would have made it not eat it. The giant balloon was a person shape with an eye. So it looked like the balloon was looking at the monster. The pressure from that size balloon killed it.. whether by accident or purpose
4:55 You 3 guys missed A LOT. The monkey also did not kill the girl who played Jupe’s sister on the sitcom. She was his “first crush” in the wheel chair at his UFO show. That’s why the woman’s mouth was all messed up. Seriously, how did you three and your staff all miss that??? Were you watching the movie? She survived only to die by Jupe’s over confidence in his ability to control animals/creatures/nature. He thought he was special and understood how to communicate and deal with the terrifying situations. Jupe and the sitcom incident was not a red herring, it fits, was made clear, and worked in the story.
@@andrewprosser9995 the message of why this actor was willing to put everyone’s life in danger and provide horses to the UFO for 6 months? Doubtful. We also got different comparisons. Jupiter’s take away from an animal outburst on a film set, and OJ’s take away from an animal outburst on a film set. It worked.
@@andrewprosser9995 the monkey scene shows the audience what triggered his idea that he’s special and can understand animals/nature. Gordy wasn’t immediately murking him like everyone else so this feeling transferred with this giant alien where he felt he was the chosen one
@@andrewprosser9995 if he's reaching, and he's not, then I would say you have your arms tied behind your back. Not reaching but also bound to misunderstanding.
The camera guy essentially killing himself to get the money shot to me was a further metaphor to how we value recording footage that would make us viral/rich over human life itself. The shot became more important to him than his own survival. Nearly every day on social media, we see predicaments that could’ve been stopped if people put down their phones and helped, but instead decided to stand by and document the whole thing for clout. Every person in the main crew was guilty of this. The dinner table scene solidified this as one of the main themes this movies tells. Angel: “So… other than the money, we’re doing this to save a bunch of lives… and possibly Earth, right?” OJ & Em: “Y-yeah… I guess.”
ya that was exactly my understanding. wonderful metaphor how everyone is chasing the next viral clip and no longer care about the people being harmed in front of the camera to the point he only wanted to record himself then be saved
In order to convey that message, you need realistic subtilty. By making him an over the top fake version (let's be real, these cowardly Hollywood directors would risk their lives for nothing), it failed in that regard. That being said, I thought the movie overall was a solid 8 but that was the biggest disappointment of the movie for me, with the TMZ reporter's over the top attitude a close second.
@@greasyguido I was disappointed about the use of the TMZ guy as well, until I realized that maybe that character is a blanket representation of TMZ as a whole organization, not just the individual itself, hence the over the top arrogance and stupidity. That to me makes it all make more sense.
The way Alex as reacting in the non-spoiler vid, I was thinking the movie ended with it all being a story then someone asks if it really happened to which the teller says "nope!" 🤣
@@TravelsTTG a deleted scene shows that the creature actually survived. Because Jordan Peele convinced Universal to make a sequel reportedly saying "This is the start of something new."
He didn’t get the money shot. He was willing to die to get that shot inside the alien. And he was talking about the Golden Hour. The sun was about to set. The best time to take pictures.
@@josuepena269 when?I doubt it wasn't broken.The whole point of that section was that they lost all the footage.That's why Em used to the camera in that well to get the shot.
@@josuepena269 I figured that camera was broken from the fall.Cameras not that tough .And they said something about that being their last camera and he looked at it disappointed,
Although slightly on the nose, I think this movie is a metaphor for the lengths people will go for infamy, Jupiter's obsession with his SNL skit and the fame that came with the chimp attack / ignoring the real trauma he faced, the TMZ guy being more concerned with whos recording then his 18 broken bones, the Fry guy constantly shoving himself into something he knows will be financially huge, the cinematographer chasing the 'impossible shot' , etc. Everyone wants a piece of this Alien pie as they know it will make them immortalized.
To the point where the chance of going viral is more important than all of humanity. Referring to the part before they enact the plan and the Fry guy is asking, "This is gonna help ppl right? This is why we're doing this?" And they basically respond, yeeeah suuure.
@@ChitoBandito6 I think the Fry guy represents most of us, he wants to get in just enough to see the truth for himself, until he realizes what he got himself into after digging deeper, then finally begins to question if what he is doing is for a good cause. Good interpretation
Very interesting reading. I saw it more like the whole point behind cinema is to capture or immortalize the beauty of our reality and maybe it came about from the irresistible urge someone had to show the world something they saw with their own eyes
The film maker died the way he did is because he had a fascination with capturing predators hunting prey on film. Almost everytime he was on screen he was watching films of predators killing prey. He never cared about helping them get money, he just saw an opportunity to take part in his passion.
The “Impossible shot”. He was the prey and he tried was recording it from his perspective. He was always watching films of predictors killing their prey but never never the other way around, ultimately it ended up getting him killed in the end.
@@prodtgnd he did get the perfect shot though, and im positive the movie told us dude was already out the door, at least that was my impression before that scene happened.
I think there's a suggestion that the filmmaker character was terminally ill. I took his suicide as him going out on his terms, getting the shot that could be remembered for all time. As for the helium balloon, the force of a balloon that large is massive. Additionally, the explosion happens on the alien's internal organs. I don't think it's a stretch that it would kill the alien.
Horses go down with bloat, if left untreated. I feel like Jeanjacket is also some type of more than one stomach creature. So imagine jellfish-like plus helium gas, makes some sense, the "poof" ending.
The shoe standing up could’ve also been a metaphor for the idiom, “wait for the other shoe to drop.” Which means: To await a seemingly inevitable event, especially one that is not desirable.
Maybe. Its really one of two things that are hinted within the movie. Its symbolism for a bad miracle (they mention a bad miracle in the movie). The shoe standing miracle was caused by the bad event of the chimp killing everyone. Then he turns that bad miracle into a way to make money (that couple who stayed in the room for 60k). And he gets carried away in his hubris after the chimp incident, and wants to make money from the Alien by making it a spectacle (which is most likely Peele's antonym for miracle). It can also symbolize how Jupes focuses on the wrong things. He wasn't watching the chimp murder, he was looking at the shoe, even in his PTSD memories, he remembers the shoe a lot more than other things. The same way that he focuses on the that miracle (which will give him money/fame), instead of the alien itself, which further would lend himself to create a spectacle of the alien. He was focused more on the money than the fact that there was an alien right in front of him. Me, personally, I lend myself to the first one more.
The shoe in that position is showcasing that the character is an unreliable narrator. He remembers that flash back, specifically the shoe in the same position as it is in his mini museum. He has a warped memory of the event that plays into his delusion. But I like that people can see the same thing in this movie and have different takes from it.
@@superfinevids I would agree with you except at the beginning of the film they show the same scene and the shoes is also standing up. For him to be an unreliable narrative the film would’ve shown his perspective and what really happened. The scene with the aftermath of Gordy is shown at the beginning and during the flashback, in both scenes the shoe was standing up.
Maybe its just me but the creatures mouth looked like a shutter of a camera film. It almost appeared as if it was taking a few shots of its victims before eating it. Even more, its appearance in prey mode is that of an eye, as it is always watching below.
I think that Antlers Holst, the cinematographer’s death was slightly forced in, but it also has great tie-ins to my interpretation of the film. Midway through the film, he says, “This dream you’re chasing, where you end up at the top of the mountain with all eyes on you… it’s the one you never wake up from.” Not only does he die in the exact same way that he told the Haywoods they would, but that death sequence also secures my belief that the film is all about the pros and cons of working in the film industry. The main characters of the film are hardworking and good at their job, but like most film crew-members, go unnoticed in their craft. People like Antlers are just as talented and put in a lot of hard work (as he is seen editing his work in his free time), but have become successful due to the specific nature of his work. Both types of crew-member put in effort, but only one reaps large rewards for those efforts. I think that the whole film is about “the impossible shot,” and how some will achieve it, and for some, it will simply be, well, impossible. In the end of the film, both the Haywoods and Antlers get the shot. Only this time, their roles are reversed. The Haywoods come out on top, and Antlers dies achieving his dream, on top of the mountain, all eyes on him. For a final note, I really appreciate that Antlers’ death is shown from the perspective of his crank camera. It was cool to, as the audience, actually see the “impossible shot.”
Spot on analysis! I would even tie it in with the first motion-picture the Haywoods great-great grandfather was apart of, as Emerald mentions only the director of that was remembered and placed into the legacy of motion pictures, not the unnamed horse-jockey. I think thats what the cinematographer wanted to do, capture the impossible shot regardless if he dies, his legacy will remain for capturing that final shot of getting beamed up. He probably even knew the alien would spit out the food it didnt want (aka the camera equipment)
I took his “dream you don’t wake up from” speech to mean she’d always be chasing that dream, not as a warning of danger. Remember, at that point he didn’t know about the alien
As someone with a sense of claustrophobia, that scene where the crowd of people all got sucked into the ufo and crushed to death was one of the most unsettling scenes I’ve ever seen in theaters. I still enjoyed the film, though.
The shoe held Yeun's character's attention away from looking the chimpanzee in they eyes. It was a miracle. That's why it didn't kill him. Predators take eye contact as a threat..which is reflected by the UAP. Buy my issue is the stories didn't tie together. To me, it felt as if the movie was telling 2 separate stories that were similar.
The balloon at the end also had huge eyes so i think thats what compelled jean jacket to eat it, saw it as a threat especially a big one imposing on its territory
The point of the shoe ties into the idea of a bad miracle which was brought up earlier in the film. A strange miraculous happening among a terrible situation. That’s not necessarily what distracted Jupe. If you want to go with the eye contact idea, the sheer table cloth was in between Gordy and him. That could have been what kept the eye contact from becoming a problem. The main point of the monkey scene and what makes it so tragic, aside from the idea of the nature of a beast, is that this moment made Jupe develop a god complex. He felt an almighty sense from being “spared” by Gordy that it would develop in to the same almighty sense that would make him think the alien wouldn’t eat him. He thought he could tame it just as he thought Gordy was tame to him. That hubris guided his life and got him killed.
So, I would say the entire purpose of the back story with Gordy is to establish the tragedy of Jupe, and why he is doing what he is doing. The way it ties into the rest of the film is the idea that Gordy is a beast. Jean Jacket is a beast. A threatened and cornered animal will fight. Just as Gordy felt threatened causing him to go berserk, Jean Jacket feels threatened. Our greed caused us to try to tame Gordy to become a spectacle, animal actor that eventually caused deaths. Jupe’s greed causes him to try and monetize the experience of seeing the alien. Many died. Oj and Em’s greed was them staying around trying to get footage to become rich. But ultimately, this is just an animal and our greed doesn’t allow us to tame nature.
@@mitchellbrinkerdp but why did Jean jacket decide to eat him now? When he’s been feeding it for 6 months? That part I didn’t get. To me I seemed like this was first time he was seeing it.
The cinematography for this film was a winner for me. The pacing is slow but I feel like it fit the mood and tone of the movie. I was actually on the edge of my seat with suspense cause I didn’t know wtf was going on. But to me the “alien” aspect I felt would be what an alien would more so look like in actual reality…ierno everyone has different takes. I loved this movie
@@atmbcito the sound design is top of the line and is what realllly sold me on this more then anything aside from being a good movie. i have 7.1 and so much of the movie was focused on the surround track. i have my satellites ceiling mounted like a movie theater and it was so fucking nuts hearing all the noises it made in the distance alongside the screams. like right off the bat moments before it started raining a woman's purse you hear her scream from left to right overhead it freaked me out at first. i thought it came from upstairs. you can hear all the little crunches, squishes, screams etc right above your head it makes the tension nearly palpable at times. another was when it sat right above the van and everything was really quite making you think its gone but you can hear it breathing. super subtle but menacing, probably wouldn't have even heard it if i wasn't watching it loud with surround. if nothing else this movie is a must own for dolby atmos enthusiasts
She didn’t release the big balloon to kill the creature, she know the alien would try to consume it since it had eyes and wanted to use it as bait for a final attempt to capture footage of it. She probably assumed Angel and the cinematographer were killed and that footage was lost/destroyed when the plan backfired. Whats really cool with that selfie-well sequence towards the end, it calls back to their great-great-grandfather depiction in the first motion picture ever created, which was a compilation of images to create motion. With the selfie-well, Em takes multiple photos of the balloon rising and finally the alien attacking it. This movie was brilliant!
@@theconsciousobserver6829 The standing shoe one might have several connotations. One of which being tied into the “bad miracle” (which OJ talks about) that with the Gordy situation, its such a horrifying tragedy but the shoe manages to stand upright. The other being, it was the one thing young Jupe ended up focusing on, basically removing any eye-contact with Gordy during his rampage on the set.
It did not eat the barbed wire fence. It dropped everything and went for someone else Edit: the balloon also has an eye ball looking at the monster at the end so it is obeying the rule to an extent.
@@calebfoster1832 That's what I thought and thought that's how they were going to kill it. But, it turns out it ended up being used to tie him down to the ground to get from being eaten in the first place.
That's interesting I thought he ate some of the wire and got hurt and that's how it turned into full attack mode. Because why did it change after that scene
@@DetroitsReaper That's what I was thinking while I was watching the movie. I thought he got tangled in barbed wire when he rolled down the hill, was shown trying to untangle himself, then the monster tried to eat him but got hurt, triggering the transformation. But I came across someone pointing out he was actually wrapping himself in barbed wire, and that made more sense. Tethering himself to the ground and covering himself in sharp wire to prevent being eaten makes the most sense. Either way, I think the monster was angry afterwards and that's what made it transform.
I thought the reason why Em (Keke Palmers character) used the balloon was because it had a SHIT TON of those flags around it, just like the one that was on the decoy horse that the alien hated. (They even said that the flags from the decoy really messed it up and they could tell). She was escaping with her life then she saw all of the flags and the balloon and tried using it as a final resort
Well, not just the flags. She used to balloon to traumatize the alien to not eat humans like how the metal horse traumatized it from not eating horses anymore. Though, yes, the flags would help it associate the trauma of the two instances. It's not so much about the flags, but the things attached to it, the flags are just an indicator.
This was crazy to see in IMAX, not only because it was filmed with IMAX but the sound was so much more immersive than a normal theater. The movie was good, but seeing it in IMAX made it great to me
@@bigblackbear4234 yeah that makes sense, I was on the same boat. Only had IMAX near me so it's all I knew. Once I went to Dolby theater at AMC, IMAX just felt so inferior in terms of immersion. Sure the screen is larger but Dolby theater has dual 4k projectors, rumbling chairs, Atmos surround and the picture quality is so good.
I wanted to acknowledge this as well, I was in a cheap theater however I can still give praise to the use of sound to really add to the horror and suspense. The foot steps of Gordy in the background and the pounding, and tearing of flesh made it disturbing. Sometimes not showing the acts and leaving it up to the imagination to run wild just made it more chilling. So even though you knew the child would survive you still felt worried. I’d probably be traumatized if I saw that scene in IMAX or Dolby
RE the balloon killing it: I figured it had something to do with the alien needing airflow or circulation to function or something; the balloon - due to its size - ended up clogging it essentially, which resulted in it dying. I think the sister was trying to at first find safety by releasing the balloon which was tied to various ribbons and flags rather than it being a calculated plan to kill it with any degree of certainty. We establish earlier in the film that the creatures see's those flags as a threat because of the bait they set earlier, which is what allows the brother to survive at least once. It's never established that the alien won't eat things with flags on it, but that it see's them in the way an animal does. Attack a wild animal with a torch, and it'll fear fire. But it's not going to stop it from mauling you just because you have a torch. Eventually, that wild animal will attack. The creature can and should be understood as a wild animal and not some robot that has some strict disciplined rules of logic and conduct that must be followed. Moreover, the balloon had "eyes" and was making "eye contact."
I didn't think of the man v nature aspect when watching, though I can see where you're coming from. I thought of it as more about how quick we are to turn things into spectacle and how this can come with bad outcomes. These characters learn that aliens exist. We don't see them act surprised, and it's not because of poor direction I don't think, but because of the message behind the film. What do they do when faced with this horrifying discovery of a literal cosmic horror? They try to capture the spectacle. When Jupe's show is upended by a chimp mauling everyone, what happens? It's turned into spectacle. When he discovers the alien, what happens? He turns it into a spectacle. When they do finally capture it on film, the cinematographer wants even better shots for a better spectacle. And the pursuit of that spectacle results in a lot of death. I think that's the message/commentary/metaphor behind it, an exploration of the horror associated with that trend of turning tragedy into spectacle. Idk.
I think the balloon killed it because it was a very large helium balloon that exploded inside the creature. As far as the flags, I think the characters more or less noted in the movie that things like the long stream of flags probably get caught up in its digestive tract.
@@JP_LDN582 Lol except thats the real story (in reference to his comment to himself). A huge theme of the movie is making a spectacle. You can take top tier movies and books, and write even more words than the book has. Many authors or directors put their all into adding symbolism/imagery/subtext/themes so the audience can work through it and think of what it all means. The fact that you're only response is "the fact you need to write a small story so it makes a little sense..." means you don't have much experience with film or books. You most likely view everything at a surface level.
@@goblinproduction6234 Okay the so called "UFO" is actually a giant creature that eats everything in the area, thats what you call original? Just because of that aspect? Why was it doing that? Where did it come from? How the fuck is the government not all over it? Forget about being original... this movie sucked for that reason, if it had used aliens it would have been better. This movie was a fing stinker, besides the acting that was good 👍. That's not enough though bruh, these movie suck at revealing things, and telling a good story, this movie gets a D-, and that is for being original...
@@goblinproduction6234 and the ending?! What on God's green earth was that shit? It was scary as a ufo then it turns into a giant fing blanket, and that's cool somehow?! No thanks, TRASHHHHHH!
I don't think Alex understands how pressure works lol--go ahead and inflate a balloon and rig it to pop in X amount of time, then put that balloon inside of another one (like the cowboy balloon inside of the inflatable gas space jellyfish thing). When that inner balloon pops, the sheer rush of outwards pressure would make the outer balloon pop as well, which is exactly what happened in the movie. It was a big boom inside of an inflatable object, not a chemical reaction or anything. Also it was likely helium in the balloon which could be less dense than the alien (who knows what gasses the alien uses lol) but it's likely a different density and so that would also play into it causing the outer balloon/alien to pop
This movie was an extra terrestrial version of jaws and the balloon at the end was their "smile you son of a bitch" moment. A balloon does have pressurized gas in it. The pressure level is not as great as an oxygen tank but when the balloon popped it had enough escaping air volume to do internal damage and essentially rip the creature's guts out.
For the whole ending, they did NOT want to kill the animal, they just wanted to get a picture of it and skidaddle out of the ranch. Even in the end, Alex is saying it wasn't planned, well yes she did not plan on KILLING it, but she DID plan on taking a picture of it through the well
The predator ate the balloon because it resembled a human, and we know already that the creature doesn't like eye contact. When on ground level, the balloon is looking straight forward, so when it was released to the sky, it was eye level to the predator, and it felt it was being challenged by the balloon
The attack made total sense. I don’t understand how looking at the creature made it attack? If it’s attacking because it’s hungry why does it care? And given how big it is, how does it see human eyes looking at it? Lots of problems with the creature. But the balloon ending made more sense then a lot of the other things going on.
@@Hesadryt Because in order for the humans to look at it, they would literally have to face it, and facing it is seen by the creature as a confrontation. It eats when it's hungry, it also attacks when it's being confronted.
@@Hesadryt Because it has eyes? It's a fictional creature, I find it strange you would rather question how it sees than how it flies. However, it makes more sense to compare how eagle sees its preys than how human sees the ants, human eyes are very limited compared to many other animals.
@@Kellicros The eagle sees the whole pray surely, it doesn't "know" the creature is looking at it from 100 meters off. Again size comparison, sure an eagle could probably tell if a similar size creature/or bigger were looking at it... but a shrew? No way haha. It's just a silly thing to have put in the movie. And they were luring it out because it was hungry, but then it decides not to eat him because he doesn't look at it? The inflatable at the end was the only thing I believed it could've seen as actually looking at it.
Joe its okay to like a movie that your friends disliked. Sometimes you get start getting defensive when alex and oj start shitting on a movie and Im assuming its because you think it makes you look dumb. Everyone has different taste in movies so when that happens just agree to disagree and have fun with it.
I agree..? I took it as him trying to dig out possible details he didn't include in his perspective that was building up his score. You have bit childish perspective on how people are usually. Being an asshole is more serious if you do it to someone... As an adult you can't do much at all, but if you have wings of made out of money then you might be able to keep your childish take on how to be with people, but to have your life transition with so much care that you don't think there is any other perspective going with other people would probably require private schooling and such. Basic income levels or climbing up from there to any better level still hardens, inures, or just toughens you up so that you are going to act up with people you are around with. That comes with when you realize that school provides nothing, and that you have taken a step on a line where your parents stand also. Maybe you don't have that realization come up in words, but it slows you down as you can see people waiting for manners at least with possible payments for them helping you. I guess people who fly up in the sky may fall down,if they rise up like Icarus, but that is just a story, which is just a fantasy. I became to look at these things when I got out from primary school, and got to join board game group by accidentally finding it. It was borrowing space from some public youth facility most of the people there were older than me, with few younger kids. I guess this experience etched it into my mind that people stop being overly confident and flying around with wings when they realize that their parents didn't really provide them that much, and now they have to come with something that could provide to more than one person. Still people are more into following orders, as society and civilization is quite impressive mark born out of human resources and their work. Which also seems to provide cover for others? You either just drop into that simple line, or start digging into finding out cheeky places where you can fish out bigger payouts, or be like me who is almost like the first one, but had poor mother and drunk dad, so only reliable advice came from my mind... My fantasies..? When I was 10 to 12 years old I played Roblox, and was inspired by someone making videos there, and ICTON who had bunch of funny videos made on Gmod, also not forgetting about DasBoSchitt. So I thought I could continue to studying for becoming media-assistant, which didn't let me in, because I think I wrote something about a bird that wasn't right, even if I didn't mean to say anything special with it. I mean I was flabbergasted that they didn't let me in. So I came to see that there is not a single pointer pointing out to anywhere, and school really didn't help me out at all. Fairness became more foreign idea for me. So I began to wonder what is this system coming out of people, and is it living on its own? You can see that it isn't living on its own when you look anywhere in media. Reflections of expectations, or images trying to lead us. If you take a step to any other direction you can see contrasts popping up, but like they said that you can't even take it as real when NASA published UFO sightings, so how you can take it as real to see these or those opinions? Head of that spear is politics and great estrade proving us that something is going on? As these questions are answered, at least in some way, some in appalling way, it keeps people in place when they think they have spent their years for this study or gained experience for this position, and then they take so much more for it and almost turning themselves into stone in the process. So everything sets in place as people are being lead there, and not really being taught anything. And anyone else who seemingly has more space to work only follow their parents at best, and then leave for either to something they pointed out, or something else they think has value. What is freedom? Big brother is always looking and has done it as long as there has been any kind of civilization. If you don't have manners you are going to be shunned, and some religions stone you for things not fit, and that just spices up the fact how serious it is for one to be shunned even in the first place.
Yeah but the issue is Alex talks as if his opinion is just an objective fact, he does it all the time. He presents his personal take as a factual statement
The predator went for the balloon, because the balloon had eyes. Looking at it in the eyes as we know causes that “thing” to attempt to eat it. We see it attempt to eat the inflatable arm flailing tube men who also had eyes and looked at it. And it died because it bit off more than he could swallow I guess lmao
I really liked the Northman aswell. Maybe Amsterdam will be great and Avatar 2 ofc. Overall not the worst year in cinematography xD I'm not even counting all that Marvel bullshit I've watched this year, while these movies are fun to watch, they are as replaceable as the next one.
I JUST SAW IT. Bro you can hear the screams of the people it takes as it flys around. Eerily scary. They even give you a Fire In The Sky “inside the alien/ship” scene that freaked me out. Also, if planet of the apes was real, it would be much more horrifying than visualized in movies.
Someone explained the show, apparently the young kid under the table was looking at the shoe which prevented him from looking the chimp in his eyes, which mostly saved his life as one of the themes in the movie was not to look at an animal directly in the eyes. The shoe was a distraction both for him and for us as an audience. I loved the movie.
Also, it was a God damn shame how Keith David died so soon. I just so love him as an actor (and his voice is smoother than pure melted butter lol), and he would have been great in this for a longer period of time
When Antler Holst said “We don’t deserve the impossible” there was a meaning. It was stated earlier in the film when emerald was on the phone with him, that he resorted human kind. He didn’t believe that humans were worthy of knowing about everything nature has to offer. He wanted there to be mysteries remaining in the natural word. He killed himself because he had such devotion to his work and the fact that he could not reach that level of footage again. That’s just how I took it anyways
I also think he wanted a shot of it from the inside, he knew that it couldn't digest the camera and would eventually throw it back up. Plus you don't die right away when it eats you, he kept rolling the camera while he was being swept up and probably while he was in there too. The "shot of a life time" wouldn't have just been to see it from the outside, but the inside too. Now they have footage of what it did to its victims. It's hard to fake an unbroken shot like that, near impossible even. It couldn't be done unless it's completely in CGI with a multi million dollar budget. That strip of film is now irrefutable proof/evidence of the alien
The takedown of Jean Jacket is a beautiful homage to JAWS. Spoiler: Brodie, Quint & Hooper have a “plan” to take out the shark. In the end Brody has to get creative and use the oxygen tank to blow it up.
I think people often underestimate how destructive compressed air exploding is. It attacked the balloon for the same reason it sucked up the plastic horse.
@@zeno3062 to me it sure was, the bad dialogue , the unnecessary scenes , the crappy music , the awkward pacing , characters acting out of character, reva , the plot holes, the underutilized moments , the use of the force like if it was magic ,theres so many things i found wrong with kenobi it made my brain hurt.
I thought the Monkey not seeing Jupiter's eyes directly had a part in him being spared. Kinda like the alien. When it came to the horses, it just hunted them right? I feel like the horses didn't look at it
IDK how they missed the director's death bit. He wasn't trying to commit suicide lmao he wanted to get the perfect shot by getting up on the mountain during golden hour and getting a picture of it head on. Another death from hubris. Also, as silly as the popping balloon was, I saw what he was trying to do by tying it into the monkey getting pissed off by popping balloons earlier
He was already dying from some unnamed disease, this was him deciding to go out in a blaze of glory for the art he devoted his life towards. Mad respect.
Myself and all my friends that I saw the movie with agree that the ending was pretty disappointing and anti-climactic. It’s not that the balloon wasn’t believable/clever, it’s just that it was a unsatisfying resolution. The first two acts of the movie were masterful
I like the idea of string messing this thing up. Animals eat it all the time and as it goes down the intestines it cuts everything up and they die due to it. The idea of the the string to someone like me who sees it every day/week to kill this thing is amazing. (Work at veterinary offices)
It was weird that the balloon killed the Jean Jacket, but it was cool that the impossible shot that they were looking for the whole movie was snapped with the bulb powered well camera
That's a good interpretation. I just assumed the final popping of the balloons snapped the monkey out of his rage. Because the monkey was trying to nudge the dead people it was familiar with and was looking distraught that they were dead until it notices the kid.
Antlers was a perfectionist. He said “You don’t deserve the money shot Angel” meaning he was willing to die and sacrifice himself in an attempt to get the money shot. Just before that you hear him say something with “the light” in the shot not being right
"We don't deserve the impossible" is what he said. He realized the impossible shot is the one you literally could not get unless you died for it. Which he did thus earning and deserving the impossible. He knew the footage would survive and it did. He kept filming until it was literally impossible for him to do so. I wish at the end credits there was a compilation of all the footage they got of jean jacket culminating in those last frames the girl got at the well, kind of like her greatX4 grandpa whose footage was also just a couple of pictures stitched together.
Word. The line about the light was pretty cool to me. It was a reference to golden hour when the sun is going down. During this time, lighting changes so drastically every minute on camera, so many directors kind of get into this “we have to shoot this now ASAP” mentality. It was like everything in his life lead to this moment and the sun itself was telling him to get the mf shot.
Love that nobody can come to an agreement about that character's ridiculous actions. By this point, I'm inclined to think that Peel himself didn't bother to put much thought into that scene when he wrote it.
@@windowsVD "I'm inclined to think that Peel himself didn't bother to put much thought into that scene when he wrote it." Wut? Dude realized the impossible shot was from the perspective of the prey being killed by the predator. If you're not willing to die for it, you don't deserve it. How are you gonna say Peel devoted screen time to something he didn't put much thought into?!
@@TimmySquibs She knew the balloon would hurt it, true. But I don't think she realized it would ultimately kill Jean. I interpreted it as more of an insane, but helpful, accident lmao
They used Fry’s because every store had a theme, and the one in Burbank had a sci- fi movie theme. You can see the entrance in the movie with the crashed spaceship.
I’m not going to lie. There are a lot of movies that are incredibly subtle with their themes and what they are trying to say. A lot of indie, A24 style films that you can draw so many subjective conclusions from. I feel like this movie, while it has subtext and theming, it’s really not that dense or hard to understand as other films. I do not understand all the criticism and hate this film is getting from the people who didn’t like it. It’s a masterfully crafted script. It’s really tight. It sets a lot up, it pays a lot off. It ties its thematic elements together nicely. It’s not a “horror” film like a blumhouse film. That’s fine. It’s a horror film like Jaws. It’s a blockbuster! I just don’t understand a lot of the criticism because it’s not based in anything. It honestly comes across as you didn’t understand it and you refuse to try to. And that’s not directed at anyone specific. That’s a comment on the general population that is ripping this movie apart for being “nonsense”
Oh I understand what it's trying to say, I just thought it was an incredibly shot, beautifully edited, interminably dull movie. What did you like about it?? It wasn't suspenseful, there was like one tense scene in the barn and that was it. Really no plot to the movie, and the characters make ridiculous decisions throughout. I constantly found myself checking the time, because it just dragged on and on.
Why did people like "me" rip this movie apart you ask? Because 1: there is no story in this movie, all the shit peele shows you leads to nothing, no reason for it, just to make you say wtf was that about. 2: where did this creature come from? Are there more like it? Why is it on earth eating shit? 3: how did it shut things down just from being around them when it itself is an organic creature that eats and shits? 4: why did it attack the balloon after realizing it hated the flags? 5: why did the movie give up this twist like half way through and make you hate the premise? So many unanswered questions to this massive hunk of shit movie... I left the theater wanting my money back homie. This movie was a disaster, even if people like you and most of the people in these comments think that it was brilliant with its messaging, I thought that was trash too bruh...
@@calebbonebrake6486 This is for Todd as well. I think you are both wrong. That's fine. Just because you did not understand the story does not mean it doesn't have one. This film has a very clear structured plot and story that deals with a lot of themes. Just because you didn't understand the relevancy of Gordy or Steven Yeun's character doesn't mean that they are pointless or stupid. This movie is very clear on what it has to say about how our obsession with spectacle can hurt us, or how hubris can be our downfall. These are things that the entire Gordy and Yeun plotlines dealt with that tie into the wider story of the film. Jordan Peele stated in an interview that one of the inspirations for this film is the idea that, when there is an accident, traffic starts to slow down and build up because everyone gets pre-occupied with trying to look at the accident. That is idea of us being so invested in seeing a spectacle that it holds us back, or in the case of this film... gets people killed. Literally the entire plot is about trying to film the alien to get "the Oprah shot" and look at what happens to everyone trying to chase that. If you can't make these connections, then I don't know what to tell you. Also, to criticize this movie for not being scary or suspenseful is silly because it is not a horror movie. It is a blockbuster and a thriller in the same vein as Jaws. This is something the director has stated MANY times, so you are literally criticizing the film for being something it is not. It is fine if the movie wasn't for you, but it is so annoying when you don't like a movie and decide to keep saying that its objectively garbage. Just say it wasn't for you and sit down. Hating things isn't counterculture. It is boring. Very, very boring.
The wife of Jupiter says "no flash photography" not no pictures. Animals are scared by flashing lights which would set it off... even though in the end, that didn't matter Though, it really feels like anyone with a gun could kill this thing. I love the design of it though, but its the middle of nowhere, I am VERY surprised no one pulled a gun out and tried shooting it
i'd imagine that if it were absolutelyu bulletproof then it wouldn't need to hide in a cloud, it'd probably just go wherever it wants destroying humanity
@@deathexempt I didn't see the movie I just heard their conversation about the dad dying from a coin falling. If it was being shot like a projectile then it would hit harder than normal allowing of course that the distance isn't so far that it slows down to terminal velocity again. Now if it were the vacuum of outer space then it would be different than here in the atmospher of earth of course.
@@jasoncates2944 WAIT....a horror movie isn't following exact logic and physics.....FUCK!? Call the New York Times! lmao, it's called suspension of disbelief my dude, aliens also don't exist. We don't need fact checkers for fictional horror movies
@@jasoncates2944 in the movie it seems like the monster can either shoot out whatever is throwing up or plop it out so either way i feel like it def shouldnt have killed him but its whatever
A being is capable of bending gravity and the logic of physics to its will while having completely nonsensical and magical anatomy and we want to debate the semantics of real life physics to this being? Ok, dude.
I don't understand why it matters if the balloon thing in the end was planned or not for it to be clever? Like, I find it almost more clever that she could come up with something so fast. Love you Keke !!
I like how the song on the radio was "I wear my sunglasses at night" right at the point where they realize they should not look the creature in the eye
Regarding your complaint on the ending: It kind of made sense to me that knowing the sister had gotten acquainted with the park already, she would know about the balloon. With how they were talking about the creature in the planning scene, it makes sense if she’s trying to distract it from OJ then she would try to release the balloon further into its territory. So really, she wasn’t trying to kill it she was just trying to get it away from everybody. And the balloon killing it; since everything hasn’t really been established on how the damn thing works, I figured it was entirely possible a crap ton of helium maybe poisoned it? I loved how so little of this creature is known that we can’t really fully establish the rules for it.
The movie plot revolves around several interesting ideas, but one in particular caught my attention : that of the defiance of man or, more precisely, the movie industry's defiance towards nature by taming its might (here powerful animals such as horses or unsuspected predators like monkeys) to produce entertainment. This theme is reminded all throughout the movie, whether it be the monkey Gordy, horses or even Antlers Holst's hobby to watch predator fights. One aspect of the plot I enjoyed is the fact that it is shown that this family business really struggles with how the Hollywood industry is going : there is a true discrepancy between what Hollywood wants and how it deals with it. You can see how the industry has come to assume they know how to control an animal on a set despite what happened in 1998 with the monkey Gordy. This aspect can be seen in OJ s warnings about having a real horse on set not taken seriously at all, ignored even. All Hollywood wants and cares about is the marketing aspect of it which OJ's sister delivers and that has seemingly become the only way for this horse training industry to survive. On the one hand, Hollywood believes it can tame anything and turn it into entertainment, on the other, true forces of nature - a horse that can escape control. That gap is even the reason why the two siblings cannot come to an agreement on how to continue their father's business. It all just seems like this business is going to collapse and OJ even starts selling his father's horses. One could think Hollywood will prefer to rely on CGI for its shows and entertainments, given CGI effects don't turn into stage massacres. However, most of you will notice the poor CGI effects and designs of the monkey Gordy in the movie, now this isn't due to budget cuts : it was intended. This low quality CGI monkey is to show that no computer generated imagery comes close to real animal footage. As we were disappointed with this CGI monkey, we come to understand that true entertainment comes with true forces of nature, and real risk taking. Now at some point, OJ realizes they're not dealing with an alien controlled ship but with an animal, a territorial predator, and this is immediately seen as a new opportunity to deliver entertainment if it can be recorded. It is unseen and even more powerful and deadly than all the predators we have come to tame, what's better to ask to present to an audience ? What's interesting is that all the characters agree it's their time of glory but, so do viewers ! Don't we want to see that UFO on camera ? We are all the same, no better than the Hollywood industry. We all want to tame nature, it is our way of convincing ourselves that we dominate our world, that we are at the top of the food chain. We even feed on the entertainment these animals provide. To further prove my point, there is a scene where the project "crew" is having dinner during which Angel Torres expresses his opinion about how what they're planning to do will help humanity better understand this predator and maybe even save lives. This call for ethics is completely ignored by the rest of the crew : OJ and Emerald only want to make money to save their business, Antlers Holst only cares about adding yet another trophy to his collection of ferocious animal taming footage. OJ understands that he's dealing with a territorial animal and uses what he knows about horse taming to lure the flying beast into a true ranch-sized movie set. The "crew" succeeds because they understand the powers of this beast and show it respect (OJ avoids eye contact with the beast, just like it is recommended to do with other wild animals). But although they've succeeded, man is greedy, and this is shown with Antlers Holst losing his mind, held by his desire to get even closer shots of the beast. His greed is also our greed, we are slaves to our desire of always getting more.
The show was a bad miracle. It was an odd occurrence that took jups eyes off the money thus saving his life when the monkey came face to face with him under the table ( going back to not looking predatory animals in the eye )
Don’t forget Gordy didn’t attack Jupe because the the table cloth stopped him from looking directly into his eyes which is a big part of the movie as well!
Honestly, if the brother had died while trying to take the attention away from the sister, I feel that would have added some much needed emotion to the ending. Just the horse sitting there without the rider.
Would’ve been a better & more powerful callback to the footage of the first black man filmed on a horse. They remembered the person who filmed it but not the rider.
The justification I have for the balloon is the monster would have to regulate the air temp. and pressure within its body to be able to fly (my guess). When it grabbed the balloon and started to consume it, the air inside the balloon would’ve been under immense pressure, especially at that altitude. It would’ve popped from the high altitude and because it was put into a smaller space with even greater amounts of pressure (I.e. the monsters mouth). When it popped it created a chain reaction by filling the monster up with more air and causing the monster to explode because it couldn’t release the air inside that was rapidly expanding.
The metal horse stopped it from eating horses so it moved onto humans. The siblings were trying to "break it in" i.e. stop it from attacking/eating humans. So she used the human shaped balloon to traumatize it from not eating humans like the metal horse did. So, whether it's alive or dead, it won't be eating anymore humans because it's a dumb af animal. I'm sure there's a tie in to the monkey going crazy from the balloons popping.
@@jase276 it was eating humans before that. We know this because how the dad died. I believe the monkey scene was just showing how anything can set an animal off also to tie in Jupiter’s whole reasoning behind trying to train it. It’s definitely dead tho and I don’t believe the metal horse traumatized it because it’s explained that the flags are what freaked it out.
I actually thought Jupiter/Steven was gonna play a more major role/ be a mainish character apart of the trio, so i was kinda disappointed on how he just died staring straight at the monster, cause youd think after feeding it for 6 months that he woulda learned to not stare at it unless it just ate the horses and let him be for whatever reason
He was either having ptsd from the chimp incident, or he was thinking that he alien would try to treat him with kindness the way the chimp had. I don’t think he’d ever actually been that close to it until that point, but figured it knew he was the one leaving the horses for it since it just hovered and observed all day. Also, in a way he did have a major role since him feeding it was the reason the alien stuck around in the area
It seemed like Steven wanted to die to me. Maybe he had survivor's guilt or maybe something else awoke in him, unfinished business since the monkey got shot before he could fist bump it, who really knows but Peele, right? That being said, Steven didn't put two and two together because he doesn't train animals. He's a city boy playing cowboy. But the brother and sister actually grew up on a ranch and have trained/broken in animals since childhood so they know how to treat a wild animal. Well, at least the brother did as shown by the flashbacks of his father's wise words.
@@jase276 yeah i can also see it being something like him having ptsd from the whole monkey thing so he just froze and watched, just like he did when the monkey was killing everyone so its understandable, just thought an actor like that would play more of a role
The most disturbing part of this movie for me was when i found out WHY it made the noise it made as it flew overhead, when that finally clicked, and i saw the reason it made that noise, my stomach dropped :O
Alex is your classic white man who is a pessimist. Double Toasted has their white pessimist in Chris, it just comes with the body. Disagree with everyone and everything as much as possible. White mans real burden is the lack of human consciousness.
so many theories no actual proof to know what’s true about the film or not 🤷🏽♂️. Is it just me or do directors take that “let the audience decide thing” as a lazy crutch?
Yeah the Hollywood guy I mean we know he went up there to get eaten as a symbol for people sacrificing everything for the perfect shot even if it means death. Just like how the cowboy dude died. But as an actual character? Yeah it seemed stupid but his whole character did IMO
Don't know if this is true or not but the way I interpreted the balloon with the creature is that there are certain materials/things that the alien's biological self is either toxic to or simply something they just don't like. For example, avocados are toxic to parrots but not humans, chocolate are toxic for dogs but not humans etc etc, So some things they are toxic to, some things they are able to digest and not digest. Its hard to say cause I don't even know if the creature died or what but if it did then its probably toxic to certain stuff it consumes.
Enjoyed the review! Fair criticism that I can definitely agree with. My favorite part was the ship flying over the house after sucking up the crowd of people. Hearing the surround sound of the ship flying over, hearing the people screaming, and then silence was awesome!
I think the "eclectic" cinematographer wanted the absolute money shot. He wanted to get a shot of it inside. He knew there was a good chance that the camera would be spit back out. He was going to make the ultimate sacrifice to his craft which, in his mind, was a worth trade. His life for undeniable proof.
Spectacle is definitely the main theme of the movie. Small things like Steven Yeun’s co-star who was mauled by Gordy was also still a victim of the theme. Steven’s TV show showed how humans are so enamored with the spectacle of having a monkey acting. The fist bump after the mauling with Gordy showed that he misunderstood the lesson from that trauma. Gordy didn’t flip out on Steven because he liked him, but because he didn’t make eye contact which showed submissiveness and Steven continues to fall victim to spectacle later in life. TMZ showing up wasn’t random as it falls under the theme. Same goes for the cinematographer who goes crazy as he says we don’t deserve the “impossible shot” aka the spectacle of all spectacles. It definitely isn’t a horror movie so I can see why people are disappointed. Although there was a lot scenes where it was very eerie which I prefer. Gordy scene, the quiet movement of the ship, and that one scene inside the ship. I enjoyed the movie but I do think Get Out is better. The themes are more apparent in Get Out and deeper. I do prefer Nope over Us.
@@jacobross735 there’s an interview with Jordan Peele where he specifically says the theme is spectacle. He got the idea when he noticed people stopping for traffic just to see an accident 🤷♂️
I still need to check out Get Out but I definitely preferred this over Us. This movie was really cool and cosmic horror is my thing. The Gordy and digestive scenes were easily the highlights and creepiest parts of the movie for me.
@@ultimatehope549 Get Out is great! The themes are easier to translate and it was definitley relative to social issues during that time. I didn't really get Us lol. I want to look into a video dissecting it and give it a rewatch. When it comes to these type of movies Hereditary by Ari Aster is one of my favorites. If you're into his stuff you should check out his short film called "The Strange Thing About The Johnsons". Seems tacky at first but it's very unsettling.
You know why the alien was easily killed huge balloon, my head cannon was it was a baby, that why the body has a weak fabric like cover. And once it older is has more metallic body.
@@youonlyliveonce12ish It wasn't ideal but she took a series of photos. What's footage? A series of photos, someone noted it's a callback to their great great whatever greats grandfather's first film.
ALEX IS CLUELESS: Here's Why... The balloon killing the beast makes perfect sense. The metal material gets filtered out of the beast. But the balloon material cannot because its far less rigid. Working its way up into the literal wind pipes and clogging its suction creating functionality. Picture an engine's cogs becoming clogged up. That is what caused the combustion. Not helium. Second the eating the massive balloon doesn't break the rule of avoiding flags. Because the balloon is shaped like a giant human. That is literally design to look like it's looking you in the eye and pointing at you. Therefore making the beast feel challenge and/or disrespected. So it attacks. Being the all out predator that it is.
Good explanation. I already liked the film but was let down a bit by the giant ballon man killing the alien. But the way you explained helped me appreciate the ending more.
@@bobbydrake2486 from what ive gathered the creature is not super intelligent its basically just a regular animal. Animals eat plastics all the time, it clogs up their digestive tract and then slowly die.
Could be that Peele, in the way he depicted the ultimate destruction of the alien, was referencing the original War of The Worlds story in which it was not a major piece of military hardware or some kind of device of mass destruction but instead a very simple small thing as in WotW where is was a pathogen.
7:10 but WHY is it territorial? They lived there for decades, why is it pissed off now? If it came randomly from space, why did it not need to eat for the time it would take to travel through space? We saw it eats often, but it apparently took a 6 month break after the first time???? I have so many questions about the physiology of the alien and the movie focused on the monkey plot more
Jude (the child actor who survived the monkey attack) was continuously feeding Jean Jacket with the horses he purchased from OJ. The creature settled into the area and considered it its territory since it could always get a free meal. It's a predator, and this is its TERRITORY. Of course, it will get territorial eventually as predators in our world constantly do. Also, the movie implies Jean was killing many people during this "6-month break" and is merely being covered up by the authorities. We see this in one of the first scenes of the film where a news report shows a group of hikers went missing, AKA got eaten. They even stated that the entire area the OJ's ranch resides in doesn't appear properly on google maps, further indicating certain people know of Jean's existence and are only hiding the truth from the rest of the public. All of it made sense to me based on the information we were given. The only thing we don't know is where Jean came from, but the movie can function well regardless of that fact.
@@tarantinoburrows1406 if the authorities are covering it up, we really should’ve seen them operating in the area. I’m sure they didn’t include them because the authorities would’ve had guns and tried shooting the alien at some point during the climax, which would’ve worked really well, rendering the whole ending pointless. The more people try to convince me the movie works without hanging on the subtext, the more I find things that definitely wouldn’t have happened in real life. People don’t just shrug off plane crashes, talking about the first scene. Many people would’ve looked into flight plan records and seen there was no plane, and the story would have happened totally differently. The movie is only fine if you’re thinking about the subtext and turn your brain off to how the government and military actually operate
@@christiankettlewell Nothing I mentioned was related to subtext though. No, I don't think if a plane crashed/disappeared, everyone's first response would be that it was because of an alien. The skeptics might look into it but I doubt that's the conclusion they'd come to. And most of them would probably come up dry anyway considering the lengths officials are going through to keep the incidents under wraps. Plus, what would be the purpose of including that in the movie to begin with? The story is taken from OJ and his sister's perspective. And even if the government really did send an armed battalion to subdue the creature or people to monitor the area then everyone would know something strange is going on, which is the last thing they'd want. Also, as I already stated, they blurred the entire region on google maps which indicates they are aware of the phenomenon (Jean Jacket) and just aren't explicitly certain of what it is or how to locate/kill it. It's fine to not like the movie, but don't act like it's crap because you didn't understand it...
@@tarantinoburrows1406 what would be the purpose of including it? Because that’s how reality would happen. If you want me to suspend my disbelief and accept an alien is stalking a mountainside, you need to have a good explanation why authorities are covering up all the blood and debris that would be *everywhere*, for *miles* if it was eating people for months. There would be hundred, if not thousands, of missing person reports/cases being filed with last known locations alllll around that area. The United States Military would be all over that place immediately and would’ve kicked all civilians out to figure out what was happening, to say the least. The fact Peele ignored that for his “spectacle story” is ultimately fine, but I can’t turn my brain off to that degree. But whatever, enjoy the movie. It’s fine you like something I think is bad.
I feel like you guys are really underestimating how much damage a balloon that size popping can do. All that air (gas) escaping at once in a confined space is going to fuck some shit up.
The cinematographer at the end simply decided to betray them and get his own shot. Untrustworthy hollywood type. He also had no idea that looking at the creature would lead to it eating him. So he figured he could get a more convincing shot and leave them in the dark. Made sense to me. The fact that any of them just decided to trust him with such a monumental opportunity, and him knowing and understanding the value of that one impossible shot. In his mind no one else deserved it. The whole thing of the TMZ guy LITERALLY made the most sense. The entire movie, to me at least, was about obsession. The siblings obsession with getting the money shot. Jupiter’s obsession with staying relevant even after such a massive tragedy, the cinematographer obsessing over the impossible shot, the tech employee obsessing over the whole idea of UFOs, the TMZ employee obsessing over getting EVERYTHING on camera, even after he crashed his bike and was fucked up. The whole movie was about it. At least an obsession of wanting to be relevant and the value of viral videos. Wanting their 15 minutes of fame. Fact of the matter is, we are almost all like that.
Nah, I would argue he knew that looking at it would anger it, he was told that. He wanted the "impossible shot", we can see by the way he stares at his works that he was never satisfied by them, almost haunted by the fact that he never got the impossible shot. So, he saw his chance to finally reach his dream of getting the impossible shot with the most dangerous predator and staked his life on it. He knew he would die, he didn't care about that, he just wanted to reach his dream.
@@jase276 I don’t recall them telling him. If so, I stand corrected. He made the comment as he walked off that pretty much insinuated that they weren’t worthy of getting that shot, so he ran off to get it himself, hence the main characters reaction when the Angel told them. They knew he betrayed them. If he knew though that it would take him out, then I guess that part makes sense. He was willing to end it all just to get the shot. REGARDLESS. It’s ALL related to that obsession that we can all be capable of. Sometimes self destructing just to get what you want.
This movie needs to be watched in theaters. The scene when its just hovering over the house and letting the blood spill down is just horrifying. Knowing that its just sitting there watching and waiting. The rain parting around it. Man that scene had me tense as fuck.
The movie was very intense and very mysterious, I gotta say it was Steven Yuen (his character) for movie who was the better actor, every scene he was in build up, and I love how he met his end.
Glad I’m not the only one unconvinced that OJ died at the end lol, if they were trying to fake us out or keep his survival ambiguous they needed to try a little harder because I had no doubt in my mind he lived 😂
The part with the kids in the alien costumes.....that got me so badly. I'm terrified of aliens and that scene had me shaking until the reveal that they're fake lol
The scene of all the people getting swallowed and screaming for like hours while they got crushed together and digested through a tube was honestly really disturbing to watch for me.
I’ve never felt so disturbed in a movie theatre my whole life
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You two must be in early teens?
@@alexanderv.8961 mid thirties actually. It was just a fucked up scene.
I felt the same. What didn’t help is I watched it in IMAX. Just the idea of being eaten alive was always a disturbing thing to me. Seeing all those bodies fly into its mouth and then seeing internal shots of the people screaming in agony really shook me, especially considering how loud IMAX is.
I interpreted the two forms of the UFO way differently. The saucer form, THAT was “predator mode”. That’s the form that it used to hunt, chase down, capture, consume its prey.
The other form was not the “predator mode”. The other form was like when a puffer fish blows up, when those lizards expand their frills, when a cat arches its back, or when a bear stands on its hind legs. They’re not hunting. They’re trying to look bigger and intimidating. They perceive a possible threat to themselves or their territory, or a rival, and they’re getting ready to fight.
That’s why it’s important that it only takes that form when it stares down OJ, because it respects him. And when it stares down the big balloon, because it’s another giant flying thing in its territory.
True cuz the green square thing is like it’s mouth and it was basically baring it’s teeth at him
Wow! Very nice catch!
That is a great explanation of what its doing. Peele Does his research.
Also it was going apeshit at the moment like gordy did that's why it was ignoring the flags. You can just before that that it attacks their house sucking up inorganic material, at the moment it's out to get them it's not a monkey that'll dance for them for a shot.
The alien doesn’t attack OJ for the same reason the ape doesn’t attack Steven Yeun’s character, they both avoided eye contact. Everyone else that does make eye contact was attacked which is why Keke’s character uses the giant balloon with the huge eyes. OJ also uses he pulls his hoody up to lure the alien since it had 2 reflectors on the back of the hood that looked like eyes.
After seeing what it was, and realizing the noise it was making were pre-digested people, just gave me goosebumps
The noise was the worst part
@@nicobenji0248 best*
F ifipg
Me too hearing people scream knowing they’re getting digested was horrifying
@@gavinbeard4026 yeah when we saw that girl being eaten that was terrifying
none of their plan involved a solution to kill the thing. It was about getting it on film, so it's not that weird that destroying it with the big float wasn't planned out and was a spontaneous thing.
It's one of those things where it's like really? The film should have ended with the brother's sacrifice and she leaves and has the creature on film. The ending was really bad imo.
@@MetroidPurples but how would she catch it on film without going to the well tho no electronics work around it remember and it died the same way monkey died in the flashback that’s how he tied the UFO and Gordy together, that ending would make the movie worse
@@Smoothjayjay The well is pure coincidence and Gordy never died to a balloon pop, they shot him in the head.
@@Smoothjayjay no lol the Monkey scene could have been taken out completely and the movie would have been the same
@@MuchCow9000 eh, "lol", no it wouldn't have. The Gordy story is meaningful to Jupe's character arc and one of the film's messages.
I think the thing that Alex is forgetting is that the balloon wasn’t to kill it, but to get its attention so that she could get a photo of it from the well. I think Keke Palmers character was just as surprised that it actually died trying to eat it
Nah she meant to kill it.She knew that it hated plastic because of the rubber flap string things it refused to eat.
@@lochofmceo The strings were most likely just symbolism for the audience. I doubt she thought just because it had 4 strings, that the big inflatable balloon was gonna kill it.
Plus, it doesn't really match the theme. One theme the movie touches on is how animals and nature are made a spectacle, even if it hurts them. For example, the chimp died, horses get stressed (hundreds of horses died on set of ben hur for example). But they don't necessarily kill these animals on purpose, they just don't care about their well being, they just care about the money. They leave precaution to the wind. Emerald was the same way, she wanted a picture, not even thinking about the risk that she could hurt the alien.
@@lochofmceo no the strings would have made it not eat it. The giant balloon was a person shape with an eye. So it looked like the balloon was looking at the monster. The pressure from that size balloon killed it.. whether by accident or purpose
@@PMTCards I agree with that
@@johnsonjunior547 *Nope!* She absolutely meant to kill it.
4:55 You 3 guys missed A LOT. The monkey also did not kill the girl who played Jupe’s sister on the sitcom. She was his “first crush” in the wheel chair at his UFO show. That’s why the woman’s mouth was all messed up. Seriously, how did you three and your staff all miss that??? Were you watching the movie? She survived only to die by Jupe’s over confidence in his ability to control animals/creatures/nature. He thought he was special and understood how to communicate and deal with the terrifying situations.
Jupe and the sitcom incident was not a red herring, it fits, was made clear, and worked in the story.
You're reaching. The message would have still came across without the monkey scene
@@andrewprosser9995 the message of why this actor was willing to put everyone’s life in danger and provide horses to the UFO for 6 months? Doubtful.
We also got different comparisons. Jupiter’s take away from an animal outburst on a film set, and OJ’s take away from an animal outburst on a film set.
It worked.
@@andrewprosser9995 the monkey scene shows the audience what triggered his idea that he’s special and can understand animals/nature. Gordy wasn’t immediately murking him like everyone else so this feeling transferred with this giant alien where he felt he was the chosen one
@@andrewprosser9995 if he's reaching, and he's not, then I would say you have your arms tied behind your back. Not reaching but also bound to misunderstanding.
@@theconsciousobserver6829 nah he's definitely reaching which he is. and if you don't think so then I'd say you must be missing your arms.
The camera guy essentially killing himself to get the money shot to me was a further metaphor to how we value recording footage that would make us viral/rich over human life itself. The shot became more important to him than his own survival.
Nearly every day on social media, we see predicaments that could’ve been stopped if people put down their phones and helped, but instead decided to stand by and document the whole thing for clout. Every person in the main crew was guilty of this. The dinner table scene solidified this as one of the main themes this movies tells.
Angel: “So… other than the money, we’re doing this to save a bunch of lives… and possibly Earth, right?”
OJ & Em: “Y-yeah… I guess.”
I think the cinematographer was sick because he was taking those meds. Maybe he was going to die soon and wanted this to be his legacy?
ya that was exactly my understanding. wonderful metaphor how everyone is chasing the next viral clip and no longer care about the people being harmed in front of the camera to the point he only wanted to record himself then be saved
In order to convey that message, you need realistic subtilty. By making him an over the top fake version (let's be real, these cowardly Hollywood directors would risk their lives for nothing), it failed in that regard. That being said, I thought the movie overall was a solid 8 but that was the biggest disappointment of the movie for me, with the TMZ reporter's over the top attitude a close second.
Bunch of people falling over backwards to get chewed up by ever hungry industry for that one cool moment of fame... That's Hollywood, baby.
@@greasyguido I was disappointed about the use of the TMZ guy as well, until I realized that maybe that character is a blanket representation of TMZ as a whole organization, not just the individual itself, hence the over the top arrogance and stupidity. That to me makes it all make more sense.
The way Alex as reacting in the non-spoiler vid, I was thinking the movie ended with it all being a story then someone asks if it really happened to which the teller says "nope!" 🤣
Ngl, that would've been a great ending.
Man you gotta go see it for yourself
Nah that would make it a 10
That's would be hilarious. Camera just pans away from the two characters, slowly
Would be even better if they said Nope, and then the credits rolled. Cinemasins would love that.
I don’t think that the balloon popping “blew it up.” I saw it as the balloon clogged the creature’s airway and caused IT to pop
That's what OJ says, the flags got trapped on its windpipe. the big one blocked it to the point it blew up.
That true
@@TravelsTTG a deleted scene shows that the creature actually survived. Because Jordan Peele convinced Universal to make a sequel reportedly saying "This is the start of something new."
@@TravelsTTG Peele wants to explore Jean Jackets origins in a sequel. "There might be other members of Its species." He said.
@@JohnJohn-pe5kr that would be cool. Yeah to me it didn't look completely dead, so it leaves the ending opened to it escaping injured.
He didn’t get the money shot. He was willing to die to get that shot inside the alien. And he was talking about the Golden Hour. The sun was about to set. The best time to take pictures.
We see the film canister drop out though I think the footage survived.
@@josuepena269 when?I doubt it wasn't broken.The whole point of that section was that they lost all the footage.That's why Em used to the camera in that well to get the shot.
@@lochofmceo I read it more as she thought Angel and the camera man were dead and they needed another shot of the monster.
@@lochofmceo drops when angel rolls down the hill after he wraps himself in barbwire and manages to not get eaten.
@@josuepena269 I figured that camera was broken from the fall.Cameras not that tough .And they said something about that being their last camera and he looked at it disappointed,
Although slightly on the nose, I think this movie is a metaphor for the lengths people will go for infamy, Jupiter's obsession with his SNL skit and the fame that came with the chimp attack / ignoring the real trauma he faced, the TMZ guy being more concerned with whos recording then his 18 broken bones, the Fry guy constantly shoving himself into something he knows will be financially huge, the cinematographer chasing the 'impossible shot' , etc. Everyone wants a piece of this Alien pie as they know it will make them immortalized.
Good explanation. Didn’t look at it that way.
To the point where the chance of going viral is more important than all of humanity. Referring to the part before they enact the plan and the Fry guy is asking, "This is gonna help ppl right? This is why we're doing this?" And they basically respond, yeeeah suuure.
@@ChitoBandito6 I think the Fry guy represents most of us, he wants to get in just enough to see the truth for himself, until he realizes what he got himself into after digging deeper, then finally begins to question if what he is doing is for a good cause. Good interpretation
Very interesting reading. I saw it more like the whole point behind cinema is to capture or immortalize the beauty of our reality and maybe it came about from the irresistible urge someone had to show the world something they saw with their own eyes
except that makes no sense. because why would people believe this over any other supposed ufo video.
The film maker died the way he did is because he had a fascination with capturing predators hunting prey on film. Almost everytime he was on screen he was watching films of predators killing prey. He never cared about helping them get money, he just saw an opportunity to take part in his passion.
I think he was trying to get footage from inside? Felt kinda stupid of him, but who knows at that point
The “Impossible shot”. He was the prey and he tried was recording it from his perspective. He was always watching films of predictors killing their prey but never never the other way around, ultimately it ended up getting him killed in the end.
@@prodtgnd he did get the perfect shot though, and im positive the movie told us dude was already out the door, at least that was my impression before that scene happened.
I think there's a suggestion that the filmmaker character was terminally ill. I took his suicide as him going out on his terms, getting the shot that could be remembered for all time. As for the helium balloon, the force of a balloon that large is massive. Additionally, the explosion happens on the alien's internal organs. I don't think it's a stretch that it would kill the alien.
I agree, balloons like that being popped would generate a lot of force. It's effectively a bomb at that point.
Horses go down with bloat, if left untreated. I feel like Jeanjacket is also some type of more than one stomach creature. So imagine jellfish-like plus helium gas, makes some sense, the "poof" ending.
The filmmaker part was dumb. But I agree with the balloon
Rapidly expanding gas in closed space killed the monster.
well it torr its ass throat thats for aure
The shoe standing up could’ve also been a metaphor for the idiom, “wait for the other shoe to drop.” Which means: To await a seemingly inevitable event, especially one that is not desirable.
You know this is an interesting take and I’d say I agree!
Dude 100%
Maybe. Its really one of two things that are hinted within the movie. Its symbolism for a bad miracle (they mention a bad miracle in the movie). The shoe standing miracle was caused by the bad event of the chimp killing everyone. Then he turns that bad miracle into a way to make money (that couple who stayed in the room for 60k). And he gets carried away in his hubris after the chimp incident, and wants to make money from the Alien by making it a spectacle (which is most likely Peele's antonym for miracle).
It can also symbolize how Jupes focuses on the wrong things. He wasn't watching the chimp murder, he was looking at the shoe, even in his PTSD memories, he remembers the shoe a lot more than other things. The same way that he focuses on the that miracle (which will give him money/fame), instead of the alien itself, which further would lend himself to create a spectacle of the alien. He was focused more on the money than the fact that there was an alien right in front of him.
Me, personally, I lend myself to the first one more.
The shoe in that position is showcasing that the character is an unreliable narrator. He remembers that flash back, specifically the shoe in the same position as it is in his mini museum. He has a warped memory of the event that plays into his delusion.
But I like that people can see the same thing in this movie and have different takes from it.
@@superfinevids I would agree with you except at the beginning of the film they show the same scene and the shoes is also standing up. For him to be an unreliable narrative the film would’ve shown his perspective and what really happened. The scene with the aftermath of Gordy is shown at the beginning and during the flashback, in both scenes the shoe was standing up.
Maybe its just me but the creatures mouth looked like a shutter of a camera film. It almost appeared as if it was taking a few shots of its victims before eating it.
Even more, its appearance in prey mode is that of an eye, as it is always watching below.
Yes!! That’s good!
Good take! It Does act like it’s taking the “perfect shot” or “kill shot”. Much like the humans were trying to do as well.
Jupe even calls it "the viewers" during his show I think.
This is good stuff here
Jordan will read these comments and be thinking I've got them all messed up! Ha ha!!!
I think that Antlers Holst, the cinematographer’s death was slightly forced in, but it also has great tie-ins to my interpretation of the film.
Midway through the film, he says, “This dream you’re chasing, where you end up at the top of the mountain with all eyes on you… it’s the one you never wake up from.” Not only does he die in the exact same way that he told the Haywoods they would, but that death sequence also secures my belief that the film is all about the pros and cons of working in the film industry.
The main characters of the film are hardworking and good at their job, but like most film crew-members, go unnoticed in their craft.
People like Antlers are just as talented and put in a lot of hard work (as he is seen editing his work in his free time), but have become successful due to the specific nature of his work.
Both types of crew-member put in effort, but only one reaps large rewards for those efforts.
I think that the whole film is about “the impossible shot,” and how some will achieve it, and for some, it will simply be, well, impossible.
In the end of the film, both the Haywoods and Antlers get the shot. Only this time, their roles are reversed. The Haywoods come out on top, and Antlers dies achieving his dream, on top of the mountain, all eyes on him.
For a final note, I really appreciate that Antlers’ death is shown from the perspective of his crank camera. It was cool to, as the audience, actually see the “impossible shot.”
Spot on analysis!
I would even tie it in with the first motion-picture the Haywoods great-great grandfather was apart of, as Emerald mentions only the director of that was remembered and placed into the legacy of motion pictures, not the unnamed horse-jockey.
I think thats what the cinematographer wanted to do, capture the impossible shot regardless if he dies, his legacy will remain for capturing that final shot of getting beamed up.
He probably even knew the alien would spit out the food it didnt want (aka the camera equipment)
I took his “dream you don’t wake up from” speech to mean she’d always be chasing that dream, not as a warning of danger. Remember, at that point he didn’t know about the alien
Sometimes you just want a movie to be a movie
@@randomanton For fucking real
@@randomanton What do you mean? I guess I don’t understand what you’re saying.
As someone with a sense of claustrophobia, that scene where the crowd of people all got sucked into the ufo and crushed to death was one of the most unsettling scenes I’ve ever seen in theaters. I still enjoyed the film, though.
The shoe held Yeun's character's attention away from looking the chimpanzee in they eyes. It was a miracle. That's why it didn't kill him. Predators take eye contact as a threat..which is reflected by the UAP. Buy my issue is the stories didn't tie together. To me, it felt as if the movie was telling 2 separate stories that were similar.
The balloon at the end also had huge eyes so i think thats what compelled jean jacket to eat it, saw it as a threat especially a big one imposing on its territory
The point of the shoe ties into the idea of a bad miracle which was brought up earlier in the film. A strange miraculous happening among a terrible situation. That’s not necessarily what distracted Jupe. If you want to go with the eye contact idea, the sheer table cloth was in between Gordy and him. That could have been what kept the eye contact from becoming a problem. The main point of the monkey scene and what makes it so tragic, aside from the idea of the nature of a beast, is that this moment made Jupe develop a god complex. He felt an almighty sense from being “spared” by Gordy that it would develop in to the same almighty sense that would make him think the alien wouldn’t eat him. He thought he could tame it just as he thought Gordy was tame to him. That hubris guided his life and got him killed.
So, I would say the entire purpose of the back story with Gordy is to establish the tragedy of Jupe, and why he is doing what he is doing. The way it ties into the rest of the film is the idea that Gordy is a beast. Jean Jacket is a beast. A threatened and cornered animal will fight. Just as Gordy felt threatened causing him to go berserk, Jean Jacket feels threatened. Our greed caused us to try to tame Gordy to become a spectacle, animal actor that eventually caused deaths. Jupe’s greed causes him to try and monetize the experience of seeing the alien. Many died. Oj and Em’s greed was them staying around trying to get footage to become rich. But ultimately, this is just an animal and our greed doesn’t allow us to tame nature.
I’m confused I thought you’re supposed to NOT look away from an animal that is hunting you. They not to show your back to lions, wolfs, tigers, etc..
@@mitchellbrinkerdp but why did Jean jacket decide to eat him now? When he’s been feeding it for 6 months? That part I didn’t get. To me I seemed like this was first time he was seeing it.
The cinematography for this film was a winner for me. The pacing is slow but I feel like it fit the mood and tone of the movie. I was actually on the edge of my seat with suspense cause I didn’t know wtf was going on. But to me the “alien” aspect I felt would be what an alien would more so look like in actual reality…ierno everyone has different takes. I loved this movie
I thought the pacing was great
I thought the pacing was great
I have never seen night-shots done like this in any other movie, just amazing. One of my favourite movies I have seen in a cinema.
@@atmbcito the sound design is top of the line and is what realllly sold me on this more then anything aside from being a good movie. i have 7.1 and so much of the movie was focused on the surround track. i have my satellites ceiling mounted like a movie theater and it was so fucking nuts hearing all the noises it made in the distance alongside the screams. like right off the bat moments before it started raining a woman's purse you hear her scream from left to right overhead it freaked me out at first. i thought it came from upstairs. you can hear all the little crunches, squishes, screams etc right above your head it makes the tension nearly palpable at times. another was when it sat right above the van and everything was really quite making you think its gone but you can hear it breathing. super subtle but menacing, probably wouldn't have even heard it if i wasn't watching it loud with surround. if nothing else this movie is a must own for dolby atmos enthusiasts
@@zeroa69 yuhhhhhhh that sounds fire
She didn’t release the big balloon to kill the creature, she know the alien would try to consume it since it had eyes and wanted to use it as bait for a final attempt to capture footage of it. She probably assumed Angel and the cinematographer were killed and that footage was lost/destroyed when the plan backfired.
Whats really cool with that selfie-well sequence towards the end, it calls back to their great-great-grandfather depiction in the first motion picture ever created, which was a compilation of images to create motion. With the selfie-well, Em takes multiple photos of the balloon rising and finally the alien attacking it.
This movie was brilliant!
great description!
Damn didn't even realize that. Wow wee. I got a another one for you about the shoe, but I'm waiting to upload to my channel 😘
@@theconsciousobserver6829 The standing shoe one might have several connotations.
One of which being tied into the “bad miracle” (which OJ talks about) that with the Gordy situation, its such a horrifying tragedy but the shoe manages to stand upright.
The other being, it was the one thing young Jupe ended up focusing on, basically removing any eye-contact with Gordy during his rampage on the set.
She literally says that it will fuck it through creature under her breath. Did you even watch the movie?
@@theconsciousobserver6829 I'm also gonna do a whole ass video on just the shoe lmao it'll be interesting to see the similarities
It did not eat the barbed wire fence. It dropped everything and went for someone else
Edit: the balloon also has an eye ball looking at the monster at the end so it is obeying the rule to an extent.
Yeah the tech guy wrapped himself in barbed wire specifically to protect himself against being eaten, right?
@@calebfoster1832 That's what I thought and thought that's how they were going to kill it. But, it turns out it ended up being used to tie him down to the ground to get from being eaten in the first place.
@@jase276 That makes sense.
That's interesting I thought he ate some of the wire and got hurt and that's how it turned into full attack mode. Because why did it change after that scene
@@DetroitsReaper That's what I was thinking while I was watching the movie. I thought he got tangled in barbed wire when he rolled down the hill, was shown trying to untangle himself, then the monster tried to eat him but got hurt, triggering the transformation. But I came across someone pointing out he was actually wrapping himself in barbed wire, and that made more sense. Tethering himself to the ground and covering himself in sharp wire to prevent being eaten makes the most sense. Either way, I think the monster was angry afterwards and that's what made it transform.
I thought the reason why Em (Keke Palmers character) used the balloon was because it had a SHIT TON of those flags around it, just like the one that was on the decoy horse that the alien hated. (They even said that the flags from the decoy really messed it up and they could tell). She was escaping with her life then she saw all of the flags and the balloon and tried using it as a final resort
Yeah ngl they were kind of overreacting about it, seems like he just wanted an average action movie ending
And because of its winking facial expression, I think it would have been perceived by the alien to be looking at it.
@@calebfoster1832 yep
@@juna8572 exactly lol
Well, not just the flags. She used to balloon to traumatize the alien to not eat humans like how the metal horse traumatized it from not eating horses anymore. Though, yes, the flags would help it associate the trauma of the two instances. It's not so much about the flags, but the things attached to it, the flags are just an indicator.
This was crazy to see in IMAX, not only because it was filmed with IMAX but the sound was so much more immersive than a normal theater. The movie was good, but seeing it in IMAX made it great to me
I dunno, in my experience the sound in a Dolby Theater is much superior to IMAX(more channels and use of directional audio).
@@theoneders2056 Yeah it very well might be I'm not sure. IMAX is the best I got near me but I definitely want to visit a Dolby theater one day.
@@bigblackbear4234 yeah that makes sense, I was on the same boat. Only had IMAX near me so it's all I knew. Once I went to Dolby theater at AMC, IMAX just felt so inferior in terms of immersion. Sure the screen is larger but Dolby theater has dual 4k projectors, rumbling chairs, Atmos surround and the picture quality is so good.
I wanted to acknowledge this as well, I was in a cheap theater however I can still give praise to the use of sound to really add to the horror and suspense. The foot steps of Gordy in the background and the pounding, and tearing of flesh made it disturbing. Sometimes not showing the acts and leaving it up to the imagination to run wild just made it more chilling. So even though you knew the child would survive you still felt worried. I’d probably be traumatized if I saw that scene in IMAX or Dolby
Amc Dolby cinema has the best sound and picture quality
"It's silent. It's deadly. It can camouflage itself as a cloud..."
Did Jordan Peele just make a 130 minute movie about a fart?
Nope
Basically did.
A movie, about a giant fart, that eats people, animals & stuff? 😅
@@aftertheshowmoviepodcast you beat me to it 😂
RE the balloon killing it: I figured it had something to do with the alien needing airflow or circulation to function or something; the balloon - due to its size - ended up clogging it essentially, which resulted in it dying. I think the sister was trying to at first find safety by releasing the balloon which was tied to various ribbons and flags rather than it being a calculated plan to kill it with any degree of certainty. We establish earlier in the film that the creatures see's those flags as a threat because of the bait they set earlier, which is what allows the brother to survive at least once. It's never established that the alien won't eat things with flags on it, but that it see's them in the way an animal does. Attack a wild animal with a torch, and it'll fear fire. But it's not going to stop it from mauling you just because you have a torch. Eventually, that wild animal will attack. The creature can and should be understood as a wild animal and not some robot that has some strict disciplined rules of logic and conduct that must be followed. Moreover, the balloon had "eyes" and was making "eye contact."
I didn't think of the man v nature aspect when watching, though I can see where you're coming from. I thought of it as more about how quick we are to turn things into spectacle and how this can come with bad outcomes. These characters learn that aliens exist. We don't see them act surprised, and it's not because of poor direction I don't think, but because of the message behind the film. What do they do when faced with this horrifying discovery of a literal cosmic horror? They try to capture the spectacle. When Jupe's show is upended by a chimp mauling everyone, what happens? It's turned into spectacle. When he discovers the alien, what happens? He turns it into a spectacle. When they do finally capture it on film, the cinematographer wants even better shots for a better spectacle. And the pursuit of that spectacle results in a lot of death. I think that's the message/commentary/metaphor behind it, an exploration of the horror associated with that trend of turning tragedy into spectacle. Idk.
I think the balloon killed it because it was a very large helium balloon that exploded inside the creature. As far as the flags, I think the characters more or less noted in the movie that things like the long stream of flags probably get caught up in its digestive tract.
The fact you need to write a small story to make it make a little sense just proves its wrong
@@JP_LDN582 Lol except thats the real story (in reference to his comment to himself). A huge theme of the movie is making a spectacle.
You can take top tier movies and books, and write even more words than the book has. Many authors or directors put their all into adding symbolism/imagery/subtext/themes so the audience can work through it and think of what it all means. The fact that you're only response is "the fact you need to write a small story so it makes a little sense..." means you don't have much experience with film or books. You most likely view everything at a surface level.
Well it should have done what most animals would do and regurgitate it and throw up the balloon.
Also it was obvious that the creature attacks people with eyes and stares at them. That’s why it chose to eat the tube man because it saw it had eyes.
This comment is underrated - spot on. 👌
Angel doesn’t look in its eye and it still goes after him
@@mulliano420 he was watching as it ate the film guy
The main character had fake eyes on the back of his hood to get it to chase him
@@mulliano420 yes he does. Angel and Em were both openly staring at it even after it ate the director guy
I loved the reveal that it's not a ship, that actually made the horror aspect better because you start wondering what it could be. I loved it.
I wanted it to be actually aliens, I lost interest after finding that out...
Made me roll my eyes..
@@fromtheashes1657 seems like you hate original ideas
@@goblinproduction6234 Okay the so called "UFO" is actually a giant creature that eats everything in the area, thats what you call original? Just because of that aspect? Why was it doing that? Where did it come from? How the fuck is the government not all over it? Forget about being original... this movie sucked for that reason, if it had used aliens it would have been better. This movie was a fing stinker, besides the acting that was good 👍. That's not enough though bruh, these movie suck at revealing things, and telling a good story, this movie gets a D-, and that is for being original...
@@goblinproduction6234 and the ending?! What on God's green earth was that shit? It was scary as a ufo then it turns into a giant fing blanket, and that's cool somehow?! No thanks, TRASHHHHHH!
I don't think Alex understands how pressure works lol--go ahead and inflate a balloon and rig it to pop in X amount of time, then put that balloon inside of another one (like the cowboy balloon inside of the inflatable gas space jellyfish thing).
When that inner balloon pops, the sheer rush of outwards pressure would make the outer balloon pop as well, which is exactly what happened in the movie. It was a big boom inside of an inflatable object, not a chemical reaction or anything.
Also it was likely helium in the balloon which could be less dense than the alien (who knows what gasses the alien uses lol) but it's likely a different density and so that would also play into it causing the outer balloon/alien to pop
I kind of thought it was an angry angry parachute
This movie was an extra terrestrial version of jaws and the balloon at the end was their "smile you son of a bitch" moment. A balloon does have pressurized gas in it. The pressure level is not as great as an oxygen tank but when the balloon popped it had enough escaping air volume to do internal damage and essentially rip the creature's guts out.
Lame
Lol that’s a cool perspective. It was sort of like jaws in a way.
@@mroctober3583 great conversation, glad you really proved your point.
For the whole ending, they did NOT want to kill the animal, they just wanted to get a picture of it and skidaddle out of the ranch. Even in the end, Alex is saying it wasn't planned, well yes she did not plan on KILLING it, but she DID plan on taking a picture of it through the well
The balloon killing the creature ties it back to the monkey, as the popping balloon is what set it off on the rampage. I thought it was cool.
The predator ate the balloon because it resembled a human, and we know already that the creature doesn't like eye contact. When on ground level, the balloon is looking straight forward, so when it was released to the sky, it was eye level to the predator, and it felt it was being challenged by the balloon
The attack made total sense. I don’t understand how looking at the creature made it attack? If it’s attacking because it’s hungry why does it care? And given how big it is, how does it see human eyes looking at it? Lots of problems with the creature. But the balloon ending made more sense then a lot of the other things going on.
@@Hesadryt Because in order for the humans to look at it, they would literally have to face it, and facing it is seen by the creature as a confrontation. It eats when it's hungry, it also attacks when it's being confronted.
@@Kellicros but it’s a giant thing. How does it see when a human is specifically facing it? Can we tell when an ant is looking at us?
@@Hesadryt Because it has eyes? It's a fictional creature, I find it strange you would rather question how it sees than how it flies. However, it makes more sense to compare how eagle sees its preys than how human sees the ants, human eyes are very limited compared to many other animals.
@@Kellicros The eagle sees the whole pray surely, it doesn't "know" the creature is looking at it from 100 meters off. Again size comparison, sure an eagle could probably tell if a similar size creature/or bigger were looking at it... but a shrew? No way haha. It's just a silly thing to have put in the movie. And they were luring it out because it was hungry, but then it decides not to eat him because he doesn't look at it? The inflatable at the end was the only thing I believed it could've seen as actually looking at it.
Joe its okay to like a movie that your friends disliked. Sometimes you get start getting defensive when alex and oj start shitting on a movie and Im assuming its because you think it makes you look dumb. Everyone has different taste in movies so when that happens just agree to disagree and have fun with it.
I agree..?
I took it as him trying to dig out possible details he didn't include in his perspective that was building up his score.
You have bit childish perspective on how people are usually. Being an asshole is more serious if you do it to someone...
As an adult you can't do much at all, but if you have wings of made out of money then you might be able to keep your childish take on how to be with people, but to have your life transition with so much care that you don't think there is any other perspective going with other people would probably require private schooling and such.
Basic income levels or climbing up from there to any better level still hardens, inures, or just toughens you up so that you are going to act up with people you are around with.
That comes with when you realize that school provides nothing, and that you have taken a step on a line where your parents stand also. Maybe you don't have that realization come up in words, but it slows you down as you can see people waiting for manners at least with possible payments for them helping you.
I guess people who fly up in the sky may fall down,if they rise up like Icarus, but that is just a story, which is just a fantasy.
I became to look at these things when I got out from primary school, and got to join board game group by accidentally finding it.
It was borrowing space from some public youth facility most of the people there were older than me, with few younger kids.
I guess this experience etched it into my mind that people stop being overly confident and flying around with wings when they realize that their parents didn't really provide them that much, and now they have to come with something that could provide to more than one person.
Still people are more into following orders, as society and civilization is quite impressive mark born out of human resources and their work.
Which also seems to provide cover for others?
You either just drop into that simple line, or start digging into finding out cheeky places where you can fish out bigger payouts, or be like me who is almost like the first one, but had poor mother and drunk dad, so only reliable advice came from my mind... My fantasies..?
When I was 10 to 12 years old I played Roblox, and was inspired by someone making videos there, and ICTON who had bunch of funny videos made on Gmod, also not forgetting about DasBoSchitt.
So I thought I could continue to studying for becoming media-assistant, which didn't let me in, because I think I wrote something about a bird that wasn't right, even if I didn't mean to say anything special with it. I mean I was flabbergasted that they didn't let me in.
So I came to see that there is not a single pointer pointing out to anywhere, and school really didn't help me out at all.
Fairness became more foreign idea for me. So I began to wonder what is this system coming out of people, and is it living on its own?
You can see that it isn't living on its own when you look anywhere in media. Reflections of expectations, or images trying to lead us. If you take a step to any other direction you can see contrasts popping up, but like they said that you can't even take it as real when NASA published UFO sightings, so how you can take it as real to see these or those opinions?
Head of that spear is politics and great estrade proving us that something is going on?
As these questions are answered, at least in some way, some in appalling way, it keeps people in place when they think they have spent their years for this study or gained experience for this position, and then they take so much more for it and almost turning themselves into stone in the process.
So everything sets in place as people are being lead there, and not really being taught anything.
And anyone else who seemingly has more space to work only follow their parents at best, and then leave for either to something they pointed out, or something else they think has value.
What is freedom? Big brother is always looking and has done it as long as there has been any kind of civilization.
If you don't have manners you are going to be shunned, and some religions stone you for things not fit, and that just spices up the fact how serious it is for one to be shunned even in the first place.
Joe's taste in movies is very questionable and he tends to shill sometimes so he doesn't get backlash which makes him a coward
@@Jokervision744 nobody is going to read that
@@Jokervision744 fax
Yeah but the issue is Alex talks as if his opinion is just an objective fact, he does it all the time. He presents his personal take as a factual statement
The kids dressed as the alien slowly creeping from around the post was freaky as hell
The scene in the creature’s stomach triggered a major phobia of mine. The idea of being eaten alive. The rest of the film I was gripping my seat.
What sucks more than being eaten alive? Being swallowed whole and slowly digested
yeah I found that part deeply disturbing.
This is a universal fear of every human
A phobia is an irrational fear of something. Fear of being eaten alive isn't irrational. Everyone has that fear.
Watch deep rising trust me , phobia up to 100
The predator went for the balloon, because the balloon had eyes. Looking at it in the eyes as we know causes that “thing” to attempt to eat it. We see it attempt to eat the inflatable arm flailing tube men who also had eyes and looked at it. And it died because it bit off more than he could swallow I guess lmao
I saw nope yesterday and so far out of all the movies I've seen in the movie theaters nope so far is the most unique movie I've seen this year.
I really liked the Northman aswell. Maybe Amsterdam will be great and Avatar 2 ofc. Overall not the worst year in cinematography xD
I'm not even counting all that Marvel bullshit I've watched this year, while these movies are fun to watch, they are as replaceable as the next one.
I wanted some type of ending that showed the aftermath at least
I JUST SAW IT. Bro you can hear the screams of the people it takes as it flys around. Eerily scary. They even give you a Fire In The Sky “inside the alien/ship” scene that freaked me out. Also, if planet of the apes was real, it would be much more horrifying than visualized in movies.
Someone explained the show, apparently the young kid under the table was looking at the shoe which prevented him from looking the chimp in his eyes, which mostly saved his life as one of the themes in the movie was not to look at an animal directly in the eyes.
The shoe was a distraction both for him and for us as an audience.
I loved the movie.
Also, it was a God damn shame how Keith David died so soon. I just so love him as an actor (and his voice is smoother than pure melted butter lol), and he would have been great in this for a longer period of time
When Antler Holst said “We don’t deserve the impossible” there was a meaning.
It was stated earlier in the film when emerald was on the phone with him, that he resorted human kind.
He didn’t believe that humans were worthy of knowing about everything nature has to offer. He wanted there to be mysteries remaining in the natural word.
He killed himself because he had such devotion to his work and the fact that he could not reach that level of footage again.
That’s just how I took it anyways
I also think he wanted a shot of it from the inside, he knew that it couldn't digest the camera and would eventually throw it back up. Plus you don't die right away when it eats you, he kept rolling the camera while he was being swept up and probably while he was in there too. The "shot of a life time" wouldn't have just been to see it from the outside, but the inside too. Now they have footage of what it did to its victims.
It's hard to fake an unbroken shot like that, near impossible even. It couldn't be done unless it's completely in CGI with a multi million dollar budget. That strip of film is now irrefutable proof/evidence of the alien
The takedown of Jean Jacket is a beautiful homage to JAWS. Spoiler: Brodie, Quint & Hooper have a “plan” to take out the shark. In the end Brody has to get creative and use the oxygen tank to blow it up.
Yeah but jaws made more sense. Not this. Could have been more creative
Well I don't think Brody planned on shooting the tanks in the shark's mouth in Jaws. It was a spur of the moment which is what Em did in this movie.
I think people often underestimate how destructive compressed air exploding is. It attacked the balloon for the same reason it sucked up the plastic horse.
I enjoyed the movie a lot , way better than the crap ive recently seen with Kenobi and Resident Evil Netflix
was Kenobi really as bad as Resident Evil?
I mean anything looks way better than that shit lol
You’re comparing a movie to two tv series 😂 and not great ones either don’t really see your point except you watch a lot of crap
@@zeno3062 definitely not
@@zeno3062 to me it sure was, the bad dialogue , the unnecessary scenes , the crappy music , the awkward pacing , characters acting out of character, reva , the plot holes, the underutilized moments , the use of the force like if it was magic ,theres so many things i found wrong with kenobi it made my brain hurt.
I thought the Monkey not seeing Jupiter's eyes directly had a part in him being spared. Kinda like the alien. When it came to the horses, it just hunted them right? I feel like the horses didn't look at it
The horses absolutely looked at it. All except Lucky, who probably almost got eaten so learned to not look at it.
@@blacktainfalcon7097 didn't he put a blinder on lucky.
Yesss. The shoe distracted jupe from staring at Gordy in the eyes
The Scorpion king was also referenced because Jordan peele is giving love to cast & crew that do all movies.
A UFO that turns into a jellyfish. Eats like one too.
IDK how they missed the director's death bit. He wasn't trying to commit suicide lmao he wanted to get the perfect shot by getting up on the mountain during golden hour and getting a picture of it head on. Another death from hubris.
Also, as silly as the popping balloon was, I saw what he was trying to do by tying it into the monkey getting pissed off by popping balloons earlier
He was already dying from some unnamed disease, this was him deciding to go out in a blaze of glory for the art he devoted his life towards. Mad respect.
Myself and all my friends that I saw the movie with agree that the ending was pretty disappointing and anti-climactic. It’s not that the balloon wasn’t believable/clever, it’s just that it was a unsatisfying resolution. The first two acts of the movie were masterful
The fact that the spaceship was in fact the alien itself makes it even more terrifying.
I like the idea of string messing this thing up. Animals eat it all the time and as it goes down the intestines it cuts everything up and they die due to it. The idea of the the string to someone like me who sees it every day/week to kill this thing is amazing. (Work at veterinary offices)
It was weird that the balloon killed the Jean Jacket, but it was cool that the impossible shot that they were looking for the whole movie was snapped with the bulb powered well camera
Monkey doesn't kill him, because he doesn't look it in the eye, he turns his head relinquishing dominance.
He was also sorta calming down once he saw Jupiter in his state
He does look it in the eye, but the transparent tablecloth was between them so he wasn't looking directly at it.
@@JNelsonArt no. They show him turning his head. He doesn't look at him again until the monkey goes for the first bump
That's a good interpretation. I just assumed the final popping of the balloons snapped the monkey out of his rage. Because the monkey was trying to nudge the dead people it was familiar with and was looking distraught that they were dead until it notices the kid.
Antlers was a perfectionist. He said “You don’t deserve the money shot Angel” meaning he was willing to die and sacrifice himself in an attempt to get the money shot. Just before that you hear him say something with “the light” in the shot not being right
"We don't deserve the impossible" is what he said. He realized the impossible shot is the one you literally could not get unless you died for it. Which he did thus earning and deserving the impossible. He knew the footage would survive and it did. He kept filming until it was literally impossible for him to do so.
I wish at the end credits there was a compilation of all the footage they got of jean jacket culminating in those last frames the girl got at the well, kind of like her greatX4 grandpa whose footage was also just a couple of pictures stitched together.
Word. The line about the light was pretty cool to me. It was a reference to golden hour when the sun is going down. During this time, lighting changes so drastically every minute on camera, so many directors kind of get into this “we have to shoot this now ASAP” mentality. It was like everything in his life lead to this moment and the sun itself was telling him to get the mf shot.
“They don’t deserve the impossible.” Is what he said because he wanted to claim the shot for himself.
Love that nobody can come to an agreement about that character's ridiculous actions. By this point, I'm inclined to think that Peel himself didn't bother to put much thought into that scene when he wrote it.
@@windowsVD "I'm inclined to think that Peel himself didn't bother to put much thought into that scene when he wrote it." Wut? Dude realized the impossible shot was from the perspective of the prey being killed by the predator. If you're not willing to die for it, you don't deserve it.
How are you gonna say Peel devoted screen time to something he didn't put much thought into?!
I think she didn't know it would kill it, but just lure it out to get the shot.
Well she says “this’ll fuck you up”before releasing the balloon so she knew it would hurt Jean Jacket
@@TimmySquibs She knew the balloon would hurt it, true. But I don't think she realized it would ultimately kill Jean. I interpreted it as more of an insane, but helpful, accident lmao
So.... Jordan Peele watched 10 Cloverfield Lane?
They used Fry’s because every store had a theme, and the one in Burbank had a sci- fi movie theme. You can see the entrance in the movie with the crashed spaceship.
Whoa no way ? That explained why mine had such a steampunk theme… I thought they were all like that lol. miss that place
I’m not going to lie. There are a lot of movies that are incredibly subtle with their themes and what they are trying to say. A lot of indie, A24 style films that you can draw so many subjective conclusions from. I feel like this movie, while it has subtext and theming, it’s really not that dense or hard to understand as other films. I do not understand all the criticism and hate this film is getting from the people who didn’t like it. It’s a masterfully crafted script. It’s really tight. It sets a lot up, it pays a lot off. It ties its thematic elements together nicely. It’s not a “horror” film like a blumhouse film. That’s fine. It’s a horror film like Jaws. It’s a blockbuster! I just don’t understand a lot of the criticism because it’s not based in anything. It honestly comes across as you didn’t understand it and you refuse to try to. And that’s not directed at anyone specific. That’s a comment on the general population that is ripping this movie apart for being “nonsense”
I know people that don't like pulp fiction, it what it is amigo, don't worry about it
Oh I understand what it's trying to say, I just thought it was an incredibly shot, beautifully edited, interminably dull movie. What did you like about it?? It wasn't suspenseful, there was like one tense scene in the barn and that was it. Really no plot to the movie, and the characters make ridiculous decisions throughout. I constantly found myself checking the time, because it just dragged on and on.
Why did people like "me" rip this movie apart you ask? Because 1: there is no story in this movie, all the shit peele shows you leads to nothing, no reason for it, just to make you say wtf was that about. 2: where did this creature come from? Are there more like it? Why is it on earth eating shit? 3: how did it shut things down just from being around them when it itself is an organic creature that eats and shits? 4: why did it attack the balloon after realizing it hated the flags? 5: why did the movie give up this twist like half way through and make you hate the premise? So many unanswered questions to this massive hunk of shit movie... I left the theater wanting my money back homie. This movie was a disaster, even if people like you and most of the people in these comments think that it was brilliant with its messaging, I thought that was trash too bruh...
@@calebbonebrake6486 I agree with you 💯
@@calebbonebrake6486 This is for Todd as well. I think you are both wrong. That's fine. Just because you did not understand the story does not mean it doesn't have one. This film has a very clear structured plot and story that deals with a lot of themes. Just because you didn't understand the relevancy of Gordy or Steven Yeun's character doesn't mean that they are pointless or stupid. This movie is very clear on what it has to say about how our obsession with spectacle can hurt us, or how hubris can be our downfall. These are things that the entire Gordy and Yeun plotlines dealt with that tie into the wider story of the film. Jordan Peele stated in an interview that one of the inspirations for this film is the idea that, when there is an accident, traffic starts to slow down and build up because everyone gets pre-occupied with trying to look at the accident. That is idea of us being so invested in seeing a spectacle that it holds us back, or in the case of this film... gets people killed. Literally the entire plot is about trying to film the alien to get "the Oprah shot" and look at what happens to everyone trying to chase that. If you can't make these connections, then I don't know what to tell you. Also, to criticize this movie for not being scary or suspenseful is silly because it is not a horror movie. It is a blockbuster and a thriller in the same vein as Jaws. This is something the director has stated MANY times, so you are literally criticizing the film for being something it is not. It is fine if the movie wasn't for you, but it is so annoying when you don't like a movie and decide to keep saying that its objectively garbage. Just say it wasn't for you and sit down. Hating things isn't counterculture. It is boring. Very, very boring.
The wife of Jupiter says "no flash photography" not no pictures. Animals are scared by flashing lights which would set it off... even though in the end, that didn't matter
Though, it really feels like anyone with a gun could kill this thing. I love the design of it though, but its the middle of nowhere, I am VERY surprised no one pulled a gun out and tried shooting it
Wait..... Nobody tried shooting it?
They're Californians... They're not allowed to have guns. 😉😆 Joking.
Doubt it, it moved way too fast for anyone unfamiliar with it to have time to get past the "wow what's happening?" Phase
i'd imagine that if it were absolutelyu bulletproof then it wouldn't need to hide in a cloud, it'd probably just go wherever it wants destroying humanity
@@kennethhudgins1369 you mean aside from the guy who was feeding it for 6 months, and all the people he told about it...??
A coin dropped from 2000 feet has no more force than one dropped from 20 feet. Terminal velocity.
Yup, even myth busters proves this like a decade ago
@@deathexempt I didn't see the movie I just heard their conversation about the dad dying from a coin falling. If it was being shot like a projectile then it would hit harder than normal allowing of course that the distance isn't so far that it slows down to terminal velocity again. Now if it were the vacuum of outer space then it would be different than here in the atmospher of earth of course.
@@jasoncates2944 WAIT....a horror movie isn't following exact logic and physics.....FUCK!? Call the New York Times! lmao, it's called suspension of disbelief my dude, aliens also don't exist. We don't need fact checkers for fictional horror movies
@@jasoncates2944 in the movie it seems like the monster can either shoot out whatever is throwing up or plop it out so either way i feel like it def shouldnt have killed him but its whatever
A being is capable of bending gravity and the logic of physics to its will while having completely nonsensical and magical anatomy and we want to debate the semantics of real life physics to this being? Ok, dude.
I would like to say that the most emotional part of this movie for me was seeing Fry’s still open… T.T
I miss that place
Yall missing the point of the characters. The son was silent and the worker he had his dad's work ethic but his sister had their dad's charisma
I don't understand why it matters if the balloon thing in the end was planned or not for it to be clever? Like, I find it almost more clever that she could come up with something so fast. Love you Keke !!
I don't see how people missed how clever and a quick thinker her character was in the movie.
I like how the song on the radio was "I wear my sunglasses at night" right at the point where they realize they should not look the creature in the eye
Regarding your complaint on the ending:
It kind of made sense to me that knowing the sister had gotten acquainted with the park already, she would know about the balloon. With how they were talking about the creature in the planning scene, it makes sense if she’s trying to distract it from OJ then she would try to release the balloon further into its territory. So really, she wasn’t trying to kill it she was just trying to get it away from everybody.
And the balloon killing it; since everything hasn’t really been established on how the damn thing works, I figured it was entirely possible a crap ton of helium maybe poisoned it?
I loved how so little of this creature is known that we can’t really fully establish the rules for it.
Personally, I think it might have been the sudden change in pressure when the balloon popped that killed it.
The movie plot revolves around several interesting ideas, but one in particular caught my attention : that of the defiance of man or, more precisely, the movie industry's defiance towards nature by taming its might (here powerful animals such as horses or unsuspected predators like monkeys) to produce entertainment. This theme is reminded all throughout the movie, whether it be the monkey Gordy, horses or even Antlers Holst's hobby to watch predator fights.
One aspect of the plot I enjoyed is the fact that it is shown that this family business really struggles with how the Hollywood industry is going : there is a true discrepancy between what Hollywood wants and how it deals with it. You can see how the industry has come to assume they know how to control an animal on a set despite what happened in 1998 with the monkey Gordy. This aspect can be seen in OJ s warnings about having a real horse on set not taken seriously at all, ignored even. All Hollywood wants and cares about is the marketing aspect of it which OJ's sister delivers and that has seemingly become the only way for this horse training industry to survive. On the one hand, Hollywood believes it can tame anything and turn it into entertainment, on the other, true forces of nature - a horse that can escape control. That gap is even the reason why the two siblings cannot come to an agreement on how to continue their father's business. It all just seems like this business is going to collapse and OJ even starts selling his father's horses.
One could think Hollywood will prefer to rely on CGI for its shows and entertainments, given CGI effects don't turn into stage massacres. However, most of you will notice the poor CGI effects and designs of the monkey Gordy in the movie, now this isn't due to budget cuts : it was intended. This low quality CGI monkey is to show that no computer generated imagery comes close to real animal footage. As we were disappointed with this CGI monkey, we come to understand that true entertainment comes with true forces of nature, and real risk taking.
Now at some point, OJ realizes they're not dealing with an alien controlled ship but with an animal, a territorial predator, and this is immediately seen as a new opportunity to deliver entertainment if it can be recorded. It is unseen and even more powerful and deadly than all the predators we have come to tame, what's better to ask to present to an audience ?
What's interesting is that all the characters agree it's their time of glory but, so do viewers ! Don't we want to see that UFO on camera ? We are all the same, no better than the Hollywood industry. We all want to tame nature, it is our way of convincing ourselves that we dominate our world, that we are at the top of the food chain. We even feed on the entertainment these animals provide. To further prove my point, there is a scene where the project "crew" is having dinner during which Angel Torres expresses his opinion about how what they're planning to do will help humanity better understand this predator and maybe even save lives. This call for ethics is completely ignored by the rest of the crew : OJ and Emerald only want to make money to save their business, Antlers Holst only cares about adding yet another trophy to his collection of ferocious animal taming footage.
OJ understands that he's dealing with a territorial animal and uses what he knows about horse taming to lure the flying beast into a true ranch-sized movie set. The "crew" succeeds because they understand the powers of this beast and show it respect (OJ avoids eye contact with the beast, just like it is recommended to do with other wild animals). But although they've succeeded, man is greedy, and this is shown with Antlers Holst losing his mind, held by his desire to get even closer shots of the beast. His greed is also our greed, we are slaves to our desire of always getting more.
Finally someone brought up the shoe! I didn’t get that at all. That’s a good theory Joe 👍🏻.
It’s a bad miracle
The show was a bad miracle. It was an odd occurrence that took jups eyes off the money thus saving his life when the monkey came face to face with him under the table ( going back to not looking predatory animals in the eye )
Don’t forget Gordy didn’t attack Jupe because the the table cloth stopped him from looking directly into his eyes which is a big part of the movie as well!
exactly
Honestly, if the brother had died while trying to take the attention away from the sister, I feel that would have added some much needed emotion to the ending. Just the horse sitting there without the rider.
Would’ve been a better & more powerful callback to the footage of the first black man filmed on a horse. They remembered the person who filmed it but not the rider.
Nah too many movies end with a sibling or parent dying. Need something different. His death wouldn’t add any depth …
@@Hinokami777 naw u wrong. It would of added a lot of depth 🤷🏽♂️
The justification I have for the balloon is the monster would have to regulate the air temp. and pressure within its body to be able to fly (my guess). When it grabbed the balloon and started to consume it, the air inside the balloon would’ve been under immense pressure, especially at that altitude. It would’ve popped from the high altitude and because it was put into a smaller space with even greater amounts of pressure (I.e. the monsters mouth). When it popped it created a chain reaction by filling the monster up with more air and causing the monster to explode because it couldn’t release the air inside that was rapidly expanding.
Plus the balloon is huge and popping it inside an enclosed space like that would cause damage
The metal horse stopped it from eating horses so it moved onto humans. The siblings were trying to "break it in" i.e. stop it from attacking/eating humans. So she used the human shaped balloon to traumatize it from not eating humans like the metal horse did. So, whether it's alive or dead, it won't be eating anymore humans because it's a dumb af animal. I'm sure there's a tie in to the monkey going crazy from the balloons popping.
@@jase276 it was eating humans before that. We know this because how the dad died. I believe the monkey scene was just showing how anything can set an animal off also to tie in Jupiter’s whole reasoning behind trying to train it. It’s definitely dead tho and I don’t believe the metal horse traumatized it because it’s explained that the flags are what freaked it out.
Thank you someone finally said it.
I actually thought Jupiter/Steven was gonna play a more major role/ be a mainish character apart of the trio, so i was kinda disappointed on how he just died staring straight at the monster, cause youd think after feeding it for 6 months that he woulda learned to not stare at it unless it just ate the horses and let him be for whatever reason
He was either having ptsd from the chimp incident, or he was thinking that he alien would try to treat him with kindness the way the chimp had. I don’t think he’d ever actually been that close to it until that point, but figured it knew he was the one leaving the horses for it since it just hovered and observed all day.
Also, in a way he did have a major role since him feeding it was the reason the alien stuck around in the area
It seemed like Steven wanted to die to me. Maybe he had survivor's guilt or maybe something else awoke in him, unfinished business since the monkey got shot before he could fist bump it, who really knows but Peele, right? That being said, Steven didn't put two and two together because he doesn't train animals. He's a city boy playing cowboy. But the brother and sister actually grew up on a ranch and have trained/broken in animals since childhood so they know how to treat a wild animal. Well, at least the brother did as shown by the flashbacks of his father's wise words.
Fr I wish he had another pivotal scene or something
@@jase276 yeah i can also see it being something like him having ptsd from the whole monkey thing so he just froze and watched, just like he did when the monkey was killing everyone so its understandable, just thought an actor like that would play more of a role
ya the trailers made it feel he was major
he's in it less than 5 minutes lol.
It eats the ballon because the balloon looks at him with its eye ! So Jean Jacket thinks it is a prey !
the scenes with gordy were really interesting,, and wished the movie was about him
The most disturbing part of this movie for me was when i found out WHY it made the noise it made as it flew overhead, when that finally clicked, and i saw the reason it made that noise, my stomach dropped :O
what alex didnt consider is that all that air in the balloon had to go somewhere, so it pretty much had its internals ruptured by a massive air bomb.
Alex is your classic white man who is a pessimist. Double Toasted has their white pessimist in Chris, it just comes with the body. Disagree with everyone and everything as much as possible. White mans real burden is the lack of human consciousness.
Guys the alien it self is “FAME” it’s triggered by being seen/ looked at and it’s bubble got burst. it’s genius
so many theories no actual proof to know what’s true about the film or not 🤷🏽♂️. Is it just me or do directors take that “let the audience decide thing” as a lazy crutch?
Yeah the Hollywood guy I mean we know he went up there to get eaten as a symbol for people sacrificing everything for the perfect shot even if it means death. Just like how the cowboy dude died. But as an actual character? Yeah it seemed stupid but his whole character did IMO
Don't know if this is true or not but the way I interpreted the balloon with the creature is that there are certain materials/things that the alien's biological self is either toxic to or simply something they just don't like. For example, avocados are toxic to parrots but not humans, chocolate are toxic for dogs but not humans etc etc, So some things they are toxic to, some things they are able to digest and not digest.
Its hard to say cause I don't even know if the creature died or what but if it did then its probably toxic to certain stuff it consumes.
Enjoyed the review! Fair criticism that I can definitely agree with. My favorite part was the ship flying over the house after sucking up the crowd of people. Hearing the surround sound of the ship flying over, hearing the people screaming, and then silence was awesome!
I think the "eclectic" cinematographer wanted the absolute money shot. He wanted to get a shot of it inside. He knew there was a good chance that the camera would be spit back out. He was going to make the ultimate sacrifice to his craft which, in his mind, was a worth trade. His life for undeniable proof.
But didn’t he say we don’t deserve this shot
Its okay we can admit it bro. Just badly written
Spectacle is definitely the main theme of the movie. Small things like Steven Yeun’s co-star who was mauled by Gordy was also still a victim of the theme. Steven’s TV show showed how humans are so enamored with the spectacle of having a monkey acting. The fist bump after the mauling with Gordy showed that he misunderstood the lesson from that trauma. Gordy didn’t flip out on Steven because he liked him, but because he didn’t make eye contact which showed submissiveness and Steven continues to fall victim to spectacle later in life. TMZ showing up wasn’t random as it falls under the theme. Same goes for the cinematographer who goes crazy as he says we don’t deserve the “impossible shot” aka the spectacle of all spectacles.
It definitely isn’t a horror movie so I can see why people are disappointed. Although there was a lot scenes where it was very eerie which I prefer. Gordy scene, the quiet movement of the ship, and that one scene inside the ship. I enjoyed the movie but I do think Get Out is better. The themes are more apparent in Get Out and deeper. I do prefer Nope over Us.
You’re thinking too deep bro the movie sucked
@@jacobross735 there’s an interview with Jordan Peele where he specifically says the theme is spectacle. He got the idea when he noticed people stopping for traffic just to see an accident 🤷♂️
I still need to check out Get Out but I definitely preferred this over Us. This movie was really cool and cosmic horror is my thing. The Gordy and digestive scenes were easily the highlights and creepiest parts of the movie for me.
@@ultimatehope549 Get Out is great! The themes are easier to translate and it was definitley relative to social issues during that time. I didn't really get Us lol. I want to look into a video dissecting it and give it a rewatch. When it comes to these type of movies Hereditary by Ari Aster is one of my favorites. If you're into his stuff you should check out his short film called "The Strange Thing About The Johnsons". Seems tacky at first but it's very unsettling.
@@jacobross735 All of what he said is apparent on a first viewing bro, not deep at all.
You know why the alien was easily killed huge balloon, my head cannon was it was a baby, that why the body has a weak fabric like cover. And once it older is has more metallic body.
Apparently disposable cameras don’t exist in this universe.
They didnt want photos… they wanted footage.
@@stunnah26 The pic in the well?
@@youonlyliveonce12ish It wasn't ideal but she took a series of photos. What's footage? A series of photos, someone noted it's a callback to their great great whatever greats grandfather's first film.
ALEX IS CLUELESS: Here's Why...
The balloon killing the beast makes perfect sense. The metal material gets filtered out of the beast. But the balloon material cannot because its far less rigid. Working its way up into the literal wind pipes and clogging its suction creating functionality. Picture an engine's cogs becoming clogged up. That is what caused the combustion. Not helium.
Second the eating the massive balloon doesn't break the rule of avoiding flags. Because the balloon is shaped like a giant human. That is literally design to look like it's looking you in the eye and pointing at you. Therefore making the beast feel challenge and/or disrespected. So it attacks. Being the all out predator that it is.
Good explanation. I already liked the film but was let down a bit by the giant ballon man killing the alien. But the way you explained helped me appreciate the ending more.
@@bobbydrake2486 you're welcome! glad to be a help.
@@bobbydrake2486 from what ive gathered the creature is not super intelligent its basically just a regular animal. Animals eat plastics all the time, it clogs up their digestive tract and then slowly die.
Could be that Peele, in the way he depicted the ultimate destruction of the alien, was referencing the original War of The Worlds story in which it was not a major piece of military hardware or some kind of device of mass destruction but instead a very simple small thing as in WotW where is was a pathogen.
The Akira homage put a smile on my face
Basically Jean Jacket was Kirby and Jupiter was a Waddle Dee.
7:10 but WHY is it territorial? They lived there for decades, why is it pissed off now?
If it came randomly from space, why did it not need to eat for the time it would take to travel through space? We saw it eats often, but it apparently took a 6 month break after the first time???? I have so many questions about the physiology of the alien and the movie focused on the monkey plot more
Jude (the child actor who survived the monkey attack) was continuously feeding Jean Jacket with the horses he purchased from OJ. The creature settled into the area and considered it its territory since it could always get a free meal. It's a predator, and this is its TERRITORY. Of course, it will get territorial eventually as predators in our world constantly do. Also, the movie implies Jean was killing many people during this "6-month break" and is merely being covered up by the authorities. We see this in one of the first scenes of the film where a news report shows a group of hikers went missing, AKA got eaten. They even stated that the entire area the OJ's ranch resides in doesn't appear properly on google maps, further indicating certain people know of Jean's existence and are only hiding the truth from the rest of the public. All of it made sense to me based on the information we were given. The only thing we don't know is where Jean came from, but the movie can function well regardless of that fact.
@@tarantinoburrows1406 if the authorities are covering it up, we really should’ve seen them operating in the area. I’m sure they didn’t include them because the authorities would’ve had guns and tried shooting the alien at some point during the climax, which would’ve worked really well, rendering the whole ending pointless. The more people try to convince me the movie works without hanging on the subtext, the more I find things that definitely wouldn’t have happened in real life. People don’t just shrug off plane crashes, talking about the first scene. Many people would’ve looked into flight plan records and seen there was no plane, and the story would have happened totally differently. The movie is only fine if you’re thinking about the subtext and turn your brain off to how the government and military actually operate
@@christiankettlewell Nothing I mentioned was related to subtext though. No, I don't think if a plane crashed/disappeared, everyone's first response would be that it was because of an alien. The skeptics might look into it but I doubt that's the conclusion they'd come to. And most of them would probably come up dry anyway considering the lengths officials are going through to keep the incidents under wraps. Plus, what would be the purpose of including that in the movie to begin with? The story is taken from OJ and his sister's perspective. And even if the government really did send an armed battalion to subdue the creature or people to monitor the area then everyone would know something strange is going on, which is the last thing they'd want. Also, as I already stated, they blurred the entire region on google maps which indicates they are aware of the phenomenon (Jean Jacket) and just aren't explicitly certain of what it is or how to locate/kill it. It's fine to not like the movie, but don't act like it's crap because you didn't understand it...
@@tarantinoburrows1406 what would be the purpose of including it? Because that’s how reality would happen. If you want me to suspend my disbelief and accept an alien is stalking a mountainside, you need to have a good explanation why authorities are covering up all the blood and debris that would be *everywhere*, for *miles* if it was eating people for months. There would be hundred, if not thousands, of missing person reports/cases being filed with last known locations alllll around that area. The United States Military would be all over that place immediately and would’ve kicked all civilians out to figure out what was happening, to say the least. The fact Peele ignored that for his “spectacle story” is ultimately fine, but I can’t turn my brain off to that degree.
But whatever, enjoy the movie. It’s fine you like something I think is bad.
I feel like you guys are really underestimating how much damage a balloon that size popping can do.
All that air (gas) escaping at once in a confined space is going to fuck some shit up.
The cinematographer at the end simply decided to betray them and get his own shot. Untrustworthy hollywood type. He also had no idea that looking at the creature would lead to it eating him. So he figured he could get a more convincing shot and leave them in the dark. Made sense to me. The fact that any of them just decided to trust him with such a monumental opportunity, and him knowing and understanding the value of that one impossible shot. In his mind no one else deserved it.
The whole thing of the TMZ guy LITERALLY made the most sense. The entire movie, to me at least, was about obsession. The siblings obsession with getting the money shot. Jupiter’s obsession with staying relevant even after such a massive tragedy, the cinematographer obsessing over the impossible shot, the tech employee obsessing over the whole idea of UFOs, the TMZ employee obsessing over getting EVERYTHING on camera, even after he crashed his bike and was fucked up. The whole movie was about it. At least an obsession of wanting to be relevant and the value of viral videos. Wanting their 15 minutes of fame. Fact of the matter is, we are almost all like that.
Nah, I would argue he knew that looking at it would anger it, he was told that. He wanted the "impossible shot", we can see by the way he stares at his works that he was never satisfied by them, almost haunted by the fact that he never got the impossible shot. So, he saw his chance to finally reach his dream of getting the impossible shot with the most dangerous predator and staked his life on it. He knew he would die, he didn't care about that, he just wanted to reach his dream.
@@jase276 I don’t recall them telling him. If so, I stand corrected. He made the comment as he walked off that pretty much insinuated that they weren’t worthy of getting that shot, so he ran off to get it himself, hence the main characters reaction when the Angel told them. They knew he betrayed them. If he knew though that it would take him out, then I guess that part makes sense. He was willing to end it all just to get the shot. REGARDLESS. It’s ALL related to that obsession that we can all be capable of. Sometimes self destructing just to get what you want.
This movie needs to be watched in theaters. The scene when its just hovering over the house and letting the blood spill down is just horrifying. Knowing that its just sitting there watching and waiting. The rain parting around it. Man that scene had me tense as fuck.
the scene where the people are inside the monster screaming and being crushed genuinely scarred me
Keke Palmer wasnt the best choice, Any other Actress wouldve done better
I was most confused with the floating shoe, I think you guys explained that very well
The movie was very intense and very mysterious, I gotta say it was Steven Yuen (his character) for movie who was the better actor, every scene he was in build up, and I love how he met his end.
Glad I’m not the only one unconvinced that OJ died at the end lol, if they were trying to fake us out or keep his survival ambiguous they needed to try a little harder because I had no doubt in my mind he lived 😂
The part with the kids in the alien costumes.....that got me so badly. I'm terrified of aliens and that scene had me shaking until the reveal that they're fake lol
I liked how the balloon popping killing the alien tied back to the balloons popping that freaked Gordy out.