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bettyellen

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2. I was wondering the same thing but friends wanted to, so....
Thu May 25, 2017, 11:35 AM
May 2017

I did. While I'm so glad he picked the ending he did his take on the sad ending was well done. Chris was still heroic.

Actually it is worth a watch with Peele's commentary and alternate scenes. There were five other zingers they tried aside from "I told you not to go in that house" which show how simpler is better. One of them was "you think she voted for Trump?!" LOL

While I picked up tons of little callbacks to old movies (Rosemary's Baby, Deliverance, Don't be Afraid of the Dark, Hitchcock ) I missed the whole huge motif of the deeer, the mom, then the "buck" in Chris rising, and finally two more women by the side of the road leading to his redemption- overcoming his own vulnerability and being the "man of the house" he both lacked and couldn't be as a child. That arc I felt but didn't see the details in plotting. Peele planned all of that symbolism, and it's fascinating to hear him talk about it.

Peele is a really interesting, nerdy yet emotionally generous narrator and director. I enjoyed every bonus scene and extra in the DVD. Every time I see it I get more symbolism and details in the frame.
What's interesting is how much more you see the second watch and how much of it is suddenly cast in a different light.

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