What Is The Sunken Place In The Film Get Out

‘Get Out’ represents a political statement that is woven in the guise of the insipid genre of film. The sunken place in the film represents the dearth of black representation in films and in the horror genre. The sunken place is a metaphor for the system that abolishes the freedom of black people and the marginalization that black people experience. There is more than one sunken place, however the sunken place specifically highlighted in the film is a metaphor for the marginalization black people experience, how there voices are not heard. When chris is sinking into this place, he is being compelled to watch the screen, no matter how strong he screams he is unable to get agency across. This highlights how insignificant black people's voices
There insincere smiles and over exaggerated reactions to meeting chris for the first time led me as the viewer to believe that it was all for a reason, they were covering something up. Chris knew that he was different before he walked through their doorway. His skin was black whilst the families skin was white. This shouldn't have had an impact on the way Chris was perceived, but it did. The parents tried to relate with Chris. Spitting out words that were unnatural to them, and acting as if they knew what life was like as a black man was all they achieved. This act of empathy towards Chris was insultful, they acted as if they were the same as chris, shortly causing a spin into an act of mockery. The actions and comments conflicted upon Chris throughout the movie made me feel compassion and sympathy towards his feelings. I felt the need to enter the movie and rescue chris from the swords aimed at his back. Chris was experiencing severe racism from the white people that surrounded him. Racism was not the only thing, more frightful things occured behind the scenes of chris. The auction that took place was disguised as a bingo game, but ran as an auction does. The bingo cards rose to the sky one after another, all hoping to win the golden prize. A picture of Chris placed at the front of the stage set the horrid scene. When I saw this scene I was truly lost for words, I couldn't
For year 12 students I would highly recommend this fiercely original movie, as it challenges your opinions and features truth about humanity. I believed that humankind had passed the point of discrimination towards black people, but this movie displays otherwise. Throughout the movie a light was casted on the racism that is still inherent in everyone today. Get out made me realise that some people believe their lives are more significant than others, and that the colour of your skin determines your worth, and value to live. This horrific thought that people share highlighted how common racism is today and the lack of acceptance in humanity. We are all humans and I don't see why the differences we all have should change the way people identify us. This movie would benefit year 12s, because seeing a life portrayed through a black man's eyes opens different viewpoints on humanity. We all know deep down the difference between right and wrong and it is this which determines your humanity. Throughout the movie verbal and physical violence is strained upon the main character Chris, who replies with a solemn act of forgiveness. Violence is human nature, so why did I perceive it as inhuman when the white people were violent to chris. Because the intenshions they had were inhuman. Chris inflicted violence towards the white people near the end of the movie when