1. Have you discovered what is most important for Chris to escape from birth? It's cotton, he picks the cotton from the chair... What is the significance of cotton picking? Cotton picking is basically the most symbolic physical activity of black slaves... You ask me if this was intentional by screenwriter and director Jordan Peel? For ordinary screenwriters, I might think this is just a coincidence, but for the talented Jordan Peel, I can’t tell...
2. The actor was strangled before he escaped the mansion. Just when he was about to give up, what drove him to struggle for the last time? It is the sentence of the bad number of seconds: "One Mississippi, Two Mississippi..." This sentence is not a few seconds sentence particularly commonly used by Americans (more often is One one thousand, two one thousand... 3/7/2017 update: It should be said that both It is a very commonly used method in seconds), it seems to have a deeper meaning due to the existence of Mississippi (Mississippi). What is the significance of Mississippi? Mississippi is one of the most racially discriminatory states in the United States... You ask me if this was intentional by screenwriter and director Jordan Peel? For ordinary screenwriters, I might think this is just a coincidence, but for the talented Jordan Peel, I can’t tell...
Update 3/7/2017: Many friends say that a few seconds of one mississippi is normal. I’m not against it. But I think the point is that there are so many other numbers, such as one one thousand/one one hundred/one chimpanzee, but none of them have been used. The selected mississippi appears to have ulterior motives in the context of the theme and context of the entire movie.
"Escape from Deadly Town"
Do you know who Jordan Peel is? Probably some of my friends who have been following American TV shows for a long time will say: "Oh! It's Jordan Peel from "Ke and Peel"! Isn't it the fat black man!" What about the other group of friends? Probably said: "Who?!"
The name Jordan Peel is unfamiliar to most viewers. Even the few audiences who knew him by paying attention to the sitcom "Ke and Peel" would not have guessed that he would switch to a movie after the end of the play. What is even more unexpected is that of course, after more than 300 episodes of sitcom "training", the Emmy Award winner entered the film industry's debut (I tried to forget the existence of "Keanu Cat"... ...Forgot) The subject matter will have a 180-degree change-he has played enough comedies and started to play horror movies.
For Peel, who is known for imitating former US President Barack Obama (and many others...), this is an unexpected new starting point; for fans who are used to "Ke and Peel", take the risk of buying tickets It is not easy to watch the new film "Escape from the Deadly Town". But audiences who have the courage to walk into the cinema will find that the classification of horror films seems to be unfair for this 103-minute movie. Do you want to say that it is a suspense film? It doesn't seem to be right. Could it be said that it is Peel's old comedy? It seems to be okay.
"Escape from the Deadly Town" is a genre film, because it is full of the usual tricks of various genres; "Escape from the Deadly Town" is not a genre film, because it breaks the characteristics of various genres. Keep things in order, even for fun. It's not an exaggeration to say that "Escape from Deadly Town" is a comedy, a suspense drama, and a horror drama at the same time, but it goes beyond the definition of these genres. This seemingly impossible task, Jordan Peel did it effortlessly.
Director and screenwriter Jordan Peel
Distorted genre film, this is my definition of "Escape from Deadly Town". For a while, we can feel that the film is trying its best to create the atmosphere of a certain genre, but when we come back to our senses, we will find that the movie is actually another completely different genre. For example, in the opening scene of this work, the audience who preconceived that it was a horror movie came up and were amused by the characters' dialogue; but the audience who didn't realize what was going on for a while were caught up in the mirror. Photography and the sense of horror created by the lens that has been in motion with the restlessness is constantly reminding; just when everyone thought that the story was finally going to develop in the direction of a normal horror movie, we were once again conquered and laughed by the witty reaction and behavior of the characters ; Until the vehicle finally stopped and the kidnappers appeared, everyone finally realized that this was indeed a horror movie.
It is these constant changes in the tone and even the language of the film genre that make it easier for the audience to invest in the film, and at the same time, step by step pave the way for the unconventional information to be expressed later. It is very difficult to walk on the thin line between different types of films and appear to be able to do well. I can think of the only active filmmaker who can do well in this area is Edgar Wright. (The masterpiece "Zombie Shaun", "The Hot Blood Detective", etc., his new film "Baby Face Driver" to be released this year is worth looking forward to full marks). And it’s even more difficult if this kind of mixture of films is applied to horror films with the main subject of the river going downhill. It is easy to be out of place if you add other elements to the horror films that are the most horror films of various genres, but we don’t. There will be such a feeling in "Escape from Deadly Town". And this is its magical place.
Daniel Kalua, who played the leading role in Chris, performed well
"Escape from Death" is about black Chris (played by Daniel Kaluya, you might recognize him because of his outstanding performance in the second episode of the first season of "Black Mirror"). See you with his white girlfriend Rose The parents spent the weekend together, but after they arrived, they encountered a series of bizarre incidents and began to doubt their family stories. Of course, the black and white setting makes people understand that this is a movie about race, and the bizarre incident seems to make the movie take the path that horror movies should take. However, we can feel in the development of the movie the various points that Jordan Peel took into account when writing the script-whether it is the setting of the female lead's family tending to be democratic and open, or their views and comments on the male lead , Both have the comic effect that makes ethnic minorities laugh because of empathy, but they also have a perfect balance that does not irritate the "criticized" white audience. Peel said in an interview that this balance is a very important part of consideration whether it is in "Ke and Peel" or in the production of this work.
What is equally important to Peel when he writes the script is that the story must have a general satirical commentary on modern society. In this regard, "Rosemary's Baby", Peel's favorite classic movie, has a great reference to "Escape from the Deadly Town". In a sense, these two films are both about troubles caused by anxiety caused by their own characteristics. As for this own characteristic, the characters are so powerless, but they cannot avoid being in constant crisis because of this. But in the same way, it is the characters' own characteristics that make their motivations and behaviors in emergencies appear so sensible. "Because Chris is black, he can perceive the sinister situation." Peel said in an interview.
Of course, even without these sensible excuses, the characters in "Escape from Dead End" still have brains as smart as Peel. If the characters' stupid decisions are the iconic symbols of mediocre horror films, then "Escape from Dead End" should be an example that runs counter to them? As viewers, while we were worried for Chris in the second half, there was never any rush for his IQ. And this is the greatest respect for the audience.
Distorted type piece!
How many people reacted differently from normal movies when the police car arrived at the end? Under normal circumstances, the arrival of the police car means that the protagonist is rescued, but everyone will think that the police officer's arrival will be Chris' death sentence, because the police officer will be a white man with racial discrimination. It is precisely because of this preconceived prejudice that we, who are played with applause, will cheer when Chris' black friend Rod appears. This distorted effect not only continuously injects new energy into the film, but also happens to make the audience continue to invest extra emotions.
Of course, this will not be Jordan Peel's last movie, nor will it be his last movie on the theme of "the devil in society". But "Escape from Dead End" will always be marked as the most distinctive first in his film resume, because of its excellent script, because of its good cinematic sense, and because of its twisted genre core. .
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