Commentary Written by Sun Yang
, the latest horror film "Escape from Dead End", written and directed by Jordan Peele, was released in the United States on February 24. When I heard that Jordan Peele was going to make a horror movie, my first thought was if I made a mistake? Isn't he from the comedy comedy? ? But after watching the trailer for "Escape from Dead End", I was speechless. It's the kind of speechless being shocked, because it's so awesome! The novel ideas and horrifying atmosphere shown in the trailer are really shocking.
Back to the topic, produced by Blumhouse, the production company of "Split" and "Sinister", Universal Pictures released the horror film "Escape from Dead End" in the first week of the United States. Box office results. Since its release, the box office has easily exceeded 130 million U.S. dollars in three weeks. Jordan Peele thus became the first black director in history to earn a box office of over 100 million yuan with his debut. The cost of the film is only 4.5 million U.S. dollars, and the box office of more than 100 million U.S. dollars is undoubtedly great news for the investors of the film. The action film "Top of Speed" released in the same period only won a dismal 2 million first week box office, which is less than one-tenth of the cost.
I think "Escape from Dead End" can have such an amazing performance. In addition to the novel themes of the film and Jordan Peele's exquisite and bold plot design, the addition of Blumhouse production company has greatly improved the production level and industry recognition of the film. As a result, Universal Pictures’ attention was given to the blockbuster release, so "Escape from Deadly Town" became unstoppable as soon as it was released in the North American market. And it scored as high as 99% on Rotten Tomatoes. Such a reputation will undoubtedly make this movie get more theater lines. Therefore, it is believed that the film will surpass last month's box office darling "Split" (cost 9 million, North American box office 140 million, global 250 million US dollars), and set a more impressive result, let us wait and see!
"Escape from Breakthrough" – Interview with director Jordan Peel at the Sundance Film Festival and
written by Fred Topel
Jordan Peel’s most familiar work is the two-person comedy show "Ke and Peel." Together with his partner Keegan-Michael Key, he imitated President Obama and produced "Little Monsters 2", and created one after another in their "Comedy Central" show. As the film director Virgo, Peel chose a different category-the horror film "Escape from the Deadly Town".
The world premiere of "Escape from Desperate Town" was held at the Sundance Film Festival. Daniel Kuruya plays a man who goes to his girlfriend (Allison Williams) to visit his parents. Soon, it became less important to be accepted by this white family. Because there is something wrong in their house, and they are all aimed at black people. The dream egg has come to Sundance, let us hear how Peel talked about the movie at the movie premiere. "Escape from Deadly Town" was released in the United States on Friday, February 24, and won the first week of local box office at a small cost of US$4.5 million for US$50 million.
Q: Why is your first movie a horror movie?
Jordan Peel: You can see from this movie that I was deeply influenced by horror movies, and it was these movies that led me here. I think there is something missing in this category of movies. One of my favorite movies is "Copying Your Wife". This movie is very classic, and in my opinion, the way it handles gender-related social issues shows that you can also make a horror movie about race. It is both entertaining and interesting, and it is an unforgettable experience. .
Q: When did you start creating "Escape from the Deadly Town"?
Jordan Peel: I actually came up with the script about eight years ago. The idea started when Barack Obama and Hillary pitted against each other for the Democratic candidate. Suddenly, the whole country is paying attention to supporting the black civil rights, the women's civil rights movement, and the intersection of the two. One question that has emerged is who is more worthy to be president? Which group has waited long enough? Of course, splitting civil rights is itself a ridiculous thing. There should be only one civil right. At that time, the idea of "Escape from Deadly Town" began to sprout, because, as I said, it was inspired by "Copying Your Wife". This idea has been fermented for a long time, and then maybe I wrote the script three years ago.
Q: Is there a closer relationship between horror films and comedies than is generally believed?
Jordan Peel: Yes, for me, horror films and comedies have a lot of correlation. There are some obvious reasons. They all want people to produce a physical reaction and determine when the physical reaction occurs. You must know where your audience is. It's just one that makes people laugh, and the other is scary. Some of my favorite horror movies have such an experience, and some extremely scary scenes can make everyone laugh. Horror movies are my favorite genre, and I am very eager to use what I learned in comedy. If this is a comedy, I would feel very confident when I came here and would not care about the impression I left on others. As a director, I feel like Woody Allen. Just feel very embarrassed, confused and scared. I understand now. Now I understand why they are all embarrassed and self-hatred. The point is, as a filmmaker, you must be humble. First of all, there are a lot of talents and enthusiasm here, those who believe in me and those who give this movie a chance. If it doesn't go well, then there is really a big problem. The faith these people give you means everything, and it must be humble.
Q: How did you find horror film producer Jason Buren?
Jordan Peel: As soon as I came up, I said, "Well, here is a movie that will never be made." That's how we started the conversation. At the end, he said: "Then let's take a picture of it." My reaction was: "Uh, really."
Q: In "Escape from Death", what kind of racial theme do you want to explore Woolen cloth?
Jordan Peel: Like I said, it all started 8 years ago. When we had a black president, we were all living in a post-racial lie for a while. Everyone thought that racial discrimination had left us. For me and many people, all black people know this is not true, and racial discrimination still exists. I can experience it every day. The party scenes in the movie are derived from the racial discrimination we have experienced. What this movie wants to reveal is that the devil of racism is surging under some seemingly innocent dialogues and situations. It is amazing to see the changes in the past few years, because the United States is very different from the past. I think it ("Escape from Dead End") has become more important now. I think it has become more interesting now. I very much respect Universal Pictures’ courage to release such movies.
What is very important to me is that this movie is not about a black person going to the South or the Red State, where everyone is generally considered to be a racist. In fact, this movie is trying to attack those liberal elites who think they are high. I see Brad and Catherine as the perfect father-in-law type. If you can imagine the most perfect father-in-law in the world outside of reality, they are. The role of Bright is actually very interesting. There are a lot of his material that can't be used in the movie because it is too radical.
Q: Do you want TSA (Transportation Security Administration) to like this movie because your best friend (LilRel Howery) is a TSA worker?
Jordan Peel: Yes, I hope TSA likes it. I drew a sketch for "Ke and Peel." The two of us are Taliban, huddled in a cave. The whole story is, "If it were not for the TSA and their super bad regulations, I could carry a knife larger than this and kill them." For a while, I worried that someone would come when I took the TSA route. I said in front of me, "Wow, man, you better be careful." I always talk about this with my wife. But it's okay now, LilRel Howery, that guy is estimated to be able to fly for free now.
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English original:
Get Out Interview-Director Jordan Peele At The Sundance Film Festival
by Fred Topel
Jordan Peele is best known as part of the comedy duo Key & Peele. With his partner, Keegan-Michael Key, the duo spoofed President Obama, the making of Gremlins 2 and other popular characters on their Comedy Central show. Peele made his directorial debut with a different sort of movie, the horror film Get Out.
Get Out had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. Daniel Kuluuya plays a man who goes home to visit his girlfriend (Allison Williams)'s parents. Pretty soon, it seems his basic fears of being accepted by her white family were mild. Something is going on at their house, targeting African-American people specifically. DreameGGs was at Sundance to hear Peele speak at the premiere of his film. Get Out opens Friday, February 24 .
Q: Why did you want your first feature film to be a horror film?
Jordan Peele: You can see the dozen influences, my favorite horror movies that went into this.This was something I felt like was really a missing piece in the genre. One of my favorite movies is The Stepford Wives obviously. It's a real classic and the way it dealt with the social issues in regards to gender was something I just thought that's proof you can pull off a movie about race that's a thriller that's just entertaining and fun and a wild ride.
Q: When did you start writing Get Out?
JP: I came up with the script probably about eight years ago actually. The idea started when Barack Obama and Hillary were going up against each other for the Democratic nomination. All of a sudden, the country was focused for a second on black Civil Rights and women's Civil Rights movements and where they intersect. There was this question of who deserves to be president more? Who's waited long enough. Of course it's an absurd thing that Civil Rights are even divided. It should be one Civil Right. That was when the germ of the idea that hit me, because like I said, The Stepford Wives. That marinated for a long time and then probably wrote the script three years ago.
Q: Is there a closer relationship to horror and comedy than people think?
JP: Yeah, horror and comedy are very linked to me. There are some obvious reasons. They're both about getting a physical reaction and pinpointing when that physical reaction happens. You have to know where your audience is. It's just one is a laugh, one is a scare. Some of my favorite horror movies, especially in an experience like this, really truly scary scene can get everybody to laugh. I was very eager to use the things that I've learned in comedy for horror which is my favorite genre. If this was a comedy, coming down here, I would be so confident. I would bust out my impressions. As a director, I feel like Woody Allen. I just feel so sheepish, confused and scared. Now I get it. Now I get why they're all squirmy, self-hating people. The thing is, as a filmmaker, it's so humbling to get in here. First all,this massive group of talent and spirit and people who believe in me and who are taking this chance. If it goes wrong, it goes really wrong. The faith that you're given by these people, they mean everything. It's so humbling.
Q: How did you end up making the movie with horror producer Jason Blum?
JP: It was like, “So here's a movie that's never going to get made.” That's how we started the conversation. By the end, he was like, "Let's make it." I was like, "Well, f***."
Q: What were the racial themes you wanted to explore in Get Out?
JP: Like I said, it started eight years ago. For a while, when we had a black president and we were living in this post-racial lie, this whole idea like we're past it. For me and for many people out there, all black people know no, there's racism. I experience it on an everyday basis. The party scene is kind of how we experienced racism for a while. This movie was meant to reveal there's this monster of racism lurking underneath some of these seemingly innocent conversations and situations. It's been fascinating watching the last few years develop because now the movie's coming out in a very different America than it began. I think it's more important now. I think it's far more interesting now. I really respect Universal for having the f***ing balls to lean into this kind of sh*t.
It was very important for me for this movie not to be about the black guy going to the south and going to this red state where the presumption for a lot of people is that everybody's racist there. This was really meant to take a stab at the liberal elite that tends to believe we are above these things. Brad and Catherine I thought of them as the perfect in laws. If you could imagine in-laws besides my real ones, if you could imagine in-laws that would be perfect to walk into, that would be them. The character that Brad developed was so magnetic. There's so much he gave us that couldn't make it into the film that is just absolutely hysterical.
Q: Do you expect the TSA to love this movie, since the best friend (LilRel Howery) is a TSA agent?
JP: Yes, I'm expecting TSA love. I did a sketch on Key & Peele where we were Al Quaeda huddled up in a cave. The whole bit was, “If only it wasn't for the brilliant TSA and their regulations, I could bring a knife bigger than this and we would have them." For a while there I was afraid I'd go up to the TSA line and somebody'd be like, "Whoa buddy, better watch yourself now." I talk about this my wife all the time. It's like now I'm golden. And LilRel Howery, that motherf***** can fly for free.
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