Jordan Peele’s Us (2019) is frightening as hell - not just for its rich, A-list horror imagery and jump scares, but for the way that probes deeply into the dysfunctions that make our society run. This is a horror movie with a social critique that cuts deep - a movie worth seeing, even if scary movies aren’t your typical genre of choice.
Peele says of the film’s symbolism, “One of the central themes in Us is that we can do a good job collectively of ignoring the ramifications of privilege. I think it's the idea that what we feel like we deserve comes, you know, at the expense of someone else's freedom or joy… Those who suffer and those who prosper are two sides of the same coin. You can never forget that.”
Us is a 2019 American horror film written and directed by Jordan Peele, starring Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss, and Tim Heidecker. The film follows Adelaide Wilson (Nyong'o) and her family, who are attacked by a group of menacing doppelgängers. (via Wikipedia.)
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