Jordan Peele, in his first solo project post-Key and Peele, holds up a mirror to liberal, middle class, suburban white society. Many reviewers have praised the film for capturing the modern zeitgeist of today, but they miss the point. And that is this: sixty years ago, Martin Luther King was saying the same thing (that the problem was and is moderate whites), and still the same holds true in 2017. Liberals may pat themselves on the back for electing Obama, but how much progress have we really made? Peele is simultaneously funny, scary, stylish, entertaining, clever and incisive. He astutely recognizes that horror is the perfect genre to represent the African-American experience. I don't typically watch horror movies, but this one is worth it.
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