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This might be a stretch, but i found jean jacket to resemble the "angels" from Neon Genesis Evangelion. And the scene where the bike reaches and skids at the ranch is similar to the one scene in Akira.
The shoe was also a metaphor for "waiting for the other shoe to drop", and Jupe thinks because it never did (aka Gordy never attacked him) that makes him special, which is why he had the ego to think he could control Jean Jacket
What about OJ running /riding away on the horse during the standoff with Jean Jacket towards the end? ...I thought it was a reference to the actual OJ chase in the bronco.
Another time-related easter egg here! When Jupe is talking to his rodeo crowd, he says something like "in about an hour, you will leave here changed", which made me check my watch. When the credits started, I checked my watch again - I bloody knew it, it was an hour later.
During the commercial shoot at the beginning OJ avoids eye contact with the Camera and Crew when talking to them which plays into the idea of seeing Hollywood as a predator. That scene contrast with the end of the film when OJ Looks at Jean Jacket's mouth which resembles a shutter box. I love how cerebral Peele's films are and this commentary on Hollywood being a monster that devours people engage with it is so well done. I also think Cameras and the pursuit for fame and profit can be seen as people meddling with a beast they don't fully have control over.
Funny that nobody (even you!) mentioned that in the last scene of the movie when she used the well to take photographs, she mechanically recreated a succession of pictures that would work as a motion picture should they be assembled, mirroring the fate of her ancestor except shifting the position as the "creator" and thus, the one to be remembered. :)
Another layer on top of this is that even though the role is swapped with Em being the creator of the motion picture, she will likely still not be the one remembered because of the media being there to also tell the story.
That thing didnt take pictures fast enough to make a motion picture out of anything...from what I saw. If one was able to set up everything being filmed then that would be different. But it was a situation in reality, according to the plot of the movie. One pik of the alien doesn't make much motion on film.
I don't know if you guys have heard before the phrase ''waiting for the other shoe to drop''. My grandparents use it a lot and it was the first thing that popped into my mind at that very beginning. For us it means waiting something bad to happen, or even more bad news. To me, the shoe was that. It was Jupe waiting for the shoe to drop, triggering Gordy and attacking him. And the alien eating him was the other shoe dropping.
That makes way more sense than ppl non stop claiming the shoe was a bad miracle that distracted jupe & saved his life, by causing him to not make eye contact w Gordy. Cuz that’s not what happens in the movie at all. He makes eye contact w Gordy which causes Gordy to recognize him & do the fist bump. Still didn’t care for the movie, but this theory makes sense.
I'm Asian and I've heard some urban legend somewhat like before having an exam, you can go on your school's rooftop and kick your shoes up in the air, if it falls the right way, you'll pass the exam, if it's upside down then you'll fail, however if it's standing right up than you're fucked cause then the moment it drops, either way, you'll die.
One thing I noticed that nobody has talked about is the preying mantis. The preying mantis was blocking the cameras and when a preying mantis feels threatened or makes it self bigger and larger and can change shape, which is what the alien dose at the end when it finds a formidable foe in OJ, also, if you look up pictures of a preying mantis type you can see it actually looks like what the alien looks like on the end. If you want to look it up “orchid preying mantis “ Which is a deep connection because on the back of the jacket, on both sides are orchids.
@@aliengranpa yes, that's a great observation! By the way, don't try to pick up a preying mantis. My dad tried when I was a kid and its preying arms have razor sharp edges. My dad had to get stitches and was in a lot of pain.
When Emerald asked Jupe to look at his stuff he responded with, ‘su casa es mi casa’ which is not how the saying goes. He said ‘your house is my house’ which both foreshadowed him trying to buy their ranch and JeanJacket being territorial with the Haywood’s ranch.
@@suliidany it is not about if he said “tu” or “su” is indeed about the word order. I speak spanish and saw the movie in spanish, so when i heard him saying “su casa es mi casa” it was so weird. It is not the same to say “my house is your house” which is welcoming, than saying “your house is my house” this one sounds like he is taking advantage of him
The TMZ rider’s helmet is designed to look exactly the same as the light testing device at the beginning of the film that triggers the horse resulting in OJ’s firing. As soon as I spotted that I was like “yep, he gonna get eaten”
@@realjoshb I was distracted by the trailer. We see Shiny Helmet guy say "You think it was Flood?" And he has fancy devices and voice changer. I thought he was a weird government agent guy, or maybe Alien cult member. *THEN* I finally saw the movie months later, entirely different plot than anything I imagined. By that late in the film im just rolling along. I didn't connect or notice anything (even though we see the light/sphere earlier in a flashback).
I believe Jupe's name is especially coming in as Jupiter, is also important. Not only is it a massive astral body, but it's the one that has the giant Eye. It can't stop staring, defying the one rule when working with possibly dangerous animals. Which is exactly what Jupe does. Also I believe the only creature to live through its title card was indeed Lucky. Finally, we hear OJ specifically mention that "You don't turn your back on bears, you don't show red next to bulls, and you don't look wild animals in the eye, or at Jean Jacket specifically period". What does Jupe do? Wears a red jacket, turns his back on it multiple times, and stares directly at it. Also Jean Jacket itself looks like an eye from the underneath so it would make sense that looking at it falls into looking animals in the eye. Such a brilliant film.
"Nope" was repeated through the movie, and it was at times where characters would have been going towards danger. Traditionally African American's are the first to die in horror films, and it's often by the writers having the character make stupid decisions (i.e. walking towards the danger). I'm sure there were multiple meanings for the title, but to me it was a humorous response to that tradition. Instead of making a dumb decision, they take a second to think through the situation, and then say "nope", and stop themselves.
One thing I like about the movie, and can be extended to all of Peele's movies, is that they're straight horror movies but dont rely on the characters being traditionally unintelligent to drive the plot. In fact, the central characters show the capacity to think critically and learn, and this often is what leads to the resolution of the conflict. It creates an environment where the characters first need to figure out what's happening before the intelligent decisions can be made. There's no frustration from the audience, just us experiencing the horror in the confusion with them. Namely, there's horror in the confusion followed by horror in the realization of what's happening.
That's a good point. I don't think I've ever watched any of his movies and thought "Omg why did you do that! Why did you go in there?" Or something along those lines. It's always me trying to predict their next move because it's so clever that I have no idea lol.
Was thinking the exact same thing. It's refreshing to see a movie where people aren't forced to act like unbelievable dopes to drive the plot which takes away from being immersed in the film.
I’ve learned soooo many interesting easter eggs/deeper meanings in this chat and I just wanted to contribute one as well! If it hasn’t been said already, the one horse who survives is Lucky. There is so much symbolism the more I think about it, like when OJ tells the actor his name, she replies “Well is he?” Yep he was! And even Lucky has his “Nope” moment by refusing to leave the cage when Jean Jacket comes, just like Emerald and OJ.
so true! also: Lucky was a black horse. The horse who got eaten, ghost, was white. And, ghost chose to behave wildly during jean jacket's attack while lucky managed to stay relatively calm.
@@DoomedKnightA lot of speculation that it is her memory of him, after she accomplished her “Jean Jacket”. As OJ is not showing any emotion and not moving similar to the fake cloud that was actually the alien during the film, and there is a sign above his head reading “Out Yonder” Dunno, seems like it was left this was for speculation. No crystal evidence
Maybe this is too obvious to mention, but I've watched a few of these videos and nobody ever brings it up: just before Otis dies a radio is playing in the background, and a newsreader mentions an ongoing search for some missing hikers. My guess is that the coin that killed OJ and Em's dad came from the pocket of one of those hikers.
Once you know what Jean Jacket is, you can hear it just before debris starts to rain from the sky in the opening scene: Otis hears a whooshing sound, but it sounds like people screaming. Clearly Jean Jackets fresh meal of hikers :(
Double surprised that the type of coin that kills Otis isn’t mentioned. It’s a nickel, which has Thomas Jefferson’s face on it and is one of 2 “dull” edged coins in circulation.
The fist bump with Gordy, on a literal level, is due to his training on set to do just that. And because Jupe's eyes are veiled by the tablecloth, Gordy doesn't kill him. But on another level, I think Gordy is giving Jupe the fist bump to say to him, "We were being exploited and I took care of the problem," Jupe being given the role of a token Asian-American actor on a cheesy sitcom (think of how the fist bump is commonly used in as a "yeah, we did it!" sort of gesture). Jupe misunderstands Gordy's gesture: he never realizes he, too, was being exploited, and indeed ends up becoming one of the exploiters as an adult.
@@marianarath4024 I mean to be fair she did survive. They're both being exploited to an extent, but I think he's being exploited specifically by Hollywood in a way that she's not. I didn't realize until now, but the way he messes up his lines (and tbh isn't that great at acting while saying them) points to him being a token character. Like the original poster said, people exploited (especially as children) in Hollywood either realize it and run, or they become exploiters themselves.
Another Easter egg I observed was when Jupe was giving Emerald and OJ a tour of his hidden Gordy's museum and pointed to the poster with the fist bump, He said "the first exploding fist bump"... Later when they play the actual clip from the show when they were about to fist bump underneath the table that's when they shot him hence a literal exploding fist bump.
Also if you notice at the end of the movie, right before JJ implodes. Jupes look a like balloon is staring right at it in its stomach and it points to it right before JJ crunches it. Same way Jupes hand reached out to Gordy right before Gordy died.
I think another thing I noticed about the bad miracle - the father was hit by a coin straight in the eye, which is already a pretty small probability, for an object to hit one of two weak spots in the skull to the point of punching through the brain. Additionally, we see it lands on its side. If you’ve ever flipped a coin, landing it on that edge is almost impossible, but lo and behold, it lands on its edge in this man’s skull. Impossibility on impossibility
In a recent interview Jordan Peele said he made Jean Jacket's eye square after he consulted with a deep sea biologist and she told him that many sea creatures such as octopi have square eyes.
The whole time I kept seeing Jean Jacket as a sea creature. When we first see him, he looks like a sand dollar, especially with its central mouth on the bottom.
@@alejandrohernandez-pq4wu Octopi are some of the smartest animals in the world, and none of their impressive natural behaviors were taught to it by humans! They're able to solve mazes & puzzles, utilize its environment to its advantage, recognize individuals and faces outside of its own species, mimic the behavior of others, cause mischief and hide the evidence, use tools, and they possess a good short-term memory. Their brains also have high levels of organization (& because 3/5 of its nerves are distributed throughout 8 arms, a mini brain is in each arm).
Something else I thought was clever was how Emerald was the wildest character and constantly had animal references in her outfit. She was hard to control and chaotic. When she wasn't wearing something labelled with animal names she was wearing something with animal graphics or prints.
I thought the Jesus Lizard tee shirt she wore was a pretty cool reference. The Jesus Lizard was a noise rock band in the '80s. They had an album called Down with very similar imagery to the Nope poster. The heart eyes on the coyote follow the theme of fixation through viewership.
@@nicolebrown622 I totally see what you mean! Maybe the tee shirt designer was using his art or was influenced by it, but the shirt read Jesus Lizard on the back.
That’s one thing I am so interested in. How Peele wasn’t a one dimensional person. Just a funny guy and nothing else. I’d so love to learn more about how he was able to write his first script, be seen as more than just a “funny guy” and he taken serious at a film director.
One thing people seem to be missing about Jupe's character is before he reveals the horse Lucky he says under his breath, "You were chosen". I think this implies Jupiter didn't think that he had somehow tamed or reached an understanding with Gordy, but that he was literally blessed and chosen by God. So he essentially felt he was invincible in this scene, which is why he has joy on his face as his entire crowd is being devoured. Up until the final moments, he never believes he's going to be sucked up at all. Then an angelic analogue devours him lmao.
I caught that too... the fact that there is a LOT of religious/spiritual reference in this movie is quite interesting. Hoping to find some other reviewers that are willing to talk about that.
He just thought he was chosen by "the viewers"...the alien species he thought was in the spaceship. Dunno where you get something about god from but ok.
@@GrandStyles How does that make zero sense when he just claimed that the "viewers" trusted him and that is why they are still there. Rhetorical question. That is exactly what he meant. There is no mention of some god, yet he does mention the viewers. Watch again and pay attention.
The shot of the costar with the deformed face also has a veil in front of her face just like between Jupe and Gordy, which then gets blown up by Jean Jacket so she is looking directly into it!
Lifting the veil and/or apparently table cloth or cloud, in this movie, has multiple messages. In the Bible the veil hides the holy of holies from viewing. When Jesus died it was ripped. Lifting the veil can mean viewing something secret or holding oneself accountable. It can also represent the separation of heaven and earth or spiritual matters. It can represent an untouched person when unlifted versus an unpure person. Veils traditionally protect us from evil spirits. Veils hide our true selves.
That also reminds me of a woman who was attached by a monkey, I believe her last name was Nash..can't remember her full name, but she wore a hat with veils because the monkey attacked her
A small detail i noticed is that in the Kid Sheriff poster there's three kids, with one of them being black. Emerald asks whatever happened to that kid, but she's not given an answer. And when she accidentally photobombs the well, she's the third person in the photo and she's also black, but the other two people aren't happy about the inclusion.
Excellent point RF, props. I noticed her peeking in the well and the white kids complaining but I did not link it with the Kid Sheriff poster with solo Black boy with the white boys and her question. Sharp observation, Peele is on another level.
I feel like the shoe standing up also had another imagery built in. It had the one circular drop of blood on the left side (from the audience perspective). It was the eye on that left side that the coin pierced killing Otis Sr. The TMZ riders helmet also had one circular opening on that side of his helmet. The balloon mascot for Jupiters Claim was winking but the left side eye was the open one (it was a one eyed jean jacket eater!). Not sure if it’s significant but it was interesting.
i noticed this too! also, at the end when OJ does the signal to em when she's on the motorcycle, she does it back to him, but only using one finger, pointing to her left eye.
this brings up something I thought about "get out" when I saw it. In both of these movies, the hero survives because of what could be slavery stereotypes.. In Get Out, he escapes because he picks the cotton out of the armchair, and here he survives because he doesn't look his master in the eye. I' haven't watched "us" yet but i wonder if there is another trope in there as well. Is this something Peele has ever commented on?
Jordan Peele also said in an interview that he was inspired by the angels from Neo Genesis Evangelion, and this is *obvious* to anyone who has seen the 2.22 movie. Jean Jacket's physics is very similar to the angel Ramiel, which first shows up as a big diamond, but shapeshifts its body freely. Jean Jacket also has a "core" it is able to shift around its body, just like Ramiel has.
Actually angels in the bible (Ezechiel) travel in a vehicle and the vehicle resembles modern UFO more than anything else. 1 Ezekiel 10 "...4 I looked, and I saw a windstorm coming out of the north-an immense cloud with flashing lightning and surrounded by brilliant light. The center of the fire looked like glowing metal, 5 and in the fire was what looked like four living creatures..."
When OJ sees the pig on the roof, it made me think of the expression about how unlikely something is to happen, "When pigs fly". OJ comes across something that seems to be beyond possibility. It is only after Jean Jacket attacks him that he understands that the improbable has actually happened.
It makes sense why Steven Yuen’s character thought he could commune with Jean jacket after the Gordy attack. Despite the rampage, the fist bump gesture was a saving grace moment from the character and he thought he could do the same with a UAP with similar animal instinct. The two major events in the movie (monkey attack, UFO sightings) also remind me of the kind of “spectacles” that people love to hear about, yet are forgotten about moments after they finish reading the article or video…similar to how the narrator in this video points out that Hollywood likes to “chew up and spit out” actors, animals, etc.
Is there a reason we assume Gordy intended a fist bump? When I watched it, I thought it meant to demonstrate that we can easily misunderstand the intention of other species, like how Youn’s character calls Jean Jacket “the viewers.”
Haven't seen anyone mention this yet, so I'm going to bring it up. Earlier in the movie, Em was opening up to O.J about the time she wasn't given the opportunity to train her first horse Jean Jacket. She was constantly living in her brother's shadow. In the flash back, he looked at her and did the "I'm watching you" signal. Towards the end, he gives her that signal again as a way of telling her that it's her turn with Jean Jacket. Even though she got full evidence of it's existence, she was more proud of the fact that she was able to accomplish that. Feel free to argue with me or tell me it's an obvious thing lol.
Not so obvious, I didn't think about that but from that perspective it makes sence. I thought it was OJ's way of saying goodbye to his sister, since neither of them knew who the creature would try to eat first.
@@justchillinhowichill nah, I didn't really think about that when watching the movie. It is really nice to hear from people who pay more attention to details than me.
Personally, the whole sister brother thing was very crucial to the movie, the love they have for each other was incredible and true, it made them strong enough to face the horrors of the unknown. I think it's brilliant
In the beginning of the film they claim they need a really high quality definitive video (the oprah shot) to become famous/ rich. They claim there are already millions of pictures of supposed UFOs on UA-cam. So theirs needs to be an amazing video. All Em gets is a crappy grainy pic from an ancient camera. I don’t get how that was an accomplishment. Like the movie makes that moment her victorious hero ending. But from what they already explained in the beginning of the movie, her picture is pretty much worthless.
The Balloon reference is also a major reference to how UFOs sightings were often blamed on weather balloons. The ending probably also means that Jean Jacket would be officially explained as that giant Jupe balloon.
One of my favorite Easter eggs was in the scene where OJ tries to find Ghost after it gets spooked and jumps the fence, OJ passes a fence on the property with a “No Trespassing” sign that features an icon of a man on a motorcycle, foreshadowing the TMZ reporter.
Now, with all due respect, this is an example of the audience finding so-called Easter eggs everywhere, when many of them probably are just coincidences. I imagine many farms would be pestered by trail bikers, so that sort of sign might be common.
In my opinion, the bad miracle for the main character was his dad getting killed by the coin. Because of that impossible event he ended up staring at his dad curious what was wrong with him. If that didn't happen he would have looked up at the monster and been eaten in the beginning.
I don’t think it’s quite that. But it is an omen in the sense that his dad met his demise by looking up at the sky. The coin shot through his eye because he was looking up to see what was happening. But OJ had already been looking up at the same time.
“Pop quiz guys: what happens when electric bike going 60mph, hits a anti electric field GOING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION?!” That part made me laugh in the theater.
One thing that stood out to me was that there was a picture they lingered on in the house. I'm assuming it was their mom. Wonder if there's a backstory.
Angel also represents protector/guardian like in the Bible. There was a scene to where he wouldn’t let Emerald Haywood leave the house because he said he’s trying to protect her.
He also represents stagehands in the entertainment industry, and how they get exploited chasing other people's fame, fortune, and spectacle. He's also has a Mexican background, make of that what you will.
The Kid Sherrif poster gives me Holes vibes for some reason. The posters are very similar - that's what I thought it was when I first saw the movie. It could be a commentary on the exploitation of children in pursuit of riches (for those not familiar, Holes revolves around a warden who puts children to work in a desert digging holes, which she's secretly doing because she's looking for buried treasure). Hollywood is often accused of exploiting its child actors, and Shia LaBeouf is a prime example of this.
Also the movie doesn't even really focus on the character of Sam and the brutality of his murder for nothing. During a time when it was deemed ok to murder black people with little or no repercussions. The character is somewhat nearly completely forgotten about and glossed over with the other storylines. Hollywood does this a lot. Like how many movies actually focus on atrocities committed against black people? Their stories are not often depicted in detail by Hollywood
This movie is great and Peele is one of the best directors/writers working today. Keke deserves a oscar nomination and Daniel is amazing as usual, Their chemistry is awesome too. Hope to get more Peele movies in the future and i can't wait to see what he does next.
There is a popular phrase called "waiting on the other shoe to drop". Its a saying that implies that despite something bad having happened, what's coming is much worse. We stare at the shoe standing up miraculously wondering when it will "drop" from its gravity defying position. The Gordys Home incident was Jupe's first shoe, rather than realizing he got lucky and his next encounter with an untamed wild creature would result in his demise "the other shoe dropping", he instead misinterprets the situation as many people have misinterpreted the meaning of the shoe.
Completely off topic but this movie has taught me if there is another movie shot in imax you MUST see it in theaters to truly appreciate the sounds and the visual work that really gets put into this movie
As long as you live in a reasonable distance from an IMAX theatre. Which most people in the world don't. And when it comes to actual quality, Interstellar or Dunkirk were supposed to be watched on 70mm film in IMAX cinema. There is less than 40 of machines capable of screening 70mm IMAX movies in the entire world and in the entire Europe there are just two places where they have them in operation (London and Prague). So it's a matter of compromise when you want to watch a movie.
@@petrmaly9087 I disagree because that’s specific to 70mm not just imax exclusively witch is what the movie was shot on imax cameras and almost every theater now a days has a imax theater in Minnesota where I live they room down the huge one because of all the anther theaters moving to mega screen imax rooms in there theater
@@nathandahlgren2210 The 70mm was an example of "quality is rare" as this is objectively the highest quality of IMAX available. Sure, other IMAX are more common and it is easy for people in some regions of USA, such as urban and suburban east cost, Great lakes and Cali, in places like Japanese cities, metropolitan areas of Europe and couple others to get to an IMAX, but that's not the case for vast majority of the population in the civilised world. If it takes me an hour to get to the cinema if I live in a small town in Switzerland, Norway, Iceland (all much more developed countries than the USA), or Northern Italy, Southern France, Bavaria, some island in Denmark, I have a reasonable access to a cinema, but not to IMAX and I'm not gonna watch the movie in a cinema, but I will watch it at home. Example: I'm from central Europe. I live in a village near (suburbs of) a city of 400 000 people. I used to live in the centre and I lived 15 minutes by walking from 7 IMAX cinemas. Now I live 45 minutes away from the nearest IMAX. In our country downloading movies if perfectly legal. We just bought a 55 inch TV. There is no need for me to go to cinema any more, especially when most movies made after 2010 are absolute garbage filled with racist US political propaganda.
I think the shoe standing up is also a nod to the phenomenon of people claiming to witness strange or impossible phenomenon during disasters or moments of incredible stress. This happens more often than people think. The term Demoiltion Elves is sometimes used to refer to this after a number of people claimed to see small gnome like figures crawling around in the rubble of the world trade centers on 9/11. Basically when disaster strikes and people go into panic mode some people start halucinating all kinds of bizzare things, from physics defying objects to people without faces to completly plausable things like cops or ambulances which it later turns out were simply never there.
I don't think anyone mentioned this yet? but the coin which smashes into Otis Sr.'s eye to kill him, creates an image (circle-eye bisected by the line of the coin) very much like the well and its crank (or whatever you call that thing that goes across it) The well is the last camera in this camera-filled film (I also think Jean jacket is very much a camera) It is coin operated, and is a "wishing well" . The well is the camera that gets the proof on polaroid...the wish of the two siblings to save their property and legacy ...it sort of completes the circle, so to speak caused by the death of Otis. It's almost like the alien threw a coin into the 'wishing well' of the ranch. Wonder what Jean Jacket was wishing for. Or if the alien was supposed to be sympathetic in any way. It certainly became beautiful at the end. Anyway what an amazing movie that said so much and I can't stop thinking about it.
Oooooh.. I really like this interpretation; with the alien being a sympathetic or relatable. It offers up another way to view the entire movie. I wonder did you catch on to all the religious/spiritual referencing as well. The fact that the recording of Jupe speaking to the departing park guests says something about "wish you well" also put me on to all the dots that were connecting at the end of this movie. Will DEFINITELY be re-watching it.
@@sabrinastarks7868 And to extend it a bit further (maybe past the breaking point), in the recording to the departing park guests, Jupe says "You don't have to go home but you can't stay here." ET isn't going home OR staying here after this one. Or is it? I don't actually know that the creature is dead. For the purposes of OJ and Emerald, it doesn't matter, they have the Oprah shot. The authorities have come in and they can try to handle the situation.
Something I’ve noticed is that Jupe has been slowly feeding Jean Jacket after it ate those two hikers and his Otis Sr.’s death. Otis Sr. was naming the horses that were probably fed as well
I think when jean jacket is over the house and liquids and items are coming out, its actually might be Jean jacket marking its territory. Specifically on the house and the property. Think when a dog urinates at multiple places when it smells another dog, it does it to mark territory. Also the fist bump with Georgie may have been something like permission. If you've seen planet of the apes, apes grant permission by rubbing their hand.
I think the fist bump was just him trying to do the “exploding fist bump” with jupe bc remember in the beginning he showed a poster of them two doing it bc they’re the ones who started it first
Chimps also present their hands to show submission or dominance. A closed fist is dominant whereas an open palm is submissive. It's likely Ricky would have been mauled to death if Gordy had not been shot. He was looking Gordy in the eyes and closing his fist.
I think multiple messages are again being referenced. Rain in the Bible represents acceptance and surender. The Haywords are being told to submit. It can also be a blessing or miracle...in this case a bad miracle. Blood rain has long been considered a bad omen. It is mentioned in the book of Revelations as a sign of the end times and a herald of plagues. In animals bloody urine is a sign of toxins. It's possible Jean Jacket was poisoned by eating too many people and/or non organic material. If JJ was marking his territory it's interesting it was with blood and not pure urine or glandular fluid. Snakes and other predators sometimes regurgitate under extreme stress to defend themselves. Likewise short horned lizards shoot blood from their eyes to avoid predators. It's possible JJ was more threatened than threatening.
@@vivianalemus2937 Agreed. ps - I think it is could also a bit of a nod towards the fact that they were the most exploited characters (aka spectacles) on the show. I'm not even sure if Jupe is a reliable narrator in his recollection of the event. It sure seems to play into how his life is in the future: how he interacts with Jean Jacket (thinks it requires some kind of sacrifice) and how he is a performer and is still somewhat managed (his wife kind of had that role). It's a tough one. I'll be honest with you though, I really have no idea what I'm talking about :)
A combo of that but remember when the crowd was getting digested just before that they ran into the undigested lodged metal horse. He is then forced to puke all those people up and then the metal horse.
The “not looking in the eyes” not only refers to a way to avoid challenge in the animal kingdom, it’s also a direct reference to the post slavery Jim Crow era. Blacks were not allowed to look whites directly in the eyes. Black people were forced to avoid eye-contact with whites or face death! Many black men were beaten and lynched for just the appearance (or lie) of looking at a white woman. The main characters learned to cower to the alien. It wasn’t til the end that OJ challenged it by purposely staring directly at the alien. He showed it that he was no longer afraid.
That’s how every slave master was, regardless of the ethnicity background. But, I did like how he looked at the alien with dominance which led it to chasing after emerald instead.
I respect Peele's decision to turn down directing a live-action of Akira. "You don't f#*k with a classic" is something a real fan would say. Also something with such a huge fanbase will be criticized so much that it's a make-or-break moment for your career.
I think that the shoe on its edge, along with all the coins in the film, is a call back to the classic Twilight Zone episode: " A Penny for Your Thoughts." in that episode the main character flips a coin, that impossibly lands on its edge, and because of this he can read thoughts. I could be wrong, but that's what it reminds me of.
Awesome breakdown, really loved it. After I watched this movie, I could sense there was a LOT of foreshadowing, double-meanings, symbolism that I wasn’t getting, so this is much appreciated.
Definitely a movie that is worth watching twice. The studio ran another series of ads at the end of its theatrical stay in theaters basically saying to see it again!
Here's one for you where I may be reaching a bit too hard - When OJ is pursued by JeanJacket at the climax and we begin to realise it's not a solid form: To me it very briefly looked like a massive Cowboy hat flying down the valley, with a curved brim. As you've already said, the whole theme is about Hollywood devouring people and I wondered if that was an overt piece of symbolism - the Hollywood cowboy westerns that fed off their family business running for generations.
I thought the same as well. When it came down close for Jupe and the gathered crowd I laughed and said "please don't tell me this ship is shaped like a cowboy hat". Only seen that took me out of the movie a bit, but fortunately it was something much better.
Honestly, being able to enjoy a movie for 2 hours nowadays is unusual. I especially enjoyed the fresh take on alien design and the idea of it being plastic was the most ingenious to me. Thanks for the awesome breakdown.
The almost fistbump between jupe and the ape made me think of the painting of Michelangelo where God almost touches the finger of Adam. Again referring to Jupe's delusion of being "the chosen one"
I absolutely loved this movie! I watched it twice in theaters. It reminded me of the old Jaws movie but instead of water it's the entire sky to worry about.
Also, another reason why Jean Jacket doesn’t eat OJ while in its true form because OJ is looking at it with dominance. It does the same thing when the giant ballon is looking at it in its eyes but Jean jacket doesn’t attack until floating below it.
@@MollyHJohns Em father was suppose give her a horse that him and OJ was trying which his name is Jean Jacket but instead changed his mind about giving her the horse. During a seen in the film while they’re talking about the alien, OJ give it the name Jean Jacket.
Also the alien was named Jean jacket because it was untameable just like the horse which is why the father didn't allow her train him as she would have gotten hurt.
I'm surprised how few people are pointing out my favorite homage of Spielberg. The fist bump is the E.T. finger touch corrupted. Honestly, I see this film, with it's clear nods to Close Encounters and Jaws as more of an Anti-E.T. film. It features aliens and UFOs, people trying to "pet" or anthropomorphize the alien, people being lifted into the sky by the alien's power, and of course, that fateful and terrifying fist bump. I rarely see a movie twice in theaters, but NOPE was clearly worth the ticket price x2. Best new horror in years.
The shoe is standing up, just as its displayed, because he's fixated on the memory so much he's changing the details of the attack. Same reason the 3 cameras look like the masks his 3 kids wear. The table cloth veil is most likely to help with the cgi and not be symbolic especially since they made sure to show its practically see through from both sides (sorry film theory students). The reason its important that Jupe has clearly romanticized a terrible memory to cope with it is to explain his characters hubris towards the danger of the sky creature. He didn't learn his lesson, he cherishes the tragedy and victimization as an event that made him feel special and part of a larger moment in culture. The evidence for this is shown by his room dedicated to the show/tragedy and the way his face lights up when remembering the SNL sketch. The almost fist bump is almost certainly another detail that's been added after the fact as Jupe probably went from being a lucky survivor to feeling like his relationship with Gordy spared him (remember there was 3 different monkeys that played gordy)
How would the table cloth help with cgi? Surely the table cloth being see through would only make it harder. Wouldn't be any point adding extra hassle with the table cloth unless it had some meaning
But the veil, no matter how see through, is still denying direct eye contact. It’s one factor that separates the ones that Gordy kills from the one he doesn’t, undeniable
I agree with everything but the table cloth as it also symbolises the see-through veil on jupe's fellow survivor mauled co-star... The cloth was a buffer for direct eye contact.
@@7brokenribs why is everything i like always “corny” or “cringe” i don’t even know what these terms mean. But whenever i laugh at something. Someone has to call the funny thing these words
Watched it for the first time yesterday. Gosh I really missed the IMAX experience. Hatsoff to the cinematography and sound designing. The stable scene has to be one of the most tense buildup scenes ever. I really went numb as I was watching alone.
I cannot wait to watch this movie again! Watched it this weekend, and was absolutely STUNNED by ‘Jean Jacket’ - what an absolutely unique and one of a kind take! I LOVED it! I want to fangirl Jordan Peele, hug him and squeal all kinds of incomprehensible praise 😛
I don't know if anyone caught this in the movie, but the 5 chapters in the movie actually represent the 5 mysteries of the rosary. In the 5 mysteries, there are at least 5 significant words that foreshadow the plot of the story. Chapter 1: Ghost-Annunciation (When OJ sees Jean Jacket for the first time), Chapter 2: Clover-Visitation (When Jupe's sons arrive to prank OJ and Jean Jacket arrives with OJ seeing them for the first time), Chapter 3: Gordy-Birth (When Gordy's Home massacre occurs and leaving Jupe the only survivor of the incident where he falsely believes that he can tame animals, sparking the birth of the "spectacle"), Chapter 4: Lucky-Presentation (Where Jupe tries to present Jean Jacket to the audience, but it later goes wrong with JJ eating him and the crowd), and Chapter 5: Jean Jacket-Finding (Where the group tries to get the footage of Jean Jacket to claim their "find"). Also, in every mystery there is an important line and advice that always says; "Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.", which is something the characters, besides OJ, should do when encountering Jean Jacket. In order to survive, you have to not give in to the temptation by not looking at JJ and you will live. And the "deliver us from evil" line is actually representing the evil in trying to get "the perfect shot", where you will go to any lengths to get the frame, even if it costs your life, and how it's not worth it.
I also believe that the use of the Bible verse at the beginning of the movie is critical because of the use of spectacle but also the alien itself could be reference to another verse in the Bible Ezekiel 1 speaks about an angelic being that is shaped like a wheel with eyes all around and similar to the alien it almost looks angelic and from heaven. Powerful use of both imagery and religion as well.
It's not aliens, that was the point. Throughout the whole movie they made it clear, the relation to the monkey, references to predators, the whole avoiding eye contact thing, it's basically a sky squid thing. Not aliens.
@@GothAtheist it’s an alien…. I love how Jordan made it so far from humain characteristics it’s the first time I see some like that. Cause to me if we end up seeing aliens one day it definitely would have a form we can’t comprehend
@@GothAtheist it’s not even about the religious aspects. There are quite literally I count a dozen different ways you can interpret this film. Some take it as aliens. Some take as symbolism for the abuse of animals. Some take it as a symbolism for how in our everyday lives we’re always trying to get that shot. The greatest thing about this movie was that it wasn’t about just one thing. All the theories and ideas people are coming up with aren’t right but they’re not wrong either. This movie is meant to be something you can take for yourself, analyze it and make a solid conclusion for YOURSELF. One of the best movies in history tbh
I love Peele's movies because before, I'm watching the trailers for any Easter eggs and trying to figure out what's happening. Then I go to see the film probably twice. Then I sit down and watch the Easter egg breakdowns because as usually I'm intrigued by how deep the meanings are and what I've missed based on perspective. That's an art form.
I have a theory that the Alien is a shapeshifter(Obviously as seen in the 3rd act) but on another note, It's shaped like a cowboy hat(def because of the people it sees below it), it moves like a UFO & has the texture of a weather baloon(most likely mimicking the various urban legends surrounding UFO phenomena)....
While the shapeshifter concept could stand, I don't think every decision behind its design needs to link to it. The cowboy hat shaping, weather balloon texture and overall being a UFO are absolutely intentional to its design however to say that the creature was attempting camoflauge through any of the three aspects listed seems a stretch.
@@scroogledoogle3028 Maybe, but to defend my argument, look at it like this: The Alien has 2 forms that we saw. It's final form in my opinion wld not help it camoflauge, rather it wld draw attention out of FEAR due to its shape & size.......However the first form in my opinion wld draw attention out of VALIDATION because its form is more indicative of what we wld interperete a UFO to be, therefore making us alot more curious about the Alien & less fearful to approach it(Making it easier for the Alien to feed)........Think of it like how a rattlesnake uses it's tail to mimic a worm making its prey curious, whereas if the prey could see the true form attached to that rattle, it wld never go near it....
It's an "angel." Hence the Biblical references. It lives in the cloud and can look like whatever. You can't look upon it without being destroyed. It ascends you to heaven even horses like Mohammed on his horse.
I also loved the way Peele filmed the sky and the perspectives of the sky. It evokes some legit horror for some reason. A lot of wide shots where you can’t fully see the creature. I think this might be my favorite movie of his; moreso than ‘Get Out’. My biggest complaint with Get Out was the exposition. I didn’t feel like he needed to show us how pieces of their brains were removed, and it kind of lost me through that part. This was a fantastic creature feature, almost like it JJ Abrams actually knew how to direct a movie.
I think the fist bump between Kid Jupe and the monkey could be a reference to E.T. , where Elliot and ET touch fingers. Sort of a comment on how If Elliot met an alien, he would be dead.
One thing I’m surprised more people haven’t speculated about is just “Jupiter” as an explicit call to Roman mythology and obviously space (where aliens come from!). Jupiter is the king of the gods, or on the apex of the hierarchy, and rules over the sky or heavens keeping order. It’s repeated in the film that this predator is territorial, and we’re not given a clear answer as to why Jean Jacket has chosen the ranch and theme park. Yet the name of the amusement park “Jupiter’s claim” may really be an allusion to the heavens/sky that the god resides over, making this a territory disputed between Jupe and Jean Jacket as an alien predator. I hope someone with more understanding of Roman mythology might expand on this, for example, does Jupiter have any fatal flaws that would explain Jupes fate? Does animal sacrifice matter here?
The god Jupiter negotiates with the Roman king at the time for offerings and sacrifice….much like Jupe believed he established a relationship and brought a sacrificial audience to JJ. What’s interesting is the lambs sacrificed to Jupiter were required to be white. I’ll have to watch again but I’m pretty sure the entire audience was white. In Greek mythology though, they are immortal and therefore cannot have a “fatal flaw”
I noticed on my second watch - when Angel scans all the things they buy in the Fry’s store, he never scans the bags of Sour Patch Kids Emerald throws in the trolley and eventually throws at the praying mantis on the camera so she never pays for them
not that big of an easter egg but after emerald and oj crashed with angel they were wearing his graphic t shirts :,) i noticed and i just thought it was really cute
I have so much respect for Jordan Peele. Thoroughly enjoyed Nope despite my initial scepticism about the alien theme, enjoyable story, uneasy underlining messages and some very disturbing scenes that had me on the edge of my seat!
Do you think that Otis and Lucky died in the end? I’ve seen people saying that because the smoke/mist was there and they were behind the “Out Yonder” sign that it represented that they were dead. I personally think they both survived because this movie doesn’t seem to have the whole ghostly/spirits vibe. Curious as to your thoughts on this?
@@smaeton I think us had the worst ending(not in terms of quality but in terms of not being happy) but if get out would’ve kept the og ending that definitely would’ve been the saddest ending
I will keep writing this til I am blue in the face. Jean jacket did not turn his form back to his predatory form until he grabbed the balloon. Since he was still after emerald as an angel like creature he wouldn’t have been able to eat OJ. So OJ is for sure alive. He just distracted Jean jacket until Emerald could steer it her way.
yeah that scene was really shocking. i think it’s partly because the prevailing philosophy in monster movies is that NOT showing the monster is scarier than showing it, so we really don’t expect to see exactly what happens to the people who get sucked up, the actual insides of the monster and people being digested alive. it’s doubly horrifying when their screams are then echoed in the next attack, when JJ is vomiting on the house.
I love the helmet of the TMZ guy calling back to the mirror that sets Lucky the horse off in the beginning with the commercial shoot. I thought that was going to be some kind of turning point like ‘oh it doesn’t respond well to it’s reflection’ but I’m not mad it didn’t go there.
UHHHH 1:03 MADE ME GAWK- is that not a picture frame of art that looks very much like jean jacket opened up?! (Haven’t finished video if it’s mentioned)
Another thing that I consider an Easter egg is that Em said “you were the Asian kid in kid sheriff?” Whereas in real life when Steven Yuen got big with Walking Dead, many people thought he was the kid in “Indiana Jones and the temple of doom”
Personally I think JJ looks like an orchid when Em catches the photo of it. And the praying Mantis is to me a reference to aliens because of the way they look, and it always seemed like Praying mantis were the same image of aliens. Also, there is a praying mantis that is called the Orchid Mantis and it definitely looks otherworldly. Just my little observation. Prob nothin
Great stuff. One thing I spotted was the red marks on the stunt horse on the film set looked to match a star constellation shown in another early scene. Felt like a "this is where this thing is from" kinda nod.
This was such a great video! I think this movie is brilliant and I saw it twice in the theater. I still like Get Out and US better but they are two of my favorite movies. I love all these hidden things in this movie it just goes to show how great of a writer Jordan Peele is. I think he's three for three
Nope was a loving tribute/homage to classic Spielberg, in particular Close Encounters Of The Third Kind and especially Jaws. So many brilliant Spielbergesque qualities to this movie, from the characters and music to the cinematography and old Hollywood 1950’s style visual effects with the UFO. But it also reminded me of classic Alfred Hitchcock. The way that Jordan Pelle builds tension and suspense in this film( as well as all his films)and the suspense and buildup is better than the payoff, just like Hitchcock used to do. Even touches in the film reminded me of classic Rod Serling era Twilight Zone in the vastness and scale and scope of the environment and focus on a small number of characters in a mysterious unusual situation throughout
The pig is on the roof at the 'amusement' park for irony as 'pigs can't fly'. Also, the mirror helmet of the motorcyclist is just like the mirror globe that set off Lucky on the stage set. We saw OJ making a replica of this back at the ranch but I didn't see him use it. He was going to desensitize the horses to it so they wouldn't spook on set. The coins being regretted by the UAP symbolizes money from heaven and that it isn't all that it's cracked up to be. Even if the 'key' , like what got stuck in Ghost, is handed to you, you don't know what or where to use it.
There's also an easter egg somewhat at the beginning of the film when we see OJ's ranch for the first time. Above the farmhouse, there are 3 glowing lights in a triangle formation. I think this references more modern UFO (or UAP) sightings that you see in those poor quality videos on youtube.
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U think that 613 number could be a clue for John 316 verse n the bible
This might be a stretch, but i found jean jacket to resemble the "angels" from Neon Genesis Evangelion. And the scene where the bike reaches and skids at the ranch is similar to the one scene in Akira.
*_The last horse that was sold was bought for $11,500._*
*_Explain this, why is he paying so much for a lunch for the Alien?_*
The shoe was also a metaphor for "waiting for the other shoe to drop", and Jupe thinks because it never did (aka Gordy never attacked him) that makes him special, which is why he had the ego to think he could control Jean Jacket
What about OJ running /riding away on the horse during the standoff with Jean Jacket towards the end? ...I thought it was a reference to the actual OJ chase in the bronco.
Another time-related easter egg here! When Jupe is talking to his rodeo crowd, he says something like "in about an hour, you will leave here changed", which made me check my watch. When the credits started, I checked my watch again - I bloody knew it, it was an hour later.
Nice catch! If it were a different director I’d say it was an accident, but not with Jordan Peele.
OMFG
Haven't anyone mention this before, nice one!
Well done!!🤯
thats amazing
During the commercial shoot at the beginning OJ avoids eye contact with the Camera and Crew when talking to them which plays into the idea of seeing Hollywood as a predator. That scene contrast with the end of the film when OJ Looks at Jean Jacket's mouth which resembles a shutter box.
I love how cerebral Peele's films are and this commentary on Hollywood being a monster that devours people engage with it is so well done. I also think Cameras and the pursuit for fame and profit can be seen as people meddling with a beast they don't fully have control over.
Love that, really nice interpretation
Ironic that the movie was made by hollywood people with hollywood actors🤷♂️
@@asant90 yeah how dare artists use the system to criticize it 🙄
@@MistyWarden 🙄🙄
For strange reason, this movie always reminded me of a song Open Up from Leftfield.
Funny that nobody (even you!) mentioned that in the last scene of the movie when she used the well to take photographs, she mechanically recreated a succession of pictures that would work as a motion picture should they be assembled, mirroring the fate of her ancestor except shifting the position as the "creator" and thus, the one to be remembered. :)
Another layer on top of this is that even though the role is swapped with Em being the creator of the motion picture, she will likely still not be the one remembered because of the media being there to also tell the story.
That thing didnt take pictures fast enough to make a motion picture out of anything...from what I saw. If one was able to set up everything being filmed then that would be different. But it was a situation in reality, according to the plot of the movie. One pik of the alien doesn't make much motion on film.
“nobody forgot to mention”? that’s a double negative. so you’re saying everyone remembered to mention?
What did the fuck did you say?!!!
., I'm high but I get it. But then I don't .
Oh I noticed and that's the first thing I thought of as well 👍
I don't know if you guys have heard before the phrase ''waiting for the other shoe to drop''. My grandparents use it a lot and it was the first thing that popped into my mind at that very beginning. For us it means waiting something bad to happen, or even more bad news. To me, the shoe was that. It was Jupe waiting for the shoe to drop, triggering Gordy and attacking him. And the alien eating him was the other shoe dropping.
Bruh🤯yes
That’s a really good observation and explanation that I didn’t recognize!
That makes way more sense than ppl non stop claiming the shoe was a bad miracle that distracted jupe & saved his life, by causing him to not make eye contact w Gordy. Cuz that’s not what happens in the movie at all. He makes eye contact w Gordy which causes Gordy to recognize him & do the fist bump. Still didn’t care for the movie, but this theory makes sense.
I'm Asian and I've heard some urban legend somewhat like before having an exam, you can go on your school's rooftop and kick your shoes up in the air, if it falls the right way, you'll pass the exam, if it's upside down then you'll fail, however if it's standing right up than you're fucked cause then the moment it drops, either way, you'll die.
Ooooooohh😮
Emerald missing the “great” because she was subconsciously quoting her father is such a beautiful touch.
One thing I noticed that nobody has talked about is the preying mantis.
The preying mantis was blocking the cameras and when a preying mantis feels threatened or makes it self bigger and larger and can change shape, which is what the alien dose at the end when it finds a formidable foe in OJ, also, if you look up pictures of a preying mantis type you can see it actually looks like what the alien looks like on the end.
If you want to look it up “orchid preying mantis “
Which is a deep connection because on the back of the jacket, on both sides are orchids.
I think Jean jacket also changes its form because it is left very injured after swallowing the house, not only because of OJ :)
Also, the face of a praying mantis is pretty much exactly what people think of when talking about aliens.
I love the subltetly in Peeles movies
@@aliengranpa spot on
@@aliengranpa yes, that's a great observation! By the way, don't try to pick up a preying mantis. My dad tried when I was a kid and its preying arms have razor sharp edges. My dad had to get stitches and was in a lot of pain.
When Emerald asked Jupe to look at his stuff he responded with, ‘su casa es mi casa’ which is not how the saying goes. He said ‘your house is my house’ which both foreshadowed him trying to buy their ranch and JeanJacket being territorial with the Haywood’s ranch.
well to be fair, su and tu are the “same” word, su is only used when you’re tying to be respectful, but it still means you
@@suliidany, it still ends up being wrong. Even without the "su," the correct form would be "MI casa es TU casa"
@@suliidany it is not about if he said “tu” or “su” is indeed about the word order. I speak spanish and saw the movie in spanish, so when i heard him saying “su casa es mi casa” it was so weird. It is not the same to say “my house is your house” which is welcoming, than saying “your house is my house” this one sounds like he is taking advantage of him
@@suliidany ur completely correct in defining the difference between those words. but it literally doesn't change _anything_ about what he said 💀💀
Su casa es mi casa can be translated into "your (formal) house is my house" but also "HIS house is my house" which supports your idea
The TMZ rider’s helmet is designed to look exactly the same as the light testing device at the beginning of the film that triggers the horse resulting in OJ’s firing. As soon as I spotted that I was like “yep, he gonna get eaten”
How people miss that is beyond me
Great catch!
@@realjoshb I was distracted by the trailer. We see Shiny Helmet guy say "You think it was Flood?" And he has fancy devices and voice changer. I thought he was a weird government agent guy, or maybe Alien cult member. *THEN* I finally saw the movie months later, entirely different plot than anything I imagined. By that late in the film im just rolling along. I didn't connect or notice anything (even though we see the light/sphere earlier in a flashback).
Whoa! I didn’t even notice that
I figured he’d get eaten due to the helmet but didn’t catch that it was a direct parallel to the film item! Nice!
I believe Jupe's name is especially coming in as Jupiter, is also important. Not only is it a massive astral body, but it's the one that has the giant Eye. It can't stop staring, defying the one rule when working with possibly dangerous animals. Which is exactly what Jupe does.
Also I believe the only creature to live through its title card was indeed Lucky.
Finally, we hear OJ specifically mention that "You don't turn your back on bears, you don't show red next to bulls, and you don't look wild animals in the eye, or at Jean Jacket specifically period". What does Jupe do? Wears a red jacket, turns his back on it multiple times, and stares directly at it. Also Jean Jacket itself looks like an eye from the underneath so it would make sense that looking at it falls into looking animals in the eye. Such a brilliant film.
Yep! Lot of nice little things going in there with the movie. The thing I can’t understand yet, is why the ranch had “claim” in its title.
"Nope" was repeated through the movie, and it was at times where characters would have been going towards danger. Traditionally African American's are the first to die in horror films, and it's often by the writers having the character make stupid decisions (i.e. walking towards the danger). I'm sure there were multiple meanings for the title, but to me it was a humorous response to that tradition. Instead of making a dumb decision, they take a second to think through the situation, and then say "nope", and stop themselves.
The “black” person usually dies yes and the stoner. It dont have to be african american necessarily… actually, most have no african decent at all
Yeah Jordan Peele said he named it no because most black people would say nope to every situation in this movie
Imagine not lusting money and accepting that role..sadly we love playing with THEM and the will to do anything 4 money
Facts.
N.ot O.f P.lanet E.arth
One thing I like about the movie, and can be extended to all of Peele's movies, is that they're straight horror movies but dont rely on the characters being traditionally unintelligent to drive the plot. In fact, the central characters show the capacity to think critically and learn, and this often is what leads to the resolution of the conflict. It creates an environment where the characters first need to figure out what's happening before the intelligent decisions can be made. There's no frustration from the audience, just us experiencing the horror in the confusion with them.
Namely, there's horror in the confusion followed by horror in the realization of what's happening.
That's a good point. I don't think I've ever watched any of his movies and thought "Omg why did you do that! Why did you go in there?" Or something along those lines. It's always me trying to predict their next move because it's so clever that I have no idea lol.
Was thinking the exact same thing. It's refreshing to see a movie where people aren't forced to act like unbelievable dopes to drive the plot which takes away from being immersed in the film.
Yeah right, the guy with the old camera was suuuper smart
I’ve learned soooo many interesting easter eggs/deeper meanings in this chat and I just wanted to contribute one as well! If it hasn’t been said already, the one horse who survives is Lucky. There is so much symbolism the more I think about it, like when OJ tells the actor his name, she replies “Well is he?” Yep he was! And even Lucky has his “Nope” moment by refusing to leave the cage when Jean Jacket comes, just like Emerald and OJ.
so true! also: Lucky was a black horse. The horse who got eaten, ghost, was white. And, ghost chose to behave wildly during jean jacket's attack while lucky managed to stay relatively calm.
I don't think he survived...
@@tortiesrule7432 He did at the end OJ was riding him after the reporters show up.
@@DoomedKnightA lot of speculation that it is her memory of him, after she accomplished her “Jean Jacket”. As OJ is not showing any emotion and not moving similar to the fake cloud that was actually the alien during the film, and there is a sign above his head reading “Out Yonder”
Dunno, seems like it was left this was for speculation. No crystal evidence
@@DoomedKnightcorrect
Maybe this is too obvious to mention, but I've watched a few of these videos and nobody ever brings it up: just before Otis dies a radio is playing in the background, and a newsreader mentions an ongoing search for some missing hikers. My guess is that the coin that killed OJ and Em's dad came from the pocket of one of those hikers.
Once you know what Jean Jacket is, you can hear it just before debris starts to rain from the sky in the opening scene: Otis hears a whooshing sound, but it sounds like people screaming. Clearly Jean Jackets fresh meal of hikers :(
oj never died silly
@@alejandrohernandez-pq4wu I think they mean their father, Otis sr.
wait wasn't this obvious?
Double surprised that the type of coin that kills Otis isn’t mentioned. It’s a nickel, which has Thomas Jefferson’s face on it and is one of 2 “dull” edged coins in circulation.
The fist bump with Gordy, on a literal level, is due to his training on set to do just that. And because Jupe's eyes are veiled by the tablecloth, Gordy doesn't kill him. But on another level, I think Gordy is giving Jupe the fist bump to say to him, "We were being exploited and I took care of the problem," Jupe being given the role of a token Asian-American actor on a cheesy sitcom (think of how the fist bump is commonly used in as a "yeah, we did it!" sort of gesture). Jupe misunderstands Gordy's gesture: he never realizes he, too, was being exploited, and indeed ends up becoming one of the exploiters as an adult.
This > "We were being exploited and I took care of the problem," One of the best comments
I thought the same but then why tear apart the other kid being exploited as a child actress?
@@marianarath4024 I mean to be fair she did survive. They're both being exploited to an extent, but I think he's being exploited specifically by Hollywood in a way that she's not. I didn't realize until now, but the way he messes up his lines (and tbh isn't that great at acting while saying them) points to him being a token character. Like the original poster said, people exploited (especially as children) in Hollywood either realize it and run, or they become exploiters themselves.
Another Easter egg I observed was when Jupe was giving Emerald and OJ a tour of his hidden Gordy's museum and pointed to the poster with the fist bump, He said "the first exploding fist bump"... Later when they play the actual clip from the show when they were about to fist bump underneath the table that's when they shot him hence a literal exploding fist bump.
I came to say this, too but figured someone else already did. idk why I had to scroll so far down to see someone else mention it lol.
Also if you notice at the end of the movie, right before JJ implodes. Jupes look a like balloon is staring right at it in its stomach and it points to it right before JJ crunches it. Same way Jupes hand reached out to Gordy right before Gordy died.
The scene that shows the people traveling through the digestive tract really got stuck on me and gave me a bit of existential crisis
Yeah it’s so messed up, rarely see people getting digested like that and makes you wonder how horrific it is to be eaten alive
it was terrifying hearing the screams and layer the complete silence before the rain of blood when they are at the house
FUCKING TERRIFYING
At first it reminded me of the movie fire in the sky.
Same thing happened in War of the Worlds right?
I think another thing I noticed about the bad miracle - the father was hit by a coin straight in the eye, which is already a pretty small probability, for an object to hit one of two weak spots in the skull to the point of punching through the brain. Additionally, we see it lands on its side. If you’ve ever flipped a coin, landing it on that edge is almost impossible, but lo and behold, it lands on its edge in this man’s skull. Impossibility on impossibility
I now understand the X-rays that were taken. Kept thinking one was entry and the other was exit wound.
as if its the… impossible shot
This parallels the shoe.
In a recent interview Jordan Peele said he made Jean Jacket's eye square after he consulted with a deep sea biologist and she told him that many sea creatures such as octopi have square eyes.
and interestingly enough octupuses are the closest thing we have to aliens on earth since their intelligence evolved entirely seperate from ours
i thought it looked like some kind of jellyfish seacreature thing
The whole time I kept seeing Jean Jacket as a sea creature. When we first see him, he looks like a sand dollar, especially with its central mouth on the bottom.
@@shibainu1428 what do you mean
@@alejandrohernandez-pq4wu Octopi are some of the smartest animals in the world, and none of their impressive natural behaviors were taught to it by humans!
They're able to solve mazes & puzzles, utilize its environment to its advantage, recognize individuals and faces outside of its own species, mimic the behavior of others, cause mischief and hide the evidence, use tools, and they possess a good short-term memory. Their brains also have high levels of organization (& because 3/5 of its nerves are distributed throughout 8 arms, a mini brain is in each arm).
Something else I thought was clever was how Emerald was the wildest character and constantly had animal references in her outfit. She was hard to control and chaotic. When she wasn't wearing something labelled with animal names she was wearing something with animal graphics or prints.
Em definitely was the most energetic and interesting character. Even OJ was kinda bland at times.
I thought the Jesus Lizard tee shirt she wore was a pretty cool reference. The Jesus Lizard was a noise rock band in the '80s. They had an album called Down with very similar imagery to the Nope poster. The heart eyes on the coyote follow the theme of fixation through viewership.
@@misskrissification I swore it was Tex Avery on the shitt
Shirt*
@@nicolebrown622 I totally see what you mean! Maybe the tee shirt designer was using his art or was influenced by it, but the shirt read Jesus Lizard on the back.
Love how Peele went from one of the funniest tv personalities of the time to one of the most creative and exciting directors ever. What a level up.
MEEGAN! You forgot your jacket! *points up at Jean Jacket*
That’s one thing I am so interested in. How Peele wasn’t a one dimensional person. Just a funny guy and nothing else. I’d so love to learn more about how he was able to write his first script, be seen as more than just a “funny guy” and he taken serious at a film director.
@@TobyLandscapingoh NO I love it tho
One thing people seem to be missing about Jupe's character is before he reveals the horse Lucky he says under his breath, "You were chosen". I think this implies Jupiter didn't think that he had somehow tamed or reached an understanding with Gordy, but that he was literally blessed and chosen by God. So he essentially felt he was invincible in this scene, which is why he has joy on his face as his entire crowd is being devoured. Up until the final moments, he never believes he's going to be sucked up at all. Then an angelic analogue devours him lmao.
In astrology, Jupiter is the planet of luck and benevolence
I caught that too... the fact that there is a LOT of religious/spiritual reference in this movie is quite interesting. Hoping to find some other reviewers that are willing to talk about that.
He just thought he was chosen by "the viewers"...the alien species he thought was in the spaceship. Dunno where you get something about god from but ok.
@@richrichie3153 chosen by the viewers makes zero sense so nah
@@GrandStyles How does that make zero sense when he just claimed that the "viewers" trusted him and that is why they are still there.
Rhetorical question. That is exactly what he meant. There is no mention of some god, yet he does mention the viewers. Watch again and pay attention.
The shot of the costar with the deformed face also has a veil in front of her face just like between Jupe and Gordy, which then gets blown up by Jean Jacket so she is looking directly into it!
Lifting the veil and/or apparently table cloth or cloud, in this movie, has multiple messages. In the Bible the veil hides the holy of holies from viewing. When Jesus died it was ripped. Lifting the veil can mean viewing something secret or holding oneself accountable. It can also represent the separation of heaven and earth or spiritual matters. It can represent an untouched person when unlifted versus an unpure person. Veils traditionally protect us from evil spirits. Veils hide our true selves.
That also reminds me of a woman who was attached by a monkey, I believe her last name was Nash..can't remember her full name, but she wore a hat with veils because the monkey attacked her
@@K.D-Gaia specifically a chimpanzee.
I do wish that veil saved Mary Jo, damn to get eaten alive twice
A small detail i noticed is that in the Kid Sheriff poster there's three kids, with one of them being black. Emerald asks whatever happened to that kid, but she's not given an answer. And when she accidentally photobombs the well, she's the third person in the photo and she's also black, but the other two people aren't happy about the inclusion.
…!!!!
Mind blown 😳
Excellent point RF, props. I noticed her peeking in the well and the white kids complaining but I did not link it with the Kid Sheriff poster with solo Black boy with the white boys and her question. Sharp observation, Peele is on another level.
@@reimourrpower9357 thank you, and I like how you used my initials lol
It also reminded me of the movie Holes. How many of those young actors went on to do more after that?
I feel like the shoe standing up also had another imagery built in. It had the one circular drop of blood on the left side (from the audience perspective). It was the eye on that left side that the coin pierced killing Otis Sr. The TMZ riders helmet also had one circular opening on that side of his helmet. The balloon mascot for Jupiters Claim was winking but the left side eye was the open one (it was a one eyed jean jacket eater!). Not sure if it’s significant but it was interesting.
i noticed this too! also, at the end when OJ does the signal to em when she's on the motorcycle, she does it back to him, but only using one finger, pointing to her left eye.
What a great observation! The themes and symbols just keep unravelling!
Same shape as a cell phone pointed at you filming you.
And the one eyed purple ppl eater in that song ol boy was singin
@@smellylorenny okay but what does it symbolize exactly
OJ also avoids eye contact even as far back as the first studio job on set.
nice catch
this brings up something I thought about "get out" when I saw it. In both of these movies, the hero survives because of what could be slavery stereotypes.. In Get Out, he escapes because he picks the cotton out of the armchair, and here he survives because he doesn't look his master in the eye. I' haven't watched "us" yet but i wonder if there is another trope in there as well. Is this something Peele has ever commented on?
It's probably because he's also an introvert🤔
Eye contact is also perceived as an act of aggression in some animals.
@@aztekdummy peele talks about this in several interveiws look it up you're not far off
Jordan Peele also said in an interview that he was inspired by the angels from Neo Genesis Evangelion, and this is *obvious* to anyone who has seen the 2.22 movie. Jean Jacket's physics is very similar to the angel Ramiel, which first shows up as a big diamond, but shapeshifts its body freely. Jean Jacket also has a "core" it is able to shift around its body, just like Ramiel has.
When did he watch it interesting never mind
I NEW IT REMINDED ME OF EVANGELION
Yes! This is what I thought too
Sahaquiel.
Actually angels in the bible (Ezechiel) travel in a vehicle and the vehicle resembles modern UFO more than anything else. 1 Ezekiel 10 "...4 I looked, and I saw a windstorm coming out of the north-an immense cloud with flashing lightning and surrounded by brilliant light. The center of the fire looked like glowing metal, 5 and in the fire was what looked like four living creatures..."
When OJ sees the pig on the roof, it made me think of the expression about how unlikely something is to happen, "When pigs fly". OJ comes across something that seems to be beyond possibility. It is only after Jean Jacket attacks him that he understands that the improbable has actually happened.
also when OJ asked if there was such thing as a bad miracle
Also, pigs can’t look directly up because of their neck. I think that’s why it survived the Jean Jacket attack.
@@stinkypinkie9029 oh my God
Actually, I thought the pig on the roof of the sheriffs office was more of a dig at the police.
It makes sense why Steven Yuen’s character thought he could commune with Jean jacket after the Gordy attack. Despite the rampage, the fist bump gesture was a saving grace moment from the character and he thought he could do the same with a UAP with similar animal instinct. The two major events in the movie (monkey attack, UFO sightings) also remind me of the kind of “spectacles” that people love to hear about, yet are forgotten about moments after they finish reading the article or video…similar to how the narrator in this video points out that Hollywood likes to “chew up and spit out” actors, animals, etc.
Is there a reason we assume Gordy intended a fist bump? When I watched it, I thought it meant to demonstrate that we can easily misunderstand the intention of other species, like how Youn’s character calls Jean Jacket “the viewers.”
Haven't seen anyone mention this yet, so I'm going to bring it up. Earlier in the movie, Em was opening up to O.J about the time she wasn't given the opportunity to train her first horse Jean Jacket. She was constantly living in her brother's shadow. In the flash back, he looked at her and did the "I'm watching you" signal. Towards the end, he gives her that signal again as a way of telling her that it's her turn with Jean Jacket. Even though she got full evidence of it's existence, she was more proud of the fact that she was able to accomplish that. Feel free to argue with me or tell me it's an obvious thing lol.
You said a lot there but this was obvious
Not so obvious, I didn't think about that but from that perspective it makes sence. I thought it was OJ's way of saying goodbye to his sister, since neither of them knew who the creature would try to eat first.
@@justchillinhowichill nah, I didn't really think about that when watching the movie. It is really nice to hear from people who pay more attention to details than me.
Personally, the whole sister brother thing was very crucial to the movie, the love they have for each other was incredible and true, it made them strong enough to face the horrors of the unknown. I think it's brilliant
In the beginning of the film they claim they need a really high quality definitive video (the oprah shot) to become famous/ rich. They claim there are already millions of pictures of supposed UFOs on UA-cam. So theirs needs to be an amazing video. All Em gets is a crappy grainy pic from an ancient camera. I don’t get how that was an accomplishment. Like the movie makes that moment her victorious hero ending. But from what they already explained in the beginning of the movie, her picture is pretty much worthless.
The Balloon reference is also a major reference to how UFOs sightings were often blamed on weather balloons. The ending probably also means that Jean Jacket would be officially explained as that giant Jupe balloon.
One of my favorite Easter eggs was in the scene where OJ tries to find Ghost after it gets spooked and jumps the fence, OJ passes a fence on the property with a “No Trespassing” sign that features an icon of a man on a motorcycle, foreshadowing the TMZ reporter.
Now, with all due respect, this is an example of the audience finding so-called Easter eggs everywhere, when many of them probably are just coincidences.
I imagine many farms would be pestered by trail bikers, so that sort of sign might be common.
In my opinion, the bad miracle for the main character was his dad getting killed by the coin. Because of that impossible event he ended up staring at his dad curious what was wrong with him. If that didn't happen he would have looked up at the monster and been eaten in the beginning.
I don’t think it’s quite that. But it is an omen in the sense that his dad met his demise by looking up at the sky. The coin shot through his eye because he was looking up to see what was happening. But OJ had already been looking up at the same time.
“Pop quiz guys: what happens when electric bike going 60mph, hits a anti electric field GOING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION?!” That part made me laugh in the theater.
The way he screamed was hilarious 😆
@@SnoW-wc2rw yeah, that part was funny 😂
Well that is not what would happen. Lol. The bike would just lose power and coast to a stop, but it is a movie...so.
I agree that it was funny though.
@@richrichie3153 I'm surprised it didn't explode like most vehicles in movies.
Wouldn't it just slowly lose its momentum? Unless it's got electronic brakes that activate/clamp down when the power is off?
One thing that stood out to me was that there was a picture they lingered on in the house. I'm assuming it was their mom. Wonder if there's a backstory.
Yeah, I saw that, too. I assumed it was.
Angel also represents protector/guardian like in the Bible. There was a scene to where he wouldn’t let Emerald Haywood leave the house because he said he’s trying to protect her.
Also he is watching them through the cameras without them even knowing and offers help when they need
He also represents stagehands in the entertainment industry, and how they get exploited chasing other people's fame, fortune, and spectacle.
He's also has a Mexican background, make of that what you will.
@@PeterKnagge How does him being Mexican affect the metaphors behind his character?
The Kid Sherrif poster gives me Holes vibes for some reason. The posters are very similar - that's what I thought it was when I first saw the movie. It could be a commentary on the exploitation of children in pursuit of riches (for those not familiar, Holes revolves around a warden who puts children to work in a desert digging holes, which she's secretly doing because she's looking for buried treasure). Hollywood is often accused of exploiting its child actors, and Shia LaBeouf is a prime example of this.
I noticed that too. I think it's a redesign of the holes poster. Great spot
Also the movie doesn't even really focus on the character of Sam and the brutality of his murder for nothing. During a time when it was deemed ok to murder black people with little or no repercussions. The character is somewhat nearly completely forgotten about and glossed over with the other storylines. Hollywood does this a lot. Like how many movies actually focus on atrocities committed against black people? Their stories are not often depicted in detail by Hollywood
best theory i've read about the similarities between the movie posters, thanks for commenting your thought!
This movie is great and Peele is one of the best directors/writers working today. Keke deserves a oscar nomination and Daniel is amazing as usual, Their chemistry is awesome too. Hope to get more Peele movies in the future and i can't wait to see what he does next.
I'm surprised most people didn't point out that jean jacket also looks like a giant eyeball, and consumes everything with his pupil.
I thought this too
There is a popular phrase called "waiting on the other shoe to drop". Its a saying that implies that despite something bad having happened, what's coming is much worse. We stare at the shoe standing up miraculously wondering when it will "drop" from its gravity defying position. The Gordys Home incident was Jupe's first shoe, rather than realizing he got lucky and his next encounter with an untamed wild creature would result in his demise "the other shoe dropping", he instead misinterprets the situation as many people have misinterpreted the meaning of the shoe.
You mean like the comment above from 11 days ago that you just copy/ paste??
Sounds right to me
Completely off topic but this movie has taught me if there is another movie shot in imax you MUST see it in theaters to truly appreciate the sounds and the visual work that really gets put into this movie
As long as you live in a reasonable distance from an IMAX theatre. Which most people in the world don't. And when it comes to actual quality, Interstellar or Dunkirk were supposed to be watched on 70mm film in IMAX cinema. There is less than 40 of machines capable of screening 70mm IMAX movies in the entire world and in the entire Europe there are just two places where they have them in operation (London and Prague). So it's a matter of compromise when you want to watch a movie.
@@petrmaly9087 I disagree because that’s specific to 70mm not just imax exclusively witch is what the movie was shot on imax cameras and almost every theater now a days has a imax theater in Minnesota where I live they room down the huge one because of all the anther theaters moving to mega screen imax rooms in there theater
@@nathandahlgren2210 The 70mm was an example of "quality is rare" as this is objectively the highest quality of IMAX available. Sure, other IMAX are more common and it is easy for people in some regions of USA, such as urban and suburban east cost, Great lakes and Cali, in places like Japanese cities, metropolitan areas of Europe and couple others to get to an IMAX, but that's not the case for vast majority of the population in the civilised world. If it takes me an hour to get to the cinema if I live in a small town in Switzerland, Norway, Iceland (all much more developed countries than the USA), or Northern Italy, Southern France, Bavaria, some island in Denmark, I have a reasonable access to a cinema, but not to IMAX and I'm not gonna watch the movie in a cinema, but I will watch it at home. Example: I'm from central Europe. I live in a village near (suburbs of) a city of 400 000 people. I used to live in the centre and I lived 15 minutes by walking from 7 IMAX cinemas. Now I live 45 minutes away from the nearest IMAX. In our country downloading movies if perfectly legal. We just bought a 55 inch TV. There is no need for me to go to cinema any more, especially when most movies made after 2010 are absolute garbage filled with racist US political propaganda.
This movie proves a person can learn to avoid the danger in a scary movie, survive and its still a fantastic film that lasts over an hour.
I think the shoe standing up is also a nod to the phenomenon of people claiming to witness strange or impossible phenomenon during disasters or moments of incredible stress. This happens more often than people think.
The term Demoiltion Elves is sometimes used to refer to this after a number of people claimed to see small gnome like figures crawling around in the rubble of the world trade centers on 9/11.
Basically when disaster strikes and people go into panic mode some people start halucinating all kinds of bizzare things, from physics defying objects to people without faces to completly plausable things like cops or ambulances which it later turns out were simply never there.
I don't think anyone mentioned this yet? but the coin which smashes into Otis Sr.'s eye to kill him, creates an image (circle-eye bisected by the line of the coin) very much like the well and its crank (or whatever you call that thing that goes across it) The well is the last camera in this camera-filled film (I also think Jean jacket is very much a camera) It is coin operated, and is a "wishing well" . The well is the camera that gets the proof on polaroid...the wish of the two siblings to save their property and legacy ...it sort of completes the circle, so to speak caused by the death of Otis. It's almost like the alien threw a coin into the 'wishing well' of the ranch. Wonder what Jean Jacket was wishing for. Or if the alien was supposed to be sympathetic in any way. It certainly became beautiful at the end. Anyway what an amazing movie that said so much and I can't stop thinking about it.
Oooooh.. I really like this interpretation; with the alien being a sympathetic or relatable. It offers up another way to view the entire movie. I wonder did you catch on to all the religious/spiritual referencing as well.
The fact that the recording of Jupe speaking to the departing park guests says something about "wish you well" also put me on to all the dots that were connecting at the end of this movie. Will DEFINITELY be re-watching it.
@@sabrinastarks7868 And to extend it a bit further (maybe past the breaking point), in the recording to the departing park guests, Jupe says "You don't have to go home but you can't stay here." ET isn't going home OR staying here after this one. Or is it? I don't actually know that the creature is dead. For the purposes of OJ and Emerald, it doesn't matter, they have the Oprah shot. The authorities have come in and they can try to handle the situation.
I watched this movie twice and I was amazed by how many things I actually missed, really enjoyed it also!
Same, definitely a multiple watch movie.
SO FUCKING LAYERED
Thought this movie was going to be much better. But it was def a solid thriller… definitely far from a masterpiece though.
Something I’ve noticed is that Jupe has been slowly feeding Jean Jacket after it ate those two hikers and his Otis Sr.’s death. Otis Sr. was naming the horses that were probably fed as well
I think when jean jacket is over the house and liquids and items are coming out, its actually might be Jean jacket marking its territory. Specifically on the house and the property. Think when a dog urinates at multiple places when it smells another dog, it does it to mark territory. Also the fist bump with Georgie may have been something like permission. If you've seen planet of the apes, apes grant permission by rubbing their hand.
I think the fist bump was just him trying to do the “exploding fist bump” with jupe bc remember in the beginning he showed a poster of them two doing it bc they’re the ones who started it first
Chimps also present their hands to show submission or dominance. A closed fist is dominant whereas an open palm is submissive. It's likely Ricky would have been mauled to death if Gordy had not been shot. He was looking Gordy in the eyes and closing his fist.
I think multiple messages are again being referenced. Rain in the Bible represents acceptance and surender. The Haywords are being told to submit. It can also be a blessing or miracle...in this case a bad miracle. Blood rain has long been considered a bad omen. It is mentioned in the book of Revelations as a sign of the end times and a herald of plagues. In animals bloody urine is a sign of toxins. It's possible Jean Jacket was poisoned by eating too many people and/or non organic material. If JJ was marking his territory it's interesting it was with blood and not pure urine or glandular fluid. Snakes and other predators sometimes regurgitate under extreme stress to defend themselves. Likewise short horned lizards shoot blood from their eyes to avoid predators. It's possible JJ was more threatened than threatening.
@@vivianalemus2937 Agreed. ps - I think it is could also a bit of a nod towards the fact that they were the most exploited characters (aka spectacles) on the show. I'm not even sure if Jupe is a reliable narrator in his recollection of the event. It sure seems to play into how his life is in the future: how he interacts with Jean Jacket (thinks it requires some kind of sacrifice) and how he is a performer and is still somewhat managed (his wife kind of had that role). It's a tough one. I'll be honest with you though, I really have no idea what I'm talking about :)
A combo of that but remember when the crowd was getting digested just before that they ran into the undigested lodged metal horse. He is then forced to puke all those people up and then the metal horse.
I really appreciated that the it turned out to be a " creature ", instead of some type of ship
The “not looking in the eyes” not only refers to a way to avoid challenge in the animal kingdom, it’s also a direct reference to the post slavery Jim Crow era. Blacks were not allowed to look whites directly in the eyes. Black people were forced to avoid eye-contact with whites or face death! Many black men were beaten and lynched for just the appearance (or lie) of looking at a white woman. The main characters learned to cower to the alien. It wasn’t til the end that OJ challenged it by purposely staring directly at the alien. He showed it that he was no longer afraid.
That’s how every slave master was, regardless of the ethnicity background. But, I did like how he looked at the alien with dominance which led it to chasing after emerald instead.
That’s an outright lie.
@@1RadicalDreamer slavery? No it happened
Slavery wasn't exclusively black people
@@paulie.walnuts2838 exactly!
I respect Peele's decision to turn down directing a live-action of Akira. "You don't f#*k with a classic" is something a real fan would say.
Also something with such a huge fanbase will be criticized so much that it's a make-or-break moment for your career.
I think that the shoe on its edge, along with all the coins in the film, is a call back to the classic Twilight Zone episode: " A Penny for Your Thoughts." in that episode the main character flips a coin, that impossibly lands on its edge, and because of this he can read thoughts. I could be wrong, but that's what it reminds me of.
Jordan Peele also worked with The Twilight Zone. 😮
@@nicolebrown622 YEP
Awesome breakdown, really loved it. After I watched this movie, I could sense there was a LOT of foreshadowing, double-meanings, symbolism that I wasn’t getting, so this is much appreciated.
Thank you 🙏
Definitely a movie that is worth watching twice. The studio ran another series of ads at the end of its theatrical stay in theaters basically saying to see it again!
Here's one for you where I may be reaching a bit too hard - When OJ is pursued by JeanJacket at the climax and we begin to realise it's not a solid form: To me it very briefly looked like a massive Cowboy hat flying down the valley, with a curved brim.
As you've already said, the whole theme is about Hollywood devouring people and I wondered if that was an overt piece of symbolism - the Hollywood cowboy westerns that fed off their family business running for generations.
I thought the same as well. When it came down close for Jupe and the gathered crowd I laughed and said "please don't tell me this ship is shaped like a cowboy hat". Only seen that took me out of the movie a bit, but fortunately it was something much better.
It was beyond obvious to me throughout the film that Jean Jacket was shaped like the bottom of a cowboy hat
I thought cowboy hat too!
“Humans don’t deserve the impossible” great line and so true ❤
This line is sophisticated as it can be interpreted in both ways. And both true according to human history and nature
Jordan Peele is really giving us scenes that it's up to us on how are we going to interpret it.
Honestly, being able to enjoy a movie for 2 hours nowadays is unusual. I especially enjoyed the fresh take on alien design and the idea of it being plastic was the most ingenious to me. Thanks for the awesome breakdown.
The almost fistbump between jupe and the ape made me think of the painting of Michelangelo where God almost touches the finger of Adam. Again referring to Jupe's delusion of being "the chosen one"
I love that Peele has the actor Keith David in this film because He also Stared in my favorite Horror Alien sci-fi movie THE THING.
i still need to watch that . everyone loves it
And he's in They Live! another sci-fi horror from the same director, John Carpenter.
I absolutely loved this movie! I watched it twice in theaters. It reminded me of the old Jaws movie but instead of water it's the entire sky to worry about.
@@tbull1545 No Jaws wasn't a Lovecraft monster but the concept behind it though. I understand what you're saying.
Also, another reason why Jean Jacket doesn’t eat OJ while in its true form because OJ is looking at it with dominance. It does the same thing when the giant ballon is looking at it in its eyes but Jean jacket doesn’t attack until floating below it.
I don't want to watch the movie but looking at spoilers is enough. Just one question though. Why was it named Jean Jacket?
@@MollyHJohns Em father was suppose give her a horse that him and OJ was trying which his name is Jean Jacket but instead changed his mind about giving her the horse. During a seen in the film while they’re talking about the alien, OJ give it the name Jean Jacket.
@@sk8mafia214 Thank you! Much appreciated.
Also the alien was named Jean jacket because it was untameable just like the horse which is why the father didn't allow her train him as she would have gotten hurt.
He didn’t eat him because he was on a horse , and jean jacket couldn’t digest horses
6:13 is also a bible verse...
"And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one" Matthew 6:13
she defeats it by filming Jean Jacket like a director. Her family is finally behind the camera
I'm surprised how few people are pointing out my favorite homage of Spielberg.
The fist bump is the E.T. finger touch corrupted.
Honestly, I see this film, with it's clear nods to Close Encounters and Jaws as more of an Anti-E.T. film. It features aliens and UFOs, people trying to "pet" or anthropomorphize the alien, people being lifted into the sky by the alien's power, and of course, that fateful and terrifying fist bump.
I rarely see a movie twice in theaters, but NOPE was clearly worth the ticket price x2. Best new horror in years.
The shoe is standing up, just as its displayed, because he's fixated on the memory so much he's changing the details of the attack. Same reason the 3 cameras look like the masks his 3 kids wear. The table cloth veil is most likely to help with the cgi and not be symbolic especially since they made sure to show its practically see through from both sides (sorry film theory students). The reason its important that Jupe has clearly romanticized a terrible memory to cope with it is to explain his characters hubris towards the danger of the sky creature. He didn't learn his lesson, he cherishes the tragedy and victimization as an event that made him feel special and part of a larger moment in culture. The evidence for this is shown by his room dedicated to the show/tragedy and the way his face lights up when remembering the SNL sketch. The almost fist bump is almost certainly another detail that's been added after the fact as Jupe probably went from being a lucky survivor to feeling like his relationship with Gordy spared him (remember there was 3 different monkeys that played gordy)
Love that
How would the table cloth help with cgi? Surely the table cloth being see through would only make it harder. Wouldn't be any point adding extra hassle with the table cloth unless it had some meaning
Table cloth wouldn't help with VFX ... (experience) we can make pretty convincing monkeys at this point :)
But the veil, no matter how see through, is still denying direct eye contact. It’s one factor that separates the ones that Gordy kills from the one he doesn’t, undeniable
I agree with everything but the table cloth as it also symbolises the see-through veil on jupe's fellow survivor mauled co-star... The cloth was a buffer for direct eye contact.
Did anybody else feel like the NOPE creature resembled a roll of film and when it expanded it was like the film was rolled out and waving in the wind?
Only Peele can make an audience want to get into a movie named Get Out, feel a part of the family with Us and say yep to Nope…
Genius…
All trash
That’s corny af
@@7brokenribs why is everything i like always “corny” or “cringe” i don’t even know what these terms mean. But whenever i laugh at something. Someone has to call the funny thing these words
@@Ottophil ur jus a corny dude 💀
He is far from a genius, the dudes a straight up racist
Watched it for the first time yesterday. Gosh I really missed the IMAX experience. Hatsoff to the cinematography and sound designing. The stable scene has to be one of the most tense buildup scenes ever. I really went numb as I was watching alone.
I watched it alone too!
Stable scene had me completely frozen in terror afraid of being seen.
I cannot wait to watch this movie again! Watched it this weekend, and was absolutely STUNNED by ‘Jean Jacket’ - what an absolutely unique and one of a kind take! I LOVED it! I want to fangirl Jordan Peele, hug him and squeal all kinds of incomprehensible praise 😛
Lucky didn’t die
Because lucky is lucky
It’s literally like a whole plot point in the movie
He’s the only horse that lived
I don't know if anyone caught this in the movie, but the 5 chapters in the movie actually represent the 5 mysteries of the rosary. In the 5 mysteries, there are at least 5 significant words that foreshadow the plot of the story. Chapter 1: Ghost-Annunciation (When OJ sees Jean Jacket for the first time), Chapter 2: Clover-Visitation (When Jupe's sons arrive to prank OJ and Jean Jacket arrives with OJ seeing them for the first time), Chapter 3: Gordy-Birth (When Gordy's Home massacre occurs and leaving Jupe the only survivor of the incident where he falsely believes that he can tame animals, sparking the birth of the "spectacle"), Chapter 4: Lucky-Presentation (Where Jupe tries to present Jean Jacket to the audience, but it later goes wrong with JJ eating him and the crowd), and Chapter 5: Jean Jacket-Finding (Where the group tries to get the footage of Jean Jacket to claim their "find"). Also, in every mystery there is an important line and advice that always says; "Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.", which is something the characters, besides OJ, should do when encountering Jean Jacket. In order to survive, you have to not give in to the temptation by not looking at JJ and you will live. And the "deliver us from evil" line is actually representing the evil in trying to get "the perfect shot", where you will go to any lengths to get the frame, even if it costs your life, and how it's not worth it.
I also believe that the use of the Bible verse at the beginning of the movie is critical because of the use of spectacle but also the alien itself could be reference to another verse in the Bible Ezekiel 1 speaks about an angelic being that is shaped like a wheel with eyes all around and similar to the alien it almost looks angelic and from heaven. Powerful use of both imagery and religion as well.
It's not aliens, that was the point. Throughout the whole movie they made it clear, the relation to the monkey, references to predators, the whole avoiding eye contact thing, it's basically a sky squid thing. Not aliens.
And tbph his movies would have more impact if they had less religious references.
@@GothAtheist it’s an alien…. I love how Jordan made it so far from humain characteristics it’s the first time I see some like that. Cause to me if we end up seeing aliens one day it definitely would have a form we can’t comprehend
The "alien" is an evil angel whereas Angel is a good angel.
@@GothAtheist it’s not even about the religious aspects. There are quite literally I count a dozen different ways you can interpret this film. Some take it as aliens. Some take as symbolism for the abuse of animals. Some take it as a symbolism for how in our everyday lives we’re always trying to get that shot. The greatest thing about this movie was that it wasn’t about just one thing. All the theories and ideas people are coming up with aren’t right but they’re not wrong either. This movie is meant to be something you can take for yourself, analyze it and make a solid conclusion for YOURSELF. One of the best movies in history tbh
I love Peele's movies because before, I'm watching the trailers for any Easter eggs and trying to figure out what's happening. Then I go to see the film probably twice. Then I sit down and watch the Easter egg breakdowns because as usually I'm intrigued by how deep the meanings are and what I've missed based on perspective. That's an art form.
I have a theory that the Alien is a shapeshifter(Obviously as seen in the 3rd act) but on another note, It's shaped like a cowboy hat(def because of the people it sees below it), it moves like a UFO & has the texture of a weather baloon(most likely mimicking the various urban legends surrounding UFO phenomena)....
While the shapeshifter concept could stand, I don't think every decision behind its design needs to link to it. The cowboy hat shaping, weather balloon texture and overall being a UFO are absolutely intentional to its design however to say that the creature was attempting camoflauge through any of the three aspects listed seems a stretch.
@@scroogledoogle3028 Maybe, but to defend my argument, look at it like this: The Alien has 2 forms that we saw. It's final form in my opinion wld not help it camoflauge, rather it wld draw attention out of FEAR due to its shape & size.......However the first form in my opinion wld draw attention out of VALIDATION because its form is more indicative of what we wld interperete a UFO to be, therefore making us alot more curious about the Alien & less fearful to approach it(Making it easier for the Alien to feed)........Think of it like how a rattlesnake uses it's tail to mimic a worm making its prey curious, whereas if the prey could see the true form attached to that rattle, it wld never go near it....
It's an "angel." Hence the Biblical references. It lives in the cloud and can look like whatever. You can't look upon it without being destroyed. It ascends you to heaven even horses like Mohammed on his horse.
Holy smokes dude! The mental gymnastics that went into this video is Godly. That's one heck of an analysis. You got yourself a sub.
The title is best explained in one of the movie lines between OJ and Emerald:
OJ: “is there a word for a bad miracle?”
Emerald: “Nope!”
I also loved the way Peele filmed the sky and the perspectives of the sky. It evokes some legit horror for some reason. A lot of wide shots where you can’t fully see the creature. I think this might be my favorite movie of his; moreso than ‘Get Out’. My biggest complaint with Get Out was the exposition. I didn’t feel like he needed to show us how pieces of their brains were removed, and it kind of lost me through that part. This was a fantastic creature feature, almost like it JJ Abrams actually knew how to direct a movie.
I think the fist bump between Kid Jupe and the monkey could be a reference to E.T. , where Elliot and ET touch fingers. Sort of a comment on how If Elliot met an alien, he would be dead.
Just to clarify, ET wasn't an alien or Elliot never met ET?
@@rowanb4395 a realistic alien encounter with a child would result quickly in the death of said child
@@frankenviews4069 I get what you meant now
One thing I’m surprised more people haven’t speculated about is just “Jupiter” as an explicit call to Roman mythology and obviously space (where aliens come from!). Jupiter is the king of the gods, or on the apex of the hierarchy, and rules over the sky or heavens keeping order. It’s repeated in the film that this predator is territorial, and we’re not given a clear answer as to why Jean Jacket has chosen the ranch and theme park. Yet the name of the amusement park “Jupiter’s claim” may really be an allusion to the heavens/sky that the god resides over, making this a territory disputed between Jupe and Jean Jacket as an alien predator. I hope someone with more understanding of Roman mythology might expand on this, for example, does Jupiter have any fatal flaws that would explain Jupes fate? Does animal sacrifice matter here?
The god Jupiter negotiates with the Roman king at the time for offerings and sacrifice….much like Jupe believed he established a relationship and brought a sacrificial audience to JJ.
What’s interesting is the lambs sacrificed to Jupiter were required to be white. I’ll have to watch again but I’m pretty sure the entire audience was white.
In Greek mythology though, they are immortal and therefore cannot have a “fatal flaw”
I noticed on my second watch - when Angel scans all the things they buy in the Fry’s store, he never scans the bags of Sour Patch Kids Emerald throws in the trolley and eventually throws at the praying mantis on the camera so she never pays for them
not that big of an easter egg but after emerald and oj crashed with angel they were wearing his graphic t shirts :,) i noticed and i just thought it was really cute
I have so much respect for Jordan Peele. Thoroughly enjoyed Nope despite my initial scepticism about the alien theme, enjoyable story, uneasy underlining messages and some very disturbing scenes that had me on the edge of my seat!
Do you think that Otis and Lucky died in the end? I’ve seen people saying that because the smoke/mist was there and they were behind the “Out Yonder” sign that it represented that they were dead.
I personally think they both survived because this movie doesn’t seem to have the whole ghostly/spirits vibe.
Curious as to your thoughts on this?
Jordan Peele's movies often end in happy ends so I think they survived.
@@smaeton I think us had the worst ending(not in terms of quality but in terms of not being happy) but if get out would’ve kept the og ending that definitely would’ve been the saddest ending
He survived.
He clearly survived. The Purple People Eater song foreshadowed his destiny.
I will keep writing this til I am blue in the face. Jean jacket did not turn his form back to his predatory form until he grabbed the balloon. Since he was still after emerald as an angel like creature he wouldn’t have been able to eat OJ. So OJ is for sure alive. He just distracted Jean jacket until Emerald could steer it her way.
I was just disturbed by the scene of the people moving through Jean's digestive tract, that was sheer horror in many ways I can't explain.
yeah that scene was really shocking. i think it’s partly because the prevailing philosophy in monster movies is that NOT showing the monster is scarier than showing it, so we really don’t expect to see exactly what happens to the people who get sucked up, the actual insides of the monster and people being digested alive.
it’s doubly horrifying when their screams are then echoed in the next attack, when JJ is vomiting on the house.
I appreciate these type of videos because I sometimes miss little gems like this. Now I’m about to watch the movie
I love the helmet of the TMZ guy calling back to the mirror that sets Lucky the horse off in the beginning with the commercial shoot. I thought that was going to be some kind of turning point like ‘oh it doesn’t respond well to it’s reflection’ but I’m not mad it didn’t go there.
this movie was really good, HOPE they make more
UHHHH 1:03 MADE ME GAWK- is that not a picture frame of art that looks very much like jean jacket opened up?! (Haven’t finished video if it’s mentioned)
Another thing that I consider an Easter egg is that Em said “you were the Asian kid in kid sheriff?” Whereas in real life when Steven Yuen got big with Walking Dead, many people thought he was the kid in “Indiana Jones and the temple of doom”
This guy is invincible
@@johnlawful2272 Ahhh I see you
@@johnlawful2272 This guy is **title card**
Dude this was THE BEST breakdown of this movie. Bravo
Personally I think JJ looks like an orchid when Em catches the photo of it. And the praying Mantis is to me a reference to aliens because of the way they look, and it always seemed like Praying mantis were the same image of aliens. Also, there is a praying mantis that is called the Orchid Mantis and it definitely looks otherworldly. Just my little observation. Prob nothin
Great stuff. One thing I spotted was the red marks on the stunt horse on the film set looked to match a star constellation shown in another early scene. Felt like a "this is where this thing is from" kinda nod.
The shoe is standing upright at the beginning of movie is because it’s how Jupe sees it standing upright everyday in his glass collection
This was such a great video! I think this movie is brilliant and I saw it twice in the theater. I still like Get Out and US better but they are two of my favorite movies. I love all these hidden things in this movie it just goes to show how great of a writer Jordan Peele is. I think he's three for three
Wow brilliant video but the SCISSORS!! I never would’ve known 😮
Nope was a loving tribute/homage to classic Spielberg, in particular Close Encounters Of The Third Kind and especially Jaws. So many brilliant Spielbergesque qualities to this movie, from the characters and music to the cinematography and old Hollywood 1950’s style visual effects with the UFO. But it also reminded me of classic Alfred Hitchcock. The way that Jordan Pelle builds tension and suspense in this film( as well as all his films)and the suspense and buildup is better than the payoff, just like Hitchcock used to do. Even touches in the film reminded me of classic Rod Serling era Twilight Zone in the vastness and scale and scope of the environment and focus on a small number of characters in a mysterious unusual situation throughout
I watched multiple videos about this movie, and this one is the best. It actually explains things. Thank you
The pig is on the roof at the 'amusement' park for irony as 'pigs can't fly'. Also, the mirror helmet of the motorcyclist is just like the mirror globe that set off Lucky on the stage set. We saw OJ making a replica of this back at the ranch but I didn't see him use it. He was going to desensitize the horses to it so they wouldn't spook on set.
The coins being regretted by the UAP symbolizes money from heaven and that it isn't all that it's cracked up to be. Even if the 'key' , like what got stuck in Ghost, is handed to you, you don't know what or where to use it.
There's also an easter egg somewhat at the beginning of the film when we see OJ's ranch for the first time. Above the farmhouse, there are 3 glowing lights in a triangle formation. I think this references more modern UFO (or UAP) sightings that you see in those poor quality videos on youtube.
I love movies that need to be rewatched until everything is catched. I didn't notice that part
Superb film enjoyed it tremendously.Great video as always
thank you
@@heavyspoilers A pleasure
I been waiting for this but I didn't reci3ve a notification.
The best part after watching the movie, is having you explain everything I missed !