NOPE (The Occulonimbus Edoequus Hunter + Ending) EXPLAINED

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  • Опубліковано 23 сер 2022
  • Starring Keith David, Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Steven Yeun, Michael Wincott and Brandon Perea, Nope revolves around two siblings struggling to maintain their family’s ranch and legacy.
    Following the death of their father under mysterious circumstances, the pair become convinced that there is a UFO above and enact a plan to capture the evidence.
    In this video, we’re going to explore the film’s themes, the ending and the alien creature that terrorises the nearby lands.
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  • @RayofVibez
    @RayofVibez Рік тому +4500

    Really enjoyed the concept of a person's obsession with spectacle being what can lead to their own demise. This film made me question that myself after viewing.
    Great video man.

    • @filmcomicsexplained
      @filmcomicsexplained  Рік тому +71

      Thank you

    • @zzzarkka
      @zzzarkka Рік тому +1

      If something is going to kill me I'd rather it be an alien i'm trying to capture undeniable proof of.

    • @Irobert1115HD
      @Irobert1115HD Рік тому +12

      @@filmcomicsexplained well about that native to earth deal: nope due to the existence of zeppelins (the ammo needed to destroy them would shred such a creature and was widely used during WWII) and the fact that the movie takes place on the US west coast wich was attacked by japan with baloon bombs during WWII meaning that they would have been known since at least WWII if the creature was from earth.

    • @vrriody14teenlightworkbruv48
      @vrriody14teenlightworkbruv48 Рік тому +6

      We'd do anything for clout.

    • @Spamzzy
      @Spamzzy Рік тому +39

      Anyone here think it's weird that jupe said the "ufo" comes every Friday at 6:13 pm? Like how long Gordy went on a rampage, 6 minutes and 13 seconds.

  • @lighthawk3720
    @lighthawk3720 Рік тому +6888

    OJ survived. In the movie Emerald literally shuts her eyes for a few seconds before opening them again to make sure he isn't an hallucination. Plus, Lucky is the literal luckiest horse to not have been eaten after so many attempts, a lucky horse indeed. OJ lives because of Lucky AND fits with the theme of respecting dangerous animals. Jupe dies because he took advantage and never respected the alien while OJ lives because he entirely respected (not looking at it) and did not take advantage of it.

    • @OhhCrusik
      @OhhCrusik Рік тому +413

      I want to think that too nothing really points that he died as the monsters did follow ojs sister or whatever when she was riding away on that bike

    • @2123lotto
      @2123lotto Рік тому +57

      God your smart

    • @sullyboom6144
      @sullyboom6144 Рік тому +382

      Lucky even had flags wrapped around his body at the end thats why i don't think they got sucked up

    • @mentlinc
      @mentlinc Рік тому +1

      I want to believe you but you totally see OJ not there anymore and even hear the monster "belch". OJ is dead bro

    • @sullyboom6144
      @sullyboom6144 Рік тому +107

      & i think that was the same flags with the parachute on the end of it from before that they took off the decoy horse i think OJ even tho he was hurt just instantly used the parachute again

  • @themannyzaur
    @themannyzaur Рік тому +1201

    The fact that JJ "unfurled" as a tactic to seem scarier implies there are bigger threats than it

    • @JB-1138
      @JB-1138 Рік тому +96

      Ohh good idea

    • @abaddonkarl
      @abaddonkarl Рік тому +51

      Good observation!

    • @benjaminbierley2074
      @benjaminbierley2074 Рік тому +136

      In the case of him unfurling that to spook it, earlier it had eaten something with that attached, so it was reacting to something it had learned was inedible and banked off. It's not stupid but it's also still an animal and much of its behavior as the movie goes on is learned behavior or reaction to something done to it. Such as being fed horses, then being tricked into eating a fake one, during its next feeding at the faire it eats everyone...except for the horse likely in response to being tricked by the fake one it then spits back out, feeding it the decoy might have also pissed it off since we see it escalate in aggressiveness after that.

    • @Spider-Man-2099
      @Spider-Man-2099 Рік тому +75

      More likely fighting with other of its species over territory, mates, food etc just like allot of animals it has a threat pose like gorillas beating their chest or bears standing upright

    • @a_tree5793
      @a_tree5793 Рік тому +50

      That also means that all the flying saucers people have been recording accounts of for centuries were actually these things and everyone that got "abducted" and never came back over the years died horribly

  • @The..Commenter
    @The..Commenter Рік тому +377

    The monster design for this movie was so good the way they used the screams of its victims as a way if signifying its presence on the sky made it so terrifying

    • @Hinokami777
      @Hinokami777 Рік тому +16

      Yep but some of those sounds were itself like in the beginning when it stalked OJ. it’s like a deeper tone kinda like the war of the worlds horn

  • @rjbalbuena7789
    @rjbalbuena7789 Рік тому +743

    Man, the idea of a flying saucer being the hostile celestial entity itself is all the more terrifying than it just being a ship, for real. Also bonus points that it resembled a sea urchin/jellyfish. I crave that Lovecraftian shit and Peele delivered

    • @Hinokami777
      @Hinokami777 Рік тому +38

      Also resembles biblical accurate angels s well. Search an anime called neon evangelion genesis

    • @023Whiplash
      @023Whiplash Рік тому +18

      Its design is also based on how Angels are described

    • @anontwentytwo1380
      @anontwentytwo1380 Рік тому +4

      @@Hinokami777 you mean a japanese CARTOON? Yeah nah big pass.

    • @Hinokami777
      @Hinokami777 Рік тому +26

      @@anontwentytwo1380 obviously? You say that like anime aren’t the most viewed programs , not only in the states but in the west as well. Just cause you’re an outcast doesn’t mean people who watch it are weird LOL. You’re in the minority !

    • @Hinokami777
      @Hinokami777 Рік тому +15

      @@anontwentytwo1380 there’s anime out there darker than any live action show you watch….

  • @irishvader2193
    @irishvader2193 Рік тому +3799

    The people being stuck in the creature was the scariest scene for me

    • @TheVeritas1
      @TheVeritas1 Рік тому +673

      Me too. It's also when I realized Jean Jacket was a living creature, not a spaceship.
      Great plot twist.

    • @carktheshark
      @carktheshark Рік тому +618

      I remember sitting in the theater with my friends and whispering in horror "It's...eating them..." And then you realized why the creature always seemed to "scream". Absolutely horrifying realizations over and over again

    • @rita6355
      @rita6355 Рік тому +105

      I wonder what would happen if like I opened it with a knife

    • @anntysheeps4259
      @anntysheeps4259 Рік тому +234

      @@rita6355 probably nothing, since it swallow people and objects with sharp edges. You could knife it all day and it would reseal itself as you get closer to being the next human to be devoured, all the while listening to your friends agonizing screams as they're liquified very slowly.

    • @vsluj3508
      @vsluj3508 Рік тому +219

      @@anntysheeps4259 Wouldn't say very slowly, as during the scream scene the screams all suddenly stop.

  • @kevinprehm
    @kevinprehm Рік тому +728

    The realization that the screaming sound it made was actually the people being digested proper shook me

    • @justiron2999
      @justiron2999 Рік тому +37

      "It's people, Jean jacket is eating people. Soylent alien is people."

    • @splishsplash3492
      @splishsplash3492 Рік тому +30

      Wait till you realize that the wind shrieking is actually the screams

    • @poopsanchez6449
      @poopsanchez6449 Рік тому

      @@splishsplash3492 Except... No. It's the people inside it that are screaming. It's why you can hear the screams and then they immediately STOP when the squish sounds happen.
      Watch it again, bozo.

    • @leexgx
      @leexgx Рік тому +20

      Want to know worse is it was because the people wasn't been digested yet they was stuck in the pipe before the stomach because of that fake horse, they only died when it ejected its stomach above the house to remove the fake horse blockage (when the screams stopped it ejecting it's stomach liquefied the people and non organic stuff rained on the house and finally the fake horse came out)
      Usually it moves the organic stuff into his stomach within 30 seconds and spits out the non organic stuff
      start of the movie is what should happen, when coins and keys hits his dad (believe it sucked up a bunch of hikers) and at the end of the movie when it Swallows up 1 person he went quite quickly and spat non organic stuff out

    • @thomasfplm
      @thomasfplm Рік тому +4

      Fun fact, they mixed the screams of people imagining being on a roller coaster and then those people imagining being in terror for the movie.

  • @sylvanhealer8440
    @sylvanhealer8440 Рік тому +390

    I absolutely loved Jean's design it's a breathe of fresh air in alien designs today. They're either humanoid, aliens disguised as humans or just a blob with various appendages. It was horrifying in a totally different way

    • @Hinokami777
      @Hinokami777 Рік тому +25

      Exactly. It really resemble a biblically accurate Angel as well. It’s so many layers for interpretation.
      Could be an Alien
      Evolved creature of earth
      Or Angel

    • @bbnnmm9
      @bbnnmm9 Рік тому +6

      It had appendages... it was a jelly fish 🎐

    • @albertocabezas282
      @albertocabezas282 Рік тому +20

      @@Hinokami777 The director said he found inspiration on one of the Angels from the anime show Neon Genesis Evangelion. That Angel was enormous and had some kind of colorful "eyes" and appendages.

    • @joebenzz
      @joebenzz Рік тому +11

      And i love how in the trailer you see a peek at what we thought was the alien but in the movie it's in fact just a bunch of kids messing around 🤣

    • @WalterWhite-pb7wz
      @WalterWhite-pb7wz Рік тому +3

      Tell me about it! This design was so wonderful and it was something I didn’t even know I wanted

  • @AndorranStairway
    @AndorranStairway Рік тому +182

    Everything talks about the screams, but the kids in the alien masks were the freakiest part to me. It plays on that very deep seated fear of the unknown in the dark

    • @Casey5291
      @Casey5291 Рік тому +37

      At that scene I was thinking, what kind of farmer goes around at night without a gun? Then he punched the kid and I was like, oh, he would have killed kids.

    • @Lethalbanter
      @Lethalbanter Рік тому +7

      @@Casey5291 lool. That would have been a long night.

    • @h3llboyyy407
      @h3llboyyy407 Рік тому +1

      @@Casey5291 maybe symbolic now that you mention it

  • @eden20111
    @eden20111 Рік тому +1914

    Shoutout to Angel the Fry’s electronic guy. He first started out as an average sales guy. I thought his part was gonna be short and out of the way, but instead he became one of the main characters and a vital part in helping OJ and Em. Also he wanted to help people. Really glad he made it in the end! 🙌🏼🙌🏼

    • @aurora9252
      @aurora9252 Рік тому +53

      And he's daddy 😍

    • @brianm3160
      @brianm3160 Рік тому

      I'm glad he didn't die

    • @brianm3160
      @brianm3160 Рік тому +5

      @@donteventryit007 hi Brian

    • @slickman5969
      @slickman5969 Рік тому +17

      some would call him a guardian angel

    • @mrgreen3956
      @mrgreen3956 Рік тому

      @@slickman5969 You damn right!

  • @pewpewdragon4483
    @pewpewdragon4483 Рік тому +4112

    Usually a monster loses some of its scare factor once the whole thing is revealed, but this one is the opposite; it's actually even more uncanny once you realize how it works. And the creature design in general is quite creative and interesting, having a weather balloon textured flying saucer that is actually the alien itself. Although I haven't seen the movie yet, I think I definitely will now.

    • @bluemoon9501
      @bluemoon9501 Рік тому +83

      The film is fantastic! Although I would recommend you watching on IMAX it’s no longer in IMAX (or at least In my area). The film has some brilliant moments of horror, tension and amazing cinematography shots. And the sound… OMG THE SOUND IS BRILLIANT!!

    • @PlagueRiddenBlightSpawn
      @PlagueRiddenBlightSpawn Рік тому +162

      Why the hell would you spoil it for yourself by watching this without having seen the movie? Lmao

    • @Babidi111
      @Babidi111 Рік тому +57

      @@PlagueRiddenBlightSpawn cause a movie is like 2hrs where you can watch these and get some enjoyment in a condensed form. some people are busy and have to choose what entertainment to indulge in with their little free time and unfortunately that sometimes means accepting spoilers.

    • @mrdude88
      @mrdude88 Рік тому +24

      It's not as scary as you make it sound. So please don't go into the movie thinking it's a horror movie, otherwise you will be disappointed and might not enjoy the film as much.

    • @VoidBastard
      @VoidBastard Рік тому +51

      Lovecraftian-esque monsters are my favorite, so when I saw it transform I was pleasantly suprised. I didn't expect that. Which is nice to have subverted expectations in movies now. Isn't common lately.

  • @thecanadiandane7262
    @thecanadiandane7262 Рік тому +411

    I like how this UFO turning it to be a creature kind of liquifies a common sci-fi trope, the roaring spaceship. In visual media, machinery and spacecraft, whether futuristic or alien in nature, has this tendency to emit deep bellows, meant to both sell the size and power of the craft but also generate intrigue- is that the sound of engines firing? Metal scraping? Is it akin to a foghorn?
    In NOPE, the answer is quite simple. It’s pissed, and it wants you to know it.

    • @mitchellcampbell9242
      @mitchellcampbell9242 Рік тому +9

      It was a sheet monster…

    • @SanilJadhav711
      @SanilJadhav711 Рік тому +2

      Facts

    • @just_a_guy9688
      @just_a_guy9688 Рік тому +11

      @@mitchellcampbell9242 an oddly beautiful, mesmerizing one at that

    • @addemiusinksoul8655
      @addemiusinksoul8655 Рік тому +8

      It doesn’t actually make any noise other than a popping sound when it notices somebody looking at it. The “screaming” sound is its victims mid-digestion

    • @SanilJadhav711
      @SanilJadhav711 Рік тому +6

      @@addemiusinksoul8655 Nah there's another growl it does when they show it in the sky when it's done with the digestion

  • @donavanfrea6768
    @donavanfrea6768 Рік тому +106

    Anybody else notice that not only does Jupe's suit have a flying saucer on it, but the flower patterns etched on it resemble the creature in it's final form?

    • @Casey5291
      @Casey5291 Рік тому +9

      I was thinking they looked like eyes, like the reflectors on OJ's hoodie.

    • @carlotta4th
      @carlotta4th 8 місяців тому +2

      They're just flowers, they don't look anything like the unfurled creature (which is more horizontal than five sided).

  • @PhantomBones101
    @PhantomBones101 Рік тому +1695

    There aren't a lot of alien movies that freak me out. For some reason this one did. Just the idea of something that big in the sky watching you is unsettling. Even more so when it can move fast enough to catch you.

    • @filmcomicsexplained
      @filmcomicsexplained  Рік тому +195

      The way it slowly digests you is also pretty nasty

    • @TeamBOBBYEE
      @TeamBOBBYEE Рік тому

      Unless you live in LA where it would die off the city planning alone
      I can deff see this having been a vast species until humans got projectiles and brought them to near extinction

    • @pharaohbubbles1547
      @pharaohbubbles1547 Рік тому +49

      I think it's bc it's Fear of the Unknown. What is this creature? WHY is this creature? It's shrouded in that allure of mystery and intrigue. I rarely, if not ever, watch horror movies and this was the first one I actively wanted to see from start to finish

    • @mikenoll2030
      @mikenoll2030 Рік тому +2

      @@pharaohbubbles1547 ok

    • @pharaohbubbles1547
      @pharaohbubbles1547 Рік тому +17

      @@mikenoll2030 ok

  • @Dburke267
    @Dburke267 Рік тому +2876

    Hearing the screams of the audience that got devoured tortured me, I was like just put them out of their misery already. Then the Occulonimbus just crushed them and then the blood rain was the creepiest s-it I've seen all year so far. Loved the creature design an original and excellent twist. I was trying to figure out how would you kill something like that lol. Definitely my favorite Peele movie.

    • @Lunk42
      @Lunk42 Рік тому +104

      Nukes the answer is always nukes.

    • @bayboy3922
      @bayboy3922 Рік тому +32

      @@Lunk42 Yeah at the expense of the whole world Genius🤦‍♂️

    • @napoleonbonaparte9222
      @napoleonbonaparte9222 Рік тому +97

      @@Lunk42 surface to air missiles exist

    • @bobbulwark2957
      @bobbulwark2957 Рік тому +56

      @@bayboy3922 ehhh there's been well over 2000 (that are unclassified) nuclear bombs detonated on earth...

    • @simulping4371
      @simulping4371 Рік тому +52

      bro I was shaking and felt super uneasy watching that, I NEVER had that happen to me before in my life

  • @jawaungolden1560
    @jawaungolden1560 Рік тому +81

    Did anyone else notice how when Jupe said “ what if I told u in about a hour you’ll leave here different” with an hour left of the movie to go. He was really talking to us in the audience cause I left the theater thinking different af lol

  • @soulreaver017
    @soulreaver017 Рік тому +78

    I think OJ is indeed alive because we never hear Lucky screaming like the other horses when they got eaten. Perhaps OJ could've remained silent to not scare his sister but Lucky would have definitely screamed its lungs out.

  • @raphses6871
    @raphses6871 Рік тому +4249

    The fact that the UFO is actually the “alien” itself is such a brilliant idea for a twist. I’m genuinely surprised nobody else has thought to do this. Nonetheless, you have sold me on going to watch this film.

    • @MSaleh-vy8rr
      @MSaleh-vy8rr Рік тому +238

      No this was an idea way before. Ufologist brought these theories thinking that the UFO itself an organic conscious being, intelligent too.

    • @MSaleh-vy8rr
      @MSaleh-vy8rr Рік тому +104

      Also you should watch “Flight of the Navigator”

    • @hanzojapa
      @hanzojapa Рік тому +97

      Reapers from Mass Effect

    • @willmiester4051
      @willmiester4051 Рік тому +73

      @@MSaleh-vy8rr I think he meant more in fiction as an actual living, breathing, organic (or semi-organic) creature. And even then more so in terms of a typical ufo movie narrative instead of straight sci-fi.

    • @Biotear
      @Biotear Рік тому +52

      @@willmiester4051 As someone else said, Reapers from Mass Effect. Also The Traveler from Destiny (though it may be a god-like being's ship, lore is murky there.) Hive Fleets from Warhammer 40k also might count. I forget if the Tyranid ships have a connection to the hive mind or not. Eureka Seven also did something kind of similar, except it was the scub coral creating a human-like avatar to send.

  • @chitownRB33
    @chitownRB33 Рік тому +2685

    Here’s my thoughts on OJ being alive. He hints in the movie that if it’s an animal like he says it can have its spirit broken. He uses that after he sees the alien spit out the horse at him in anger. Therefore giving him signs that they have something (the flags) that the alien doesn’t like to eat which is the only way to defend itself when it felt threatened. When he’s being chased he releases flags showing if the alien eats him it’ll hurt him like when he first ate something with flags (breaking his spirit). After the alien can’t eat/attack him the only way it knows how, it uses a very common animal trope like mentioned in the video flashy color patterns, puffing itself up,being loud, and all that. BUTTT when OJ still doesn’t look away (asserting dominance over alien) he flies away leaving him alone. If you pay attention when the jupe balloon flies up the face is staring at the alien doing the same intimidating trick he tried on OJ, but when gets lower and the face isn’t looking at the alien anymore then it eats it. That was the aliens way of testing its dominance on the balloon it thought was another threat looking it in the eyes.

    • @briannaspence7194
      @briannaspence7194 Рік тому +147

      seems pretty valid to me

    • @chitownRB33
      @chitownRB33 Рік тому +17

      @@briannaspence7194 cheers

    • @AshwiniR.007
      @AshwiniR.007 Рік тому +32

      That's amazing dude!!

    • @samuelramirez2638
      @samuelramirez2638 Рік тому +236

      Yeah I dont think OJ is dead. Too many people saying he is, but they didnt show him get swooped up and eaten, he literally showed up at the end sitting on top of the horse like a hero. That was imagery and basically telling you he is alive. And your explanation confirmed my realization that the alien decided not to try and eat him anymore because it may hurt him since the first time they duped the alien in eating a fuck horse, it was hurt!

    • @GrandpasRevenge43
      @GrandpasRevenge43 Рік тому +92

      @@samuelramirez2638 he literally shows up at the end of the movie on a horse lol wtf

  • @RenegadeLK
    @RenegadeLK Рік тому +65

    The most terrifying scene was when the alien was above the house spewing blood over the house and you can hear all the people inside the alien screaming for their lives.

  • @thehorrornoobs5481
    @thehorrornoobs5481 Рік тому +21

    I disagree with people who say it was OJ’s ghost at the end…All signs point to the fact that he survived, we never literally saw him get sucked up into Jean jacket, all we saw was Jean jacket turn it’s course on Emerald…also another thing I noticed while watching the movie is that when Jean jacket transforms towards the end it only reverted back to its UFO type form after it absorbed something which was the balloon, why didn’t it do that when it supposedly sucked up OJ? And finally the most convincing fact is why didn’t we hear him scream? Throughout the movie we could hear people screaming echoing way up in the clouds as they were being digested if we could hear the screaming from that distance we should’ve heard OJ scream in pain, Which makes me believe he never died and that what we saw at the end was really him.

    • @DeadPixel1105
      @DeadPixel1105 6 місяців тому +1

      "We never literally saw him get sucked up"
      FFS, learn the proper usage of the word 'literally'.

    • @kevinforget549
      @kevinforget549 4 місяці тому +1

      @@DeadPixel1105 that is proper use, well almost. if they said "we literally never saw him get sucked up" then that would fit better. the word literal can be used to emphasize a factual point.

  • @guygiy909
    @guygiy909 Рік тому +1680

    The Gordy scene when it actually shows him beating the people and then getting popped by the swat dudes had me fucking questioning life and then it transitioning to Yeuns character just staring off into space in his office for what felt like eternity, completely silent. My mouth was actually fully agape in the cinema. Some of the best shots, pacing, and themes I’ve ever seen in film. This movie is legit insane and one of my favorites of all time now.

    • @chrsso
      @chrsso Рік тому +10

      could you explain the significance of that gordy scene to me?

    • @poonchild
      @poonchild Рік тому +133

      @@chrsso Yuen’s character believed he had some form of bond with Gordy, which is why the animal didn’t attempt to harm him before it was shot dead.
      Yeun’s character then falsely believes that, like Gordy, he has the same “bond” with the alien - which he attempts to “feed” a horse in front of a paying audience with dire consequences.

    • @abysmalvsmarcus
      @abysmalvsmarcus Рік тому +35

      @@chrsso basically just like the gorilla on the sit-com that killed the entire cast is just like the damned spaceship eating ppl

    • @thisisnotmyname9044
      @thisisnotmyname9044 Рік тому

      @@poonchild thanks dude

    • @ShadowLucario64
      @ShadowLucario64 Рік тому +19

      @@chrsso using wild animal for profit = consequences, how did you not see that lol

  • @phoenixlawson
    @phoenixlawson Рік тому +569

    OJ is definitely alive here, he's the one character that knows the most on to deal with it. Him surviving is quite simple, he likely turned away and took off, as soon as he seen Em drive away.

    • @eastin9629
      @eastin9629 Рік тому +75

      I’m glad I’m not the only one who thought that was obvious, saying “it was his ghost” is pretty lame to me

    • @forest7896
      @forest7896 Рік тому +55

      Also, the creature can't eat him while in it's sail-like form. We can see in the end that it reverted to its flying saucer shape when it ate the Jupe balloon.

    • @chriswheelington6592
      @chriswheelington6592 Рік тому +23

      Yeah OJ is very much alive haha idk what he was talking about.

    • @xx_luigi_xx7223
      @xx_luigi_xx7223 Рік тому +6

      How shitty would it be if the strong silent cowboy type character died off screen

    • @Amarianee
      @Amarianee Рік тому +12

      She called out to it to redirect its attention again, once she was able to start the motorcycle. They were basically playing bait each time it got too close to one. The entire plan was for OJ to lure it far enough away for her to be able to start the bike, then for her to draw its attention and lure it away entirely. Peele used the back and forth to make this pretty clear imo, along with OJ's distress when she called out to it. He is 100% alive and showed up to ferry her out of the park before police arrived - since they were clearly already on a suspect list for the disappearances, if what the TMZ guy said was anything to go off of (and they've got sources in multiple police forces).

  • @crimsonmoonrise9785
    @crimsonmoonrise9785 Рік тому +31

    The creature reminds me of the cryptid called atmospheric jellyfish. The story is Earth's atmosphere is full of micro organisms that evolved over time into jellyfish-like creatures that are mistaken for clouds.

  • @thatoneoctopus7494
    @thatoneoctopus7494 Рік тому +25

    My jaw dropped when the alien ate all those people. When the scene happened and people started getting sucked up into the creature I thought to myself "ooo now we get to see the aliens" but as the scene progressed I was like "WAIT THATS A GULLET WAIT WHAT"

    • @Hinokami777
      @Hinokami777 Рік тому

      What’s a gullet ?

    • @carbonbasedorganism
      @carbonbasedorganism Рік тому +5

      @@Hinokami777 A throat or a place where food gets transported to the stomach

    • @flarestriker2005
      @flarestriker2005 Рік тому

      Same and when we saw the decoy(or horse skull) in there, I was like: "So the aliens look like horses??" but when we got to the twist where the "ship" is actually a living creature, I was like: "Hold on, WHAT!?!". Man I want to time travel and wipe my memories to watch this movie for the first time again.

  • @LoneWolf-ib7cu
    @LoneWolf-ib7cu Рік тому +1604

    Its a bit scary knowing this creature can easily break the sound barrier. In the 3rd act, after OJ unleashes the parachute and tries to attack him but he hides in that wooden building, it can be seen. Its a quick glimpse but you do see the sonic boom cloud as it takes off into the sky. So even if the military were to get involved and scramble some fighter jets to chase this creature, it can easily evade them. I do like the theory as well that this thing has been around so long that its what earlier humans considered to be an angel because of the form it takes when its only hovering and its "wings" spread apart.

    • @WinterDutchie
      @WinterDutchie Рік тому +113

      That’s what I thought it did too. Its insane how fast it can move

    • @zahylon5993
      @zahylon5993 Рік тому +211

      on top of that, modern jet fighters and missiles wouldn't be able to harm it due it's electromagnetical interferencer. Missiles can't lock on it because it doesn't emit any heat signal, and would probably shut off once nearby.
      Fighter jets are full of electronics, pilot would loose control if it gets too close.
      The best way to defeat it would be using a heavy machinegun or autocannon and defend from ground level.
      or....the most unconventional trick: take a pig/horse and strap it with TNT. Once the alien comes for it, light the fuze.
      Carry grenades in case you end up zucced too.

    • @LoneWolf-ib7cu
      @LoneWolf-ib7cu Рік тому +129

      @@zahylon5993 thats a great point actually. Our technology wouldn't stand a chance against this thing. All our systems or instruments run on some form of electricity. Best bet would be exactly what the female lead character does and feed it something it cant digest or like you said, some type of explosive attached with an old school timer that you manually set.

    • @zahylon5993
      @zahylon5993 Рік тому +99

      @@LoneWolf-ib7cu : As the good ol' meme "Evil Overlord List" says, "Always keep a cache of low tech weapons and vehicles" , electronics might fail, but the Old Reliable gunpowder cannon will always fire.

    • @semiedgv
      @semiedgv Рік тому +62

      @@zahylon5993 Not really. Radar would absolutely detect it. It seems there's a certain distance where it activates EMP. Radar systems are incredibly advanced nowadays, this thing would be picked up probably hundred miles away. And I'm sure the military would design missiles which could electronically lock onto it whilst far away and then switch to analog computers when in range.
      After all the first radar systems were analog.
      Laser guided munitions will work too from a distance.
      And as you said, if that doesn't work then you have the good 'ol gun to rely on.

  • @XxBunnytailxX
    @XxBunnytailxX Рік тому +483

    It's so beautiful and yet so terrifying to look at. I think its final form looks completely aquatic, yet it's in the air. It looks "wrong," and gives off an uncanny vibe.

    • @geckohunter123
      @geckohunter123 Рік тому +35

      I read a theory saying it makes itself look more appealing to garner people to look at it.

    • @XxBunnytailxX
      @XxBunnytailxX Рік тому +4

      @@geckohunter123 That's what I thought too!

    • @anntysheeps4259
      @anntysheeps4259 Рік тому +22

      Agreed, its so mesmerizing pulsating like that, I would probably get eaten by it.

    • @bodinian
      @bodinian Рік тому +17

      Life may be like that on planets with dense atmospheres.

    • @Tarumarugan
      @Tarumarugan Рік тому +5

      It reminds me of those sea creatures that blow up and expand when threatened. I think some octopi can do that

  • @sleepylionking1103
    @sleepylionking1103 Рік тому +47

    Been awhile since a movie scared the shit out of me but the scene where Jupe and the audience got swallowed up got me bad and it was so claustrophobic. I loved it.

    • @mermaidgoat9351
      @mermaidgoat9351 8 місяців тому

      That scene was sooo unsettling! The fact that they were all being digested alive and the people screaming in agony. In order to trick my brain into thinking it’s no longer scary, I just told myself they were all actors stuck in a tight inflatable bouncy castle or something.

  • @kehreazerith3016
    @kehreazerith3016 Рік тому +40

    I feel like the "UFO" creature evolved on a gas giant, for how it got to earth in not sure. But it can explain why it's habitat is the atmosphere itself and why it creates its own clouds to live inside. Like how some animals in the ocean create air bubbles around themselves for protection.

    • @DeadPixel1105
      @DeadPixel1105 6 місяців тому

      Doesn't make sense. What was JJ eating in while living in the gas giant? It's a well-known fact that there are no living organisms on gas giants such as Jupiter and Saturn.

    • @kehreazerith3016
      @kehreazerith3016 5 місяців тому +1

      @@DeadPixel1105 theoretically life can evolve on gas giants depending on specific conditions

    • @overdrive7349
      @overdrive7349 8 днів тому

      Maybe it's just one of those creatures that we haven't discovered yet. There have been lots of stories of strange looking monsters flying through the clouds. And plenty of encounters.

  • @WilliamAmbervein
    @WilliamAmbervein Рік тому +736

    This is the most accurate Lovecraft alien. Super powerful but can actually get killed really easily.

    • @memesfromdeepspace1075
      @memesfromdeepspace1075 Рік тому +107

      NOPE
      Non
      Organic
      Primordial
      Entity
      Yep this loftcraftina movie

    • @TheRealBatCave
      @TheRealBatCave Рік тому +2

      @@memesfromdeepspace1075 is that tge actual name of the film?

    • @stevenkenney1503
      @stevenkenney1503 Рік тому +36

      @@TheRealBatCave it wasn't confirmed that Not Of Planet Earth was the actual acronym so I think this is the part that is left to interpretation.

    • @TheRedRaven_
      @TheRedRaven_ Рік тому +5

      What does “Lovecraft” mean? Is that a genre or something?

    • @stevenkenney1503
      @stevenkenney1503 Рік тому +90

      @@TheRedRaven_ H.P. Lovecraft was an author who wrote about horrors from beyond our world. Horrors that have no evil schemes, horrors that are just natural beasts doing what they do. Kind of like a wild animals. Cosmic horror is what it is referred to because it's beings that are uncomprehendable to the human mind. And if our mind tries to understand it, it would just lead to more suffering and/or death. Cthulu is the most popular creature of Lovecraft mythos. I would look at movies like The Void or Color Out Of Space, they are good examples of eldritch horror.

  • @arvideo1572
    @arvideo1572 Рік тому +1042

    My friend and I theorised this alien came from our solar system and lived somewhere in the gas giants like Uranus and Neptune, because of it's squid/ jellyfish like form and it's reliance on levitation and mist to hunt. Seeing as it's a carnivore it makes you think what else lives out there, waiting to enter our planet.

    • @ELIT3__
      @ELIT3__ Рік тому +34

      It’s fiction. It can be from wherever anyone wants it to be from.

    • @kaaluha9591
      @kaaluha9591 Рік тому +154

      that's really fucking interesting dude

    • @flarestriker2005
      @flarestriker2005 Рік тому +62

      That's an interesting theory.

    • @anasdomain9994
      @anasdomain9994 Рік тому +35

      @Boa-Noah it was literally a ufo shape though so maybe in that form it can do space flight who knows haha

    • @robertosanchez5129
      @robertosanchez5129 Рік тому +49

      @@anasdomain9994 the ufo shape is kinda fragil, it was killed by a balloon. Something that weak is not apt for space travel

  • @LilithNakamura
    @LilithNakamura Рік тому +12

    As someone into the UFO-Alien niche, I find the choice of a Mantis as the interrupting insect quite interesting. Praying Mantis-type aliens have been reported amongst UFO abductees in a sizeable chunk of cases. I feel like Peele was trying to subvert the audience towards expecting the ‘creature’ to be an Insectoid-type being, as opposed to the UFO being the Alien.

  • @kiandronootto
    @kiandronootto Рік тому +20

    When Jup revealed that he knew about the alien my jaw literally dropped. I just knew some shit was going to go wrong at that moment.

  • @Karina-mu1lk
    @Karina-mu1lk Рік тому +469

    It's also funny how Jupe calls the UFO "the Viewers", kind of an analogy about how we as a society just view all the horrors taking place around us and just pull out our phones to film them and maybe get some fame and notoriety off them. Exactly the crowd's first reaction when they saw the creature. It's brilliant.

    • @potaterjim
      @potaterjim Рік тому +28

      There's also the idea that people in show business are vulnerable to their audience: They put themselves in harms way, hoping the audience will notice, but that same audience can be fickle and damning and hurt them in the long run, with bad reviews and bad publicity. The audience, in a way, chews you up and spits you out, but as a showman, you're forced to subject yourself to that if you want to achieve success

    • @archravenineteenseventeen
      @archravenineteenseventeen Рік тому +3

      For me. What happened to them reminds me of the disaster sea world did to that one orca that killed the trainer. See blackfish

    • @defaultusername123
      @defaultusername123 Рік тому +1

      Jordan peele has said he’s not done with the NOPE related world (like with Nobody) and I think the real “the Viewers” (quite specific choice of words to me) are part of that. But that might just be wishful thinking.😏

    • @theajtruth
      @theajtruth Рік тому +1

      It's like cabin in the woods. The God's get angry with the crew for making shitty horror movies, were the angry gods lol

    • @h3llboyyy407
      @h3llboyyy407 Рік тому

      @@defaultusername123 source? i would like to see more of this viewer talk.

  • @samwill7259
    @samwill7259 Рік тому +914

    An animal can only ever be what it is, an animal. You treat it with respect, or you pay the price. The more wild an animal is, the more true that becomes.

    • @nBasedAce
      @nBasedAce Рік тому +5

      An animal is what you make it. Dogs are dogs because we made them that way.

    • @samwill7259
      @samwill7259 Рік тому

      @@nBasedAce cool, go try to domesticate a chimpanzee and see how the hell that goes for ya. because a dog can and will kill you, you're more likely to be killed by a dog than 99% of other animals. It's still an animal, you still have to respect it.

    • @casliveforir6290
      @casliveforir6290 Рік тому +2

      @@nBasedAce people are people because we made them that way

    • @OutsiderLabs
      @OutsiderLabs Рік тому +8

      @@nBasedAce Tell that to sharks

    • @NSmith-hh1ys
      @NSmith-hh1ys Рік тому +1

      Sounds like some humans...

  • @joevillarreal192
    @joevillarreal192 Рік тому +19

    Awesome summary!
    I'm confident OJ survived. The shot of Emerald shutting her eyes was intentional, and OJ and Lucky's whole deal as characters was that they instinctually knew how to survive and gauge dangerous creatures. I believe an underlying theme for Em was the importance of family. The whole film, she was trying to keep separate from OJ and their family business. But in the end, OJ and Lucky under the Out Yonder sign was a representation that dropping their resentment for each other and embracing family would lead to success (and survival)

  • @niblack8911
    @niblack8911 Рік тому +4

    Oj didn't die. He was physically there at the end riding the horse like a badass.

    • @mentlinc
      @mentlinc 4 місяці тому

      I wish man, he was a good realistic hero character

  • @bahahhag
    @bahahhag Рік тому +822

    Peele definitely made the ending ambiguous for the audience’s interpretation but I think OJ didn’t die. There are a number of reasons but I think it ties into the story Wincott told at the dinner table. The story “Purple People Eeater” describes a peculiar looking creature that came to earth and hid in a tree. One day someone saw it and pleaded to not be eaten and the monster replied, “I won’t eat you for you are too tough.” Essentially, because OJ had a great understanding on animals from being a horse wrangler, he survived every encounter with Jean Jacket. Obviously JJ remembers him and at the end, when it’s in it’s true form, it gives up on OJ and chases Em. I also think OJ living ties into Em’s growth because she initially chased fame and recognition but, after defeating JJ, she realized that it simply wasn’t worth it hence why she smiled at the sight of OJ and not at the sight of the photograph providing concrete, indisputable evidence of aliens; something they had all chased the entire film.
    Edit: additionally OJ is a very reserved man who likes the peaceful life on the ranch. I think him staying back was a way to congratulate Em on taking responsibility for once and letting her get the fame, something she desires more. Emerald wanted to make a name for herself and OJ wanted to continue what his father had started.

    • @luvmeemprah2853
      @luvmeemprah2853 Рік тому +55

      Yep, I 100% agree. I also like the idea that the only horse to survive the whole thing is the one called 'Lucky'. Which also answers the actors question earlier in the film of "Is it lucky?".

    • @smallfryskilledge1550
      @smallfryskilledge1550 Рік тому +22

      Why do people think he died?

    • @bahahhag
      @bahahhag Рік тому +17

      @@smallfryskilledge1550 Well there are a lot of details that prove so. He is sitting on the horse like some kind of fallen hero (in the soundtrack the song played when Em and OJ are on opposite sides of the alien is titled “Fallen Hero,” the implications of that are questionable), dramatic music, he appears like a ghastly figure as a thick cloud of dust dissipates, and because he sits underneath a sign that says out yonder (possibly referring to him being in heaven).

    • @bahahhag
      @bahahhag Рік тому +7

      @@luvmeemprah2853 ohh yes, I forgot about that. It’s a funny detail haha kinda like how OJ wears and orange sweater during the final act.

    • @smallfryskilledge1550
      @smallfryskilledge1550 Рік тому +8

      @@bahahhag sorry I forget but aren’t their scenes of him after that shot? Returning to the farm?

  • @_boogatti_
    @_boogatti_ Рік тому +516

    I just love the twist of Jean Jacket being a living being rather than the usual of it being a mere craft. However, one more thing that I noticed is how the name they give the UFO is given more meaning towards the end. During the whole movie, Em avoids responsibilities, whether it be helping OJ with the ranch, putting in the work for her family’s business, or even when they were trying to capture proof of the UFO. All in part due to I suppose the fact that she wasn’t given the opportunity to train the horse her father had promised, whom they named Jean Jacket. But towards the conclusion, Em finally has the chance and takes on the task of dealing with this new J.J, saving both the lives of others and perhaps returning her family’s name in the limelight.

    • @DaftPunkSkittle
      @DaftPunkSkittle Рік тому +9

      omg your comment just made me realize im the older brother boy version of Em when it comes to my family two business. I wasn't allowed the opportunity to hold a meaningful position in both business so now I dont really care even tho is subconscious

    • @revelare_xvii6269
      @revelare_xvii6269 Рік тому +1

      It makes you wonder. What if there’s more of these UAPs, and what if they’re soaring across our skies undetected?

    • @defaultusername123
      @defaultusername123 Рік тому

      I think that’s right. OJ was well onto it being a living being pretty much from the moment he saw the cloud not move. So he was poking fun at her and saying “we’ll break it together.” And in the end, she not only “breaks her horse” by getting the impossible shot and re-creating a modern version of the original Animal Locomotive (saving the family), but also puts it down with Jupe balloon (stopping jupe from gettin the farm, literally avenging their dad, and jupe getting eaten twice lol)
      Something to be said about the creature looking like Stetson/cowboy hat and eating horses as well IMO

    • @flarestriker2005
      @flarestriker2005 Рік тому

      @@defaultusername123 Yeah and the way the "UAP" flew around and the noises it made. A ship never made roars or growls before and an alien ship wouldn't really dive down onto someone to abduct them so those were the 2 clues that gave it away and possibly as a bonus, the fact it keeps returning to that area since some alien sightnings might happen only once. Wonder if there's more of those things but are undected and maybe are different shapes of UFOs such as triangle, boomerang, etc?

  • @Darksagan
    @Darksagan Рік тому +6

    You know its an great movie when there's 'explained' and breakdown videos littered all over the internet. There were so many little details that I originally missed, had to go back and watch for a second time.

  • @3xfaster
    @3xfaster Рік тому +5

    As a side note, Peele also mentioned that JJ was also inspired by the giant eye alien “Sahaquiel” from Evangelion, for its lack of bio-mechanical design nature.

  • @sebastianacevedo9444
    @sebastianacevedo9444 Рік тому +573

    A very fun movie. I remember my thought when seeing Jean Jacket's eyes unfold and the creature expand those are common displays in the animal kingdom to scare off predators.
    Which made me think in the movie that Jean Jacket wasn't an Apex predator that there were likely other threats out there or even other unknown predators

    • @AnaisKarim
      @AnaisKarim Рік тому +21

      People are the worst predators. We use technology.

    • @sebastianacevedo9444
      @sebastianacevedo9444 Рік тому +68

      @@AnaisKarim You're probably right. But the idea of a creature out there hunting it was especially terrifying

    • @carktheshark
      @carktheshark Рік тому +78

      Yes, plus Jean Jacket doesn't really seem to have any natural protection except puffing itself up. It is also incredibly fast so it's main protection is probably a swift escape and if that doesn't work, puffing up to make itself look bigger and a bright display to ward off predators. All in all, it seems very similar to an octopus!

    • @Jasondurgen
      @Jasondurgen Рік тому +45

      That makes sense. If we were smaller than cats, we’d be food for them easy. But being bigger than them, they feel very threatened by us in the wild and so flee or hide. But to mice and anything smaller than it, it stalks the prey and keeps a close eye on it before striking. But if this prey I imagine were ti perform any action the cat deemed hostile or aggressive, I’m sure we’d get a few hisses and maybe scratches out of the cat. That in a way helps to expand on what you said. Jean is fast, hides and stalks it’s prey. But when the prey dies something it doesn’t like-such as staring at it- it lashes out. And if youre a repeat offender like OJ, you will certainly get a few hisses out of Jean (the equivalent of it transforming). Just streamlining my thought process here, don’t mind me. Thought that was a cool idea and hadn’t heard it yet

    • @LadyAstarionAncunin
      @LadyAstarionAncunin Рік тому +36

      It's kind of like in Aliens when Ripley says "So, who's laying all these eggs?"
      There's something bigger out there and, to me at least, it was big but not really big. To me, it looked like a "child" of whatever species it was.

  • @undaunted1065
    @undaunted1065 Рік тому +11

    I looked at Holst going rogue at the last moment, NOT only as him trying to get the impossible shot, but also willing to die for it AND with it. Emphasis on *with it*, because the wealth and accolades that he would have unequivocally received didn't matter to him.
    It also felt like he wanted to protect this possibly extinct creature from being viewed.
    So from what he said right before, that sounded cryptic to Angel (but I think was for us to know as the audience that his footage would not bring the Oprah interview fame & financial gains OJ, Em & Angel desired, because he (Holst) didn't even think the public, society--- the world were worthy of any film footage of that amazing creature,"🎶one eyed... Purple people eater🎶") it was clear it was a sucicide mission.
    It's like he wanted to capture it for his own enjoyment & satisfaction as the last and probably most awesome thing he would ever capture on camera. He chose for himself how he wanted to end his career and ultimately his life. He went out with a close up of his own mortality and fatality embodied in this Sci-NON-Fi, supernatural creature, knowing it would just consume him and eliminate the inorganic waste of his camera

    • @Gringo_Lingo
      @Gringo_Lingo Рік тому +2

      Well said! *chainsmokes 3 packs of cigarettes* He was a one eyed, one horned, flyin purple people eater.

  • @jamareonhayes6571
    @jamareonhayes6571 Рік тому +5

    The way the alien kinda like crushed its victims with the air then spits out their stuff is insane, this movie definitely gave me an entirely new look on “aliens”

  • @tonyojeda8354
    @tonyojeda8354 Рік тому +118

    I loved the feel of the ufo being an animal. Idk but when I saw this in theaters I was really taken back by how they managed to turn a faceless ufo into an animal

  • @maxonlane7549
    @maxonlane7549 Рік тому +394

    I can say without a doubt that the overlooming and sense of dread in the first ¾s of the movie made it a solid masterpiece, not to many movies can draw attention and tension as this one and the twist that it was a live being made it that much better , new to the table and eye catching

    • @LadyAstarionAncunin
      @LadyAstarionAncunin Рік тому +2

      It finally came out in the country I'm in, and I just got back from going to see it. Peele does a great job of both building and maintaining tension. And, although I don't mind gore at all, I admired the way he shared brutality with some subtlety. Like, when the chimp was beating/eating the people -- the people were obscured to not sensationalize it but to maintain the horror and generate empathy, and when the creature vomits out the remains of the people onto the house, painting it in blood, there wasn't as much blood as you'd expect, and there were no body parts strewn about and focused on -- maintaining the horror and tragedy.

    • @straightlikearuler7789
      @straightlikearuler7789 Рік тому

      Yeah this movie lacked towards the end. The final form could’ve been much more chilling imo and the soundtrack choice and scenes lost me.

    • @master-of-mind5881
      @master-of-mind5881 Рік тому

      Nope: such a visceral experience and technically Jordan Peel’s best work.
      He adopted a kind of Hitchcock/Kubrick style to this film which I love. The visual storytelling on display here is immaculate.
      Daniel Kaluella is brilliant in delivering a stoic performance. He conveyed so much emotion with his eyes I love it. The film is light on exposition regarding the creature. No unnecessary government/military plot devices Peele respects the audiences intelligence to interpret the story for themselves. The film is also a love letter to many classic UFO movies.
      The cinematography of this film is breathtaking. Every frame is meticulously crafted. It’s not a Jordan Peel movie if it’s not filled to the brim with profound metaphors and keen subtext. The design and nature of the creature, the transparency of the film industry and the understanding of the symbiotic relationship between predators and prey are so intricately conveyed.
      This film is so multilayered no doubt it will be studied for years to come. Seen it twice, took my gf to see it a second time, initially she wasn’t thrilled but a few days later she watched it again because it peaked her curiosity. This is the power of film; watching something that sticks in your mind, challenges your beliefs and preconceptions on reality. Can’t wait to watch this again.

    • @Hinokami777
      @Hinokami777 Рік тому +1

      @@straightlikearuler7789 wtf would you expect ? Explain how it could’ve liked scarier? It’s better than the cliche grey alien humanoids we seen for 30 years… the design is literally almost identical to biblical accurate angels… which is more interesting than a flying saucer

  • @Leo_Zackular_Art
    @Leo_Zackular_Art Рік тому +5

    I’m obsessed with JJ’s design, not only the fact that it’s a living creature instead of a ship, but the likeness to the biblical angels. Also made me wonder if it replicates the voices of its victims in order to draw the attention of its next victims which adds to the horror element. Great movie, plot, acting and design.

  • @03chrisv
    @03chrisv Рік тому +26

    Interesting how in all its forms you can interpret its appearance as a disc shaped alien space craft, a large weird weather balloon, or an angelic deity.
    In my opinion this was basically a Lovecraft type creature that had the intelligence of something around the level of a dolphin or a chimp at minimum. Whether it came from space or evolved on earth (or both) doesn't matter, but it's something that humanity has been seeing out of the corner of its eye for millennia. Humanity has given it many names throughout history but it could never quite put its finger on it due to its elusive nature.
    An Interesting thought is that if this creature naturally evolved "anti gravity" capabilities that there is a good reason for the disc shape when it's in its most maneuverable form. The same way that humans have to design planes with wings and tails in order to "fly like birds", so too would we (or an intelligent alien species) have to design craft in the shape of flying discs with electromagnetic interference properties to replicate the anti gravity/flight characteristics of this creature or creatures like it.

    • @Hinokami777
      @Hinokami777 Рік тому

      Definitely look like biblical accurate Angel

  • @The.Nasty.
    @The.Nasty. Рік тому +434

    I love the concept of a “bad miracle” or a simple but impossible thing that leads to terrible repercussions, either immediately or in the distance future.

    • @kitchensarehot8769
      @kitchensarehot8769 Рік тому +37

      In a way, Gordy going on a rampage by the balloon pop, led to that entire Arena being swallowed by Jean Jacket.

    • @The.Nasty.
      @The.Nasty. Рік тому +18

      @@kitchensarehot8769 exactly what I’m saying, it’s almost like destiny but not… it’s just long term cause-and-effect.

    • @master-of-mind5881
      @master-of-mind5881 Рік тому +3

      Nope: such a visceral experience and technically Jordan Peel’s best work.
      He adopted a kind of Hitchcock/Kubrick style to this film which I love. The visual storytelling on display here is immaculate.
      Daniel Kaluella is brilliant in delivering a stoic performance. He conveyed so much emotion with his eyes I love it. The film is light on exposition regarding the creature. No unnecessary government/military plot devices Peele respects the audiences intelligence to interpret the story for themselves. The film is also a love letter to many classic UFO movies.
      The cinematography of this film is breathtaking. Every frame is meticulously crafted. It’s not a Jordan Peel movie if it’s not filled to the brim with profound metaphors and keen subtext. The design and nature of the creature, the transparency of the film industry and the understanding of the symbiotic relationship between predators and prey are so intricately conveyed.
      This film is so multilayered no doubt it will be studied for years to come. Seen it twice, took my gf to see it a second time, initially she wasn’t thrilled but a few days later she watched it again because it peaked her curiosity. This is the power of film; watching something that sticks in your mind, challenges your beliefs and preconceptions on reality. Can’t wait to watch this again.

    • @Ahnock
      @Ahnock Рік тому +4

      @@kitchensarehot8769 this comment just made me realize that both gorty and jean jacket ultimately died because of a balloon pop. god peele is a fantastic writer holy shit.

  • @laneminor6240
    @laneminor6240 Рік тому +409

    I don't believe OJ died, at the end of the film... he's never shown being consumed; and he was more luring Jean Jacket's attention before it shifted back to Em. I think the Out Yonder was just the potential of what was in store for them. I feel like the film would have definitely shown OJ being eaten had they chosen to go that route. Maybe the original screenplay had him being eaten and they changed it, but I don't think the current cut has him die.

    • @CrowTRobot
      @CrowTRobot Рік тому +44

      Correct, the movie tells us that OJ survived and use the sister squinting and closing her eyes to make sure he was really there as a device to confirm this.

    • @dracomaster2513
      @dracomaster2513 Рік тому +32

      Also, we see that Jean Jacket had to fold back up to eat the Balloon, and seeing as Jean Jacket was still in his big form after leaving where OJ was..

    • @themasterchiefozzy
      @themasterchiefozzy Рік тому +18

      He literally pulls up at the end of the movie lol just watch it

    • @arosary2188
      @arosary2188 Рік тому

      I feel that OJ sacrificed himself to give her time. When i saw it for the fourth time, I heard a horse when he went after her. If OJ hadn't done that, why didn't Jean Jacket go after her sooner.

    • @023Whiplash
      @023Whiplash Рік тому +1

      @@themasterchiefozzy are you serious? The whole scene is a reason for debate. He’s standing behind a sign that says ‘out yonder’ covered in mist

  • @Felix-yk4ln
    @Felix-yk4ln Рік тому +4

    This was such a good movie. Realized it was an animal around the same time OJ did lol. Also the chimp scenes were pretty cool.

  • @timdrums1
    @timdrums1 4 місяці тому +1

    Thanks so much for this excellent breakdown. ‘Nope’ has become my favourite contemporary sci-fi alongside ‘Arrival’. Rarely do you see such wild concepts combined with such intelligence, and such engaging storytelling at the same time. And a shout out for the music, right? The Western-themed score when OJ on horseback is being chased by JJ recalls some classics! Amazing filmmaking that never underestimates it’s audience’s intelligence and keeps you guessing all the way.

  • @WingsaberE3
    @WingsaberE3 Рік тому +403

    I can appreciate the message in all of Jordan’s Peeles movies but this one really ticked my boxes in terms of aerial megafauna, such a cool concept and works on so many levels. All squishy so no fossil record

    • @willmiester4051
      @willmiester4051 Рік тому +39

      Aerial megafauna might be one of my new favorite terms because of your comment as is the perfect way to describe Jean jacket in this movie.

    • @anntysheeps4259
      @anntysheeps4259 Рік тому +5

      @@willmiester4051 or sky jellyfish with touch of Lovecraftiania

    • @WingsaberE3
      @WingsaberE3 Рік тому +4

      @@willmiester4051 Look up the book "Expedition" by Wayne Barlowe

    • @master-of-mind5881
      @master-of-mind5881 Рік тому +1

      Nope: such a visceral experience and technically Jordan Peel’s best work.
      He adopted a kind of Hitchcock/Kubrick style to this film which I love. The visual storytelling on display here is immaculate.
      Daniel Kaluella is brilliant in delivering a stoic performance. He conveyed so much emotion with his eyes I love it. The film is light on exposition regarding the creature. No unnecessary government/military plot devices Peele respects the audiences intelligence to interpret the story for themselves. The film is also a love letter to many classic UFO movies.
      The cinematography of this film is breathtaking. Every frame is meticulously crafted. It’s not a Jordan Peel movie if it’s not filled to the brim with profound metaphors and keen subtext. The design and nature of the creature, the transparency of the film industry and the understanding of the symbiotic relationship between predators and prey are so intricately conveyed.
      This film is so multilayered no doubt it will be studied for years to come. Seen it twice, took my gf to see it a second time, initially she wasn’t thrilled but a few days later she watched it again because it peaked her curiosity. This is the power of film; watching something that sticks in your mind, challenges your beliefs and preconceptions on reality. Can’t wait to watch this again.

    • @GreaterGrievobeast55
      @GreaterGrievobeast55 Рік тому

      @@WingsaberE3 damn thing is super pricey on amazon. Like 200 dollars last I checked! Looks like they don’t print new copies any more it’s a shame. at least checking out alien planets an option but that adaptation doesn’t bring in nearly all the creatures or info. *sobs*

  • @cryztalqueer
    @cryztalqueer Рік тому +129

    The alien was foreshadowed as an octopus. When Em calls Antler Holst, he was watching videos of animal predators. Among them is an octopus. Just like an Octopus, the alien camouflages among the clouds as an octopus camoflages into the sand, coral, etc. It can change it's shape just like an octopus. The way it moves smoothly in the air like an octopus swims underwater. Finally, its mouth loks like an octopus's beak.

    • @jucctin5243
      @jucctin5243 Рік тому +2

      Oh wow, your right. It all makes sense now.

    • @Hinokami777
      @Hinokami777 Рік тому +2

      Not an octopus.. but a cephalopod

    • @Hinokami777
      @Hinokami777 Рік тому +2

      @@hhjhj393 oh you mean it’s first form looks like a sting ray ? Yeah definitely

    • @Sorrowdusk
      @Sorrowdusk Рік тому

      Why did Holst say "They don't deserve the Infinite" and go to his death ?

  • @Message1inthesame
    @Message1inthesame Рік тому

    I love how you not only explain the movie(like a lot of other channels) but you get back stories from the directors, actors script etc 🔥🔥🔥

  • @Hollycb12
    @Hollycb12 Рік тому +4

    I've seen some people say OJ didn't actually survive and that it was his ghost that Em sees at the end, but I don't think that's true. I think he did survive because in order to consume prey, JJ has to return to the saucer form (as showed when it tries to eat the kid sheriff balloon). OJ was still alive when Em started driving away on the motorcycle, luring JJ behind her. JJ stayed in it's defensive form until trying to eat the balloon. OJ should still be alive and well.

  • @RiSEME1733
    @RiSEME1733 Рік тому +134

    I doubt OJ died. Last we see him, he's confronting the alien, staring right at its eye which established dominance. The alien was trying to be threatening but OJ stood his ground. In that moment, the alien resembles a camera lens and gives nod to the opening shot at the beginning.

    • @Hinokami777
      @Hinokami777 Рік тому +8

      I don’t think he ever looked it in the eye and that’s why the alien gave up because he’s the only one to figure out how to bypass it

  • @lexxstrum
    @lexxstrum Рік тому +135

    I have read some interesting "aerial predator" ufo stories. One that blew my mind was a man who discovered a strange, mollusk like creature (think of a more symmetrical clam, only like the size of a car) on a Mesa; it was "breathing" by it's lower and upper halves spreading apart and then contracting back together. As he and his companion studied it, a long tongue/tendril came from a MUCH larger airborne version of the creature that was floating almost silently above them, and pulled the smaller one to it.
    When I heard what Nope was about, it reminded me of this story.

    • @NewAround92
      @NewAround92 Рік тому +7

      Episode 12 of Cryptonaut Podcast talked about this incident in great detail and I couldnt stop thinking about it for the entire duration of the movie!

    • @lexxstrum
      @lexxstrum Рік тому +2

      @@NewAround92 Really? The book I found it in only has like a 4-5 paragraph story, and I've been wanting to hear more (even if it's a hoax, it's a damn inventive one). Thanks for the tip!

    • @NewAround92
      @NewAround92 Рік тому +1

      @@lexxstrum They have a bunch more podcasts on aerial megafauna, like the Crawfordsville Monster. They are all up on UA-cam and its worth checking out.

    • @anasdomain9994
      @anasdomain9994 Рік тому +9

      Sounds like a wild cloyster appeared

  • @ghostoftheoldworld5104
    @ghostoftheoldworld5104 Рік тому +22

    I think this is the best alien I’ve ever seen put to film. The amount of thought put into it with all the references tying it together is so nice to see. Really, a spectacle.

    • @Abrakadabro666
      @Abrakadabro666 Рік тому

      Watch more alien films. But yes, it's pretty good. I wouldn't call it the best.

    • @overdrive7349
      @overdrive7349 8 місяців тому

      What if it's not an alien?

  • @Innercitylifelondon
    @Innercitylifelondon Рік тому +8

    Does anyone else thing the eye of the alien represented a camera sensor the way it would shutter. The Green eyed monster maybe something to do with envy.
    Also following that theme. To look on with envious eyes being a war of the worlds reference.
    As with most JP films the subtext is deep. The idea of surveillance, who watches the watcher.
    The opening was the muybridge footage being digested by the beast.
    Loved this film so to with Get Out and Us. Such a unique vision.

  • @grapeshot
    @grapeshot Рік тому +202

    I just seen a video about that incident of the chimpanzee chewing that woman's face off. I can tell Jordan Peele that inspiration from that incident and put it in this movie. And we can see why child actor was very traumatized.

    • @Unpainted_Huffhines
      @Unpainted_Huffhines Рік тому

      Chimps have been ripping off human faces since time immemorial.

    • @ttrestle
      @ttrestle Рік тому +2

      saw

    • @ferro1398
      @ferro1398 Рік тому +1

      @@ttrestle which saw movie?

    • @joronelis
      @joronelis Рік тому +4

      @@ferro1398 I don’t think they’re talking about the movie. The original comment is referring to “Travis the chimp” I believe.

    • @Nightmare-Realm-Media
      @Nightmare-Realm-Media Рік тому +1

      I just seen it too

  • @aarlam
    @aarlam Рік тому +409

    I enjoyed this breakdown. I thought OJ survived though. I thought since he figured out how to keep it away by not looking at it directly, he was just able to distract it while M got away.

    • @Crowjunk
      @Crowjunk Рік тому +108

      Tbh he did get a few things incorrect in this video, and left out a few things like why the kids played a trick on the siblings, how lucky wasn't consumed, and I also think OJ lived too because you don't hear the horse screaming like you usually would

    • @wardenwheathide706
      @wardenwheathide706 Рік тому +72

      OJ lived, JJ didn’t look like it could eat people in its big form because it folded up as soon as it ate the ballon

    • @aarlam
      @aarlam Рік тому +10

      @@wardenwheathide706 Makes sense. Did you think JJ was also inspired by a cowboy hat?

    • @cathycat4989
      @cathycat4989 Рік тому +105

      Em closes her eyes for several seconds as if checking to make sure she's really seeing OJ, then she looks and you see him. Nothing else in the film emplies she's an unreliable narrator, so I think based off this, the fact you don't hear him or Lucky screaming, the flags keeping Jean Jacket repelled and him starring the creature down as a dominance display, etc., should be enough to conclude he lived. The point of that bit with Em looking at him in the end is that she's now focused on family and realizes she almost lost him trying to capture the spectacle. The media and fame she wants are right there, but family comes first.

    • @wardenwheathide706
      @wardenwheathide706 Рік тому +6

      @@aarlam I think it could be because of the Western elements in the movie. That and a mix of a callback to old UFO designs like how people thought they looked in the 50s

  • @brettstalling2269
    @brettstalling2269 Рік тому +9

    I’m glad I’m not the only one who thought the scene of all those people being eaten was traumatizing. Like violence doesn’t usually bother me but in some situations it just makes me it seem so much worse. Like I felt really off for like the next hour after seeing that scene.

  • @nonyabigness
    @nonyabigness Рік тому +3

    The Alien is the image of an eye. 9:25 hence the reason why the biker was killed. He never had direct eye contact with the alien, but his helmet was mirrored. So when the alien hovered over him it was a reflection of a eye looking back.

  • @jasonreyna7615
    @jasonreyna7615 Рік тому +45

    Being able to hear the screams from the sky was the creepiest thing to me

    • @Hinokami777
      @Hinokami777 Рік тому +3

      And knowing that a lot of those screams are children makes it worse

  • @mrhatnclogs2391
    @mrhatnclogs2391 Рік тому +111

    I thought OJ just survived, I never interpreted it as his ghost since his sister quickly caught jean jacket's attention on her bike

    • @filmcomicsexplained
      @filmcomicsexplained  Рік тому +22

      Fair enough MrHatnClogs! There's a few times OJ sees the ghost of his father around the ranch and to me it felt like the Out Yonder sign above OJ and the fact that he is slightly obscured by dust was symbolic of him having passed to the other side with his father. Thanks for sharing this though champ :)

    • @grandoblivion5268
      @grandoblivion5268 Рік тому +10

      Wait, so OJ died? That blows if true

    • @thatsrightyouheard4722
      @thatsrightyouheard4722 Рік тому +18

      Yeah it's news to me that was his ghost. Literally didn't cross my mind as a viewer at all. Not sure this is the case at all

    • @mummeii
      @mummeii Рік тому +10

      @@filmcomicsexplained I caught that watching it the 1st time. No one else believes me 😭 there’s a reason emerald was begging OJ to come with her. Also him doing the “I see you” before she rides off

    • @jessicaalexander815
      @jessicaalexander815 Рік тому +2

      Everything online says he survived?

  • @duheaumep
    @duheaumep Рік тому +2

    the more i think about this movie, the more drawn in and amazed I am by it. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I cant wait to see this again

  • @BoardWalkToke
    @BoardWalkToke Рік тому +4

    Fun Fact: Jordan Peele's insperation for the alien's design at the end of the film was inspired by one of Evangelion's Angels. There's even an Akira motorcycle slide.

  • @coolthings_1
    @coolthings_1 Рік тому +135

    Reminds me of the Atmospheric Jellyfish cryptids, literal giant jellyfish like entities that live amongst the clouds.
    Jellyfish are already very otherworldly looking creatures so it wouldn't surprise me if there was some sort convergent evolution that resulted in a similar creature.

    • @Hinokami777
      @Hinokami777 Рік тому +7

      Also look like biblical accurate angels

    • @natashapatpat3827
      @natashapatpat3827 Рік тому +9

      I do like the idea that it’s not an alien but something of earth that we have no explanation of!

    • @overdrive7349
      @overdrive7349 8 місяців тому

      Like The Horror of The Heights story!

  • @bloodydove5718
    @bloodydove5718 Рік тому +136

    Pretty sure OJ didnt die at the end; dont think that was an apparition or his ghost since the movie never established those types of hallutionations or themes in the movie. Adding that in at the very end would have been out of place, because it would have came out of nowhere with no setup or grounds for understanding. Looks more like an subversion of expectations or bait and switch, since the scene only implied he was going to die but gave no confirmation on screen before making a hard cut back to Emerald.
    Its like the setup was to give the viewer Emerald's interpretation of events, to add more weight and tension to the following events... which wouldnt have been as empathetic and strong if we knew he was alive, while Emerald was distraught and struggling to continue with the plan.

    • @sadie9728
      @sadie9728 Рік тому +13

      Yeah I'm pretty sure he was fine.

    • @filmcrit
      @filmcrit Рік тому +2

      That's interesting. When I saw him sitting on the horse like that under the sign, I immediately thought she was seeing him after he died the way OJ saw his father after his death. The other reason was because I don't think he did the "I see you" motion with his fingers towards her, like he did a few times. I love that it was ambiguous.

    • @bloodydove5718
      @bloodydove5718 Рік тому +16

      @@filmcrit yea and another part of the reason i dont think he was dead was because of all the circumstances the horse named "Lucky" was put in consistently throughout the film, with the horse always coming out not only ok but in a good standing for the family.
      With that kind of consistency, it would also be weird to me for his luck to essentially run out at the end. Like the horse had escaped death and being sold multiple times already by the time OJ got on him to bait the alien.
      Im pretty sure the name "Lucky" was narrative tool to describe the horse's function, just like the pale horse name "Ghost" that Otis died on

    • @infinitecdc
      @infinitecdc Рік тому +1

      I’m not gonna lie guys, I’ve seen this movie 3 times and I every single time I get to the end, I change my mind about wether or not I think OJ died. Like I last left off with he lived because we saw that after the aliens ate balloon Jupe, he turned into his saucer form in order to digest. That was until I saw this explained, just now. Watching this ending explained, I think he died because of the scenes before the last one where he walks through the “out yonder “ signs. It could be a very simple foreshadow. I really think this movie is the embodiment of one of those “ choose your path” games, where everyone gets a different ending based on their experiences. It’s honestly brilliant!

    • @npcimknot958
      @npcimknot958 Рік тому

      there was a ghost scene tho.

  • @justafriendlycryptid
    @justafriendlycryptid Рік тому +7

    This monster reminds me of an SCP that for the life of me I can't recall the number of but it's like a giant Jellyfish that hides in the clouds - has a giant eye and if you make eye contact with it that's how it decides its next prey.
    Edit: Its SCP 312 the Atmospheric Jellyfish.

  • @VGB004
    @VGB004 Рік тому +1

    Good explanation. 1 thing that is now noticable is when Jean jacket swoops dwn at Jupiter's claim, its actually going after 'OJ and not the 🐎horse... When you watch the scene again notice the creature is going for the wooden hut with OJ' and not the horse...

  • @redpandafirefox9434
    @redpandafirefox9434 Рік тому +177

    I really loved this movie. It kept me so on edge, especially since i didnt watxha single trailer. And the symbolism was good too (after watching some explained videos).
    I also don't know why, but this UFO for real made me lose sleep from how scared I was. I don't know why but Peele did something right to make me scared of clouds.

    • @BeatsWithKev
      @BeatsWithKev Рік тому +11

      Yeah, it reminded me of some of those "Anatomically Correct Angel" videos on youtube. freaky stuff lol

    • @redpandafirefox9434
      @redpandafirefox9434 Рік тому +5

      @@BeatsWithKev I also like to think OJ and Lucky survived. I just can't accept they died a horrible death to Jean.

    • @flarestriker2005
      @flarestriker2005 Рік тому +2

      Even though I did see the trailers infront of The Batman, Jurassic World 3, and Thor 4, it still kept me on edge.

    • @redpandafirefox9434
      @redpandafirefox9434 Рік тому +1

      @@flarestriker2005 damn hearing that trailer theme must have been scary.

    • @master-of-mind5881
      @master-of-mind5881 Рік тому +2

      Nope: such a visceral experience and technically Jordan Peel’s best work.
      He adopted a kind of Hitchcock/Kubrick style to this film which I love. The visual storytelling on display here is immaculate.
      Daniel Kaluella is brilliant in delivering a stoic performance. He conveyed so much emotion with his eyes I love it. The film is light on exposition regarding the creature. No unnecessary government/military plot devices Peele respects the audiences intelligence to interpret the story for themselves. The film is also a love letter to many classic UFO movies.
      The cinematography of this film is breathtaking. Every frame is meticulously crafted. It’s not a Jordan Peel movie if it’s not filled to the brim with profound metaphors and keen subtext. The design and nature of the creature, the transparency of the film industry and the understanding of the symbiotic relationship between predators and prey are so intricately conveyed.
      This film is so multilayered no doubt it will be studied for years to come. Seen it twice, took my gf to see it a second time, initially she wasn’t thrilled but a few days later she watched it again because it peaked her curiosity. This is the power of film; watching something that sticks in your mind, challenges your beliefs and preconceptions on reality. Can’t wait to watch this again.

  • @offworld_coop
    @offworld_coop Рік тому +133

    Glad I got the chance to see this in theaters, this made me afraid to be in wide open areas lol. Then to not use actual aliens but make the ship an entity within itself, fuckin brilliant. Scared the shit outta me lol.

    • @Hinokami777
      @Hinokami777 Рік тому +1

      Yeah very creative I’m tired of seeing the cliche grey alien humanoid that we’ve been seeing for 50 years. This was a new take and I love it. Really opens for interpretation on what the creature really is. A lot say it looks like a biblical accurate Angel

  • @master-of-mind5881
    @master-of-mind5881 Рік тому +16

    Nope: such a visceral experience and technically Jordan Peel’s best work.
    He adopted a kind of Hitchcock/Kubrick style to this film which I love. The visual storytelling on display here is immaculate.
    Daniel Kaluella is brilliant in delivering a stoic performance. He conveyed so much emotion with his eyes I love it. The film is light on exposition regarding the creature. No unnecessary government/military plot devices Peele respects the audiences intelligence to interpret the story for themselves. The film is also a love letter to many classic UFO movies.
    The cinematography of this film is breathtaking. Every frame is meticulously crafted. It’s not a Jordan Peel movie if it’s not filled to the brim with profound metaphors and keen subtext. The design and nature of the creature, the transparency of the film industry and the understanding of the symbiotic relationship between predators and prey are so intricately conveyed.
    This film is so multilayered no doubt it will be studied for years to come. Seen it twice, took my gf to see it a second time, initially she wasn’t thrilled but a few days later she watched it again because it peaked her curiosity. This is the power of film; watching something that sticks in your mind, challenges your beliefs and preconceptions on reality. Can’t wait to watch this again. H

  • @alicki
    @alicki Рік тому +1

    Best NOPE explanation so far! Loved the bad miracle concept. Thank you for this!

  • @robbieking4070
    @robbieking4070 Рік тому +76

    This has to be the first sci-if film (as far as I know) where the UFO and the alien are one and the same.

  • @CrazyEnglishman
    @CrazyEnglishman Рік тому +15

    Originally OJ died but the actor convinced Peele to keep him alive. I think this was the better option because I like to think OJ managed to break Jean. A respect was earned between them.

    • @CrazyEnglishman
      @CrazyEnglishman Рік тому +5

      @Daniel Langer If you watch the film Peele even said regarding the ending if you watch the film it's clear what's happened. OJ managed to gain Jean Jacket's respect before it moved onto Em. The sequence of events from the last time we see OJ and Em riding off, it's clear time wise Jean didn't eat him before moving onto Em. Watch it again it's clear that it happens. Also saw somewhere that the original fate was changed.

  • @ragingphantom
    @ragingphantom Рік тому +12

    I remember the ape attack in 2009. I was a child and, after seeing her face, I was terrified of apes. I still am.
    Also, I could never remember the name Jean Jacket, so usually I refer to the creature as the "Croatoan"

  • @Anamnesis
    @Anamnesis Рік тому +23

    It was refreshing to see a novel approach to alien design, and it's nice that it's never revealed to be either a terrestrial cryptid or an extraterrestrial from beyond. You think it's some sort of flying stingray at first, but it's more like an aerial version of a gelatinous deep sea invertebrate, and you get the sense that it's probably very lightweight despite its size in order to stay in the air, much like a kite.
    The ability to alter into an aerodynamic shape for speed and stealth could have been an evolutionary adaptation, or a completely novel behavior to cope with Earth's atmosphere. The unconventional "cloud like" biology was evocative of the cosmic horror creature from Annihilation, the locale felt like a tribute to Tremors, and the effort by the characters to just get anywhere near it and survive was like the tension of Jaws, and there was certainly an overall Spielbergian tone to the film.
    The ending was a bit nonsensical though because a helium balloon being popped wouldn't provide anywhere near enough explosive force to cause violent damage. It would have had to be filled with hydrogen to (maybe) cause such an explosion, but there's no reason such a balloon would be filled with dangerous gas.
    The sound you hear when a balloon pops is a tiny sonic boom as air around the balloon rushes to fill the space formerly occupied by the balloon. That's an implosion, not an explosion, and it's not enough force to blow something up, certainly not an animal that is able to consume horses and people. But that thing exploded like the Death Star taking a torpedo right up the exhaust. This was a pretty thoughtful movie and I would have liked to see them also come up with a clever method to deal with the creature, rather than seeing it go poof like a fart in the wind as though it was made of tissue paper.

    • @dakotaadams189
      @dakotaadams189 Рік тому +3

      My take was that J.J. continously circulates air through itself to stay afloat and the balloon caused a blockage and pressure buildup.

    • @Neb_Raska
      @Neb_Raska Рік тому +1

      A 16 year old account, Jesus, hard to come across these days

    • @Hinokami777
      @Hinokami777 Рік тому

      I assume it’s not as durable when it’s in the jellyfish like form. Kathy it’s first form was able to endure that. Second form it appeared more fragile and slower. It’s limbs looked like cloth material almost tissue like. After eating the statue horse , being hurt with barb wire, I think it was continuously taking damage and getting weaker which is why it changed forms as a defense mechanism when it really should’ve just fleed away from the ranch

    • @Hinokami777
      @Hinokami777 Рік тому

      But I agree with you I would’ve rather seen a military helicopter or jet shoot a missile to destroy the creature. Or maybe OJ sacrificing himself taking an explosive in the creature after he lets himself get eaten ? Then killing them both. But I also wanted him to survive

    • @Hinokami777
      @Hinokami777 Рік тому

      Also have to remember that balloon may not pack a big punch but it was devoured by the creature and it most likely cause it to terribly choke or cause a buildup of airflow that couldn’t pass through so it accumulated pressure. When we viewed the inside of the creature their seemed to be a lot of wind inside its body. We don’t fully understand the anatomy of the creature and we’re basing it off animals we do know.

  • @amharbinger
    @amharbinger Рік тому +31

    I love how its a predator and preys on humans assumptions. We still haven't map most of the world and new species are being discovered, often blending and adapting to humanity.

    • @Hinokami777
      @Hinokami777 Рік тому +1

      Exactly. This thing could’ve been here for years semerged some where. Evolving. All we know it could’ve been here since the dinosaurs. There’s many hieroglyphics of flying saucers and creatures in the sky. What if this is what ancient civilizations were seeing ? This menacing creature eating people from the sky. It’s much more interest than a flying metallic disc that’s probably empty

  • @juliangallegos6801
    @juliangallegos6801 Рік тому +28

    Not gonna lie seeing the 3 little fake aliens had me off the seats like dicaprio in once upon a time in hollywood 🤣

  • @ziggystatdust6008
    @ziggystatdust6008 Рік тому +6

    One theory that I haven't heard been talked about was that the alien creates atmospheric/weather manipulations. It uses a cloud as a form of cover, and we hear both OJ and Jupe talk about a storm that's forecasted to come. We see that "storm" in the form of the alien spewing out water, together with the blood, and other non-biological items.

  • @nagratna793
    @nagratna793 4 місяці тому +1

    I loved the fact that..when angel was one super excited... him talkin' about all those space allien stuff to cheer up grumpy OJ...as in when the hunting spree started by that monster..he was the one to get scared and strung more than anyone...😂

  • @aroha9090
    @aroha9090 Рік тому +132

    Watched this film twice now with my bff and we've both put it in our top 5. We might even go a third time. AMAZING film. We don't think OJ is a ghost at the end, we think he survives - because there's no other scene where hallucinations are even hinted at during the movie. All the POV of the characters is shown as reality, not as unreliable. That's our two cents.

    • @sleepytoastasmr1683
      @sleepytoastasmr1683 Рік тому +16

      I agree! Om the second viewing Emerald was clenching her eyes shut and at first I thought she was getting ready to turn around to put on a show for everyone crowding behind her in the background,, but I think she was checking to see if OJ was a hallucination or not lmao
      But I agree there was no other hallucinations or symbolism like that. I didn't think there was much implication he was attacked by Jean at all, I just figured Em took off with it

    • @malcolmhamilton8090
      @malcolmhamilton8090 Рік тому +3

      I agree I believe he survived as well

    • @marvelfreek94
      @marvelfreek94 Рік тому +6

      Agreed. He was riding Lucky too and the actress at the shoot at the start of the film asked if he was. Then the mo ie definitively answers that by having Lucky survive everything, like OJ.

    • @123arskas
      @123arskas Рік тому

      The Proof that OJ died
      ------------------------------------
      The Star: What's its name?
      OJ: Lucky
      The Star: Is it?
      The Movie: NOPE

    • @Signal_in_the_noise
      @Signal_in_the_noise Рік тому +8

      Yahhh wtf was this whole ghost thing? That caught me so off guard. What’s the reasoning for that theory? It’s literally just him at the end and shows he survived.

  • @TicTacPilgrim
    @TicTacPilgrim Рік тому +76

    It's neat to think if the creature is native to earth or elsewhere. If the latter, then the cloud camouflage it has might even elude it being from planets like earth. Weird thought, but fun to consider when a movie leaves room for interpretation.

    • @poniz2471
      @poniz2471 Рік тому

      I think that it isn't alien, it's just an exceedingly rare species with near-perfect camoflage. It looks just like a normal cloud when it changes shape, and causes an EMP effect wherever it goes, and consumes anything that looks at it, so it's understandable why there's no recorded history of it aside from UFO sightings and tall tales.

  • @192palmforest
    @192palmforest Рік тому +2

    I love the scene where Em passes by Jean Jacket as she avoids looking at it and giving us the perfect view of what's about to unveil.

  • @greyhollow3820
    @greyhollow3820 Рік тому +6

    I’m pretty sure OJ survived. You never actually see him be eaten as Em starts the bike and it begins chasing her

  • @FistoftheUmbralStar-1.0
    @FistoftheUmbralStar-1.0 Рік тому +35

    This movie changed my perception of UFOs. I absolutely love this movie!

  • @Cosmiccoffeecup
    @Cosmiccoffeecup Рік тому +22

    The movie made me suspicious of clouds for a bit there.☺️

    • @filmcomicsexplained
      @filmcomicsexplained  Рік тому +4

      Same lol

    • @flarestriker2005
      @flarestriker2005 Рік тому +2

      Same here and during the walks with my dog over the summer, I just kept looking down and said "[Dog's name], don't you look up at that cloud, I don't think whatever lives up there wants to be your friend.." 😅

  • @jhero1888
    @jhero1888 Рік тому +1

    I love the way OJ stayed in the car when he saw the creature above his car waiting and he say "NOPE"

  • @drblue5819
    @drblue5819 Рік тому

    Love your channel bro!

  • @malcolmhamilton8090
    @malcolmhamilton8090 Рік тому +32

    Absolutely loved this movie. Thought it was properly scary at points. Was driving through southern Utah (similar landscape) and kept looking at the clouds to make sure they moved. Amazing twists, acting, creature design, hit every box for me.

  • @zenerstorm95
    @zenerstorm95 Рік тому +229

    I'm gonna believe that Jean is a biblically accurate angel. The design of its true form seems heavily inspired by what we know angels to look like. Also, one of the designers for Jean Jacket said that it could've survived it's apparent death, so here's hoping for a sequel of some sort that explores this creature in a bit more capacity!

    • @Biotear
      @Biotear Рік тому +59

      Apparently the design was also inspired by the angels in Neon Genesis Evangelion. Which is also pretty close to biblically accurate angels in terms of looking like nightmare fuel.

    • @jghifiversveiws8729
      @jghifiversveiws8729 Рік тому +30

      That Akira reference was clean tho

    • @anntysheeps4259
      @anntysheeps4259 Рік тому +21

      Seriously doubt, Peele doesn't do sequels, for now. But, who knows. As for the extraterrestrial or terrestrial creature. There could be more of its kind at other parts of the world. Feeding on 3rd world country populace without care in the world.

    • @raphiell8435
      @raphiell8435 Рік тому +7

      Jean is actually looked like Occulonimbus Edoequus a Larvacean hence how Jean moves like its in the water

    • @micahbrown743
      @micahbrown743 Рік тому +10

      It would make sense since most people that looked into the faces of angels in the Bible either died, glowed, or fainted.

  • @Amber_Phoenix
    @Amber_Phoenix Рік тому +3

    One of the absolute best creature designs I've ever seen. Fantastic movie.

  • @Sparts17
    @Sparts17 Рік тому +3

    I also found that there was mirroring between the hat that Jupe wore and the shape and color of the alien. There's even foreshadowing of this when his wife places his cowboy hat on his head just before he heads out to draw the alien in. She's the one who puts it on his head, as she's the one "running" the show, but he pulls the hat down, as if he's accepting the role ahead of him.

  • @MomJeans1738
    @MomJeans1738 Рік тому +26

    Your channel is my favorite one to go to on YT when it comes to plot summaries, theme analysis, and character profiles related to movies and shows. Great visuals, nice pacing, straightforwardness, and your voice always makes for awesome videos. Keep up the good work dude 🙌🏽

  • @_1Sentry1_
    @_1Sentry1_ Рік тому +60

    I had a similar thought while watching this movie. When we see its true form its skin is rather thin like sheets. It just layers itself up when it turns into its faster circle form. Given its rather easy demise at the hands of the jupe balloon that means its durability isn't exactly off the charts. I don't think it could survive atmospheric exit or entry for example. This means the creature isn't alien and there are probably more of them. I assume low in number and spread out to isolated areas of the globe similar to the setting in this movie. Isolated areas that make the odd disappearing hiker or villager seem like a totally plausible thing.

    • @robertosanchez5129
      @robertosanchez5129 Рік тому +10

      Yeah, the creature is too weak to be able to travel interstelar distances. Defenitly native to earth

    • @blackrahk2037
      @blackrahk2037 Рік тому +1

      I can float to space slowly like a balloon

    • @Hinokami777
      @Hinokami777 Рік тому

      I think it could in its original form

    • @derpyvillager2606
      @derpyvillager2606 Рік тому +1

      Maybe maybe not, it’s strength could crush people to a blood smoothie so it was using its power to burst the balloon which would be like a pressurized air bomb

    • @brtt1159
      @brtt1159 Рік тому +2

      You could probably kill it with a single gun seeing its made of thin layers of skin lol

  • @nkyryry
    @nkyryry Рік тому +5

    I don’t think OJ was meant to be interpreted as a ghost at the end. I think he learned enough about the being to stand his ground and survive. He didn’t run or look away from its puffed up aggressive form. But Em did. So it turned its attention to her.

  • @otanguma
    @otanguma Рік тому +3

    I know some people didn't like this, but I think this was a refreshing movie to watch. The Gordy scenes didn't make sense to me until later. I think Peele hit it out if the ballpark with this movie.