Jordan Peele uses symbolism and irony to present current racial social issues in a new light, in hope we can all get over our prejudices. He draws comparisons between modern day and how black people were treated before slavery was abolished.

The movie is loaded with slave imagery. The idea of taking over a black’s body is a clear reference to slavery, it’s having a black person to carry out your physical chores. At the party, the guests objectify Chris for his strength and good looks. They even refer to him as an animal, with Hudson jokingly prodding “You dog!”. A more shocking scene is that of the auction that happens whilst Chris and Rose are away from the house.

Get out makes an excellent example of what foreshadowing should be in movies. As the father tours Chris around the house, he points to a door “That door leads to the basement, black mold down there”. The word black might spark something in the viewer (as the movie is clearly racially charged), this leaves just enough intrigue to make sure the viewer remembers that line. The accuracy and effective honesty the dad has in saying this sentence is immaculate. Down in the basement, Chris was to become this “black mold” or host for the his owner; Hudson. This dialogue is given long before the concept of brain transplants is ever introduced, and the concept is weird enough the viewer never could have deduced it on their own.

The climax of the film, Chris’s escape, begins with him picking cotton from his chair to avert his hypnosis. He turns a historical act that symbolizes slavery to escape it.

Before i’d watched the movie, I had heard of the female perspective of physically fearing overbearing men, but i hadn’t thought black people could face the same fear, only of whites in everyday life. It hadn’t occurred to me this could still be a possibility in modern day.

Jordan Peele said in press interviews that the storyline is set in genuine underlying fears of his. Peele breaks taboo and admits his prejudices. In doing so, he sparks conversation on pointing to our differences which can help eventually get rid the little prejudice left in all of us.