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Category: Week 10 (10/29 + 10/31) • Genre

NOPE and the Spectacle of Exploitation in Cinema

Posted on December 6, 2024December 6, 2024 by Jodi Onyonyor
Jordan Peele’s NOPE (2022) is a bold exploration of spectacle, power, and exploitation. By weaving horror with biting social commentary, Peele asks profound questions about the relationship between ... Read More

Nope: A Movie About Moviemaking

Posted on October 31, 2024October 31, 2024 by Dila Batum
Nope was a movie I had to seen before and wanted to desperately due to my love for the movies “Us” and “Get Out”, and safe to say Jordan Peele did not disappoint this time eith... Read More

Effects of marginalization in the film NOPE- Avery McAdams

Posted on October 30, 2024October 30, 2024 by Avery McAdams
Something that immediately grasped my attention when looking for themes in the film NOPE was the theme of marginalization. The film opened pretty early on with a setting of OJ and his sister Emerald H... Read More

Animal exploitation in the film NOPE- Avery McAdams

Posted on October 30, 2024October 30, 2024 by Avery McAdams
While watching Jordan Peeles hit film NOPE I was intrigued from the start. It seemed that there were so many underlying meanings that had yet to be unveiled and I was on the edge of my seat waiting to... Read More

Peele’s Thematic and Literal Use of Songs in NOPE

Posted on October 30, 2024October 30, 2024 by Victoria Keane
I always love Jordan Peele’s work. From Us to Get Out to NOPE, his skill and ability to create fantastical storylines while seamlessly sewing in serious and important themes has made him easily ... Read More

“NOPE” Is All About Spectacle

Posted on October 30, 2024October 30, 2024 by Colin Ference
Just when I thought Singin’ in the Rain was commentary on moviemaking, I watched NOPE: a patchwork quilt of genres. Sci-fi, horror, western, thriller, comedy—without Emerald Haywood’s (Keke Palm... Read More

Restricted Narration and Genre In Nope

Posted on October 30, 2024October 30, 2024 by Jack Messick
For the duration of Jordan Peele’s Nope, and even at the film’s conclusion, viewers are presently with very limited information about just what’s going on at the Haywood Hollywood Ho... Read More

Genre & Jordan Peele’s Nope

Posted on October 30, 2024October 30, 2024 by Joe Chong
Jordan Peele’s Nope, unlike many films does not even come close to confining itself simply to one genre. Not only is there strong elements of horror and western, the sub-genre of comedy and sci-... Read More

Hmm… Nope! A Grievance on Character in Jordan Peele’s Latest Film

Posted on October 30, 2024October 30, 2024 by Tai Jackson
Jordan Peele’s Nope (2022) is a film that melds together a lot of interesting ideas about race, entertainment, and science fiction told in the lens of a thriller Western, the cinematic equivalent to... Read More

Race and Flipping Expectations in Nope

Posted on October 30, 2024October 30, 2024 by Trey Peterson III
Jordan Peele’s Nope (2022) is a fantastic movie that spans several genres, from Western to Horror to Sci-Fi. The film follows the story of OJ (Daniel Kaluuya) and Emerald (Keke Palmer) as they w... Read More
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