Nope and Spectacle Cinema (Cinematic Sense)
How Jordan Peele's third film ties into a concept known as 'Spectacle Cinema'...
After his Oscar-winning debut Get Out and doppelganger feature Us, Jordan Peele has become one of the biggest names in modern American cinema. His films are ambitious, theme-based horrors with other genres laced in. His plots are high concept but theologically deep and layered. His third film Nope, released last summer, continues those trends. Even the title has a hidden meaning, referring possibly to the typical reaction and smarts you want characters to possess in a horror movie. Particularly for Black audiences accustomed to seeing the Black guy killed first...
Nope and Spectacle Cinema
