{"id":29564,"date":"2022-07-29T19:57:32","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T18:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weareactors.com\/?p=29564"},"modified":"2022-08-06T18:56:25","modified_gmt":"2022-08-06T17:56:25","slug":"nope-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weareactors.com\/nope-review\/","title":{"rendered":"NOPE Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-medium-font-size\">Is it possible to tame a predatory animal? This is one of the questions at the heart of Jordan Peele\u2019s latest feature. Within the first five minutes, Peele\u2019s evolution as a director of visual precision and awe is made stunningly clear. Objects fall from the sky, blood drips to the ground and eyes flash with terror.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">In a recent interview, Peele claimed Daniel Kaluuya as his \u201cDeNiro.\u201d The promise of these two working on more projects is exhilarating, but something about the label also attests to Kaluuya\u2019s strengths. His focus, complex interiority and ability to make the smallest beats loom large is a quality he shares with his nickname. Yet, as proven here, Kaluuya is one of the most transformative and compelling actors on the modern screen. His work is complimented well by Keke Palmer, who makes a true firecracker out of Emerald Haywood. She dazzles, delights and commands each line in her arsenal. The sibling dynamic between her and Kaluuya is authentic and endearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/weareactors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weareactors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/image.png 1000w, https:\/\/weareactors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/image-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/weareactors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/image-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/weareactors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/image-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/weareactors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/image-600x337.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The supporting cast serve their roles with excellence. Steven Yeun brings a sense of unnerving calm while Michael Wincott provides a familiar Hollywood cynicis, but it is Brandon Perea &#8211; in a breakout role rewritten for him because of his audition &#8211; who steals every scene he\u2019s in. I hope we\u2019re about to see him in a lot more films.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The film is broken into distinct chapters, each dealing with a certain character in the story &#8211; I\u2019ll leave the category of character to your discovery. This is Peele\u2019s most balanced screenplay, combining the intelligence of <em>Get Out<\/em> with the visual storytelling of <em>Us<\/em> into satisfying measurements of both. Michael Abel returns with a classic-sounding score in the theme of John Williams. Nicholas Monsour brings his cutting expertise from <em>Us<\/em> to greater heights, pacing the film to near perfection. Hoyte Van Hoytema is the star of the show, shooting with massive scope and highlighting the ominous mystery of shadows and clouds. The night sequences are one of a kind. Also, kudos to the VFX team for designing some of the most beautiful extraterrestrial concepts I\u2019ve ever seen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Nope\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"80\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/2bypPrR0H0h5eedSd6zHB8?si=38fe7f23bfb5404b&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">I\u2019ve read a lot of reviews complaining about the film either not adding up or becoming too simple. It\u2019s the same argument lodged at <em>Us<\/em> &#8211; which is albeit a more ambiguous film. Point is, Peele is evolving and as his ideas and visual language grow, we should too. <em>Get Out<\/em> was great, but the meaning was easy to swallow. With <em>Nope<\/em>, Peele has asked us to consider the price of spectacle, the promise of fame, tokenism and all mammals&#8217; innate desire for dominance. In conclusion, it\u2019s just a bloody good time at the movies with lots of great laughs and messed up themes, one I will not soon forget. See it on the big screen!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>NOPE is now playing in Theaters Everywhere<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"NOPE | Official Trailer\" width=\"1020\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/In8fuzj3gck?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is it possible to tame a predatory animal? This is one of the questions at the heart of Jordan Peele\u2019s latest feature. Within the first five minutes, Peele\u2019s evolution as a director of visual precision and awe is made stunningly clear. Objects fall from the sky, blood drips to the ground and eyes flash with terror. 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