Get Out = Ideological Approach

Question 1

Marxism =

Answer 1

• Focus on the depiction of the capitalism, class exploitation and oppression
• The wealthy characters are able to exploit black bodies for their own gain whey they effectively colonize their bodies
• This is a metaphor for how capitalistic societies have exploited marginalised groups for labour and personal gain
• It explores racial capitalism which has relied on racial oppression to acquire wealth, black labour has been commodified and exploited which is a literal embodiment of the Coagula
• It explores how society serves the interests of the ruling class to maintain power and control over others
• This is a critique of Marxists being able t mask their true exploitative nature
• This mirrors how capitalistic societies claim to be post racial while maintaining social inequality
• Chris is alienation and is a reflection of the dehumanizing effects, he cannot control his own actions mirroring the way a capitalist society works
• Highlights how the capitalist system uses the facade of racial harmony to disguise oppression and exploitation

Question 2

Critical Race Theory =

Answer 2

• Racism is deeply ingrained in society and an ordinary part of everyday
• The systemic way racism operates in society which is normalised or invisible
• Race is a social construct to serve particular purposes which is to oppress people
• Racism is embedded in everyday interactions with people who are seemingly progressive. The characters are not overtly racist disguised by post racial attitudes which reveals how racism is systematic
• Blackness is viewed as something to be commodified and replaced by white consciousness which shows how race is seen to be manipulated
• They are able to dehumanise and exploit black bodies for the benefit of others
• Also it shows how Chris as a Black man in a white, affluent area is disadvantaged. He is seen as a potential vehicle to benefit white characters
• Get Out exposes the darker realities of systemic oppression which is a counter narrative to the dominant view that often trivialises black experiences
• They criticise the idea of a post racial society which is the notion that racism does not exist after events such as Obama and the Civil Rights Movement. Get Out critiques this myth showing that racism may appear to be absent however it is still deeply embedded in their actions and society. In a seemingly, racially progressive society, Black people are still objectified, commodified and oppressed

Question 3

Post-Colonialism =

Answer 3

• Postcolonialism looks at the long lasting impact of colonialism and how western powers have dominated, exploited and dehumanised other populations
• Black people are treated in systems built on white supremacy
• Chris is seen as an object of exploitation and fetishisation which is rooted from racsim and white supremacy
• Blackness is a commodity to be exploited and benefit the coloniser
• The coagula is a metaphor for colonialism where they take over anothers body and identity for their own benefit which echoes colonial practies of invading and controlling people
• Black people are powerless which symbolises the historical silencing of colonised and enslaved people who were stripped of their identity and agency
• Black voices in a white dominated system are marginalised and ignored
• The armitage family is seen as liberal which reflects the post racial form of colonialism which explores a polite and woke extiort which is just a desire of ownership and control
• The cinematography is seen from the white colonial gaze where white people are able to control the black identity
• The sunken place represents this as Chris is powerless in his own body controlled by the colonisers