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| The poster to Get Out, one of two films watched and discussed in class today. |
This week we touched on “new voices” in Hollywood, namely Greta
Gerwig with her film Lady Bird, and Jordan Peele with his film Get Out. I
thought this was an interesting conversation to have because it’s such a timely
conversation; both these films have come out in the past couple of years, and
this talk of outsider Hollywood is a new phenomenon. I liked how the class also
touched on how these two not only directed their films, but also wrote them. I
thought that was an important thing to touch on, because, by writing and
directing, you’re ensuring your whole vision is up there on screen; you didn’t
misunderstand a writer’s script, and a director didn’t misunderstand your
script, what you wanted is up there on screen, which is especially important
when talking about people who are outside “normal” Hollywood, like Peele and
Gerwig are.
One thing I think working in their favour is that, not only
are Gerwig and Peele outsiders, making films Hollywood doesn’t usually make,
but they also make good films. Get Out isn’t just a good allegory for
racism, it’s also a really good film overall, both in terms of scaring the
audience and in terms of filmmaking skill. The same goes for Lady Bird, which,
from the snippet we saw in class, looks very funny and very, for lack of a better
word, good. Watching the clips in class really makes me want watch both
movies in full, because they just seem that good.
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