Director
Jordan Peele
Leading Actors/Actresses
Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, and Catherine Keener
Supporting Actors/Actresses
Bradley Whitford, Caleb Landry Jones, and Lil Rel Howery
Genre
Psychological Horror
Language
English
Awards
Nominated for four Academy Awards (winning one): Best Picture, Best Actor (Kaluuya), Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay (Winner)
Date of Release
24 Februrary 2017
Producer
Jason Blum, Jordan Peele, Edward H. Hamm, Jr., and Sean McKittrick
Setting and Context
Upstate New York
Narrator and Point of View
Mostly seen through the point of view of Kaluuya's Chris Washington
Tone and Mood
Brooding, horrific, paranoid, jovial, romantic, comedic, and psychological
Protagonist and Antagonist
Protagonist is Chris, Antagonist is Rose and her family
Major Conflict
At the end, after Rose has been shot and proven herself to be a cold-blooded and untrustworthy killer, she tells Chris that she loves him.
Climax
The climax occurs when Walter shoots Rose and when Chris almost strangles Claire.
Foreshadowing
Understatement
The end is an example of understatement used to comic effect. Instead of freaking out about all of the crazy things that have happened, Rod turns to Chris and says, "I mean I told you not to go in that house."
Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques
Allusions
Allusions to American slavery, to Tiger Woods, Jeffrey Dahmer, Barack Obama
Paradox
At the end, after Rose has been shot and proven herself to be a cold-blooded and untrustworthy killer, she tells Chris that she loves him.
