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Extreme spoiler warnings as we try to answer the big questions of Jordan Peele's brilliant new horror film.
So you saw We.
First of all, take a deep breath and enjoy the writer and director, Jordan Peele, presented another sublime horror film that attests to his status as a most exciting filmmaker.
Secondly, look at it again, seriously, there are so many things in this movie and the second round is full of rewards.
If you do not have time for the second round but if you have so many questions and theories swirling around your head, do not worry, we have your back.
We compiled all the questions we had after We and do our best to get the answers.
Obviously, all the spoilers are in front of us.
What excitement to live in an era of @ JordanPeele movies. After watching the movie, I watched for over an hour the theories / Easter eggs related to #we & said "whoa" like Keanu Reeves at least 10 times. Each discovery is like taking a step back in front of a huge strange picture.
– Ben Schwartz (@rejectedjokes) March 25, 2019
What are the VHS tapes around the TV in the opening scene of "We"?
In the first scene, which takes place in 1986, we see an advertisement for Hands Across America and VHS tapes stacked around the television. The visible bands are C.H.U.D, The good stuff, Goonies and The man with two brains.
C.H.U.D is the biggest reference because it shares a similar terrain to We (somehow) where flesh-eating humans mutated by radioactive waste attack the homeless who live underground in New York.
It's also a personal shout, because in an interview with Polygon, Peele revealed that he had already attended the girl's C.H.U.D & # 39; s director.
What is the film shot on the sidewalk?
In the flashback scene, Adelaide's mother said, "You know, they're shooting a movie over there near the carousel."
The movie being shot is the clbadic vampire, Lost boys, which was filmed on the same sidewalk as We. This is not only a reference to the film, but also the two Coreys, Corey Haim and Corey Feldman, who play in Lost boys.
Peele told UPROXX: "… Feldman, as you know very well, I mean, a very important character for our generation. And Chaim too. These guys are the epitome of cool. They were kids as cool as that. And stories of great duality, sagas of the highest peaks and lows and great tragedies. "
With reference to The Goonies (see above), both Coreys fit perfectly into Peele's doppelgänger history.
Jordan Peele: It's not so deep
Twitter: You're not smart enough to get your own movie
Peele: Seriously, the message is pretty obvious. It's just a horror movie.
Twitter: No, no, no You are wrong about "We". There are 18 hidden layers of depth. You are not an intellectual!– / 4 / 6??♈️♈️ (@FeministaJones) March 26, 2019
What is the hands across America?
Hands Across America was a charity event in 1986, in which Americans were encouraged to form a human chain across the country.
The aim was to enable participants to raise funds for charities working to combat homelessness and hunger. About 6.5 million people participated and $ 65 million was raised. The event, however, was considered unsuccessful as the amount eventually awarded to charities was in the order of $ 15 million after deducting the costs of managing and marketing the event.
Does the title of the movie have a deeper meaning?
When the Tethered enter the Wilson home, Adelaide asks them, "Who are you?", Red replies, "We are Americans."
The title, We, not only refers to the enemies of the film doppelgänger, but it can also be interpreted as being American, as in: United States.
Why does young Adelaide choose a Michael Jackson Thriller t-shirt?
Addressing Mashable, Peele said Jackson's reference was intentional: "Michael Jackson is probably the patron saint of duality. The film begins in the 80's – the duality with which I experienced it [Jackson] At that time, it was both the guy who had this positive attitude and the Thriller video that scared me. "
With the documentary Leaving Imaginary country cool in our minds, this "duality" now has a more twisted meaning than Peele ever wanted.
What is the meaning of the song I Got 5 On It?
Lunzi's song I Got 5 On plays in the car as the Wilson head for the beach (it's also used brilliantly as a score later in the film). Peele initially chose this song for a joke, but it became essential to the film thanks to the hook of the song.
In an interview with EW, Peele said, "… I wanted to explore this very relatable course of being a parent [and] maybe some of the songs you listened to during the day are not suitable for your children. So it was a level, and another aspect was: I like songs that have a good feeling, but also an element that haunts them, and I feel that the rhythm in this song has this inherent cryptic energy, which almost reminds Nightmare on Elm Street soundtrack. So these are the ideas that this song has bet on for me, and it's also a dope track. "
Where did I see the father before?
Mr. Wilson and his double, Abraham, are played by Winston Duke, whom you will recognize as M'Baku of Black Panther.
Why did Adelaide panick in front of the Frisbee with a star on it?
Okay, it's a wild movie that puts the film forward: The Tethered Adelaide replaces the real Adelaide when she's a kid.
In the Frisbee scene, which happens before the Tethered arrives, a red disc replaces a blue dot, so it's a clue that not everything is as it seems in Santa Cruz. At the beach, Adelaide is comfortable because she knows that the real Adelaide is perhaps hidden, so everything makes her paranoid.
Who created the Tethered?
The Tethered were created by the government as part of a failed mental control experiment. Clones of people we made, The Tethered, but for unknown reasons, they were abandoned in underground tunnels and forced to eat raw rabbit and mimic their double lives without free will.
Presumably the purpose of the experiment was to allow The Tethered to control people who lived on top because they are related, one way or the other. For example, if the government wants you to vote in a certain way in an election, it will use your doubles to control your vote.
Are there tunnels where Tethered live all over America?
Peele hinted that he had built a story for The Tethered – an alert as a result – as well as details about their existence in an interview with the Los Angeles Times: "As for the place from where they come, called Underpbad, I will not tell you how vast and vast it is. And, in my opinion, it is big enough and vast. I will not give borders, but there are … ways out there. "
What is the problem with all spiders?
Before the arrival of The Tethered, a spider is presented under a larger spider figure on a coffee table. The melody of Itsy Bitsy Spider is whistled several times in the film. Think of the words of the song: Itsy Bitsy Spider climbed the beak. The song is a reference to The Tethered living in underground tunnels and emerging to take revenge on those who live in the sun.
Jordan Peele's message is clear to me now, he wants us to:
"GET OUT" of the "U.S"
– sha_bread (@AP_shabread) March 26, 2019
Why does Red have a croaking voice?
When the Adelaide switch occurs, you can badume that the real Adelaide, who becomes Red, has stopped using her voice to blend into that of the soulless Tethered who lives in the tunnels.
So, when Red speaks, she uses her voice for the first time, because most members of The Tethered only communicate by moans and clicks, because they are never trained to speak. You can also theorize that Red may have taught them to communicate, and that's how she coordinated the uprising.
Why can Jason Wilson control his doppelganger?
Jason Wilson is technically the biological son of one of The Tethered; he is the child of a clone.
Throughout the film, you see him actively controlling his double which is the offspring of true Adelaide. So, the reason Jason can control his double, is because he discovered how to activate the mind control link that the experience had the intention of exploiting. By and large, Jason is proof that the government experience has worked!
What does the verse of the Bible mean?
Peele's genius film is that he leads people to read the Bible.
In the film, a man holds a sign that says Jeremiah 11:11: "This is what the Lord says:" I will cause them a disaster from which they can not escape. Although they claim me, I will not listen to them. The verse refers to the film's apocalyptic themes because The Tethered represents the hidden past of America that is ravaging its people.
Ok, I understand the Bible, but why does 11:11 appear so much?
The numbers are visible on an alarm clock, signs and score on a sports match played on television. One of the explanations is that the numbers represent the four members of the Wilson family and they also refer to figures that look like twins.
What do rabbits represent?
You can read rabbits in so many different ways: go down in the rabbits' holes (hello, Alice in Wonderland references), rabbits used in scientific experiments and rabbits all seeming identical.
Peele said that he just wanted to scare people with rabbits: "I think rabbits and scissors are scary things for me and foolish things, so I like to flip and bring out the fear things that you do not necessarily badociate with that.
"We" by Jordan Peele is an allegory presented as a horror movie. You do not have to like it or accept its principle to recognize that it's a great job.
– Tiff (@TiffanySaidSo) March 28, 2019
Why does Elizabeth Moss make a double cut in the face?
When we meet for the first time the character of Moss, she tells Adelaide that she had done a cosmetic work on the face. Moss cuts her face shortly after killing her. The cut can be a way to undo cosmetic surgery, suggesting that Tethered are not only mentally bound, but biologically as well.
Why are not the Wilson killed immediately like the Tyler family?
The Tyler family is quickly killed at home while the Wilson are held captive after their first meeting. The reason for Wilson's survival is that Red (the real Adelaide) wants revenge and will extend their disappearance to make his statement.
Even when Adelaide finds herself face to face with the Tyler Tethered family, they do not immediately attack because they feel she's part of The Tethered, which is similar to how Sigourney Weaver is left untouched by the creature. of Alien 3 because she has an xenomorph in her.
Why is The Tethered so determined to hold hands?
In the same way that Hands Across America was supposed to be a statement about a united country against poverty in 1986, the version of The Tethereds is a statement about their existence as a united force. After mbadacring the people of Santa Cruz, they join forces to tell the world that they have arrived; it's a scary statement.
Can the Tethered breathe under the water?
A film late in the movie shows that The Tethered's human chain stretches in water and you can see them standing under water.
Since none of them floats, which means they drowned, there is a very small chance that they can breathe underwater or have concrete in their shoes. Anyway, it's terrifying to think that they may have extra abilities that have not been demonstrated in the movie, but your imagination can fly away.
Funny Games and The Shining are cool, but only true moviegoers recognize Jordan Peele's real influence on "We". pic.twitter.com/v2lvQj0DwH
– Brandon (@mesotheliRoma) March 29, 2019
Do the attachés really have no soul?
We are told that attachés are born without souls and are intrinsically evil, but it is difficult to say if the verses of nature feed it.
One explanation is that they are genetically modified to not have personality traits making them psychopathic. Another theory is that they are born normal but become twisted while living underground, poorly treated and forced to eat raw rabbit. The soulless line is perhaps something that scientists have said to justify their senseless experience.
When did The Tethered realize that they could escape?
The ballet scene is the zero day of the Tethered Revolution. Peele hints that during the dance, Red's release night reveals to others that she has free will because she makes her own dance moves.
Was the experiment limited to Santa Cruz?
About 64,000 people live in Santa Cruz, California, and the county has 274,146 inhabitants. At the end of We we see The Tethered's human chain spreading across a mountainous countryside that begins, we know, at the beach. The population of The Tethered must be in the millions, which means that they could cover most of America.
What happens to Tethered when people get on planes?
There are walls all over the basement and the space is limited, so it seems foolish to plan one of the captives to imitate someone who is taking the plane. Unless there are dedicated underground corridors that can accommodate a traveler – sacred shit – this could explain one of the reasons why the experiment was canceled: the infrastructure.
If you want to delve deeper into a conspiracy theory, the people who created the experience may have also limited the lives of the people they cloned. Think of it as The Truman showperhaps if you live outside and want to go to Paris, the government would convince you not to want to travel. Thus, no one will ever leave the areas covered by the experience.
omfg jordan peele was really inspired by the great success of "us" im SCREAMING pic.twitter.com/35vpcI0XCQ
– níc (@topmetomlin) March 28, 2019
Does Jason know that his mother is part of The Tethered at the end?
Jason looks at his mother and then puts his monster mask on his face in one of the final scenes. Yes, at that moment, I think he realizes that his mother is not normal, but he also recognizes his own powers as a member of the captive group.
Jason is very anti-social during most of the movie, just like his sister (always looking for his phone, even at the beach), so their behavior explains that they're from the second generation, Tethered .
When the Adelaids changed jobs, how did The Tethered Adelaide learn to socialize if she has no soul?
In flashbacks, we see Adelaide's parents consulting doctors telling them that they want their daughter back; they do not know about the switch.
As The Tethered does not speak, the impostor Adelaide must have learned to talk or spent time with child psychiatrists to learn to socialize. She could have even learned to speak while watching Sesame Street. All this makes one think of breaking the myth. The Teathered is a soulless cause if the imposter Adelaide can learn to adapt, maybe he is just a bading clone after all.
Will Lupita Nyong'o win an Oscar?
Yes, if she does not, we go down the street and we give each other a hand.
Cameron Williams is a Melbourne-based writer and film critic who sometimes talks about ABC radio movies. He has a slight addiction to Twitter: @MrCamW.
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