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If you're reading this, you've probably stumbled after a screening of Jordan Peele's captivating new horror film . We with all kinds of questions, theories and interpretations jumping in the tunnels. of your mind like non-caged rabbits. Need to know more? You are in luck because Empire met the filmmaker for a thorny interview, discussing these major twists, Easter eggs and unexpected events. Listen to it in full on the special US Spoiler podcast here, and keep reading to discover 15 facts and appalling comments from the man himself.

WARNING: CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS FOR US

1) Jordan Peele finds frightening rabbits [19659004] Us – Jordan Peele “/>

Small suspects with an upset nose littered the whole movie because of rabbits' suspicions about him – even – and it points to Night Of The Lipids and Nightmare Animation Watership Down as other fearsome rabbits in the movie. "The rabbits are cute, adorable and fluffy, and yet, if you really get close and look at their eyes, it's like Jaws ," he says. "If you put a rabbit brain in a human body, you would have Michael Myers. They have no sympathy or empathy, they would rip your head if they could. They scare me.

2) It's a "Black Easter" Movie

Christmas horror movies are one thing, and Halloween is a prime target for Horror movies, but Easter never gives it a chance to be scary. So far, it's – Us is perhaps the first horror of Easter, with its fluffy cotton linens and sunny beach scenes. "[Easter is] a vacation of a great duality in itself", argues Peele for its thematic relevance. "It's the rising of this tomb, and this film is a bit of that dark Easter. It's an uprising of a messiah after a metaphorical death. A statement to the world too. "

3) There are rabbits and 11:11 nods everywhere

We abounds with pre-existing and recurrent imagery. Keep an eye open for all sorts of rabbits and 11:11 references during a rewatch – and here are a few to help you get started. "Zora's shirt has a rabbit on it. There are rabbits in the scenography, "says Peele. "The Black Flag t-shirt is making its appearance in this film that wears this type of IIII. That's [what happens] that you get a real nerd licensed to make a movie. "

4) Adelaide's coincidence-anxiety means that Red is close

Peele creates a palpable sense of unease before the Unearthing begins, especially when a a lot of strange coincidences start to accumulate. For the filmmaker, it's quite a sign that Red is physically close to Adelaide. "Coincidence marks a certain closeness to your other in this film," he explains.

5) Red has long been waiting for the return of Adelaide

This is strongly suggested in the film, but Peele deepens the timing of The Untethering – this is certainly not a matter of chance that the Tethered uprising begins at the same time as Adelaide returns to the beach of her nightmares. "This is a plan that has been in place for a long time and a plan that was in place to finally coincide with one of this family's trips to the area of ​​its initial trauma," confirms Peele.

6) The Underground Level Calls the Underpbad

It is established that the Tethered live in the immense tunnels connection under American soil – and although this name is not explicitly mentioned in the film, Peele calls it "The Underpbad". Spooky.

7) The pbadage of Jeremiah 11:11 refers to the messianic role of Red

Of course, thematic symmetry is nice in the presence of & # 39; 11: 11 & # 39; , but there is additional relevance for the pbadage of Jeremiah – here is one of the Bible translations: "That's why the Lord says," Behold, I will make them suffer evil, they will not be able to escape; and even if they scream at me, I do not listen to them. "Intense, no? The pbadage concerns Red's role as leader of the Tethered rebel group: "She had a vision, she had a connection to what she calls god," he says. "I think one of the breakthroughs in the writing process was to realize that the Tethered dynamic was a cult. That they have total faith in their messiah, it is red. And to finally imply that they are the dark sides of us, we are also in a cult. Just a little less scary on the surface. "

8) The change of genre let Peele go wild

When Untethering begins and Wilson's doppelgangers appear, you probably expect a last hour of claustrophobia in the world. Pregnant of their vacation home – but We did the opposite, expanding to reveal a national scale to chaos. "The change of gender from a home invasion to a zombie invasion is pretty satisfying," says Peele. "Let's be honest, the large-scale version is more fun than the home invasion. I think it's a little relieved that we are all together in a strange situation and that it will become an even more exciting story. "

9) The line" We are Americans "is there to explain and arouse more curiosity

Here is a sentence that will be the subject of debate in the coming years: when Gabe asks captivated intruders who they are, Red answers with two fascinating words: We are Americans. "For Peele, this is an answer that raises many things to ponder. very satisfying for me in a horror film to answer a question, but it's only scary if the answer raises new questions, "he says.The line also recalls the reality of doppelgangers." I wanted a moment where she said quite early without saying, "Look, we are from here, we are human beings from this soil," says Peele, "What you will discover, oh yes, they are." […] ] I think We can apply to anyone, to human beings in general, to your family, to your country. And so for me, it was my country and the duality of our society.

10) Captives are a phenomenon created by man

Again, this is explained in the film, but Peele further explained how much the Doppelganger phenomenon had been created by people. "I wanted to at least inform us that humanity is behind this abomination," he says. "It's part of my current thesis that we are the monsters we try to describe in these monster movies. It's us and the horror I feel is that we can not stay out of control. When we do not face our fears or when we remove our guilt, I think we end up committing atrocities together. Part of this film deals with conspiracy theories about mental control by the government and fluoride in the water, and I figured that if there was a group of humans powerful enough to create this labyrinth, would not they be the same to use the rope to control?

11) Peele has ideas away, but he does not skip a

To this day, Peele is two-in-one on original films – and while He thought about where we could go next ("There are many different ways to approach continuation in this universe that are amusing to say the least for me, as well in my mind only in my computer, "he says, a bunch of stories to tell." So, do not rely on Us 2: Double Double agree?

12) The ballet & # 39; I Got 5 On It & # 39; originally had clbadical clbadical music

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13) The Red / Ad Twist elaïde is here to question you on the good and the bad

The last turn of Us – Red and Adelaide changed places while they lived the each other's lives – impose a rebadessment of everything you've seen so far, a new source of sympathy inspiration for "Red", and bringing a new uncomfortable dimension to the Humanity to the one who is attached. It is a reframing that calls into question the whole notion of malice. "The protagonist of the film is the substitute of the public. I did not do justice to my main theme if I did not reveal that "we were the villain of this movie, we followed the villain," says Peele. "I say nasty lightly because I think the film has been the subject of many experiments and that many people are asking the question:" what is good and bad? " "Does it exist?" The two characters are adorable and terrifying, depending on the life they lived in. They reversed their paths. "

14) This feeds the nature-food debate

The duality of the Tethered and its aerial counterparts can be read in different ways – but one of the clearest interpretations is that of socio-economic metaphor.The Tethered are a literal lower clbad, without the tools needed to succeed as their surface counterparts can do it. "One of the issues raised is the privilege," says Peele. "The negligence that requires the presumption of privilege deserved. And when people are on the other side when people have been confronted with the brutal argument and are rebelling, acting violently, or committing crimes on that side, is it an evil, or is it a circumstance? "

15) Peele born did not want one of Wilton to die

While the Wilson family was going through all sorts of traumatic situations of life or death during the untethering, they are all still alive by the credits end. It's not really a happy ending happy but Peele was reluctant to put the knife inside and hit the main characters. "I learned my lesson after the initial projections of Get Out a long time ago, when Chris went to jail, that the public did not need this to be an end happy, but part of the respect for them is knowing some of the limits from where you will lose them, "he explains. "It's a family we need to survive."

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