The sound editing in the film's prologue alone is richly detailed and specific, as are the subjective camera angles that Peele and his DP Mike Gioulakis ( It Follows, Split) use to make something as inocuous as a boardwalk carnival appear ominous and dangerous onscreen. ones that definitely do not come in peace.ДЇrom the very beginning, Us serves to showcase Peele's improvements as a director since his debut on Get Out. And that's alll before the trouble really hits the fan and the Wilsons look out in their driveway one night to see (bizarre as it seems)В doppelgГ¤ngers of themselves. The movie's first act does an excellent job of building up tension in the process, while at the same time laying the foundation for the story developments to come in ways both subtle and overtly threatening. In Us' case, that means a summer vacation to the Wilson family beach house, with husband Gabe and wife Adelaide ( Black Panther costars Winston Duke and Lupita Nyong'o) leading their children Jason (Evan Alex) and Zora (Shahadi Wright Joseph) along the way. Naturally, there are parallels between Get Out and Us, like the way that they bothВ start out with characters going on what promises to be a fairly normal trip - even after a foreboding prologue thatВ lets us know that all is not right in this world. Us manages to be funny, freaky, and thrilling all at once, and marks another step forward in Peele's evolving sense of storytelling and craftsmanship.

Still, even his biggest supporters may not be entirely ready for the twisted concoction that Peele's asssembled for his sophomore feature. As such, moviegoers are a little more prepared forВ Peele's second movie Us, knowing now that the writer-director is a horror aficinado with someting to say (even if he's not necessarily commenting on racism in America, this time around). The acclaimed horror-thriller was a big hit that went on to snag an Oscar for Peele's screenplay and firmly established the former Key & Peele comedian as a filmmaker on the rise.

Jordan Peele caught many people off-guard with his directorial debut on 2017's Get Out.

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