NOPE (2022) KILL COUNT

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hearing "i'm changing the script" while you're auditioning must be the biggest fucking compliment to hear as an actor

OJ’s possibly neurodivergent tendency to avoid eye contact directly opposing the fundamental hunting technique of the monster is such a brilliant lead character trait

I truly love the fact the film never goes into the origin of Jeanjacket. While it can be assumed to be an alien, the organism could very well just be another animal native to Earth.

The scene where the people are being sucked through the digestive system is one of the only things that have every made me light headed. I work in a surgery unit where I see the INSIDES of humans. I SEE things get amputated. I see flesh that has rotted. I SMELL it. Watching my first surgery was the first time I got dizzy and almost fainted. I had that SAME RESPONSE watching that scene. It was incredible! The actors did an INCREDIBLE job being terrified. Properly terrified. You hear the desperation. The "I am going to die" type screaming. The very clear panic attack' type response they give to the point where one throws up (obviously the throw up was planned, but the way its done is awesome) . And you just FEEL that same terror. I have NEVER seen a horror movie that has a scene that impactful in that way. For that scene ALONE "Nope" deserves all the awards.

It’s interesting that Gordy was only referred to as ‘one of the chimps that played Gordy’. They didn’t even know the chimps name because they just considered him a prop, part of the dehumanization that led to his rampage. In contrast each of the horses had a name because OJ and Emerald care for and respect them.

My favorite little detail in Nope is when Jupe is telling the crowd about the first time he interacted with Jean Jacket. He mentions how the first time he saw the "alien" there was a thick fog. He didn't get eaten because the fog obscured eye contact.

18:40 slight correction: travis wasn't an animal actor, he was a normal chimp raised by Charla's friend Sandra to substitute a child, literally bought from a chimp breeder. He went haywire due to Sandra treating him like a human baby instead of a wild animal, often half-sedating him with stuff like xanax to combat his wild instincts and hormones as he was getting older. It was a clear case of animal abuse that should have stopped before it started

27:55 The reason why Jean Jacket doesn't kill OJ in this scene is because he's not breaking eye contact or running. Jean Jacket's territory is in the air, but OJ is on the ground, where Jean Jacket has been hurt a few times, by the fake horse and so on. So Jean Jacket thinks that OJ might be a threat to them, and the party streamer flashing is almost like an intimidation tactic. It has no idea how to deal with OJ because he doesn't act like prey does, and that scares Jean Jacket.

25:25 a detail that i love in this scene : the helmet reflects OJ's eyes, thats why the biker gets attacked. OJ realises this, thats why he says hes sorry. Love this movie 10/10

the fact that this whole movie is basically an allegory for humanity's insatiable need to be entertained no matter the cost is ✨PERFECT✨

I just wanna say that, as a shy kid that has a very extroverted and loved sister, the phrase "my sister is gonna be here in a minute" in front of a crowd waiting to be pleased and entertained is too real

The digestion scene is perfection. I felt like I could SMELL that whole scene. I remember watching it for the first time and after the fake horse got sucked up me and my bf both said at the same time “The alien IS the cloud!” Mr. Peele, you genius.

The main thing I loved about this movie was the accurate representation of animals. Chimpanzees WILL kill you for so much as breathing wrong in front of them, they are NOT meant to be TV show stars or pets. As well as horses, both of these animals can and will freak out if you look at them in the eye. These animals are not to be messed with, but treated with respect. Make no mistake, if a horse wants you off of it, it'll get you off of it one way or another. I love how Nope clearly communicates that animals are not props! It's amazing!

Fun fact: for the screams OJ hears in the distance, Jordan asked a group of people to scream like they were on a roller coaster having fun and recorded it, then recorded another clip of them screaming in terror and put them together.

A little detail nobody seems to talk about: there is a background detail of the use of green boxes in this movie. Almost everything dealing with Jupe has green boxes. The box Gordy's balloons exit from, the green cloth over the box cage for Lucky, the paper advertising for that event is literally the same shade of green. And, obviously, the eye/mouth thing that comes out of Jean Jacket at the end of the movie

Jeanjacket's "transformation" is a threat response. When challenged or attacked, some animals will endeavor to make themselves appear larger. It's very common in animals and fits the movie theme perfectly. Jeanjacket is just an animal, doing what it needs to do.

my favorite fun fact is during Jupe's show, when he says "in one hour you will leave here having witnessed a spectacle." Because at that point, there is exactly one hour left of the movie! 🍿🍿

The blood rain scene really terrified me. The fact you can hear everyone's screams and the moment they get crushed by Jean Jacket's digestive system is so horrific.

god when i say NOPE is probably my favorite horror movie of all time i mean it 100%. its so good. so beautiful, so thematic, so deeply terrifying in such a unique way. and it has a sort of happy ending. it’s not a triumph that jean jacket is killed, but it is one that our main three characters (OJ, em, and angel) survive. seeing them make it out okay is just so cathartic and satisfying. god i love this movie.