Jordan Peele explains why Get Out works as a Christmas movie
When a Twitter user asked Peele on Sunday if Get Out is a Christmas movie, the director responded that you could see it that way — for one thing, it has a man with a white beard, and there’s also a guy named Chris going down a dark hole.
See his full explanation below:
Let’s see... there’s a man with a white beard, multiple deer, a fire place, a bunch of snowflakes, and a guy named Chris goes down a dark hole! I’d say go for it! https://t.co/HjjDIE6Hzn
— Jordan Peele (@JordanPeele) December 25, 2017
Get Out premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January before arriving in theaters a month later. Since then, it’s become a major awards contender, and is currently in contention for both Golden Globe and SAG awards at their respective ceremonies next month.
“The movie was always about filling this void in the conversation,” Peele, one of EW’s Entertainers of the Year for 2017, said of Get Out in a recent interview. “I felt like the way we talk about race was and still is broken, but if this movie could help generate constructive discussion that involved new ideas, that would be the coolest thing.”
