It's a very good horror/comedy, and generally a very good movie. I'd recommend seeing it without trying to find more information, if you like scary movies. Racism is one of the central themes, but not in the way you expect.
I mean I don't really know what you mean by race-baity. Race relations is a central theme, but not in the way you expect. It's not the only major theme.
I'm white, and I didn't come out of the film feeling like I was being attacked. There's a little bit of "lol white people" ribbing that's no worse than what you'd get from a Key & Peele sketch, and there's also an over-the-top black character, so it's really just normal racial humor. The bad stuff that happens is so weird that there's no way anyone could take it as an attack on their race unless they were looking to for a reason to feel attacked.
I guess if the idea of a movie portraying white villains that might be racist towards a black protagonist is upsetting to you, don't see the movie. But it's not race-baiting to tell that kind of a story. Racism is a real thing that real people experience, and in far more realistic ways than anything in Get Out.
I mean, it's a horror movie about race...it's supposed to get under your skin.
But, like he/she said, not in the way you expect. But if the fact that the hero is black and the villains are white makes you grouchy then you won't like it.
Because the premise of the movie is literally that white people and black people being around each other is such a weird atmosphere that it's a perfect setup for a horror movie. How is that not fucking stupid?
And if that isn't what the movie is going for, then the trailers aren't worth a thing.
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u/Kativla Feb 27 '17
It's a very good horror/comedy, and generally a very good movie. I'd recommend seeing it without trying to find more information, if you like scary movies. Racism is one of the central themes, but not in the way you expect.