There's A Dark Alternate Ending To ‘Get Out’

If you haven't seen Jordan Peele's epic movie Get Out, well, your loss is massive.

It has an impressive 99 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, which says of the film: "Funny, scary, and thought-provoking, Get Out seamlessly weaves its trenchant social critiques into a brilliantly effective and entertaining horror/comedy thrill ride."

It tells the story of Chris (played by Daniel Kaluuya) going to meet his girlfriend Rose's (Allison Williams) parents for the first time. It's awkward from the get-go, as he encounters some incredibly weird people in upstate New York, gradually exposing the racial tension at the heart of modern American society.

Now, people who have seen the movie will know that everything descends into utter chaos. But, despite the film having a mildly happy conclusion, director and writer Jordan Peele had a different ending up his sleeve. Check it out here:

Universal Pictures

In the alternate ending, you can see Chris's mate, Rod, ask him what happened so he can get out of prison, but Chris is either unable or unwilling to relive the experience. While it appears that the protagonist is still traumatised by nearly being lobotomised, he still gives off the impression of 'what does it matter'.

This ending is a much more obvious look at the current issue of racism in the US, specifically between law enforcement and black people. Peele told IGN: "I knew that the only way to make this movie work, besides getting the tone right, was that the plot would have to reveal the judgements and the presumptions we would have about the movie are in fact our presumptions."

People were happy that the movie ended the other way:

The alternate ending echoes the scene where the police officer asks for Chris's licence after Rose hits a deer with her car.

The two situations highlight the negative presumptions that some white people will have of their black counterparts. Empire's Olly Richards noted that when he said: "[Peele] suggests even when you swear you treat everyone the same, there is difference, because the experience of a black person is different from that of a white person. Pretending otherwise is phoney."

The movie has been an absolute raging success. Its budget was estimated to be around $5 million (£3.84 million) but has gone on to rake in $229 million (£176 million) at the box office.

If you haven't seen it yet then it should be on top of your list.

Topics: TV and Film, get out, US Entertainment

Stewart Perrie

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