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Dec 4, 2023 · Jordan Peele's Us is not a puzzle to be solved, but a statement about our dark sides and how we express them. The doubles are not inverses, but reflections of our own brutality and individuality.
- Jordan Peele
Mar 22, 2019 · Us is a horror comedy film about a family of four who face their doubles, or Tethers, who are copies of them with no free will. The ending is a twist that reveals the Tethers are us, but we are also the Tethers. The film explores themes of identity, trauma, and the nature of reality.
Oct 25, 2020 · Us is a horror film by Jordan Peele that explores the themes of social commentary and identity. The ending reveals that the real Adelaide was the tethered, the doppelganger of the original Adelaide who was born and raised in normal society. The film shows how the tethered are the haves and the have-nots of society, and how they can be redeemed by escaping their doppelgangers.
- Can You Clarify Exactly What The “Tethered” Are?
- Who Created The Tethered?
- What Are The Tethered A Metaphor for?
- Us Also Means The U.S., Right?
- Do The Tethered Exist Across The World?
- What Was Hands Across America? and Why Is It A Theme of The Movie?
- Why Scissors?
- Why The Red Jump Suits and Single Gloves?
- Jeremiah 11: 11
- What’s with The Rabbits?
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(Photo by @ Universal) Who the Tethered are is explained, to some extent at least, in two key moments in the movie. There is the fireside chat, in which Red, Adelaide’s double/Tethered, answers Gabe’s (Winston Duke) question, “What are you people?” with a “Once upon a time…” tale that reveals that an entity called “they” created the doubles by clon...
It’s never made explicitly clear who exactly created the Tethered, and the “why” – to control the above-ground population – is not really fleshed out. We only hear the creators referred to as “they.” Most theorists believe it’s the government. Not only does the below-ground facility we visit in the film’s climax look and feel government-y, but ther...
(Photo by @ Universal) It’s there in the title:us. The obvious point being made in Us is that we are our own worst enemy, so “watch yourself.” Peele said as much in a Q&A following the movie’s premiere at South by Southwest, and elaborated in an interview with the Guardian. “We are our own worst enemy, not just as individuals but more importantly a...
Bingo. When asked “What are you people?,” Red answers “We’re Americans” in a line that has been singled out by some critics as being perhaps a bit too on-the-nose. Multiple points seem to be being made here: That the Tethered are Americans, just like us; and that these are our “fellow Americans” who’ve been living this way (just like it’s your fell...
That remains to be seen, but there are suggestions throughout the film that this is a uniquely American phenomenon. There’s Red’s line, “We’re Americans,” and also the overarching theme of “Hands Across America.” Most tellingly, though, is that Adelaide’s plan of escape is to drive along the coast and get to Mexico. Does she know, as a former Tethe...
(Photo by @ Universal) This weekend, Hands Across America is the most highly trafficked Wikipedia page in the world (we presume). But back in 1986, it was a charity event and campaign that was staged on Sunday May 25, that saw some 6.5 million people hold hands and form a human chain across the country (from sea to shining sea, as it says in the ad...
Paper dolls were a big deal around the time of Hands Across America – a few quick snips and you could create a optimistic little piece of craft that spoke to a unified country – and an idea that Adelaide held onto when she was dragged into the underground facility. We see her cutting paper dolls towards the end of the movie, standing by a blackboar...
(Photo by @ Universal) This is pure speculation, as no one has come out and explained the significance of the jump suits or the gloves – or how the Tethered got a hold of so many suits, gloves, and gold scissors for that matter. (Amazon Prime is everywhere.) But a number of online theories suggest the influence of Michael Jackson in the costume cho...
If you, like us, Googled “Jeremiah 11:11” the moment the Us credits rolled, you, like us, probably thought: well, yep, that makes sense. The verse reads: “Therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me I will not hearken unto them.” A terrifying evil unle...
When we asked Peele about the rabbits at the Us premiere, he said it was simply that rabbits were scary: “You can tell in their eyes, they have the brain of a sociopath.” But there’s more going on here, we think. There is, of course, some serious Alice in Wonderland vibes – young girl follows white rabbit into another world. But then there is also ...
A deep dive into the horror smash by Jordan Peele, exploring the big questions and ideas behind the Tethered, the metaphors, and the references. Find out who created the Tethered, what Hands Across America means, and why Adelaide is not who she seems.
Dec 4, 2023 · Us is a psychological horror film by Jordan Peele that reveals a shocking twist at the end. The Tethered are the oppressed and the above-ground are the privileged, and the protagonist is the Tethered. The film explores the class divide and the horror of the mirror-world.
- Samantha Graves
- Senior Features Writer
- Jordan Peele
Mar 23, 2019 · Us is a horror film about a group of doppelgängers who rise up from an underground world to claim their place on the surface. The film explores themes of trauma, identity, and social injustice through the story of Adelaide, a black woman who was born a Shadow and has to face her past. The ending reveals that she is the leader of the Shadows and that she is the mirror image of her own past.
Mar 22, 2019 · Us is a psychological horror film by Jordan Peele that explores the rot in modern American society through a family's encounter with their warped doppelgängers called the Tethered. The Tethered are perfect copies of people created by the government to control the population, but due to a fault in their development, they became puppets living in the underground tunnels. The Tethered's ultimate goal is to hold hands and form a line across the country, evoking the charity initiative Hands Across America. The twist reveals that the real Adelaide is Red, the Tether who broke free from her and became the leader of the uprising.
