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Every Metaphor That Makes Sorry to Bother You So Powerful

Post author By Rebecca Rumph
Post date August 13, 2019
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In Sorry to Bother You, Boots Riley disorients us both visually and mentally. Every metaphor helps to highlight the themes of capitalism, race relations, and modern forms of slavery. Sorry to Bother You makes watching other dystopian films feel like eating Saltines for 2 hours straight. It manages to succinctly capture what is wrong with […]

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A Complete Breakdown of Jordan Peele’s Symbolism in Us

Post author By Rebecca Rumph
Post date July 13, 2019
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In Us, Peele pours in symbol after symbol that reflect and pay tribute to the history of America, horror films, and a variety of allusions both Biblical and personal. When I watched Us for the first time, I spent thirty minutes in my car with my friend dissecting it all. I ended up starting a […]