NOPE (2022) 

  Conceptually and visually compelling, the next installment in Jordan Pele's growing Arsenal 'Nope" is both disappointing and unique at the same time. Here's the gist, if you're entering this movie expecting to be mind blown by heavy handed subtle themes that we saw in previous Pele films and new logistics in the Sci-Fi genre then prepare to be dissapointed. 



Nope changes our cliched perception and superstitions on UFOs and how they always appeared to us as aliens into something abit more realistic and savage. The thematic level of the movie lets the audience brainstorm in order to connect certain things and themes so it is fairly complex, but not as strong or hard hitting. The movie focuses on the grief of our two main characters which I found one of the good things about the movie, but never really takes it to its end or establishes a well-coherent character study like "Get out" or "Us", it's evident that Pele doesn't want to restrict his movie to one thing as he wants to try a lot of different things and ideas in this movie which is really creative but never actually pays off any of the ideas he is playing with or fully explore them, there is really only one idea which I found worked which is how we as humans are always conscious about organisms that inhabit our world as if it only belongs to us alone, and are more concerned with fame than with integrity and safety and staying away from the strange and unknown. 

   The movie excels in creativity but I still found the movie overly long and slow paced, even in action sequences when things start happening, it sometimes feels confusing when the camera just stops for staring at certain scenes, Pele runs out of ideas specially in the third act as I found the intonation of the resolution, solution and ending disappointing. However, the spectacle was awe-inspiring, Pele gets you up and close with that thing whenever he wants to and shows you what he wants you to see in specific times. 


A movie that can leave you at times disappointed and questioning the intentions of its creator but nonetheless never a bad or a too good of a movie, admirable for its originality but alot more was needed to be done to make this feature on the other levels of Peele’s previous artforms and for Pele’s target audience who prefer abit more thought provoking themes over spectacle that is brilliant visually but at times disappointing creatively and intellectually.

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