5/17/2023 0 Comments The monster within movie 2017![]() ![]() I’d rather talk about it than not talk about it. I talk about it with a lot of the people in my life. Ryssdal: And I guess my question is, and this is way far afield, but I’m just going to roll with it: Do you get sick and tired of having to have this conversation about the way black people are perceived in this country? ![]() Morris: I am an African-American man, yes. Ryssdal: And this is radio, and people might not know you’re a black guy. The villain isn’t just racism, it’s institutional racism. I know white people who’ve seen this movie and have been surprised by the way that racism functions in that it’s not the obvious way they’ve been told racism works. It is basically just the way we treat each other. Morris: Yeah, I mean I think the thing that’s interesting about this movie is there is no monster in it. It’s a social thriller.” Which I thought was a great line. And the thing I want to ask you about, based on what I’ve read, is a conversation you had with Jordan Peele, the filmmaker, on the podcast you do for the New York Times, you and Jenna Wortham, called “Still Processing.” And you had him on, and he said, “The monster in this film is societal. Ryssdal: I’m not going to see “Get Out” because it’s a scary movie, and I don’t do scary. But, I mean, for a movie that cost a million and a half dollars to make, making $25 million is an accomplishment. I don’t see a lot, but I think what the movie studios know and what they always know but they kind of ignore, which is that a there’s an audience for movies like “Get Out,” and “Hidden Figures,” and to some extent “Moonlight,” which made a lot less money than “Hidden Figures” did. I don’t know what else is in the pipeline. Let’s see where we are in six months from now. Morris: I mean, we’re somewhere near there. Are we now at fruition with “Get Out,” and “Hidden Figures,” and “Moonlight,” and all that? And I went back and looked it up, and we talked about 2013 having been a good year for black filmmakers and for audiences wanting to see films by, for and with people of color. Kai Ryssdal: So we talked three years ago. ” Below is an edited transcript of the interview. But how does a psychological thriller turn racism into a monster and make such a smash? Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal spoke again with Wesley Morris, culture critic at the New York Times and co-host of the podcast “Still Processing. “Get Out’s” success arrives with a slew of other African-American milestones in Hollywood, including “Moonlight’s” Oscar for Best Picture and “Hidden Figure’s” tenacious success in the box office. The movie has made more than $110 million since its premiere, making it the highest-grossing film by a first-time African-American filmmaker. It’s no secret: Jordan Peele’s satirical horror movie “Get Out” is a hit. ![]()
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