Lilith

Jeremy Pope

I don't want to be dramatic but it's actually dangerous for young LGBT people to think their rights came from media representation lol. They didn't decriminalize homosexuality or crossdressing because of a handful of rich gay celebrities or famous drag queens being sufficiently Visible™️. If you actually think that you're wholly unprepared to fight back against what's here and what's coming.

I see so many people talking about “NOPE”’s symbolism and spectacles and jean jacket but is NO ONE GONNA TALK ABOUT THE PHENOMENAL SOUND DESIGN IN THIS ENTIRE MOVIE???? One of the first thing you pick up from the beginning is just sounds of materials clanking and moving with a black screen, drawing your attention immediately before any scene even start. The use of ECHO- from the echoing around the ranch to the COSMIC HORROR SOUND OF DISTANT HORSE NOISE AND SCREAMING. THAT IS SOME DREAD FILLING SOUNDS THAT CHILL ME TO THE CORE. The sound of Jean Jacket moving around! The sound of Jean Jacket digestion scene! The use of silence enhancing the tension! And don’t even get started on the score and music choice!!! Absolutely phenomenal use and right timing. Really enhance all of the tensions this movie gives. The music played on the radio and record player were well picked, love them. Seriously, this movie have great sound design. I’m absolutely floored.

Nope (2022) is such a brilliant movie in so many ways. It’s about the inherent evil of spectacle. It’s about Hollywood’s abuse of animals. It’s about stealing and erasing black history. It’s about how personification is ultimately a bad thing. It’s about trauma. It’s about the never ending cycle of abuse that comes from exploitation. It’s about predator and prey. It’s about looking up to the heavens in awe. It’s about averting your gaze lest you be punished. It’s about respecting animals. It’s about the way poc are treated in media. It’s about how far some people will go for money. It’s an alien movie but it’s a monster movie but it’s a western but it’s a si-fi and it’s the best movie I’ve ever seen.