Renegade Rip Issue 1, Sept. 7, 2022

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Opinion
The Renegade Rip www.therip.com
Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022
“Nope” uses sound over gore
to scare audiences to the core
By Eduardo Jr. Martinez
Reporter
Jourdan Peele has struck it again with
his most recent film, “Nope,” starring
Keke Palmer, Daniel Kaluuya, Steven
Yeun and, Brandon Perea. The film
subverts the usual depiction of aliens
and westerns while delivering to audiences
a critical lens to view exploitation
within the film industry and its lasting
effects.
The film shifts away from conventional
scare tactics within horror films
and character tropes. Instead, it uses
suspense and subverts the usual horror
characters fates that end up leading the
cast to victory.
The story begins with O.J.’s,
(Kaluuya), father’s death as O.J. must
now must take over the family business
of a horse supply company for film and
television. As the family business fails to
keep afloat, O.J. and his sister, Emerald
(Palmer), concoct a plan to make money
by attempting to film aliens after an
alien appears on the family ranch.
“Nope” twists our usual understanding
of extraterrestrials and UFOs,
or unidentifiable ariel phenomenon
(UAP), on its head as we watch this
brother and sister’s desperate attempt
at filming aliens as havoc breaks loose
around them.
Peele has proven himself to be a master
director of suspense even comparable
to the late great Alfred Hitchcock in
the way he withholds the monster and
the gore from the audience.
The audience does not see the actions
of the heinous monster but they sure
hear it. And that makes it all the more
terrifying.
The instrument of the use sound to
convey violence is evident in this one
scene that depicts Gordy the chimpanzee
as he goes on a rampage on set every
time a balloon pops, filling the audience
with a sense of terror and suspense.
Jordan Peele and his spectacular cast
has found a way to convey absolute terror
with the minimum amount of gore
on camera.
“Bullet Train” full of action
By Edgar Quintanilla
Reporter
The Brad Pitt movie lead
“Bullet Train,” based on
the book, does the most to
surprise anyone watching.
It’s easily one of the top
contenders for best action
movie of the year. Despite
all the mixed reviews this is
something you must experience
for yourself. You’re either
going to love it or hate
it, and for most casual viewers
maybe you might feel a
bit unsure.
It takes place in Japan
and, you guessed it, on a
Bullet Train. Pitt plays a
character named Ladybug
as he is taken throughout
many different stops on
the train’s route to retrieve
a mysterious suitcase and
meets many others along
the way.
Director David Leitch is
no stranger to action movies
as he has some serious pedigree
under his belt directing
movies such as “Fight
Club,” “John Wick,” and
“The Matrix Reloaded.”
He does not skimp out on
this one. Many beautifully
shot action sequences are
jam packed into this movie.
It’s filled with many jaw
dropping scenes that really
keep you intrigued throughout
the entirety of the film.
Even the music goes perfectly
with what the movie
has to offer as one of the
standout songs was “Staying
Alive” by The Bee Gees,
which goes perfectly since
this movie is a giant free for
all battle throughout a bullet
train.
Not only does “Bullet
Train” offer tons of action,
it features an all-star cast of
actors. This includes Sandra
Bullock, Brian Tyree
Henry, Benito Antonio
Martinez Ocasio aka (Bad
Bunny), and even more
surprise cameos spread
across the film that will
make you jump up from
your seat and say, “Oh my
god.”
At times you may think
to yourself ‘what is going
on?’ at certain points in the
movie, but one of the main
themes of the film is fate.
All throughout the film it is
brought up so many times
you don’t even realize it
until the very end of the
movie. Each little detail
plays a role that contributes
to drive the plot forward.
Despite a confusing
plot at certain points if you
pay close attention, you
will easily be able to understand
this film.
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