Let's Unbox the Ending of Jordan Peele's Latest Horror Thriller, 'Nope'
Over the past few years, Jordan Peele has changed the way people view horror movies. With high concepts both creative and dripping with social commentary, films like "Get Out" (2017), "Us" (2019) and even a new episode of "Candyman" (2021) have delivered entertaining stories that remain with the audience long after the credits. Due to the resounding success of each of Peele's films - including a Best Picture Oscar nomination for "Get Out" - expectations were high for his latest project, "Nope." Well, the film unexpectedly delivers, proving that Peele's range of horrors is vast and unpredictable. Fans weren't sure what to expect due to the film's vague and suspenseful marketing. Still, we all had a feeling it would be a masterpiece.
How does "No" start?
"Nope" follows brother-sister duo OJ and Emerald Haywood, owners of a California ranch in the remote Agua Dulce Valley. Emerald spends most of her time away from the ranch chasing her own dreams, while OJ stays home to help his dad look after and train the horses.
The film opens with a scene of OJ watching his father work with an unruly horse named Ghost. As OJ walks towards the house, objects fall to the ground in strong collisions. At first, the public and OJ might mistake the noise for hail. Then, his father is hit by something, knocking him off his horse. OJ rushes him to the ER, where an x-ray reveals a coin lodged in his skull during the incident. Her father is dead, but the mystery of falling objects is on. To emphasize, the stroke of a key buried in Ghost's back flashes.
The death and mystery of the falling objects are quickly explained with allegations of loose items falling from an overhead plane. After months alone on the ranch and struggling to make ends meet, Emerald returns to the farm with her brother. The siblings begin to witness a bizarre phenomenon that they cannot explain. The electronics no longer work. Even cell phones with an independent battery source fail. All the while, a single cloud sits in the sky that doesn't move and has been there for months.
They soon suspect that an alien UFO may be behind these strange events and seek to prove their theory. With the help of Fry's Electronics tech Angel, the siblings set up cameras around the ranch to get shot - or, as they call it, their "Oprah shot" - and prove that an alien hovers above the valley.
Is the creature in "No" a UFO?Yes and no. The Bizarre Events are caused by extraterrestrials, but it's not a UFO - at least not in the traditional sense. While UFO stands for "unidentified fly...
Over the past few years, Jordan Peele has changed the way people view horror movies. With high concepts both creative and dripping with social commentary, films like "Get Out" (2017), "Us" (2019) and even a new episode of "Candyman" (2021) have delivered entertaining stories that remain with the audience long after the credits. Due to the resounding success of each of Peele's films - including a Best Picture Oscar nomination for "Get Out" - expectations were high for his latest project, "Nope." Well, the film unexpectedly delivers, proving that Peele's range of horrors is vast and unpredictable. Fans weren't sure what to expect due to the film's vague and suspenseful marketing. Still, we all had a feeling it would be a masterpiece.
How does "No" start?
"Nope" follows brother-sister duo OJ and Emerald Haywood, owners of a California ranch in the remote Agua Dulce Valley. Emerald spends most of her time away from the ranch chasing her own dreams, while OJ stays home to help his dad look after and train the horses.
The film opens with a scene of OJ watching his father work with an unruly horse named Ghost. As OJ walks towards the house, objects fall to the ground in strong collisions. At first, the public and OJ might mistake the noise for hail. Then, his father is hit by something, knocking him off his horse. OJ rushes him to the ER, where an x-ray reveals a coin lodged in his skull during the incident. Her father is dead, but the mystery of falling objects is on. To emphasize, the stroke of a key buried in Ghost's back flashes.
The death and mystery of the falling objects are quickly explained with allegations of loose items falling from an overhead plane. After months alone on the ranch and struggling to make ends meet, Emerald returns to the farm with her brother. The siblings begin to witness a bizarre phenomenon that they cannot explain. The electronics no longer work. Even cell phones with an independent battery source fail. All the while, a single cloud sits in the sky that doesn't move and has been there for months.
They soon suspect that an alien UFO may be behind these strange events and seek to prove their theory. With the help of Fry's Electronics tech Angel, the siblings set up cameras around the ranch to get shot - or, as they call it, their "Oprah shot" - and prove that an alien hovers above the valley.
Is the creature in "No" a UFO?Yes and no. The Bizarre Events are caused by extraterrestrials, but it's not a UFO - at least not in the traditional sense. While UFO stands for "unidentified fly...
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