Genre Research: Us

Us was an absolutely terrifying psychological thriller by Jordan Peele. It is hard to explain the plot as it left almost every audience's head spinning. The costumes ranged vastly. From all red suits to fashion from the 1980s to present-day fashion. Lighting was also ranging highly. There were scenes at night, during the day. Some scenes had mood lighting. Other scenes had harsh, artificial lighting. The significant difference between the natural lighting and the artificial lighting highlights the completely different worlds the clones live in. The makeup was a very interesting aspect of the movie. In horror movies, it is very common to have the makeup of the actors progressively become more intense or tired. However, Us took a new perspective on that. Towards the end of the movie, you find that the person who you thought was the original copy the whole time, was actually the clone. What an audience might not have noticed is that the "original copy's" white shirt became more and more red as she was killing more people. While this might seem normal, an easter egg in the movie was that her shirt was turning red, just like the red suits that the clones wore. The setting was almost pre-apocalyptic, however only in the United States. The experiment was never tested in other parts of the world, so there were no clones anywhere else.
Camera angles used mostly consisted of eye-level angles and high angles. The only recognizable repeated camera movement was panning. Camera shots included close-ups, medium shots, landscapes, and long shots. Common editing included jump cuts and eyeline match.
Some elements of horror that the film included are wicked or malicious characters and a shocking plot twist. The wicked characters are the clones who attempted to kill their original copies. While they were seeking revenge, it was not reasonable. Everyone but the character that Lupita Nyong'o had been unaware of the clones' existence and had not done anything to hurt them directly. The clones were simply following Adelaide/Red. The plot twist was the fact that Adelaide was Red and Red was Adelaide the whole time. This was shocking despite the clues that were dropped throughout the movie. It was an unnecessary but beautiful detail. Both elements enhanced the film.