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5. The Opening Song - Get Out
Our second A-Peele-ing entry (sorry) is taken from his directorial debut Get Out, which opened the world's eyes to his talents when it dropped in 2017.
Yet another startling social commentary masked as a straight-up chiller, the movie follows an African-American man on a trip to his White girlfriend's family home and the disturbing secrets he discovers behind closed doors.
The director and writer scooped an Oscar for this movie's screenplay, but if there was an Academy Award for "Best Use of a Song in a Foreign Language as a Clue to the Movie's Plot", then Peele surely would have won that too.
Get Out's opening titles are accompanied by a song called Sikiliza Kwa Wahenga that is sung in Swahili. The English translation of the song's name means "Listen to (your) ancestors" and the lyrics mean something along the lines of "Something bad is coming. Run."
It's a brilliant trick that not only sets the tone of the movie perfectly, but also accomplishes Peele's goal of including more Black music and imagery in the film.
Shoutout to composer Michael Abels for his stunning work on this movie's score.
Where was his Oscar, eh?