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Get Out Sociological Analysis

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Media has been an important influence in many cultures for centuries. It has a great impact on our day to day lives. Whether it’s movies, internet, television, or just a regular movie, the media is very influential. When looking at media from a sociological perspective it reflects our culture. It gives us a different perspective that influences our attitudes and sense of culture. Applying sociological concepts to media shows us what different races, class, and genders experience in their day to day lives and issues that are going on in the world. The media presents these messages as a way to communicate with people all over the world about bigger issues that are being faced every day. Get Out, is one particular media that I will be analyzing …show more content…

As he tries to turn and walk the opposite direction, he is put in a headlock and dragged to the trunk of a white car. Thereafter, the plot begins when Chris whom is a photographer agrees to go visit his white girlfriend, Rose, parents. He is nervous about the visit because Rose did not tell her parents that he is black. While on the way to Rose’s parents’ house, the car strikes a deer. The police come to check out the accident and he racially profile Chris and ask for Chris’ license but Rose calls the police out for harassing Chris. They arrive to the house and Chris noticed how her parents seemed happier than he thought that she is dating a black man. They immediately give him a tour of the house and some family history but also the dad, Dean, boasts about how much he loved Obama and would have voted for a third term. Rose’s dad is a neurosurgeon and her mom, Missy, is a hypnotherapist whom is eager to cure Chris of his smoking habits. That night, Chris couldn’t sleep and decided to go outside to smoke. While outside he noticed the maid, Georgina, strangely staring in the mirror and the groundskeeper, Walter, running at top speed in the middle of the night. When he gets back inside, Missy ends up tricking him into the room to sit down and ends up hypnotizing

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