She is, in fact, one of thema white person whos exoticized Chris Blackness with malevolent intent.
Most just felt the obvious sense of betrayal though.
The one person Chris thought he could trust was working to exploit and commodify his Black skin.
This is why theGet Outending feels so viciously intimate.
Its a bleak ending, however, it could have been much grimmer than that!
In fact, the ending ofGet Outis fairly triumphant as it reveals a feel-good twist.
Im TS, motherfucking, A, Rod says.
Thats what we do.
Consider this situation fucking handled.
Only then comes the real horror.
As Rose dies, the red and blue glow of police sirens reflect off Chris face.
Flash forward six months, and Kaluuya and Howery have a beautifully acted scene together… between bulletproof glass.
Chris merely pretends that he doesnt remember.
Finally, he looks his friend in the eye and says, Im good.
The system might even be complicit in the conspiracy.
And when something rings true in your core, you have to deal with it.
Peele ultimately concluded that he originally saw Chris as a martyr.
Even though hes in prison like many Black men are unjustly in, his soul is free.
More specifically, however, came the issues which occurred whenGet Outhad its test screenings ahead of release.
The audience was absolutely loving it, and then it was like we punched everybody in the gut.
You could feel the air being sucked out of the room.
The country was different.
We werent in the Obama era.
We were in this new world where all the racism crept out from under the rocks again.
Apparently there was some debate about keeping the ending or changing it, and ultimately reshoots were commenced.
That includes the ending.
The entire film is an exercise in getting audiences to recognize often unspoken, ugly truths about society.
The original ending is the emotional zenith of that vision; it arguably has a greater artistic integrity.
It likely encouraged repeat viewings and ecstatic word-of-mouth.
