Nope

Nope is a love letter to moviemaking. Like Inception, its high concept requires the assemblage of a makeshift film crew, and like Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, it presents a sun-kissed, fever-dream fantasy of the industry that allows its most forgotten players to take center stage. the way the lighting's use of dark and light was able to accurately portray the mood and made you FEEL it from your seat was really unique. every element of the plot has an arc in the story and is utilized in a way that is essential to the buildup and the plot point that was not represented in any of the promo material and ends up being one of the biggest shockers and scenes in the whole film. the message felt nuanced but makes more and more sense the more you think about it. every action felt warranted and realistic and Daniel Kaluuya's acting was so raw and genuine. and i can't ignore Keke Palmer being the star of the entire movie in such an entertaining and lovely way, she has such a range that we saw and were able to latch onto by giving us that goofy charisma but then delivering with such heart wrenching emotion. the themes of consumption and capitalism with the media are paralleled so many times in the plot in such unique and different ways that i was baffled how easily it fit into the plot without it feeling forced. i loved the misdirections with the plot and how Jordan Peele wasn't afraid to subvert expectations and give the audience something amazing without giving them exactly what they were expecting.