Jordan Peele Has Explained The Twist Ending Of ‘Us’

[Spoilers for Us, clearly]

For the primary two acts, Us is an easy (comparatively talking) house invasion film a couple of household being attacked by themselves. But issues get twisty and mind-bending within the third act, particularly within the closing minutes when it’s revealed that the “real” Adelaide (Lupita Nyong’o) was dwelling among the many Tethered underground — and Tethered Adelaide, also called Red, amongst us — after she was changed by her double as a toddler. Got it? It is smart in case you see the film (I imply, type of). To assist break issues down additional, Oscar-winning author and director Jordan Peele just lately went on the Empire podcast to elucidate why he went with that ending and WHAT IT ALL MEANS.

“This movie’s about maybe the monster is you. It’s about us, looking at ourselves as individuals and as a group,” he stated. “The protagonist in the movie is the surrogate for the audience, so it felt like at the end of the day, I wasn’t doing my core theme any justice if I wasn’t revealing that we have been the bad guy in this movie. We’ve been following the villain. I say ‘villain’ lightly because I think there are many experiences of the film, and I think a lot of people go through a question of what is good and evil? Does that even exist? Both characters are lovable and terrifying, based on the lives they’ve led they’ve just sort of inverted the paths.” Only one feasted on lovely bunnies, although.

Peele additionally mentioned that look between Adelaide and son Jason on the finish of the movie, which has led to a number of theories.

“Adelaide and Jason sharing that moment at the end, I’m purposefully leaving it a bit vague as to what exactly he knows or how far he’s come in figuring out what, if anything, he’s figured out. I think the little smile she gives him is a lot of things. I think it’s a connection to the evil smile she once had as a little girl, but also a sort of understanding that her family unit was stronger from this experience.”

You can take heed to the podcast right here, however solely after enjoying “I Got 5 on It.”

(Via Empire)