Fun. JP got to venture into the alien invasion sub genre and do the American Attack the Block or an update of cowboys vs aliens? Regardless, like any really good genre film it leaves open ample opportunities to opine on many a hot cultural topic — celebrity, the toxic entertainment industry, history and the folks that got short shift in the retelling of it. It opens up all kinds of avenues — an alien that destroys you if you ‘look at it’ a lead character named OJ (and his relationship with a Bronco), marginalization of the minorities, and so on.
I couldn’t help think of this clip from Blazing Saddles. While Nope gives you much more to think about, over an entire film, it does explore that notion of ‘we were there, but not in the same way.’
While I liked the film, I didn’t love it. Enjoyed thinking about it more than I enjoyed watching it.
