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- One of the main social issues shown throughout the film is the current political administration’s attitudes toward immigrants, more specifically the treatment of Hispanic people in this country. Also, the film touches on class division and the perception of power by the 1%.
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Jul 13, 2023 · When Rian Johnson’s 2019 film Knives Out was released, it was advertised as a “whodunit like no one has ever done it.” There is a clear structure to the whodunit. A large group of people (usually all played by recognizable actors) are gathered for an event and one of them is murdered.
The once rich, white family is left defeated and penniless by Harlan and Marta, the once lower-class immigrant is standing on the balcony of their former family home, more powerful than them all. When I first saw Knives Out in theaters, I was invested in the story almost immediately.
However, within the first ten minutes, we learn that this movie isn’t your classic whodunit, it is actually a very clever, entertaining film that (not so) subtly critiques certain ideologies and class structures embedded in American culture.
Nov 27, 2019 · There's an answer to the "whodunit" in Rian Johnson's Knives Out. But the real villain among its family is white, class privilege.
Sep 8, 2019 · The title may refer to Harlan’s method of death and the copious real and prop knives that litter the Thrombey manse, but the film’s true lacerations concern those inflicted by the elite on themselves in Johnson’s expert parody of whodunnit class politics.
Feb 9, 2020 · The key ingredient with Knives Out, however, is its protagonist: Marta (Ana de Armas). You’d be forgiven if you went into Knives Out expecting a true ensemble piece, or to see the mystery unfold through the eyes of Detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig).
Nov 25, 2019 · “Knives Out” crackles visually, although regular collaborator Steve Yedlin never allows his cinematography to get too showy to distract from the mystery or ensemble. It’s a film that works because of Johnson’s palpable love for the genre, but never becomes too meta or referential.
