Jordan Peele’s Nope, explained

Photo caption: Steven Yeun in Nope. | Universal Pictures. Article by Alissa Wilkinson. Vox – July 21, 2022.

It’s gutsy to start a movie with a verse from Nahum, which is surely one of the Bible’s least-quoted books. But Jordan Peele likes a challenge. So the text that opens Nope, the director’s follow-up to Us and Get Out, is Nahum 3:6: I will cast abominable filth upon you, make you vile, and make you a spectacle. Buckle up! Nope is a bloody, creepy UFO movie, unexpectedly gross in spots, with several different ideas knocking around in its head. […]

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Video: NOPE | Official Trailer –Universal Pictures.