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Releasing his latest film us, jordan peele has been known for exploring the horror genre with themes taken from the. american experience like in his work ...
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Revealing the Horror of Capitalism Through Monstrous Narratives in Jordan Peele’s Us (2019) Amira Jati Sari1 Shuri Mariasih Gietty Tambunan2,* 1 English Studies Program, Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Indonesia 2 Literature Department, Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Indonesia *Corresponding author. Email: [email protected] ABSTRACT Contemporary horror films often incorporate monstrous and chaotic narratives that reflect wider cultural and political conditions. This article examines how elements of monstrosity in the film Us (2019) resonates with working-class anxieties persisting under a capitalistic society. The theory of Marxism with feminist approach is used to uncover the relations between capitalism and the oppression of women conveyed by the film. Considering horror films often present complex female characters to tell their stories of resistance against the dominant rule, this research also looks at how the capitalist patriarchy locates marginalized women and their...