daenerysstargaryen: Us + Hand’s Across America ‘‘While Red (one of the doppelgängers) doesn’t expl
daenerysstargaryen: Us + Hand’s Across America ‘‘While Red (one of the doppelgängers) doesn’t explicitly reference Hands Across America in her third-act monologue, it’s clear that imagery from the event made a big impression on her in 1986 (which makes me think, at least, that the 1986 scenes take place after Memorial Day weekend—meaning that Adelaide/Red definitely saw and/or participated in Hands Across America). Red admits that her plan to bring the Tethered to the surface included a big symbolic act, which is how Us ends: with a long, haunting image of thousands of red-outfitted members of the Tethered holding hands across a mountain range. It brings new symbolism to Hands Across America, an event originally intended to raise awareness about homelessness and hunger across the world; in the final shot of Us, Jordan Peele reframes the awareness campaign to show that Americans often turn a blind eye to the social ills that exists—quite literally—just below our country’s surface.’’ — Tyler Coates for Exquire Magazine. -- source link