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Nope (film) - Wikipedia

Nope (film) - Wikipedia

Nope (film)


"NOPE" redirects here. For other uses, see Nope (disambiguation).
Nope
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJordan Peele
Written byJordan Peele
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyHoyte van Hoytema
Edited byNicholas Monsour
Music byMichael Abels
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release dates
  • July 18, 2022 (Los Angeles)
  • July 22, 2022 (United States)
Running time
130 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$68 million[2]
Box office$172.3 million[3][4]

Nope (stylized in all caps) is a 2022 American Western science fiction horror film written, directed, and produced by Jordan Peele, under his and Ian Cooper's Monkeypaw Productions banner. It stars Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer as horse-wrangling siblings attempting to capture evidence of an unidentified flying object in Agua Dulce, California. Appearing in supporting roles are Steven Yeun, Michael Wincott, Brandon Perea, and Keith David.

Peele officially announced his then-untitled third directorial film in November 2020. He cited King Kong (1933), Jurassic Park (1993), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Jaws (1975), Signs (2002), and The Wizard of Oz (1939) as his main inspirations. Palmer and Kaluuya joined in February 2021. Yeun was cast the next month, and Peele revealed the title in July 2021. Filming began in June 2021 in northern Los Angeles County, and wrapped in November.

Nope premiered at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on July 18, 2022, and was theatrically released in the United States on July 22, 2022, by Universal Pictures. It grossed $172 million worldwide, and received praise for its ambition, performances, cinematography, themes, visual style, musical score, and Peele's direction. It was also named one of the top ten films of 2022 by the American Film Institute. Since its release, the film has been frequently cited as one of the best science fiction films of the 2020s and the 21st century.[5][6]

Plot[edit]

"Plate 626" from Eadweard Muybridge's Animal Locomotion,[7] "the very first assembly of photographs used to create a motion picture", referenced in the movie

In Agua Dulce, California, the Haywood family trains and handles horses for film productions. One day at the Haywood ranch, small metallic objects violently fall from the sky. One of these objects, a nickel, ends up killing Otis Haywood Sr.

Six months later, his children, Emerald "Em" Haywood and a depressed Otis "OJ" Haywood Jr., are fired from a set after their horse, Lucky, reacts violently to its own reflection in a chrome ball utilized for visual effects. To raise money, OJ has been selling some of the Haywood horses to Ricky "Jupe" Park, who operates a Western theme park called Jupiter's Claim. Jupe exploits his past traumatic experience as a child actor on the set of a family sitcom that costarred a chimpanzee named Gordy. During filming of an episode, Gordy reacted violently to the sound of popping balloons and attacked at least two of his human co-stars, but ultimately left Jupe completely unharmed, before being fatally shot by police.

One night, the Haywoods notice their electricity fluctuating and their horses violently reacting to an unknown presence. They discover an unidentified flying object (UFO) that has been taking their horses and spitting out the inorganic matter, which OJ concludes to have caused their father's death. The siblings decide to document and sell evidence of the UFO's existence, and recruit electronics store employee Angel Torres to set up surveillance cameras. The UFO arrives and abducts a horse as well as devouring a metal training horse Em stole from Jupiter's Claim for use as a decoy.

The next day, Em attempts to recruit famed cinematographer Antlers Holst to help them record the UFO. Holst declines, telling Em that chasing wealth and fame is a "dream you will never wake up from." Angel then arrives and reveals that a cloud in the valley never moves; OJ suspects this is the UFO's hiding place before theorizing, based on the UFO's flight patterns, that it isn't a ship at all.

Jupe introduces a live show in Jupiter's Claim where he plans to use Lucky as bait to lure out the UFO. For months Jupe has been offering the UFO the Haywood's horses in secret to gain its trust before revealing it in a show. The UFO arrives earlier than expected - enraged and having been injured from trying to consume the metal horse - and devours Jupe and everyone in attendance for the show (including his family and staff), ultimately leaving only Lucky alive. OJ, attempting to retrieve Lucky, confirms his theory that the UFO is actually a territorial, predatory organism. After the creature showers the Haywood household with the detritus and regurgitated remains of the Jupiter’s Claim crowd, OJ realizes that it only attacks those who look directly at it. He devises a plan to record it. Em and Angel are hesitant until Em receives a call from Holst, who now agrees to help. OJ names the organism "Jean Jacket", after a horse that Em as a child was promised to train.

To circumvent Jean Jacket's effect of shutting down all electronics nearby, Holst brings a hand-cranked IMAX film camera. The group sets up a field of electrically-powered tube man props to deduce its location in the sky. However, a TMZ paparazzo trespasses onto the field and is thrown from his electric motorcycle when it shuts down near Jean Jacket, which devours him. Though Holst captures footage of Jean Jacket, his obsession with "the impossible shot" results in him being devoured alongside his camera, forcing the remaining three to flee. Angel survives an attack from Jean Jacket by being wrapped in a tarp and barbed wire, causing the creature to unfurl into a new, larger form.

OJ intentionally looks directly at Jean Jacket, allowing Em to use the motorcycle to rush to Jupiter's Claim. There, she untethers the park's large helium balloon mascot of Jupe, the large eyes of which attract Jean Jacket's ire. Jean Jacket attempts to feed on the balloon while Em uses an attraction's analog camera to photograph Jean Jacket as it feeds. Its attempt to eat the perceived threat results in the balloon exploding, destroying Jean Jacket. With the picture as proof of the creature's existence and reporters arriving nearby, Em sees an unharmed OJ and Lucky standing outside of Jupiter's Claim.

Cast[edit]

The film stars Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, and Steven Yeun.
  • Daniel Kaluuya as Otis "OJ" Haywood Jr., the son of Otis Haywood Sr., and the brother of Emerald.
  • Keke Palmer as Emerald "Em" Haywood, the daughter of Otis Haywood Sr., and the sister of Otis Jr.[8]
  • Steven Yeun as Ricky "Jupe" Park, a former child actor and owner/creator of the theme park "Jupiter's Claim"
    • Jacob Kim as young Ricky "Jupe" Park, who plays Mikey Houston on Gordy's Home
  • Michael Wincott as Antlers Holst, a renowned cinematographer
  • Brandon Perea as Angel Torres, a tech salesman at Fry's Electronics
  • Wrenn Schmidt as Amber Park, Jupe's wife
  • Barbie Ferreira as Nessie, Angel's co-worker at Fry's
  • Terry Notary as Gordy, a chimpanzee and star of the sitcom Gordy's Home
  • Devon Graye as Ryder Muybridge, a paparazzo who rides an electric bike
  • Donna Mills as Bonnie Clayton, a commercial actress
  • Osgood Perkins as Fynn Bachman, a commercial director
  • Eddie Jemison as Buster, a crew member on the commercial
  • Keith David as Otis Haywood Sr., the owner of Haywood's Hollywood Horses Ranch
  • Sophia Coto as Mary Jo Elliott, who plays Haley Houston on Gordy's Home
    • Haley Babula as Mary Jo Elliott (adult)
  • Jennifer Lafleur as Phyllis Mayberry, who plays Margaret Houston on Gordy's Home
  • Andrew Patrick Ralston as Tom Bogan, who plays Brett Houston on Gordy's Home

Themes and interpretations[edit]

"The villain is this otherworldly threat. And it is also something that everyone has in common—everyone's relationship to the spectacle."

– Writer-director Jordan Peele

The film has been characterized as containing themes related to spectacle and exploitation.[9] GQ's Gerrick D. Kennedy wrote that Nope "is a movie about spectacle. More specifically, our addiction to spectacle [...] Nope is about holding a mirror up to all of us and our inability to look away from drama or peril."[10] Kennedy also states that "the erasure of black contributions" to the history of filmmaking plays a significant role in the film.[10] Writer-director Jordan Peele was partly inspired to write Nope by the COVID-19 lockdowns and the "endless cycle of grim, inescapable tragedy" in 2020.[10]

Richard Brody of The New Yorker considered Nope to be a film about exploitation and the cinematic history of exploitation in film; he wrote that he thought the premise of the film was "acknowledging and extending cinema's legacy while also redressing its omissions and misrepresentations of history."[11] Brody also noted that the film's action "pivots on the power and the nature of movie technology", and felt that the film critiqued computer-generated imagery (CGI) in its TV commercial production scene, writing, "Peele presents [CGI] as a dubious temptation and a form of dangerous power."[11] Brody interpreted the choice to have the space creatures target a black-owned horse farm as "a sardonic vision of the universality of racism".[11]

Los Angeles Times writer Jen Yamato noted that Steven Yeun's Ricky "Jupe" Park attempts to profit off Jean Jacket with his "Star Lasso Experience" show, falsely believing that, because he survived the Gordy incident, he shares a similar kinship with Jean Jacket.[9] Zosha Millman of Polygon argues that Jupe's belief that Gordy and Jean Jacket are well-intentioned, despite their capacity to be unpredictable and dangerous, contrasts with the life experience of Daniel Kaluuya's OJ, "who grew up around unruly animals that it was his job to tame. As a horse trainer, he knows that animals are worthy of our respect. But it's not part of a grand design, or born from a special relationship with the horse. It's an animal, and it could kill you—but it can be tamed and worked with, if you know what you're doing."[12] Discussing Jupe's fate, Michael Wincott's character, Antlers Holst, makes mention of Siegfried & Roy[13]—a duo known for training white lions and white tigers—the latter of whom was attacked and severely injured by one of his tigers. GameRevolution's Jason Faulkner further noted "Peele quoting Neon Genesis Evangelion's Angels as the principal inspiration for the film and the monster within", and of the true meaning of Jean Jacket's true form's resemblance to the biblical description of angels; he notes the verse from Nahum prefacing the film as indicative of Peele's thoughts on the Bible, and how if one "think[s] about the way [Jean Jacket] feeds and the concept of people ascending to heaven, [one can] connect the dots [that] Jean Jacket['s species has] been with humanity for a long time, and an attack from one of the creatures could [be] misinterpreted as something from the divine."[14]

When watching Gordy move about the wrecked set of Gordy's Home, Jupe notices one of his co-star's shoes inexplicably standing upright; as an adult, Jupe has the shoe on display in his room of Gordy's Home mementos.[9] Millman, along with Cooper Hood of Screen Rant, identify the mysteriously standing shoe as a possible example of a "bad miracle", a label which OJ uses when he and Keke Palmer's Emerald learn that they are seemingly dealing with a UFO.[12][15] Hood writes that the shoe standing up can be viewed as a "bad miracle" due to "the unexplainable nature of the phenomenon and how it happened during a tragedy. It plays into the movie's theme of turning tragic events into a spectacle, as Ricky is profiting off the collectible despite the trauma of its circumstances."[15] Yamato, however, questions if Jupe "merely imagine[d] the shoe standing impossibly in the air—and is he misremembering that just before being shot, Gordy turned to him in friendship?"[9] Yamato asserts that Jupe has disguised his trauma from the incident "under a veneer of capitalist hustle and humor", and characterizes Jupe's experience as a child actor as one in which he was "exploited and then spit out by the fame machine [...] and this sets him up to make the fatal mistake of underestimating a creature that's too dangerous to wrangle."[9] The scene itself would go on to be nominated for Best Scene at the 2022 St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards, and the shot from it of Gordy and young Jupe's fists appearing to come close to a fist bump was named by Adam Nayman of The Ringer as one of the best shots of 2022, comparing it positively to Michelangelo's The Creation of Adam and relating it to "the feeling to recoil from an outstretched hand, especially one powerful enough to rip you limb from limb."[16][17] The sequence was also named one of the best movie scenes of 2022 by Wes Greene of Slant Magazine.[18]

Production[edit]

Development[edit]

On October 1, 2019, Universal Pictures announced a five-year exclusive production partnership with Peele's Monkeypaw Productions.[19] Nope, then an untitled project, was announced on November 9, 2020, with Peele set to write, direct and produce.[20] He said, "I wrote it in a time when we were a little bit worried about the future of cinema. So the first thing I knew is I wanted to create a spectacle. I wanted to create something that the audience would have to come see."[21] Speaking to GQ, Peele stated, "So much of what this world was experiencing was this overload of spectacle, and kind of a low point of our addiction to spectacle." He added that he "wrote [the film] trapped inside, and so I knew I wanted to make something that was about the sky. I knew the world would want to be outside and at the same time, I knew we had this newfound fear from this trauma, from this time of what it meant to go outside. Can we go outside? So I slipped some of that stuff in."[10]

Peele publicly cited King Kong and Jurassic Park, movies about humanity's addiction to spectacle, along with Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Signs, and The Wizard of Oz as influences in his writing.[22][23] He later identified the Angels of Neon Genesis Evangelion as the principal inspiration for the film's premise and monster in the film's production notes, impressed by the "hyper minimalism" and "biomechanical design flair" of Sahaquiel, the 10th Angel.[24] He explained his decision to include a major focus on clouds in the film: "The beauty of the sky is enthralling—the first movies, in a way. Every now and then you'll see a cloud that sits alone and is too low, and it gives me this vertigo and this sense of Presence with a capital P. I can't describe it, but I knew if I could bottle that and put it into a horror movie, it might change the way people look at the sky."[22]

Peele originally wrote the character of Angel Torres as a "happy-go-lucky" geek-like character until Brandon Perea was cast as the character, who wanted to expand upon the character and portray him as more grounded.[25]

In February 2021, it was reported that Keke Palmer and Daniel Kaluuya had joined the cast, while Jesse Plemons turned down a role in favor of starring in Killers of the Flower Moon.[26][27][28] Peele wrote the script with Kaluuya in mind for the role of OJ Haywood.[29] Kaluuya was paid $4 million for his involvement.[30] In March, Steven Yeun was added to the cast.[31]

Filming[edit]

The film was shot in Agua Dulce, California.

Principal photography took place from June 2021 to November 2021 in the Agua Dulce desert in northern Los Angeles County.[2] The production received an estimated $8,364,000 worth of tax credits to shoot in the state of California.[32] The film was shot on a budget of $68 million after tax incentives.[2] It was the first to employ trainees (in this case, six) from Universal Filmed Entertainment Group's California Below-the-Line Traineeship for individuals seeking careers behind the camera.[33][34] Nope was shot by cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema using Kodak film, including 65mm film in IMAX, making it the first horror film in history to be shot in this format.[35][36] Two cameras were used for the nighttime scenes—one for infrared light with narrow bandwidth, and another that captured 70mm film. The overlaid images from these two were then added to the information captured from the film camera, creating the needed footage.[37] On July 22, 2021, Peele revealed the film's title and shared its first promotional release poster, and further castings were confirmed.[38][39] Peele chose Nope as the title because he wanted to acknowledge movie audiences and their expected reactions to the film.[40] He said he had considered calling the film Little Green Men to reference a theme in the film of humanity's "monetization of spectacle".[41] Filming also took place at the Burbank, California location of Fry's Electronics, which had closed along with all remaining Fry's locations several weeks before filming. The store was recreated in its operating state for filming.[42] Fry's co-founder Randy Fry and his wife, reporter Vicki Liviakis, were present during filming at the Burbank store; they also had a cameo appearance at the Star Lasso Experience scene, which they filmed in two days.[43]

The 1972 Western film Buck and the Preacher, starring Sidney Poitier, is featured throughout the film; Peele said it was "the first film that I know of that had Black cowboys represented in it. The myth that cowboys were just white guys running around, it's just not true, but we don't know that because of Hollywood and the romanticized view of a very brutalized era. The film, it shares a spirit."[22] For her introductory scene, which also opens the film's first trailer, Palmer shot 14 takes of Emerald's monologue about her and OJ's family's history, which initially was not in the script prior to principal photography. Peele described each take as "...very wildly different, uncuttably so. But just a tour de force, one of these things where you see somebody like, 'I'm going to make this choice this time and go for it.' There's improv in there."[44]

Creature design[edit]

"Jean Jacket"
Nope race
Jean Jacket in its UFO form chasing OJ Haywood (Daniel Kaluuya) during the film's climax.
First appearanceNope (2022)
Created byJordan Peele, John Dabiri, et al.
Based onSand dollar (body), Cuttlefish (camouflage), Octopus (eye), Bird (gizzard), electric eels and ghost knifefish (bioelectricity), Jellyfish (peacocking)
GenreMonster movie
In-universe information
Other name(s)Occulonimbus edoequus
Home worldEarth
DistinctionsAppears as Flying saucer, Cloud when camouflaged; or Jellyfish when peacocking

Caltech professor John O. Dabiri collaborated with Peele and his team on the design of the Jean Jacket monster's UFO form,[45] and in particular its final true "biblical angel" form, which was inspired by those of Neon Genesis Evangelion and invertebrate aquatic locomotion among sea creatures such as jellyfish, octopuses and squid, to imagine a hypothetical undiscovered previously extinct sky predator, realistically imagining "how could something like this hide in the clouds", with its ability to "generate electric field" taken from electric eels and ghost knifefish, allowing for electric propulsion ("Jean Jacket's fast flying without wings/sails").[46][47][48] Guillaume Rocheron of Moving Picture Company (MPC) also worked with Dabiri and Peele on the visual effects shots featuring Jean Jacket, utilizing both CGI and practical effects, the latter particularly involving the use of a helicopter to swirl the dust and dirt on the ground the way the creature does when consuming its victims in the film.[49] The film held its first test screenings just 12 weeks before its July 22 release, with the special effects still being worked on.[50]

The design for Jean Jacket's "biblical" form has also been compared to Orga, the "final form" of the Millennium alien species in the Godzilla 2000 movie, who are also living UFOs.[51]

Costumes[edit]

Costume designer Alex Bovaird employed a "method approach" to create the characters' wardrobes, using 1990s sitcoms, indie rock bands, and the 1985 film The Goonies as inspiration. To match the film's Californian setting, Bovaird, Peele and their teams decided to create a contrast between "super neon colors against the desert backdrop," and make the film's main characters "look like action heroes, but cool ones." For OJ and Emerald's outfits, Bovaird went against the clichés of how horse ranchers would dress and gave them casual clothes, an example being OJ's orange The Scorpion King crew hoodie, along with portraying Emerald as "tomboy-like" by having her wear clothing that she and OJ may have "left at the ranch." Bovaird saw the character of Angel Torres as "a bit of a cynical, angry guy" and some sort of "Latin-emo," but still "perky" due to his being a comic relief character, so he dressed him with a dark-colored palette that gets lighter as the film progresses, using band tees, cut-offs and Vans. Ricky "Jupe" Park's red cowboy suit that he wears in the Star Lasso Experience scene almost did not make the cut, for Bovaird was unsure if Peele wanted to go "bold". For the costume of Gordy, Bovaird and his team dressed human actor Terry Notary in a cardigan sweatshirt in the vein of the one Andy (Kerri Green) wore in The Goonies, with yellow and black stripes. Notary's actions were then transferred to the CGI chimpanzee created in post-production.[52]

Sound design[edit]

Sound designer Johnnie Burn said in an interview with IndieWire, "Jordan Peele is a director who really knows how to write for sound." He continued, "The early conversations were along the lines of 'We want to be super realistic.'...And for that, we were kind of resisting the urge to hear anything from the monster too early on, because we wanted it to be credible that this was a predator—and how could something so large be getting away with this if it was making a big noise? ... One of the main sounds we used was silence." Burn represented Jean Jacket's presence in the environment by stripping back layers, such as dialogue, wind, and the chirping of crickets. He additionally engineered wind soundscapes containing faint, obscured sounds, such as screams, to suggest Jean Jacket's movement through the air.[53] The soundtrack was mixed in Dolby Atmos.[53]

Music[edit]

The film's score was composed by Michael Abels, who had previously worked with Peele on Get Out (2017) and Us (2019). Abels described his score as having to meet the "threat level" described by Peele in the script and the ideas imposed by the film's quote "What's a bad miracle?"[54] He added, "The music needs to have both those senses together. Both a little bit of a sense of awe like we would have looking at the Grand Canyon, but then also the urge to run far away from the Grand Canyon because falling in would not be good. That's the dichotomy that's present in the film [...] you hear a sense of a little bit of awe and magic, and then there's sheer terror. But then there's also a sense of a real epic adventure towards the end and giant music that accompanies a giant, historic adventure."[54] Working with the film's sound designer Johnnie Burn, Abels felt that the use of silence played an important role in scoring the film, saying, "The tension between the negative space and the music is actually part of the music. Leaving room for the sound design, even when there's a cue playing, was an important part of the way I approached it. A lot of times in the scariest parts, especially in the earlier parts of this film, you're listening to what you hope you're not going to hear or what you thought you might have heard. The stillness allows you to freak out in that way."[54]

The soundtrack album was released by Back Lot Music on July 22, 2022, the same day as the film.[55] The score album also features a screwed version of Corey Hart's "Sunglasses at Night."[56] Additionally, the film features the songs "Walk On By" by Dionne Warwick,[57] "Strange Animal" by Lawrence Gowan,[58] "This Is the Lost Generation" by the Lost Generation, and "Exuma, the Obeah Man" by Exuma.[59]

Nope
Soundtrack album by 
Michael Abels
ReleasedJuly 22, 2022
Genrefilm soundtrack
Length1:22:55
LabelBack Lot Music
ProducerMichael Abels
Nope (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
1."Haywood Ranch"Michael AbelsAbels2:55
2."The Muybridge Clip"AbelsAbels3:34
3."La Vie C'est Chouette"
Jodie Foster2:44
4."Jupiter's Claim"AbelsAbels1:43
5."Brother Sister Walk"AbelsAbels1:18
6."Walk On By"
Dionne Warwick2:54
7."Growing Up Haywood"AbelsAbels1:29
8."This Is the Lost Generation"
The Lost Generation3:34
9."Not Good"AbelsAbels2:00
10."What's a Bad Miracle"AbelsAbels1:32
11."The Oprah Shot"AbelsAbels1:51
12."Ancient Aliens"AbelsAbels2:08
13."Park Kids Prank Haywood"AbelsAbels1:08
14."It's in the Cloud"AbelsAbels2:37
15."Holy Sh*t It's Real"AbelsAbels2:09
16."Progressive Anxiety"AbelsAbels3:02
17."The Star Lasso Expeeerrriii..."AbelsAbels0:35
18."Arena Attack"AbelsAbels1:23
19."Sunglasses at Night" (Jean Jacket Mix)Corey HartHart4:38
20."Blood Rain"AbelsAbels1:47
21."The Unaccounted For"AbelsAbels2:36
22."Preparing the Trap"AbelsAbels2:41
23."Purple People Eater"Sheb Wooley
1:35
24."Exuma, the Obeah Man"ExumaExuma6:12
25."Man Down"AbelsAbels6:02
26."WTF Is That"AbelsAbels1:13
27."The Run (Urban Legends)"AbelsAbels1:42
28."Abduction"AbelsAbels1:58
29."Havoc"AbelsAbels0:46
30."Em & Angel Fly"AbelsAbels2:20
31."A Hero Falls"AbelsAbels2:47
32."Pursuit"AbelsAbels1:49
33."Winkin' Well"AbelsAbels3:42
34."Nope"AbelsAbels2:31
Total length:1:22:55

Marketing[edit]

The release of a teaser poster in July 2021 and first-look images in February 2022 were followed by a trailer on February 13, 2022.[60][61] The trailer, which featured the 1962 Regal Theater recording of Stevie Wonder's "Fingertips",[62][63] was praised by critics for simultaneously creating suspense and keeping the storyline under wraps; some reviewers began to speculate the film would be about extraterrestrial life.[62][64][65] Jeremy Mathai of /Film said it "immediately lit the internet on fire and sent fans scurrying for answers as to whether the main antagonist of the film could really be alien invaders from outer space or if Peele has yet another trick up his sleeve."[66] Jordan Hoffman from Vanity Fair said he enjoyed the song choice and an included static shot with scrolling text, which he compared to a similar shot in the trailer for Stanley Kubrick's The Shining.[62] The Verge's Charles Pulliam-Moore called it "one of the rare modern movies with this much hype around it to make it this close to its release date without the public knowing basically anything about it."[67] The trailer was also broadcast during Super Bowl LVI, and it earned 86 million views across social media websites during the 24 hours after it aired.[68]

A second poster showing a floating horse was released on March 1, 2022.[69][70] Bloody Disgusting's John Squires said it was "entirely possible that Nope isn't at all the movie it thus far appears to be, with the marketing throwing us off the scent."[71] Lex Briscuso from /Film said that "despite the fact that the new visual doesn't give us very many fresh clues, I'm just happy to see new content continue to pop up out of the blue".[72] On April 16, the NBA Playoffs cross-promoted the film with a clip starring NBA player Stephen Curry. Larry Fitzmaurice of BuzzFeed called it "terrifyingly funny".[73] On April 27, additional footage was shown to around 3,000 exhibition insiders at CinemaCon; Peele asked attendees to be discreet and not reveal any detail about the story.[74][75] This footage, depicting several characters saying a variation of the word "nope", was later aired as a 30-second television spot during the NBA Finals, confirming the existence of UFOs in the film.[76] Jeremy Methai of /Film called it "thrilling" and noted similarities to the filmography of Steven Spielberg while expressing his belief that "there's something much more going on underneath beyond the extremely easy answer of extraterrestrials terrorizing our helpless protagonists."[66] Four character posters were released on June 7, 2022, with a featurette released the next day.[77][78] The final trailer was released on June 9, 2022, featuring the Undisputed Truth's 1971 rendition of the Temptations' "Ball of Confusion". Reviewers noted its lighter tone and said it did a better job at explaining the premise.[79][80][81] Justin Carter of Gizmodo said it was reasonable to believe the trailer shared too much information, inadvertently robbing audiences from any potential mystery in the story.[82]

IMAX and Dolby posters were released by the end of June 2022.[83][84] On July 1, an interactive website for Jupiter's Claim, the fictional theme park Yeun's character owns in the film, was published; in addition to providing hints of the plot, it held weekly drawings with in-world prizes.[85] Valerie Ettenhofer of /Film compared a poster on the website for a fictional film titled Kid Sheriff to the poster for the 2003 comedy film Holes. She described the website as "wonderfully interactive, sort of like an old Flash game site, but it also gives some insight into what Nope might be about."[86] A real-world version of Jupiter's Claim was added permanently as a part of Universal Studios Hollywood's Studio Tour on July 22, making it the first Studio Tour attraction to open the same day the movie it replicates opens in theaters, the other addition to the attraction is the atmosphere such as the lights and tube men flicker off while the sound of the alien be heard and the actors starting to panic then begin to look up.[87][88] On July 24, 2022, Peele released the intro to Gordy's Home, the fictional sitcom depicted in the film, on his Twitter account.[89]

Release[edit]

Nope premiered at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on July 18, 2022.[90] It was released in theaters in the United States on July 22, 2022, by Universal Pictures, a date first revealed in November 2020.[91] The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema hosted an outdoor screening of the film at Sunset Ranch Hollywood on July 25, 2022.[92]

It screened at the Cinesphere in IMAX on September 12, 2022, during the Toronto International Film Festival as a special presentation in the main film slate with a pre-film Q&A session with Jordan Peele and Hoyte van Hoytema, despite being released to the public prior to the festival.[93][94] The film was released to VOD on August 26, 2022.[95] It was released on 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD on October 25, 2022.[96] It was released to streaming on Peacock on November 18, 2022, as part of an 18 month deal where it will stream on Peacock for four months, before moving to Amazon Prime for the next ten months, before moving back to Peacock for the final four.

Reception[edit]

Box office[edit]

Nope grossed $123.3 million in the United States and Canada, and $48 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $171.2 million.[3][4]

In the United States and Canada, Nope was projected to gross around $50 million from 3,785 theaters in its opening weekend.[2] It made $19.5 million on its opening day, including $6.4 million (down 14% from the $7.4 million earned by Peele's 2019 film Us) from Thursday night previews. It went on to debut to $44.4 million, topping the box office. It also posted the best opening weekend for an original film since Us.[97] While the film came in on the low-end of projections, Deadline Hollywood still deemed it a success, noting its opening was higher than Once Upon a Time in Hollywood ($41 million), another R-rated original film released in July 2019, as well as its Friday-to-Saturday gross not steeply declining, indicating possible legs at the box office. Deadline also reported that despite failing to meet Universal's $50 million opening threshold for a longer 31-day theatrical window before going to premium video on demand,[a] Universal would still honor the longer window for the film.[101] The film dropped 58% in its sophomore weekend to $18.6 million, finishing second behind newcomer DC League of Super-Pets.[102] It finished third and fifth the following two weekends, with $8.5 million and $5.3 million, respectively.[103][104] On August 9, 2022, during its third week, the film crossed the $100 million milestone in the United States and Canada, making it the first R-rated film to pass the milestone since Bad Boys for Life in January 2020. It also surpassed Universal's other horror film Halloween Kills ($92 million in the United States and Canada) to become the highest grossing R-rated film in the United States and Canada during the pandemic.

Critical response[edit]

Jordan Peele at the 73rd Annual Peabody Awards in 2014.
Jordan Peele received praise for his direction.

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 83% of 455 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.5/10. The website's consensus reads: "Admirable for its originality and ambition even when its reach exceeds its grasp, Nope adds Spielbergian spectacle to Jordan Peele's growing arsenal."[105] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 77 out of 100, based on 64 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[106] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale, the same score as Us, while PostTrak reported 79% of filmgoers gave it a positive score.[101]

A. O. Scott of The New York Times praised the film's "impeccably managed suspense, sharp jokes and a beguiling, unnerving atmosphere of all-around weirdness", and noted that, "While this movie can fairly be described as Spielbergian, it turns on an emphatic and explicit debunking of Spielberg's most characteristic visual trope: the awe-struck upward gaze."[107] Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film a score of four out of four stars, calling it "an exhilarating piece of cinema filled with memorable characters", and "a classic example of a bold and original film that pays homage to a seemingly endless stream of great movies and yet is more than the sum of its parts."[108] Odie Henderson, writing for RogerEbert.com, gave the film three-and-a-half out of four stars, commending the film's sound mixing and calling it "definitely Peele's creepiest movie," and writing that Peele himself "remains a master of misdirection".[109]

David Sims of The Atlantic wrote that "Nope is tinged with the acidic satire that suffused [Peele's] previous two movies, as Peele examines why the easiest way to process horror these days is to turn it into breathtaking entertainment."[110] Likewise, Michael Shindler of The American Spectator singled out Holst as a "polite caricature" of Werner Herzog, highlighting how the latter contrasts favorably with the film's heroes, and noted that Peele "resists the temptation to warp the plot into a hackneyed morality play," instead playing "the story straight" in the vein of Paul Verhoeven's Starship Troopers.[111]

Chris Evangelista of /Film wrote that "Nope may not be Jordan Peele's best movie to date, but it is his most enjoyable. A true summer movie spectacle meant to be writ large across the screen, giving us thrills, chills, laughs, and that most precious of things: movie magic."[112] David Ehrlich of IndieWire praised the film, saying "It doesn't hurt that Peele's latest boasts some of the most inspired [movie monster] design since H. R. Giger left his mark on the genre, or that Kaluuya's eyes remain some of Hollywood's most special effects, as Nope gets almost as much mileage from their weariness as Get Out squeezed from their clarity. It's through them that Nope searches for a new way of seeing, returns the Haywoods to their rightful place in film history, and creates the rare Hollywood spectacle that doesn't leave us looking for more."[113] Screen Rant's Ben Kendrick called it "a love letter to filmmaking" and called Brandon Perea's portrayal of Angel Torres a "stand-out" among the supporting cast, while praising Kaluuya and Palmer's performances.[114]

Richard Lawson of Vanity Fair was mixed about the film, saying "As Nope swerves and reels, it often seems distracted by itself, unable to hold its focus on any one thing long enough for deeper meaning, or feeling, to coalesce."[115] Alonso Duralde of TheWrap wrote "This ultimately feels like four very promising movies mashed together, with spectacular highlights bumping into each other in a way that's ultimately lacking, even as they all demonstrate the prowess and bravado of the filmmaker."[116] Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave the film two out of five stars, writing, "There is something clotted and heavy about this film, with sadly not enough of the humour for which Peele justly became celebrated in his double-act days with Keegan-Michael Key."[117]

Legacy[edit]

In 2023, it ranked number 21 on IndieWire's list of films with "The Best Cinematography of the 21st Century," noting that the visuals gave the film "a unique sense of grandeur and mounting terror."[118] The site also listed it at number 8 on its list of the "55 Best Science Fiction Films of the 21st Century" and number 4 on its list of the "25 Scariest Alien Movies of All Time." Michael Abels' score also ranked number 2 on the site's list of the best film scores of 2022.[119][120][121] Comic Book Resources ranked it at number 10 on its list of the "10 Best Horror Movies of the 2020s (So Far)," writing that "There's no denying the genius-level storytelling that went into the making of Nope and its many layers that blend social satire with an overwhelming sense of dread and mystery. Nope is a mixture of the best parts of Alien and Jaws rolled into a movie that features one of the most unique creature features of the last twenty years. The fear of the unknown surrounding the creature and its unstoppable nature make for a wild ride in Nope that any horror fan will appreciate for its distinctive style."[122] The site also called Jean Jacket one of the "best movie monsters of the 21st century," noting the UFO creature's unpredictability and positively comparing it to the shark from Jaws. Far Out also listed the film as one of the "10 Best Sci-Fi Movies of the 21st Century," writing that it showcases Peele's "unrestrained imagination in all the best ways" and praised Jean Jacket's appearance as "one of, if not the most, imaginative and singular alien creature designs in cinema history."[123] MovieWeb ranked it as the "Best Alien Invasion Movie of the 21st Century (So Far)," writing that the "Cinematography, sound design, and creature design are among the reasons that make this one of the best alien films in recent cinema."[124]

Accolades[edit]

AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
American Film Institute AwardsDecember 9, 2022Top 10 Films of the YearNopeWon[125]
Art Directors Guild AwardsFebruary 18, 2023Excellence in Production Design for a Fantasy FilmRuth De JongNominated[126]
ASCAP AwardsMay 15, 2023Film Score of the YearMichael AbelsWon[127]
Austin Film Critics AssociationJanuary 10, 2023Best Supporting ActressKeke PalmerNominated[128]
[129]
Best Original ScreenplayJordan PeeleNominated
Best CinematographyHoyte van HoytemaNominated
Australian Film Critics Association AwardsMarch 10, 2023Best International Film (English Language)NopeNominated[130]
BET AwardsJune 25, 2023Best MovieNopeNominated[131]
Best ActorDaniel KaluuyaNominated
Best ActressKeke PalmerNominated[b]
Black Reel AwardsFebruary 6, 2023Outstanding Motion PictureJordan Peele and Ian CooperNominated[132]
[133]
Outstanding DirectorJordan PeeleNominated
Outstanding ActorDaniel KaluuyaNominated
Outstanding Supporting ActressKeke PalmerNominated
Outstanding ScreenplayJordan PeeleNominated
Outstanding ScoreMichael AbelsNominated
Outstanding CinematographyHoyte van HoytemaWon
Outstanding Production DesignRuth de JongNominated
Chicago Film Critics AssociationDecember 14, 2022Best Use of Visual EffectsNopeNominated[134]
[135]
Critics' Choice Super AwardsMarch 16, 2023Best Science Fiction/Fantasy MovieNopeNominated[136]
Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy MovieDaniel KaluuyaNominated
Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy MovieKeke PalmerNominated
Costume Designers Guild AwardsFebruary 27, 2023Excellence in Contemporary FilmAlex BovairdNominated[137]
Florida Film Critics CircleDecember 22, 2022Best ScoreMichael AbelsRunner-up[138]
Best Visual EffectsNopeRunner-up
Georgia Film Critics AssociationJanuary 13, 2023Best PictureNominated[139]
Best DirectorJordan PeeleNominated
Best Supporting ActressKeke PalmerNominated
Best Original ScreenplayJordan PeeleNominated
Best CinematographyHoyte van HoytemaNominated
Best Original ScoreMichael AbelsNominated
GLAAD Media AwardsMarch 30, 2023Outstanding Film – Wide ReleaseNopeNominated[140]
Golden Reel AwardsFebruary 26, 2023Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Effects / FoleyJohnnie Burn, Simon Carroll, Brendan Feeney, Max Behrens, Ben Gulvin, Jeff Smith, Beresford Cookman, Natalia Lubowiecka, Ewa Mazurkiewicz, Jacek WisniewskiNominated[141]
[142]
Golden Trailer AwardsOctober 6, 2022Best HorrorNope (Buddha Jones)Won[143]
[144]
Best Horror TV Spot (for a Feature Film)"Stampede" (Buddha Jones)Won
June 29, 2023Best Thriller"Moment" (TRANSIT)Nominated[145]
[146]
Best Original Score TV Spot (for a Feature Film)"Choices" (TRANSIT)Nominated
Best Thriller TV Spot (for a Feature Film)Won
Most Original TV Spot (for a Feature Film)Nominated
ESPN NBA Playoffs "Nope" (Framework Studio)Nominated
Best Digital – Horror / Thriller"Breathe Review" (TRANSIT)Nominated
Best Horror / Thriller TrailerByte for a Feature Film"Look Away" (Project X/AV)Nominated
Best BTS/EPK for a Feature Film (Over 2 minutes)"Shadows" (SunnyBoy Entertainment)Nominated
Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Film AwardsJuly 1, 2022Most Anticipated FilmNopeWon[147]
[148]
Hollywood Critics Association AwardsFebruary 24, 2023Best Horror FilmNominated[149]
[150]
Best Supporting ActressKeke PalmerNominated
Hollywood Critics Association Creative Arts AwardsFebruary 24, 2023Best Marketing CampaignNopeNominated[149]
[150]
Best SoundJohnnie Burn and José Antonio GarciaNominated
Hollywood Music in Media AwardsNovember 16, 2022Best Original Score in a Horror FilmMichael AbelsWon[151]
Houston Film Critics SocietyFebruary 18, 2023Best CinematographyHoyte van HoytemaNominated[152]
[153]
Hugo AwardsOctober 18–22, 2023Best Dramatic Presentation, Long FormJordan PeeleNominated[154]
ICG Publicists AwardsMarch 10, 2023Maxwell Weinberg Publicists Showmanship Motion Picture AwardNopeNominated[155]
[156]
International Film Music Critics Association AwardsFebruary 23, 2023Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror FilmMichael AbelsWon[157]
[158]
Los Angeles Film Critics AssociationDecember 11, 2022Best CinematographyHoyte van HoytemaRunner-up[159]
Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists GuildFebruary 11, 2023Best Contemporary Make-Up in a Feature-Length Motion PictureShutchai Tym Buacharern, Jennifer Zide-Essex, Eleanor Sabaduquia, Kato De StefanNominated[160]
MOBO AwardsNovember 30, 2022Best Performance in a TV Show/FilmDaniel KaluuyaNominated[161]
[162]
MTV Movie & TV AwardsMay 7, 2023Best MovieNopeNominated[163]
Best Performance in a MovieKeke PalmerNominated
Best Comedic PerformanceNominated
NAACP Image AwardsFebruary 25, 2023Outstanding Writing in a Motion PictureJordan PeeleNominated[164]
Outstanding Actor in a Motion PictureDaniel KaluuyaNominated
National Society of Film CriticsJanuary 7, 2023Best CinematographyHoyte van HoytemaRunner-up[165]
New York Film Critics Circle AwardsDecember 2, 2022Best Supporting ActressKeke PalmerWon[166]
New York Film Critics OnlineDecember 11, 2022Best CinematographyHoyte van HoytemaWon[167]
Online Film Critics SocietyJanuary 23, 2023Best PictureNope5th place[168]
Best Original ScreenplayJordan PeeleNominated
Best CinematographyHoyte van HoytemaNominated
Best Visual EffectsNopeNominated
People's Choice AwardsDecember 6, 2022The Movie of 2022Nominated[169]
The Drama Movie of 2022Nominated
The Male Movie Star of 2022Daniel KaluuyaNominated
The Drama Movie Star of 2022Nominated
Keke PalmerNominated
The Female Movie Star of 2022Nominated
Saturn AwardsOctober 25, 2022Best Science Fiction FilmNopeWon[170]
[171]
Best ActorDaniel KaluuyaNominated
Best ActressKeke PalmerNominated
Best DirectorJordan PeeleNominated
Best WritingNominated
Best MusicMichael AbelsNominated
Best EditingNicholas MonsourNominated
Seattle Film Critics SocietyJanuary 17, 2023Best PictureNopeNominated[172]
Best Actress in a Supporting RoleKeke PalmerNominated
Best CinematographyHoyte van HoytemaNominated
Best Original ScoreMichael AbelsNominated
Best Visual EffectsGuillaume Rocheron, Jeremy Robert, Sreejith Venugopalan, Scott R. FisherNominated
Best VillainJean JacketNominated
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics AssociationDecember 18, 2022Best Horror FilmNopeWon[173]
Best CinematographyHoyte van HoytemaNominated
Best Visual EffectsGuillaume Rocheron, Jeremy Robert, Sreejith Venugopalan and Scott R. FisherNominated
Best Scene"A tragic day on the set of Gordy's Home"Nominated
Toronto Film Critics AssociationJanuary 8, 2023Best Supporting ActressKeke PalmerWon[174]
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics AssociationDecember 12, 2022Best Original ScreenplayJordan PeeleNominated[175]
Best CinematographyHoyte van HoytemaNominated

Possible sequels[edit]

Perea convinced Peele and the Universal executives to change his character's fate in the film's climax from being killed primarily out of interest in a potential sequel, saying: "There's no way the story's over in my head. There's no way. For how heroic everything kind of seemed at the end, I'm like there's no way they leave the heroes like this. This is just the start of something new."[176] In an interview with Thrillist, Jean Jacket designer John O. Dabiri suggested that the creature survived its apparent death at the film's conclusion, saying "There's a species of jellyfish that's called the immortal jellyfish [...] I'm not a movie maker. But if it was me, I would say there would be some interesting opportunity to ask whether we've seen the last of Jean Jacket."[46] In an interview with The New York Times, Peele addressed a character that was cut from the film, listed on IMDb as "Nobody", saying "The story of that character has yet to be told, I can tell you that. Which is another frustrating way of saying, I'm glad people are paying attention. I do think they will get more answers on some of these things in the future. We're not over telling all of these stories".[177]

In January 2023, Peele expressed interest in a Nope sequel featuring multiple members of the occulonimbus species ("Jean Jackets"), exploring "the nature of the occulonimbi", saying that "I didn't want to be sort of literal that Jean Jacket or this occulonimbus species is an angel, but I do think that there is something about where evolution and design collide that leaves doors open that may or may not be answered in the future".[178]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Universal's deals with theater chains allows them to send films that open to under $50 million to premium video on demand after a 17-day theatrical window.[98][99][100]
  2. ^ Also for Human Resources

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[다시, 동학, 주유팔로_1.1] 1. "수운 최제우 대신사 탄신 200주년 대비 학술대회 - 수운 최제우의 동학 창도와 한국학"이 진행됩니다. 수운 최제우 선생은 1824년 10월 28일 탄신하였으므로, 내년 2024년 10월 28일이 그 200주년이 됩니다. 오늘 학술대회는 200주년을 맞이하는 앞으로의 1년 동안 펼쳐질 다양한 행사와 사업들의 첫 출발이 되는 셈입니다.
2. 생각해 보면, 수운-동학의 사상, 철학, 역사가 충분히 규명되지 않아서 오늘 동학(천도교)이 비주류의 자리에 머물러 있는 것은 아니라고 생각합니다. 그보다는 현대의 세계사가 동학과 같은 토착적+자주적+개벽적 근대세계로 전개되어 오지 못하고, 서구사회가 그려나간 방식으로 '세계화'되는 방향으로 전개되었기 때문이라고 할 수 있습니다. 그러므로, 수운-동학의 사상적, 역사적 의의를 현창하는 길은 단순히 이를 학술적으로 규명하는 데 진력해서는 가능한 일이 아닙니다.
3. 이 점을 고려한다면, 그리고 특히 이 학술대회가 수운 탄신 200주년을 염두에 두는 것이라 한다면, 학술대회가 그러한 환경적 상황 전반을 검토하고, 그 과제의 성격, 범위를 체계적으로 분석하는 데에 집중할 필요가 있지 않나 하는 아쉬움이 있습니다. 방법론에 관한 논구는 일반 대중들이 알아야 할 사항이기보다 (연구) 전문가들끼리의 논의 과제라고 이해할 수도 있으나, 오늘 수운 탄신 200주년에 즈음하여 동학(천도교)를 공부하는(신앙하는) 사람들은 우리의 공부(신앙) 방법론 자체에 대한 이해부터 다시 새롭게 접근하는 것이, 200주년의 의의에 값하는 주제가 아닐까 하는 생각입니다.
4. 그런 중에도 <수운 탄신 200주년의 세계사적 의미와 한국학(최민자, 기조발표)> <수운 최제우 탄생과 조선사회의 대내외적 모순구조(성강현) <수운 최제우 창명의 종교사적 의의-개인의 내면에서 찾은 우주의 중심(성해영)><최운 최제우 사상의 발전 계승과 의미(김용휘)><수운 최제우, 연구 현황과 과제(임상욱)> 등은 수운(동학)에 대한 연구를 기초부터 다시 점검해 보자는 의미로 이해할 수는 있겠습니다. 특히 임상욱의 연구는 앞으로 수운(동학)에 관한 연구의 새 방향을 가늠할 중요한 발표이기는 할 텐데, (아마도 학술대회 발표에 맞춰서) 소략한 내용만이 자료집에 게재되어 있습니다. 아마도, 본격적인 내용은 학술지나, 다음 발표에서 소개되리라 기대합니다. 그 발표시기가 빨라질수록 후속 연구 발표의 질이 높아질 수 있을 것으로 기대됩니다. (이 논문이 발표된 이후, (수운 탄신 200주년에 즈음하여 발표되는) 후속 연구논문 발표들이, 제발 기존 발표의 동어반복이거나 심지어 역행하는 연구들이 되지 않기를 바랄 뿐입니다.)
<일제강점기 천도교 기관지 {신인간}을 통해 본 수운주의 예술론 실천>는 새로운 연구 방법론과 제재를 다루고 있어서 좋은 영감을 제공합니다.
5. 기조발표는 최민자(전 동학학회 회장, 성신여대 명예교수)가 "수운 최제우 탄신 200주년의 세계사적 의미와 한국학"이라는 주제로 발표를 하고 있습니다. 그 <국문초록>은 아래와 같습니다;
"동학과 한국학 코드의 연계성에 대한 인식이 중요한 것은, 동학은 한국학 코드의 정수(精髓)를 오롯이 피워낸 한국학의 꽃이기 때문이다. 통섭적·생태적 사유의 전형인 한국학 고유의 '생명 코드'가 근대에 들어 동학이라는 이름으로 재흥(再興)한 것이다. 본 연구는 수운 최제우 탄생 200주년에 즈음하여 동학 창도의 세계사적 의미를 한국학 코드와의 연계성에 착안하여 규명하고자 하는 데 그 목적이 있다.
연구 내용은 다음과 같다. 첫째, 한국학의 뿌리에 대한 심도 있는 이해를 통하여 한국학 코드의 진수(眞髓)를 밝히고 그것의 역사문화적 연맥(脈)에 대해 고찰하였다. 둘째, 동학과 삼일사상에 나타난 한국학 코드에 대해 고찰하였다. 수운의 동학 창도와 동학 사유체계의 특성 및 그 실천적 함의에 대해 고찰하고, 한국학 코드의 전형으로서의 동학과 삼일사상에 대해 탐색하였다. 셋째, 사조(思潮)의 대전환과 동학 창도의 세계사적 의미에 대해 고찰하였다. 지구 대격변과 생명(生命世, Lifeocene)의 도래가 지닌 문명사적 함의에 대해 고찰하고, 동학 창도의 세계사적 의미와 통합적 비전을 제시하였다.
연구 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 동학에 나타난 한국학 코드는 오늘날 세계시민사회가 공유할 수 있는 '보편 코드’이며 '통합학문'의 시대를 여는 단초가 되는 것이고 동·서융합의 원대한 미래적 비전을 제시하는 것임을 밝혀냈다. 둘째, 동학에 나타난 한국학 코드는 현대과학 코드와의 상호피드백을 통해 생명에 대한 명료하고도 정치(精緻)한 인식체계를 구축함으로써 새로운 계몽의 시대를 여는 단초가 되는 것임을 밝혀냈다. 셋째, 동학에 나타난 한국학 코드는 전 지구적 위기에 대응하고 인공지능 윤리와 생명윤리가 준수되는 새로운 규준의 휴머니즘을 제시하고 있음을 밝혀냈다. 오늘날의 한류 현상이 진정한 한국산(産) 정신문화의 교류로까지 심화·확장될 수 있도록 동학은 집단지성의 계발을 통해 '시중時中)'의 도(道)로써 한국학 코드의 세계화의 과제를 완수해야 할 것임을 촉구하였다."
6. 이번 발표에서 저의 문제의식과 직접적으로 닿아 있는 내용은 임상욱 교수의 발표 내용 중의 결론 부분에 있는 것입니다.
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"새로운 시작은 항상 자아 성찰을 전제로 해야 한다고 믿는다. 수운 탄신 200주년, 수운을 말하기 전에 수운처럼 살고 있는가의 성찰이 필요해 보였다. 이 점에서, '수운을 칭송하고 믿자'가아니라 '수운의 행동을 닮아가자'는 관점에서 관련 연구 현황을 점검하고, 앞으로의 과제를 논의해 보았다. 수운은 당시 시각으로 '과격한' 제안을 했던 인물이다. 사람은 가장 인간적일 때, 가장 진보적이라고 한다. 그에게는 당연한 일이, 그렇지 않은 사람에겐 급진적으로 보일 뿐이다. 이 글을 쓰는 내내 함께 함께했던 40살 청년 최제우가 내게 또 묻는다. 아마도 자기가 누군지 아제 알아차린 것 같다. 그의 질문을 공유한다: '당신은 나를 팔면서, 왜 오늘도(!) 나처럼 살지 않습니까'
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이 말을 제 식대로 풀어보면 다음과 같습니다.
"수운-동학은 한마디로 '인간 정체성의 재발견'이다. 인간이 신성한 존재임을 자각한 것이다.(그것을 발견이라고 할 수도 있지만, 발명이라고 해도 좋다. 이때 발명은 '하늘 아래 새로운 것은 없다'는 황금률 하의 발명이다) 그리하여 수운-동학이 가르치는 것은 우리가 '새로운 사람'이 되어야 한다는 것, 될 수 있다는 것이다. 그리고 수운이 미처 말하지 못한(암시적으로만 말한) '사람'의 범위의 확장은 해월에 이르러, '경물'(敬物)이라는 말로 구체화되어 나타난다. 관건은 수운-동학의 새로운 인간은 수운의 깨달음(발견)으로 완성/완결되는 것이 아니라, 시간과 공간을 따라 지속적으로 "새로워지기"를 요구하는 것이라는 점이다. 그러므로 우리는 "수운과 동학에 '대하여' 공부하기"가 아니라, 수운-동학(의 가르침)으로 살기, 즉 늘 새로워지기, 새로운 사람이 되기, 사람(과 세상)을 새롭게 하기의 방식으로 살아가야 한다. '새롭게 한다'는 것은 기술적, 정치적, 경제적 새로움 추구가 아니라(이것은 대체로, 특히 근대사회에서 '새로움' 추구는 일종의 강박증이자 의도적 진부화로서, 죽임의 문화이다), '살리는 것'이다. 우리 몸이 날마다 각질을 떨구어 내고 세포 단위에서 끊임없이 새로워지고 또 새로운 세포를 생성해 냄으로써 '생명'을 유지하는 것처럼, 우리가 새로워진다는 것은 살아 있다는 것이고, 새롭게 한다는 것은 살린다는 것이기 때문이다.
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Dae-Sung Park

논문 공유 가능한지요?



박길수

주소.전번을 메신저로요..




Taechang Kim

이제 동학의 바람직한 르네상스가 확연히 감지되는 시대적
상황적 다시개벽이 이론적 실천적 양면동시변행적으로 제시 논의 공유확산될 토대구축이 이루어질 것이라는 체감이 듭니다. 특히 최민자교수님의
기조강연은 가히 획기적인 생명개신적 의의를 실감할 수 있어서 발표직후에 일본친구들에게 그대로 전하고 가능하면
특별 강연을 청하려고 합니다.
즘참가가가능하다면 저 자신도 청강하겠습니다.
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When Nietzsche Wept (novel) - Wikipedia

When Nietzsche Wept (novel) - Wikipedia

When Nietzsche Wept (novel)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
First edition (publ. Basic Books)

When Nietzsche Wept is a 1992 novel by Irvin D. Yalom, Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry at Stanford University, an existentialist, and psychotherapist. The book takes place mostly in Vienna, Austria, in the year 1882, and relates a fictional meeting between the doctor Josef Breuer and the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. The novel is a review of the history of philosophy and psychoanalysis and some of the main personalities of the last decades of the 19th century, and revolves around the topic of "limerence".

Plot[edit]

Lou Salomé, who was involved with Friedrich Nietzsche, has written a letter stating that the future of the philosophy of Germany is at stake and that Nietzsche needs help desperately. The plot develops into a therapy in which Doctor Josef Breuer needs to have his soul treated to help him get over a patient whom he treated for hysteria and with whom he has fallen in love, while Nietzsche needs help with his migraines. Influenced by the revolutionary ideas of his young disciple Sigmund Freud, Josef Breuer starts the dangerous strategy that will become the origin of psychoanalysis. Thanks to their unusual relation, both of them will see how their perspective of life changes completely. The story also explains how Friedrich Nietzsche received the inspiration to write his famous book, Thus Spoke Zarathustra.

References to famous personalities[edit]

Yalom's book is fictional but contains many references to history and historical personalities: Josef and Mathilde Breuer, Friedrich Nietzsche, Lou Salome, Sigmund Freud, Bertha Pappenheim, Paul Rée as well as mentioning Franz Overbeck, and the composer Richard Wagner.

Adaptations[edit]

In 2007 Yalom's novel received a film adaptation by the director Pinchas Perry, starring Armand Assante, Ben Cross and Katheryn Winnick. This independent American drama was filmed in Bulgaria.

There is also a theatre play based on the novel, adapted by Luciano Cazaux. The roles of Friedrich Nietzsche and Josef Breuer are performed by the actors Luciano Suardi and Claudio Da Passano. The play reflects the intellectual and philosophical atmosphere of the novel, almost dreamlike sometimes. An example of those details is that the female characters of the play wear colorful dresses, while the male characters wear black or grey suits; that is because the play tries to represent its reality from the point of view of the intellectual men of that period. The theatre play has received positive reviews in general, commending the work of the actors and actresses.

See also[edit]

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Mieko Kamiya – die Mutter des IKIGAI — Finde Zukunft in Dir




Mieko Kamiya
The mother of IKIGAI





MIEKO KAMIYA – A TRUE HEROINE

For us, Mieko Kamiya is a heroine. She also became known in Japan. The television station NHK dedicated its own series to her. An animated film was even developed about her life.

Given her important work, she has remained unknown outside of Japan. She laid the foundations of Ikigai research and Ikigai psychology.

The Ikigai is very fashionable today - due to confusion with a Venn diagram by the Spanish Andrés Zuzunaga, many believe that this is the Japanese Ikigai.

In reality, Ikigai is much more complex and profound than the famous Venn diagram. Ken Mogi speaks of a spectrum. Ikigai is “as complex as life itself”.

As a Find Future community, we would like to pass on our knowledge about Mieko Kamiya. You can also find out more about this in our materials.


Zitate von Mieko Kamiya

“When we wake up from sleep, we are greeted by the morning. We did not create the morning; He somehow came to give us a chance to live another day.

We wake up and discover the morning. The meaning of life is like the morning”.


—Mieko Kamiya

Mieko Kamiya was inspired by the work of Viktor Frankl. We can read from Viktor Frankl:

“Every day, every hour has a new meaning, and a different meaning awaits every person. So there is a meaning for one another, and for each one there is a special meaning.”




She made direct reference to Viktor Frankl in her central work “Ikigai ni Tsuite”:

“There are two ways to use the word “ikigai”: it can refer to the source or object of life value, as in “This child is my ikigai,” or it can refer to the mental state of feeling the ikigai. The latter is what Frankl calls the “sense of meaning”. I will call it “Ikigai-Kan” to distinguish it from the former “Ikigai” itself.— Mieko Kamiya


What motivated Mieko Kamiya?

Mieko Kamiya cared for and later researched lepers as a psychologist - people who were excluded from society, imprisoned and uprooted from their families. Why did people who suffered such suffering still get up every morning? And what happens when you are robbed of the meaning of life? She formulated the meaning of Ikigai like this:

“There is nothing else for a person to live life to the fullest than Ikigai. Therefore, there is no greater “cruelty” than depriving people of their ikigai, and there is no greater love than giving people their ikigai.”


– Mieko Kamiya in her book ‘Ikigai-ni-tsuite’, which has not been translated into other languages ​​to date


Über Mieko Kamiya


Mieko Kamiya didn't just research Ikigai. She was a doctor, psychiatrist and author — she began writing at the age of nine. She worked as a translator at the imperial court and later became the mother of two children. She spoke and taught several foreign languages, including French and English. She translated the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius into Japanese.




Stationen Mieko Kamiyas


She taught psychiatry at several Japanese universities and was Princess Mishiko's private tutor. Many around her thought that caring for lepers was their “calling,” their ikigai. But when we read her diary entry, we can see that she found her ikigai in research and writing about ikigai itself:

“At the exhibition and on the train ride home, I continued to think about it and repeated the sentence to myself: 'Dedicate the rest of your life entirely to this task!' I should finish my dissertation as quickly as possible so that I can get started with the work can begin to fulfill my mission.”

She was so moved by writing about Ikigai that she had to keep calming herself - and her children too. In January 1960 she began writing and wrote in her notes:

“At night I was engrossed in writing about Ikigai again. Because I was just bubbling with ideas, I played quiet piano pieces for an hour, partly to get my children to sleep and partly to calm myself down. What a moving experience it is to be able to combine all of my past experiences and studies with my writing into a unified whole.”

When she completed her first draft of her book on September 7, 1961, she wrote: “Now I feel like I can die in peace.” These words show how important writing was for Kamiya. It was far more important to her than her work as a doctor, even though she was well known for it. A few days later, Kamiya wrote in her hand notes (Japanese “shuki”):

“It's finally the last day of the semester break. As I prepared for the upcoming lectures, I looked back on this summer in which I devoted myself entirely to my book. The more I wrote over the summer, the more I realized that this was my most important job. I could almost say that I only lived to write this book. […] That the meaning of my life will gradually reveal itself to me one day I would never have thought it would be possible to show it like that.”


Here you can hear more about Mieko Kamiya in our audio course:



What we can learn about Ikigai from Mieko Kamiya

Through her work as a psychotherapist and researcher, Mieko Kamiya brings us personally and scientifically closer to the original Ikigai. We can see a big picture of Ikigai from her biography, her work “ikigai-ni-tsuite”, her personal accounts, self-doubts and her rich cultural and spiritual experiences in the USA, Europe and Japan.

At the same time, it remains a challenge to translate Ikigai into our Western world and to transfer the Ikigai philosophy into our context. This threatens to reduce complexity, which results in the fallacy of Andrés Zuzunaga's Venn diagram.

Mieko Kamiya herself wrote about the challenge of translating ikigai:

"It seems that the word Ikigai only exists in the Japanese language. The fact that this word exists should indicate that the goal of living, its meaning and value have been problematized in the daily life of the Japanese soul. (...)

According to the dictionary, Ikigai means "strength needed to live in this world, happiness of being alive, usefulness, effectiveness". If we try to translate it into English, German, French, etc., there seems to be no other way to define it other than "worth living" or "value or meaning of life". So, compared to philosophical theoretical concepts, the word Ikigai shows us how ambiguous the Japanese language is, but that is precisely why it has a resonant impact and a wide scope."


Mieko Kamiya, Ikigai ni Tsuite


SEVEN IKIGAI NEEDS ACCORDING TO MIEKO KAMIYA

From her studies, Mieko Kamiya developed seven central Ikigai dimensions that strengthen Ikigai. In our Ikigai course we combine these with practical questions for everyday life based on the Ikigai pillars by Kenchiro Mogi to create our own Ikigai model:





















MIEKO KAMIYA PRIVATES LEBEN

Mieko Kamiya led an eventful life and died young at the age of 65. She became a mother of two children.

As a young woman, she experienced a great loss that resulted in a life crisis. Later she still felt that she could express everything she had experienced through writing and bring together her different experiences. Perhaps that's why she noted about the ikigai that it can take years to find.

Throughout her life, Mieko Kamiya never expected to find family happiness again. According to her biography, she died happily in the presence of her husband and children.

You can find out more about Mieko Kamiya's life story, her arguments, dark and light hours in our Ikigai book and online course.



GAB ES IKIGAI VOR MIEKO KAMIYA?




WAS MIEKO KAMIYA A BELIEVER?




WHAT ELSE DID MIEKO KAMIYA DO?





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THERAPY MEETS THE MEANING OF LIFE


Annelies Harvent's fascinating path to IKIGAI combines therapy with meaning in life. She inspires through coaching with a therapeutic background and integrates IKIGAI into everyday life, through conscious living, relationship harmony and appreciation of the little things. Her story offers guidance for people seeking meaning and presence.
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IKIGAI – THE JAPANESE ART, CALLIGRAPHY AND HEALTH


We invite you to join us in welcoming Saori Okada!
Saori, founder of Mogami Wellness, also spreads the “true” Ikigai and also combines the topics Health (wellbeing, holistic) and Art with each other. On this special Find Future evening, she will introduce us to calligraphy and show how everyone can find access to Japanese philosophy.
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IKIGAI AND FLOW


The Ikigai feeling can bring us into a state of “flow”. For Ken Mogi, Ikigai and flow lead to creativity. How are these two concepts related? And how can we achieve a life with more flow? You will find out in this article.
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HAYAO MIYAZAKI – FINDING IKIGAI IN CREATIVITY


We delve into the inspiring life philosophy of legendary anime director Hayao Miyazaki and learn how he found his life's purpose in creating captivating worlds and stories. Be inspired by his creative journey - a must for anyone looking for meaning and fulfillment in their creative work.
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HOW DO WE FEEL IF WE DON'T HAVE IKIGAI?


Anyone traveling to Japan for the first time will quickly be overwhelmed by the impressions. The meeting of traditional and modern culture is particularly impressive. On the streets of Tokyo we meet praying monks and we walk past state-of-the-art displays that show us the most modern advertising at the volume of a discotheque.

What is interesting for those interested in IKIGAI is that, on the one hand, “IKIGAI” is a general word in the Japanese language and at the same time not all Japanese would claim to have an IKIGAI feeling.

If IKIGAI is something like the “Japanese philosophy of finding meaning”, one has to say openly:
Not every Japanese person is interested in finding meaning in life.
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NEW YEAR WITH IKIGAI


You probably know our free IKIGAI test. Now the year 2022 is coming to an end and a new year is upon us. How are you going to approach it? What have you learned in 2022, what do you hope for the new year?

We have structured the test with IKIGAI elements so that you can take the test at your leisure. If you don't have much time, you can complete the test in 5 minutes 😊. In any case, you will receive a nice summary.
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IKIGAI MEDITATIONS FOR REFLECTION AND WELL-BEING


We have put together our Ikigai meditations for you with a total length of over 1 hour and want to make them accessible to everyone. There are meditations and reflections on Ikigai and Kintsugi:

Discover Ikigai moments


Develop Ikigai gratitude


Ikigai and closeness to nature


Kintsugi – Scars of Gold Meditation


Kintsugi – finding peace and quiet in the midst of chaos


Meditation for difficult days
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THE IKIGAI SCANDAL


Why do so many people believe that Ikigai is a four-circle diagram? Motoki talks about confusing Ikigai with Andrés Zuzunaga's Venn Diagram in this video.
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PURPOSE VS. IKIGAI – WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?


What is the difference between purpose, meaning and Ikigai? In this article we look at modern purpose approaches and look at what Mieko Kamiya's Ikigai research tells us about it. Mieko Kamiya referred directly to Viktor Frankl's work and thereby opens up access to meaning-centered logotherapy.
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IKIGAI TRAINING FOR COACHES
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HOW IKIGAI CAN HELP YOU WITH IMPOSTER SYNDROME


Creative and creative people often suffer from the so-called “Imposter Syndrome”: They believe that their talents and abilities are “normal” – and that they are accessible to everyone. One reason for this is that people who suffer from imposter syndrome have difficulty internalizing their skills and talents and seeing them as strengths.

The German translation is “imposter symptom” and is only partially helpful. In fact, people with a tendency to imposter syndrome believe that, despite their outstanding abilities, they can be “exposed” because in reality there is nothing “special” about their abilities.

If you can relate to this, here is a warning and good news about Ikigai for you.
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HOW IKIGAI CAN HELP YOU WITH HIGH SENSITIVITY


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IKIGAI TRAINING

IS THERE ACTUALLY AN IKIGAI TRAINING?

We are often asked this.

One thing is certain: There are a lot of offers, but less than 1% revolve around the real meaning of Ikigai (Japanese 生き甲斐 'meaning of life' or 'value of life').

In Germany there are currently only two officially certified Ikigai coaches: Dr. Katharina Stenger and Motoki Tonn. Katharina offers individual and group coaching and Motoki with the Finde Zukunft team Ikigai live courses and Ikigai communities (we call them Ikigai circles).< /span>
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OUR ONLINE COURSES


At Finde Zukunft we offer two different online courses:

The Ikigai course, which focuses on Japanese philosophy Ikigai focused and intended to help you get a little closer to your Ikigai and your meaning in life & the Find Future Course, which focuses on the topic of mindfulness and strengthening your adaptive resilience and is intended to help you with your To shape the future constructively.Here we want to give you another overview get our course offerings.


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THE FIRST LIVE COURSE ON TRUE IKIGAI - PART 3


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THE FIRST LIVE COURSE ON TRUE IKIGAI - PART 2


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THE FIRST LIVE COURSE ON TRUE IKIGAI


We were able to hold our first Ikigai course online! We are very pleased. Here you can get an insight into what we covered in our first session.
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IKIGAI PSYCHOLOGY AND SPIRITUALITY – DISCOVERING THE TRUE MEANING


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IKIGAI QUALITIES TEST: IKIGAI-9


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Mieko Kamiya's path brought with it various tasks. But it was only in researching Ikigai that she unexpectedly came across her own Ikigai and thus her life's work:

“At the exhibition and on the train ride home, I continued to think about it and repeated to myself the sentence: 'Dedicate the rest of your life to this task!' I should finish my dissertation as quickly as possible so that I can get started with the work can begin to fulfill my mission”
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IKIGAI – WHO INVENTED IT?


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