Jordan Peele's enigmatic sci-fi horror film "Nope" tracks two horse-wrangling siblings who encounter an uncanny presence over their remote Southern California ranch — and leaves a provocative tangle of allegorical chills and thrills lingering in the minds of viewers.
But first, it serves up a perplexing scene of chaos, confusion and terror, just moments after an unthinkable rampage has turned a TV studio into a backdrop for carnage.
As with the filmmaker's previous outings "Get Out" and "Us," "Nope" offers a bounty of symbols, themes and references to chew on, even if the answers can be frustratingly (or delightfully) opaque. For some, one puzzle piece in particular raises the question: What exactly does a chimpanzee named Gordy have to do with what's lurking in the skies in the Spielbergian summer blockbuster?
