Welcome To The Sunken Place

In “Get Out,” Chris goes to visit the Armitage family while they’re having a get-together with some other wealthy white friends. Mr. Armitage (Bradley Whitford) jokes that he wishes he could have voted for Obama a third time and Mrs. Armitage (Catherine Keener) seems pleasant, but there’s something strange going on. At the garden party, Chris approaches the only other Black guest (LaKeith Stanfield), who is dressed like an old white man and acts rather strangely. When someone takes a photo, his eyes change, and he screams at Chris to “Get out!” but unfortunately Chris doesn’t take the advice and is soon sucked into the Armitage’s wicked plan. Mrs. Armitage uses her spoon and teacup to hypnotize Chris, sending him to “the sunken place,” a pitch-black void where he can see through his eyes but can’t control his body.

Chris tries to contact the outside world and asks Rose to leave several times, but he’s thwarted at every turn. His phone gets taken off the charger by the Armitage’s maid, for example, and Rose has a way of explaining things away and calming him down. Unfortunately, Chris should have listened to his gut, because his body ends up being auctioned off at the garden party while he’s away chatting with Rose.