What's Up With The Chimp In Nope? Is Gordy An Alien?
Warning! SPOILERS for Nope.
Jordan Peele's Nope heavily features a chimp named Gordy and viewers are wondering if he's more alien than he first appears. Nope spends a lot of time dwelling on a traumatic event surrounding Gordy mauling some actors on the set of a sitcom. Given Nope's extraterrestrial focus and themes, the question of whether Gordy is an alien or not is perhaps expected.
Nope's alien villain is explicitly shown to be a living being that looks something like how audiences might expect a UFO to look. Perhaps the biggest twist of the film is the realization that the characters aren't dealing with little green men but with a predator on a massive scale that is territorial and aggressive. Nope's continued focus on Gordy the chimp's story highlights these same points and themes but leaves audiences guessing as to whether the event that took place on the set of the sitcom was extraterrestrial in nature. Of particular note is the existence of a shoe standing up perfectly straight in the middle of the shot, which is never explained in any real detail.
Related: Does Nope Have An After Credits Scene?
Like Jordan Peele's Get Out, Nope has many underlying meanings and themes in excess of its story — it can be enjoyed at face value or it can be examined and investigated for deeper meaning. Examining Nope like this opens up new meanings and ideas that shed light on some of its mysteries. While much is left up to audience interpretation, there are some notable moments and events in Nope that tell the audience everything they need to know about Gordy the chimp, including whether or not he's got something to do with the alien.
Nope shows that Gordy is a dangerous animal. Even though he's trained, the movie shows that
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