Was the deer intentionally thrown at the car?
In Get Out, there is a scene in the beginning of the film showing Rose and Chris hitting a deer on the way to her parent's house. It actually appears like the deer is thrown at their car.
After watching the movie, I don't really understand what the significance is regarding this scene as it appears that the deer is thrown at the car somehow.
I understand that Rose's father does not like the deer around his property because he claims that they destroy the ecosystem:
I don't mean to get on my high horse, but I'm telling you I do not like the deer. I'm sick of it. They're taking over. They're like rats. They destroy the ecosystem. If I see a dead deer on the side of the road, I think to myself that's a start. You know what? I am grateful for what you have done today. I don't like them.
Also, the deer incident caused unwanted attention by law enforcement that Rose and her family obviously wouldn't want.
Was the deer actually thrown at their car? If so, is it ever explained why the deer would be intentionally thrown at their car?
Best Answer
It very much looked to me like a deer bounding rapidly, rather than being thrown. The video below shows a deer jumping; it looks very much like the one in the "Get Out" clip.
I can't think of any reason in the movie why the deer would have been thrown at the car. In addition, throwing a deer would be very difficult. Adult deer weigh 100-300 pounds. It would probably require some equipment to launch something so heavy (and alive and struggling) across a highway at the car, and that equipment may have been noticed by the cop who shows up.
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No, there's no way anyone could have thrown that deer with that velocity, it was 10 feet off the ground.
I always looked at that scene as, first of all, a tension setter. It's a quick scare for the audience, and a bit cheap at that, but it sets you on the edge of your seat. Then as Chris goes into the woods, you're not entirely sure if something else will jump out at him.
Also, I think it's a bit of foreshadowing when you see the look in the deer's eyes, and you consider what Chris faces later in the movie. It's that same (pardon the pun) "deer in the headlights" look of fear. It sets up a nice visual bookend to the story.
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