The craft master of horror fiction himself, Stephen King, noted on Twitter that “A QUIET PLACE is an extraordinary piece of work. The power of silence in this film cannot be underestimated. As the movie’s tagline puts it: If they hear you, they hunt you. Even crickets have gone silent in order to survive. The family communicates through sign language and walks barefoot over strategically placed sand paths so as to remain silent. When the film begins, three months after the unseen invasion occurs, everyone and everything that still lives has adapted. And that’s exactly what the film does – it lets the family shine as its most intriguing character. ![]() Likewise, the actions, expressions, and burdens of a family living in such dark and dire circumstances are given the opportunity to shine in the midst of near silence. But in the midst of this silence, A Quiet Place is essentially a parable for raising a family in what oftentimes seems a broken world.Īs the film’s sound editor Erik Aadahl described it, the unusual silence is like a beautiful Rembrandt or Caravaggio painting where a shaft of light surrounded by darkness makes the scene more beautiful by contrast. In a world where the faintest of sounds can lead to a sudden and savage death, A Quiet Place is understandably… well, quiet. The kicker to what seems a standard post-apocalyptic plot: these creatures are completely blind and hunt by homing in on even the slightest sound. The movie follows a family of four - John Krasinski of The Office fame, Emily Blunt (the couple are married in real life as well), and young actors Millicent Simmonds and Noah Jupe - as they try to survive in a world that has been overrun by bloodthirsty monsters. But if you imagined the conversation that these three minds might have, then you could envision the essential elements of A Quiet Place, the perfect blend of silence, terror, and the pressures of raising a family. ![]() If I told you that a monk, Stephen King, and a father with a newborn baby walked into a bar, you would understandably think I was launching into some hackneyed joke. Today’s guest review is by Justin Petrisek.
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