Regarding spiritual content, there's nothing at all spiritually dark or disturbing in the film. I haven't heard a score this harrowing and intense since last year's Dunkirk. Equally, he provides a lovely, more delicate score for the quieter moments before (and in between) most of the mayhem and terror. Composer Marco Beltrami is no stranger to horror (he composed World War Z, after all), and his pounding score adds so much tension and dread to each scary moment. But let's not forget how crucial the score is. These things are dang scary, and the actors sell the horror of the terrifying situations beautifully. It doesnt hurt that Lucasfilm's Industrial Lights and Magic lend their talents to the creature creation either. Design-wise, theyre suprisingly similar to the creatures from Stranger Things, but they're still unique enough to stand on their own here. Some movies, like Jaws or Cloverfield, for example use their menacing monsters sparingly, but A Quiet Place uses them very effectively and in a satisfying way. Krasinski also doesn't hold back from giving us a good look, either. I knew monsters would play a part in the film, but I was kind of surprised by how much. The monsters are a little unexpected in a way. I found it all too easy to get deeply emotionally invested in the story and characters. It doesn't hurt to know that Krasinski and Blunt are married in real life either it lends an authenticity to the characters and their relationship and a deeper emotional bond for them. It's a very real depiction of family and the parental (and sibling) burden. But the weight of their loss hangs heavy on the characters throughout the film, and it greatly impacts their decisions and relationships. The stakes are high, but the Abbotts must rely on their intincts and close bond with one another to get through each day. The Abbott family are not only dealing with trying to live day-to-day life in near silence, but they're also coping with loss while trying to prep for a new baby on the way. There's very little actual spoken dialog in the film, and Krasinski brilliantly uses sound in a way to enhance the story and make you more conscious of sound in your everyday life.Ī Quiet Place is a very human story. This forces the family to try to live in almost complete silence, using primarily sign language to communicate with one another. The story solely follows the foursome as they try to navigate living life on a farm while blind monsters that hunt by sound roam the nearby lands. Krasinski is joined by his real-life wife, Emily Blunt, playing his on-screen wife, Evelyn, and the pair are supported by two young talents playing their kids. A Quiet Place is directed by John Krasinski, who also stars as one of the leads. It's hard to imagine a film like this was directed by the actor who played the practical jokester Jim Halpbert on TV's The Office. Instead, it's a gritty, real, emotional, heartfelt and downright scary thriller. And where many horror films are loaded with graphic violence, strong/pervasive profanity and sexual material and nudity, A Quiet Place offers not one profane word, not one bit of sexual content, and holds back from getting too graphic. To be fair, the horror genre is usually filled with slasher fare and purely sadistic gore-fests that are just dark for dark's sake (and frankly, just seem steeped in really evil content).

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