This is why the John Krasinski directed A Quiet Place (2018) is considered a modern classic. The film relied on atmospheric creation to deliver chills. You hardly saw the monsters and yet literally held your breath as any additional noise brought the film’s heroes closer to fear and anxiety. The barren background score, brilliant cinematography and above all, the family dynamics on display made it appreciable. The film’s saddest moment comes when a pregnant Emily Blunt steps on a loose mail. She cannot take the risk of screaming and continues to suffer. Later, in the film’s sequel, the heroes discover that the aliens cannot swim and are afraid of water. Inexplicably, in A Quiet Place: Day One, which is supposed to be a prequel, government officials are broadcasting all this – something it took the survivors years to learn.
No effort has been made by the government to thwart the attack. We don’t see any battle between the aliens and the US military. It is strange to see that the powerful American army, which has a stockpile of weapons from all over the world, goes into hiding without any fight. And let’s not forget that America is the most gun-friendly country in the world. You can literally buy them over the counter. And it seems like everyone and their grandmother has them. But guns are not used by civilians in self-defense. The entire population of New York is seen running around like headless chickens.
And this raises another question. Why didn’t the director show us the scale effects of the invasion and instead focus on the lives of Sam (Lupita Nyong’o), her cat Frodo, and English law student Eric (Joseph Quinn), a stranger they encounter There was a chance. How they met is even more ridiculous. It seems that while the whole world is looking for sanctuary to save itself, Sam is seen looking for a pizza, as his nurse Ruben (Alex Wolfe) promised to give him a pizza when they Went to town to see a puppet show. And, inspired by her nihilism, Eric accompanies her on her quest. Of course, who can resist eating a slice of New York pizza, even in the midst of an alien invasion? Pizzerias in NY are sure to do big business after the film’s release.
Lupita Nyong’o is one of our best artists and she brings her full strength to this project. But his character is so badly crafted that even his heroic efforts are not enough to make you root for him. The second film’s Link, Djimon Hounsou, is wasted in a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it role. And Joseph Quinn seems like he would rather work in any other movie than this one.
Director Michael Sarnoski has done a huge injustice to the original product. It’s hard to invest emotionally in the central characters when nothing happens to them despite making all kinds of mistakes. In one sequence, a horde of aliens passes by them but they carefully escape. We want to know how John Krasinski allowed his labor of love to get so badly distorted. We were expecting a movie depicting world domination by aliens and the reaction of the world government and citizens. What we got is a movie about a super intelligent cat whose owner’s top priority during an extinction-level disaster is satisfying his pizza cravings…