John Krasinski returns with the sequel to his directorial debut 'A Quiet Place' a horror film where the only way to survive is to be silent.
The film continues on from where the last one left off after the Abbott family experience the loss of their father and leader (John Krasinski) who sacrifices himself to save his wife (Emily Blunt), daughter Regan (Millicent Simmonds) and son Marcus (Noah Jupe). Their story continues after this event as the family has lost their home and go on a journey to find somewhere safe to live whilst looking after their newborn. On their journey they come across an old friend Emmett (Cillian Murphy) who is reluctant to help after he has experienced the loss of his whole family to these creatures. However, when he sees the impressive strength of the hearing-impaired daughter Regan and her will to find somewhere safe he helps her along the way.
The gripping, intense opening sequence that shows the first day of this apocalyptic attack shows the reason that Krasinski's directing make these films a unique take on the genre of horror. We watch the horrifying acts that take place on the first day as the creatures wreak havoc on the quiet, friendly neighbourhood as we watch the cheerful residents turn to panic and terror as they run for their lives. This opens the film powerfully and brings it back to the main metaphors in Krasinski's film, how far you will go to protect your family, as both parents do everything they can to protect their children. The new character of Emmett continues this metaphor as he portrays a character with a lot of grief who does not wish to help the Abbott family but when he is reminded of the importance of family he goes to lengths to protect Regan.
Krasinski places both children as the leads of this film, with Marcus trying to protect his baby sibling and Regan trying to save her family and the lives of others. What Krasinski does beautifully in this film is showing what life is like from the perspective of a deaf person through the character of Regan, as Millicent Simmonds is deaf in real life. In scenes when Regan is the main part of the shot, the camera focuses on her and the sound changes to muffled noises presenting that we are in the point of view of Regan and how she hears the world. This brings another level of fear into the film as along with the character of Regan the audience are not prepared and do not hear the creatures coming.
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