So much effort has gone into making the world believable (only to alleviate the sense of horror).įor one, the actor who plays Reagan, Millicent Simmonds, is actually deaf in real life (as is her character in the film). The whats, wheres, and whys take a backseat in A Quiet Place. The absence of sound hits you hard. It is also the reason why you don't miss the absence of details like how the family got to where they are, who these aliens are and what happened to fellow humans. The fear germinates less from the supernatural being, or blood and gore, and more from the unpredictably potent situation. The thing I bonded to most in the original draft was this idea of family".įilms like the above mentioned (and some others that he watched, including Jaws, and Alien) don't tackle horror with the regular tropes we are used to as audiences.
A Quiet Place is a unique film: it has elements of horror, thriller unlike any other in recent times, and yet has a universal message (parental love and protection takes precedence in the face of any horror). Krasinski says to Variety, "the truth is, I never saw it as a horror movie. And there's even a scene where our heroes have to attempt to navigate through a group of sleeping creatures, bringing to mind the close-corners horror scenes in "A Quiet Place." "Underwater" also just has a great ensemble cast, led by Kristen Stewart and Vincent Cassel, whom you immediately care about and root for, similar to the family in "A Quiet Place.Krasinski revealed, in an interview with Variety, that he watched films like Get Out, The Babadook to prepare for his directorial debut - and it shows. Like the creatures in "A Quiet Place," the monsters in "Underwater" are fantastically designed for simultaneously maximizing cool and terrifying viewers.
MOVIES LIKE A QUIET PLACE MOVIE
But in its second half, as the characters begin to realize that there's something in the depths with them, the movie begins to resemble "A Quiet Place."
The first portion of the movie plays out very similarly to the first portion of "The Descent," where the horror comes purely from the environment. "Underwater" opens with an explosive (or rather, implosive) sequence as an earthquake rocks the foundation of a drilling and research facility at the bottom of the Marianas Trench, causing cracks in the walls and implosions due to pressure. "Arrival" asks some of the same questions that "A Quiet Place" does in relation to parents, children, and a world that might only offer death. The emotional core of "Arrival" is based on the relationship between Louise and her daughter, who suffers from an incurable fatal illness. When other countries begin to shut down their communications with Louise's team, the movie comes to an exciting climax.īut what makes "Arrival" most special and most interesting for fans of "A Quiet Place" is the emotional heart of the movie. Not all of the army members at the base believe that the aliens have good intentions. While the interactions with the aliens in "Arrival" are overwhelmingly calm, quiet, and almost meditative, it develops tension and delivers thrills throughout from the relationships between the humans at the base on Montana and the relationships between governments. The aliens have landed in 12 ships around the globe, one of which is in Montana, where Louise and physicist Ian Donnelly (Jeremy Renner) work to understand their language and technology.
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