Research Summary
In the film the monsters rely solely on their extremely sensitive and accurate sense of hearing. The characters have to always be on alert and silent, they can walk out in the open because the creatures can't see. Since the creatures can't see, Lee and his family are able to live a semi normal life considering the situation, they gather food, the children are schooled by their mother and they seem relatively happy. But say the monsters were able to see, and maybe their hearing wasn't so sensitive that even a snapped branch got their attention. If this was the case the the family would have to stay in hiding, maybe live underground and grow their food. If this was the case they would be able to talk normally and not have to use sign language so often. The monsters being able to see would cause new fears and the characters wouldn't see the outside world as often and will have to live in hiding out of sight. In my adaptation I want to show the themes of helplessness, and the unknown. Contrasting the original film I want the characters to be able to talk freely and explore how they feel about their situation with each other instead of relying solely on facial expressions.
A Quiet Place*
This review on the film talks about how well the director uses visual storytelling instead of dialogue to express the fears of silence the critics review talks about how in the world today we're so used to using our voices and and sounds to express ourselves that having that taken away, like it is from the characters in the film, and living without it would be hard to imagine. “we live in a such noisy world that it's hard to imaging that constant sound being taken away. We use noise to express ourselves–it's a part of who we are as a people. And “A Quiet Place” weaponizes that part of the human condition in a way that owes a debt to films like “Alien” but also charts its own new ground” (Tallerico).
Silence in “A Quiet Place” Hints at Sedatephobia, a Burgeoning Human Fear*
This article talks about one of the themes in the film, silence. I'm including this because author Yasmin Tayag writes about silence in the past century and how people these days can't be without noise. Always listening to music or the tv is always on. “It all comes down to a single root fear: the fear of what we don't know. Part of the reason silence is so scary is because it creates a sense of anticipation – or anxiety – depending on what you're hoping to expect” (Tayag).
Watch: How “A Quiet Place” Builds Suspense in its Opening Minutes*
In this break down of the two opening scenes of the movie the film makers set the stakes high, “Thomas notes that in a primarily suspense-driven film there are two key ways of generating the desired effect. The first, uncertainty, serves to provoke anxiety, while the second, certainty that an undesired outcome will occur” (Morrow). Uncertainty is important in the film to keep the family thinking, they never know what could happen. In the opening scene when Beau puts the batteries in his toy that makes sounds and attracts the attention of a monster it's already too late and can't save him. I like this review because it focus on just the opening scenes and talks about the usefulness of uncertainty and certainty in film and life. When the kid is shown putting batteries into his toy the audience knows something bad (loud) is going to happen, but the characters do not.
A Quiet Place*
This review on the film talks about how well the director uses visual storytelling instead of dialogue to express the fears of silence the critics review talks about how in the world today we're so used to using our voices and and sounds to express ourselves that having that taken away, like it is from the characters in the film, and living without it would be hard to imagine. “we live in a such noisy world that it's hard to imaging that constant sound being taken away. We use noise to express ourselves–it's a part of who we are as a people. And “A Quiet Place” weaponizes that part of the human condition in a way that owes a debt to films like “Alien” but also charts its own new ground” (Tallerico).
Silence in “A Quiet Place” Hints at Sedatephobia, a Burgeoning Human Fear*
This article talks about one of the themes in the film, silence. I'm including this because author Yasmin Tayag writes about silence in the past century and how people these days can't be without noise. Always listening to music or the tv is always on. “It all comes down to a single root fear: the fear of what we don't know. Part of the reason silence is so scary is because it creates a sense of anticipation – or anxiety – depending on what you're hoping to expect” (Tayag).
Watch: How “A Quiet Place” Builds Suspense in its Opening Minutes*
In this break down of the two opening scenes of the movie the film makers set the stakes high, “Thomas notes that in a primarily suspense-driven film there are two key ways of generating the desired effect. The first, uncertainty, serves to provoke anxiety, while the second, certainty that an undesired outcome will occur” (Morrow). Uncertainty is important in the film to keep the family thinking, they never know what could happen. In the opening scene when Beau puts the batteries in his toy that makes sounds and attracts the attention of a monster it's already too late and can't save him. I like this review because it focus on just the opening scenes and talks about the usefulness of uncertainty and certainty in film and life. When the kid is shown putting batteries into his toy the audience knows something bad (loud) is going to happen, but the characters do not.