A Quiet Place


‘ I have always loved you’ – Lee Abbott

The brand new horror film written and directed by John Krasinski’s causes people to question if they really want quiet.

After living in silence for over one year, hiding from creatures that are attracted to sound, the Abbott family have established themselves in the woodlands and attempt to connect to the outside world.

Tension is built up from the start as we meet the family after they have been living in silence for nearly a hundred days, seemingly having mastered living in silence as they don’t wear shoes and communicate only in sign language. Due to the lack of dialogue not a lot of information is given about each character and is left to be figured out. But the well written script, co-written by Krasinski, Scott Beck and Bryan Woods allows the important information to easily be made clear. Despite not knowing a lot about the family a connection is still built with them as I personally became very invested in their lives and wanted to see them succeed.

 I think I can honestly say that this is the only time in a horror movie I was so absorbed and connected with the characters and the world of the film. The fact that Krasinski and Emily Blunt are actually married with a family allowed them to deliver convincing characters as they were both admittedly dealing with real feelings. This made each aspect of the film more incredibly intense and impactful, along withthe fear created with every different sound.




Sound is clearly the most important element in the film because ‘If they hear you, they hunt you’. Even the music and at times lack there off added to the ever building tension which is unsurprising as experienced composer, Marco Beltrami, who also composed for the Scream franchised, created many songs for the film. Also, according to Wikipedia the crew were made to be especially quiet during filming so that the diegetic sounds in the various locations in New York, could be captured and enhanced in editing. This made the connection to the setting much more real for me when watching the film especially the sounds of the creatures running as they sounded as real and close to me.


 This is definitely one of my favourite horror films and film in general as it is one I can’t stop thinking about and is successful on many levels - showing great acting with not a lot a dialogue and having an engaging story throughout.


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