A Quiet Place: Day One is set as a prequel to the well known and particular first movie of its name A Quiet Place (2018), the prequel to the first part of the film is directed by Michael Sarnoski, the script is co written with John Krasinski and the film is focused on the origin of the post apocalyptic world that has captivated viewers ball eyes since the beginning. Taking place in New York the story is not set during the typical post apocalyptic phase of humanity’s collapse and extraterrestrial invasion, instead it describes the initial moments when the aliens who are sensitive to sound appear on Earth, from what it looks on the trailer falling from the sky.
The plot develops around the main character named Sam played by Lupita Nyong’o, a woman experiencing the early stages of the invasion at the city, as the night falls and the lights go out and the people run, Sam is forced to work with Eric, portrayed by Joseph Quinn, now they must move from point A to point B through the dangerous terrain of the city, where even the slightest of sounds could signal danger. The film introduces a new element of conflict to Sam’s character with the addition of a pet cat, which creates a new tension as they try to avoid waking the animal in the middle of the panic.
The cast also includes actors like Alex Wolff as Reuben and Djimon Hounsou as Henri, who comes back from the second sequel to the first movie A Quiet Place Part II, as the movie moves beyond the core concept of the invasion, the film will try to dive more into the consequences of the invasion, probably presenting more elaborate action sequences as well as more oppressive scenes that take place within the structures of the city and its subterranean infrastructure, involving a larger amount of humans affected by the invasion rather than the first movies were develop on the country side.
- IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13433802/
- Platform: Theaters
- Release: June 28, 2024
The Setting and Plot
Unlike the countryside backdrop of the previous films, the prequel takes place in New York streets, this would probably make a larger part of the audience relate more to the movie at least for the ones living in a city, let their imagination fly as how it would be to stay so close to the aliens, watch them fall from the sky and after create all kind of terror on the streets, places such as parks with recognizable city references and populated areas have bigger impact on the audience and more involved scenes that give a sense of chaos.The main character is a woman named Sam, who is played by Lupita Nyong’o and she finds herself in the middle of an alien invasion, her character is a focus to the movie as she struggles with the rough city environment along with Eric, Joseph Quinn. The relationships between Sam and Eric help to build up the plot and showcase values as survival, trust, and perseverance. The film brings another element of danger by making the characters silent around Sam’s pet cat so as not to wake the creatures, similar to what the baby was on the first movie.
The movie has some similarities to World War Z in a sense that we have Sam and Eric situated on a big city with an invitation going on, the moment the first Alien hit the ground felt like it was a massive event and everyone is part of it, its because of all the chaos been done by the Aliens throwing cars around in the middle of the air, killing people left and right, the army starts to cut down ties with the city taking down bridges with rockets, they probably going to bomb the entire city since the Aliens cant be fought back only control, they move so fast, so big, so strong and are so many. Sam and Eric have to find their way out and soon enough realize they cant make a single sound or else will be found and rip apart.
Production and Direction
Michael Sarnoski's Vision
With the prequel directed by Michael Sarnoski who has worked on the successful movie called Pig, the franchise has a new , As Sarnoski mentioned the direction is focused on the horror and thriller genre with some emphasis on the drama and psychological trauma, its more about the expirience they go through rather than a war against an Alien invasion so I doubt we see much time of Alien fighting the Army. This is one of the most effectively realized aspects of the movie where the fears and hopes of the characters and their desire to live goes over the invasion going on.
Themes and Messages
Communication and Survival
We often don't consider the many liberties we have until its gone, this is the case of the concept of communication, this plays a significant role on the movie, the fact that people cant communicate as they are used to survive, the Aliens ability to hear more than what humans can leads to complete silence while only a few figure this out and the rest dies, such an important factor been able to talk and comprehend each other.. This enforced silence can be interpreted as a reflection of the lack of communication people experience in moments of emergency when fear and confusion impede trust. The fact that all the characters of the film are struggling to survive in this new world, the movie also showcase how a group of people tries to survive supporting each other, in the event of danger humans can help each other working together without having any past relationship with the only purpose to survive.Resilience and Adaptation
It is expected that the theme of family will be preserved as well as the themes of the human spirit rising against enormous challenges, I do expect that during the story there will be at least a family from father, mother and son who stay together for the most part if they are not wipe out too. The movie takes place in New York and this is the complete contrast to the woods describe in the previous movies which show how various societies and locations react to the threat of extermination in different ways depend on the landscape. The impression of the city that never sleeps suddenly awoken to silence may be seen as a very ironic concept.Production Challenges
Delays and Directorial Changes
The filming of the movie was not without its problems and issues, originally planned for the 31st of March 2023, the film encountered numerous obstacles and the makers decided to release it in summer 2024 instead, this shift was one major obstacle, with the enforcement of a new directorial regime. Jeff Nichols was initially supposed to direct the movie but eventually left the project over creative differences and Michael Sarnoski took his place. Sarnoski worked with John Krasinski to make all the necessary changes to the plot and characters in order to maintain the cinematic universe’s coherence while still developing a concept that belongs to the fresh movie.Transition from a countryside to a city specifically the city of New York was well planned and organized to incorporate the vast confrontations with aliens in New York, the shift in tones also made the movie more complex in terms of designing the sets and incorporating special effects, which contributed to the extended length of the shoot. However, the filmmakers’ determination for the best quality of immersing the audience has been noticeable in the commercials and teasers that have been released so far and those have been welcome by audiences and critics online.
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