This episode we review Bird Box,
which is available to stream only on Netflix. It's probably one of the best
horror movies of 2018. Even though it was released the Friday before Christmas,
it has already been watched over 45 million times according to Netflix.
* 0:39 - Intro* 5:29 - Trailer* 8:18 - Synopsis/Review* 14:53 - Score* 17:15 - Spoilers/Discussion* 1:00:06 - Final
Recommendations and Outro* 1:02:06 - Taglines* 1:06:38 - 2018 Horror Movies
Year in Review* 1:14:16 - Most Anticipated
Horror Movies of 2019* 1:30:32 - Outro
Bird Box tells the story of Mallorie (played by Sandra Bullock) as she experiences the fallout of a worldwide invasion of monsters that cause people to commit suicide if you look at them. The survivors of the invasion figure out that they must block their view with blindfolds or window coverings to resist the influence of the unseen creatures.
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The non-linear narrative jumps between the onset of the global disaster where Mallorie finds herself holed up with a motley crew of survivors, and five years after the fact when Mallorie is floating down a river with two small children trying to get to safety. Will they make it? Is it a happy ending? ...You’ll just have to ...SEE it.
Watch the trailer here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INJ2bPFy108
There is a star studded cast that
give great performances. Notably Sarah Paulson in her small role as Mallorie's Sister, and Trevante Rhodes
(Moonlight), the love interest. John Malkovich is also in it. It’s directed by Susanne Bier which
has mostly just directed dramas and romances, but she has shown her skill with
this movie.
This is a really high quality movie
that I’m kind of shocked wasn’t released in theaters. It would have done great,
as evidenced by it's record breaking first week on Netflix. It’s very tonally
similar to A Quiet Place, and that's only helps it. There is a lot of creative
problem solving on display in this movie, but most notably, this movie is a
great example of how to not show the monster. Another great compliment I
can pay to this movie is that all of the characters' actions made sense. Any
time that I was yelling at the screen, it was from dramatic irony, not because
of a stupid character decision. The writing was very good at building the world
and communicating the situation in a very short period of time. Lots or really
tense moments and great payoffs throughout.
My
Rating
