WWhen a horror film has as much impact as A quiet place I did it in 2018, there is usually an effort to find a way to further capitalize on the scares that made it a success. This can often result in new episodes that not only feel contrived, but also seem to eliminate everything that made the original film. convincing first. Fortunately, that’s not the case A peaceful place: first daynow in theaters.
Serving as a prequel to both A quiet place and its sequel, 2021 A quiet place part II, Day one takes viewers back to – you guessed it – the first day those pesky sound-sensitive aliens invaded Earth and began terrorizing humanity. Day one arrives in a year that has already seen a number of horror prequels – ranging from the captivatingly sinister, like The first omento the exhaustively redundant, as The Strangers: Chapter 1–and it’s a welcome entry into the genre.
The story revolves around Samira (Lupita Nyong’o), a terminal cancer patient who reluctantly agrees to take a trip to Manhattan with her hospice group, only to find herself trapped in the chaos of New York when the extraterrestrial attack begins. . Eventually, Sam and his service cat Frodo (the film’s breakout star) attract the attention of a lost soul, British law student Eric (Joseph Quinn), and the three form an unlikely trio whose time together changes their sense of the world. that constitutes life. worth.
While Day one was produced by John Krasinski, who directed the first two films, this time by independent director Michael Sarnoski (Pork) took the reins later The cyclists filmmaker Jeff Nichols dropped out of the project in early 2022. Directing from his own script, Sarnoski built on what the original did. Still Place a smash hit – a character-driven narrative with emotional payoff – while offering a fresh take on the universe’s almost silent apocalyptic concept.
Instead of once again focusing on the Abbott family led by Emily Blunt, Sarnoski features entirely new lead actors – with the exception of Djimon Hounsou’s character. part II addition Henri – to draw viewers into the story. “One of the great things about Quiet place universe is that you have these kind of fundamental creatures, and on top of that, you can explore whatever human story you want in that world,” Sarnoski said. IndieWire. “You can tell a thousand different stories in this world because it’s just about the characters.”
Praised by critics for “grounding an outrageous premise in a relatable emotional core” and being “both a melancholic quest narrative and a thriller about mortal danger”, Day one currently holds an 86 percent recent rating on Rotten tomatoes and expected to win between US$40 million and US$50 million in its opening weekend, following a Thursday preview, with a gross of $6.8 million.
But while Day one has a moving impact, it’s not exactly in contention for scariest film of the year. From a fear factor standpoint, horror fans hoping for a stressful viewing experience may be disappointed by the film’s somewhat stale scares. After all, fascination with a shiny new horror concept is often linked to fear of the unknown – that feeling of anticipation and dread that keeps you on the edge of your seat (or tentatively peering through your fingers). And in the third chapter of any horror franchise, it’s hard not to know what’s coming.
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